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Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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statement and/or any comments
received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to
[email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Significant
Cave Nomination Application
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension without
change to a currently approved
collection information collection,
Significant Cave Nominations under the
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before December 27, 2024
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Limaris
Soto, Lands, Minerals, and Geology,
1617 Cole Boulevard, Building 17,
Lakewood CO 80401. Comments also
may be submitted via facsimile to 303–
275–5122 or by email to limaris.soto@
usda.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at 1617 Cole Boulevard,
Building 17, Lakewood, CO 80401,
during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 720–
827–8912 to facilitate entry to the
building. The public may request an
electronic copy of the draft supporting

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Limaris Soto, Lands, Minerals, and
Geology, by phone at 720–827–8912 or
email to [email protected].
Individuals who use
telecommunications devices for the deaf
and hard of hearing may call 711 to
reach the Telecommunications Relay
Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Significant Cave Nomination
Application.
OMB Number: 0596–0244.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension without
change to a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The information covered in
this request applies to caves on Federal
lands administered by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service. The Forest Service proposes to
collect the information in this request in
accordance with the Federal Cave
Resources Protection Act (FCRPA) [Pub.
L. 100–691, 107 Stat. 4546] and
regulations at 36 CFR 290 (Cave
Resources Management) which require
the Secretary of Agriculture to identify
and protect significant caves on
National Forest System lands.
The Forest Service must collect this
information to comply with the FCRPA
(16 U.S.C. 4301–4310) and its
implementing regulations at 36 CFR 290
that contain criteria for the
identification of significant caves. The
information collection is also responsive
to requirements of the 36 CFR part
290—Cave Management regulations that
specify the process for nomination of
significant caves and assessment of
whether the listed criteria for a cave to
be considered significant have been met.
36 CFR 290.3(a) states that significant
cave nominations will be accepted by
the Forest Supervisor where the cave is
located.
The Forest Service uses the
information in a cave nomination to
determine if specified criteria are met
for the nominated cave to be listed as
significant in accordance with the
FCRPA and regulations at 36 CFR 290.3.
The information is necessary for full
compliance with agencies’
responsibilities to identify and protect
significant caves and their resources.
Nominations are voluntary. The
information collected in the Significant
Cave Nomination Worksheet includes:
• The name, address, and telephone
number of the individual or

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organization submitting the nomination.
This allows us to confirm the source of
the information;
• The name of the cave, which is
necessary for the listing of caves and to
ensure there are no duplications;
• The location of the cave, which is
essential for verification, management,
and future planning purposes;
• The name of the agency and the
administrative unit, which is necessary
to ensure that the application is
forwarded to the appropriate agency
office;
• A discussion of how the cave meets
the criteria, which is the key aspect of
the nomination, and is used to
determine whether the cave should be
designated as significant;
• Studies, maps, research papers, and
other supporting documentation, which
are important in the significance
evaluation;
• The name, address, and telephone
number of the individual who is
knowledgeable about the resources in
the cave, which are necessary in case
the information in the nomination is
unclear or there is a need for additional
information to complete the evaluation;
• The date that the nomination is
submitted, which is essential for
tracking purposes; and
• The signature and title of the
individual submitting the nomination,
which is necessary to confirm that it is
an official nomination.
The Forest Service collects the
information from anyone who wishes to
nominate a cave to be considered
significant. Caves can be nominated by
the public, Forest Service partners,
other government agencies, and Forest
Service staff. The information collected
is used to determine whether a
nominated cave meets specified criteria
to be considered significant per the
FCRPA and 36 CFR 290.
Forest Service Manual 2880.43 states
that the Forest Supervisor must ensure
that all caves within their jurisdictions
are evaluated in accordance with the
FCRPA and 36 CFR 290 and make a
determination of significant caves
nominated for such designation. Under
the FCRPA the Secretary shall request
that the list of significant caves shall be
updated periodically, after consultation
with appropriate private sector interest,
including cavers. If agencies did not
collect cave nominations, they might
not become aware of potentially
significant caves’ existence or might
have insufficient information upon
which to base a judgment as to their
significance. As a result, it is likely that
agencies would not be able to comply
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and their resources. The information is
collected on occasion, which is the
minimum frequency necessary to
comply with the statute.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 11
hours.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 10.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 110.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Christopher French,
Deputy Chief for National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Small Business
Timber Sale Set-Aside Program;
Appeal Procedures on Recomputation
of Shares
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection, titled Small

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Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program; Appeal Procedures on
Recomputation of Shares.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before December 27, 2024
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Director,
Forest Management, Mail Stop 1103,
Forest Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20024.
Comments also may be submitted by
email to: SM.FS.WONFSSBAIC@
usda.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received. The public may request an
electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments
received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Spisak, Natural Resources Staff,
910–975–0114. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the
hearing impaired may call 711 to reach
the Telecommunications Relay Service,
24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program; Appeal Procedures on
Recomputation of Shares.
OMB Number: 0596–0141.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2025.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service adopted
the Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program (Set-Aside Program) on
July 26, 1990 (55 FR 30485). The agency
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cooperation with the Small Business
Administration (SBA) under the
authorities of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 631), the National Forest
Management Act of 1976, and SBA
regulations in 13 CFR part 121. The SetAside Program is designed to ensure
that small business timber purchasers
have the opportunity to purchase a fair
proportion of National Forest System
timber offered for sale. Under the SetAside Program, 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.
Additionally, shares must be
recomputed if there is a change in
manufacturing capability, if the
purchaser size class changes, or if
certain purchasers discontinue
operations.
In 1992, the agency adopted new
administrative appeal procedures (36
CFR part 215), which excluded the SetAside Program. Prior to adoption of 36
CFR part 215, the agency accepted
appeals of recomputation decisions
under 36 CFR part 217 and therefore
decided to establish procedures for
providing notice to affected purchasers
offering an opportunity to comment on
the recomputation of shares (61 FR
7468). The Conference Report
accompanying the 1997 Omnibus
Appropriation Act (Pub. L. 104–208)
directed the Forest Service to reinstate
an appeals process for decisions
concerning recomputation of Small
Business Set-Aside shares, structural
recomputations of SBA shares, or
changes in policies impacting the SetAside Program prior to December 31,
1996. The Small Business Timber Sale
Set-Aside Program, Appeal Procedures
on Recomputation of Shares (36 CFR
223.118; 64 FR 411, January 5, 1999),
outlines the types of decisions that are
subject to appeal, who may appeal
decisions, the procedures for appealing
decisions, the timelines for appeal, and
the contents of the notice of appeal.
The Forest Service provides
qualifying timber sale purchasers with
30-days for pre-decisional review and
comment on draft decisions to reallocate
shares, including the data used in
making the proposed recomputation
decision. Within 15 days after the close
of the 30-day pre-decisional review
period, an agency official makes a
decision on the shares to be set aside for
small businesses and gives written
notice of the decision to all parties on
the national forest timber sale bidders
list for the affected area. The written
notice provides the date by which the

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