Application for a Permit for Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Regulation or Order

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FS-7700-41 Non-Federal Commercial Road Use Permit	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-48 Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40b OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER	Form	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40a COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT	Form	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40 Application for Permit Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Order	Form	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-48 PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS, TRAILS, OR AREAS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-41 ROAD USE PERMIT	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40b OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40a COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-7700-40 Application for Permit Non-Federal Use of Roads Restricted by Order	Form	Modified	Available
0596-0016 Burden Spreadsheet v12-27-2012.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-12-27	Available
0596-0016 SuptStmt v07-31-2013.DOCX	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-07-31	Available
36CFR212_5d.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-19	Available
16USC537.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
3167	Application and Permit - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Non-Federal Commercial Road Use Permit
3167	Application and Permit - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order
3167	Application and Permit - Private Sector	Form	Modified	OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER
3167	Application and Permit - Private Sector	Form	Modified	COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT
3167	Application and Permit - Private Sector	Form	Modified	Application for Permit Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Order
191239	Application and Permit - Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS, TRAILS, OR AREAS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER
191239	Application and Permit - Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	ROAD USE PERMIT
191239	Application and Permit - Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT
191239	Application and Permit - Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT
191239	Application and Permit - Individual	Form	Modified	Application for Permit Non-Federal Use of Roads Restricted by Order

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0016	ICR Reference No: 201209-0596-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200910-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for a Permit for Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Regulation or Order
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/03/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection has been approved for 3 years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	3,750	0	2,000
Time Burden (Hours)	196	0	500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to obtain the information necessary to issue road permits in order to manage shared investments in roads and to require commercial users to perform road maintenance commensurate with their use of roads.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 537 Name of Law: National Forest Roads and Trails Act of 1964
  

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:
	77 FR 38569	06/28/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 282	01/03/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application and Permit - Individual	FS-7700-40b, FS-7700-41, FS-7700-48, FS-7700-40a, FS-7700-40	Application for Permit Non-Federal Use of Roads Restricted by Order ,   COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT ,   OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT ,   ROAD USE PERMIT ,   PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS, TRAILS, OR AREAS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER
Application and Permit - Private Sector	FS-7700-40a, FS-7700-40b, FS-7700-48, FS-7700-41, FS-7700-40	Application for Permit Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Order ,   COMMERCIAL USE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT ,   OVERSIZE VEHICLE ATTACHMENT TO APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT FOR USE OF ROADS RESTRICTED BY REGULATION OR ORDER ,   Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order ,   Non-Federal Commercial Road Use Permit

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,750	2,000	0	1,750	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	196	500	0	-304	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: Burden estimates have decreased due to a more thorough investigation into the use of these forms and permits issued. Burden was also reduced by separating form FS-7700-40 into three parts in order for respondents to skip portions of the application that are not applicable to thier need reducing burden by 304 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,461

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 01/03/2013

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