The information to be collected is
necessary to comply with Forest Service regulations and to ensure
the protection of National Forest System lands during the disposal
of mineral materials.
The number of
respondents/responses has decreased from 4,109 to 2,617. Per
response time remains the same at 2.5 hours. The burden hours
decreased from 10,273 to 6,543. External factors such as local
economies, or availability of other sources of mineral materials
may affect the requests for mineral material from FS resulting in
the decrease.
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:
(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;
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.