The Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting Form	Modified
blm_nau_survey_additional_2009_0414.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-09
blm_nau_survey_2008_0116.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-09
warren_survey_instructions_2009_0419.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-09
warren_ncsu_response_2009_0419.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-09
NASS_comments_Revised_Questionnaire.doc Supplementary Document	2009-05-28
NASS_comments_PART_B_2009_0201.doc Supplementary Document	2009-05-28
NASS_comments_PART_A_2009_0319.doc Supplementary Document	2009-05-28
Meeteetse_Conservation_District.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-05-28
Supporting Statement Part B 0596-0201.doc Supporting Statement B	2009-07-30
SuptStmt-Part A Final 0596-0201.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-07-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3318	Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0201	ICR Reference No: 200905-0596-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/30/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2010
Responses	401	0	350
Time Burden (Hours)	301	0	175
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to conduct a survey to gather the necessary information for use by both the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to report to Congress annually on the role of local communities in the development of agreement or contract plans through stewardship contracting.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 7 323 Name of Law: Omnimbus Appropriations Bill
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 241	12/15/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 142	07/27/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting	None	2009 Programmatic Monitoring Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	401	350	0	0	51	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	301	175	0	0	126	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The actual number of stewardship contracts has generally been increasing each year (except for the BLM which decreased from 113 in 2008 to 67 in 2009). Thus, the estimate has been revised from 550 to no more than 560 stewardship contracting projects in a given year increasing burden by 126 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $161,700

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/30/2009

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