Operating Plans

OMB Control No: 0596-0086	ICR Reference No: 201002-0596-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200701-0596-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Operating Plans
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: 06/11/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/08/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	9,500	0	9,500
Time Burden (Hours)	15,200	0	15,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Timber Sale and Integrated Resource Contracts require contractors to provide the Forest Service with current information about planned activities to be performed under the contract. The collected information is necessary to assist the Forest Service in planning contract administration work, scheduling delivery of government furnished materials and to determine a contractor's eligibility for a timber sale contract term adjustment and extension. Depending on the contract form, size, scope and length this may include one or more of the following Operating Plans: Plan of Operations, Technical Proposal, Annual Operating Schedule, Plan of Operations for Road Construction, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan, and Fire Prevention and Control Plan.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 427a Name of Law: National Forest Management Act of 1976

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:
	74 FR 62556	11/30/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 17896	04/08/2010
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 Operating Plans FS-2400-67a, FS 2400-67 Annual Operating Plan - Timber Sale and Integrated Resource Contracts ,   Annual Operating Schedule

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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	9,500	9,500	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,200	15,200	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $312,550

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]? 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

Agency Contact: Clark Woolley 202 205-1319 [email protected]

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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: 04/08/2010

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