Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures on Recomputation of Shares

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0596-0141 2014 Burden-cost Spreadsheet _v05-27-2014.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-09-02	Available
0596-0141_2014_SuptStmt_v09-08-2014.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-09-08	Available
PL_104_208_FFMIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-04-29	Available
sbact.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-04-29	Available
NFMA1976.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-04-29	Available
5usc552.txt	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-04-29	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
3243	Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures on Recomputation of Shares		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0141	ICR Reference No: 201408-0596-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures on Recomputation of Shares
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/15/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	80	0	80
Time Burden (Hours)	360	0	320
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To ensure that small business timber purchasers have the opportunity to purchase a fair proportion of National Forest System timber offered for sale, the Forest Service must recompute the shares of timber sales to be set aside for qualifying small businesses every 5 years based on the actual volume of sawtimber that has been purchased by small businesses.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1600 (note) Name of Law: National Forest Management Act of 1976
   US Code: 5 USC 552 Name of Law: Administrative Procedures
  

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:
	79 FR 37712	07/02/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 54677	09/15/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures on Recomputation of Shares

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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	80	80	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	360	320	0	0	40	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: There is an adjustment increase of 40 burden hours to account for the pre-decisional comment process.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,480

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: 09/15/2014

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