Forest Industries Post Data Collection Systems

OMB Control No: 0596-0010	ICR Reference No: 202111-0596-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-0596-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Forest Industries Post Data Collection Systems
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/14/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2022
Responses	5,768	5,737
Time Burden (Hours)	2,062	2,223
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Forest Industry census collects current consumptive and non-consumptive timber use levels from public and private lands to evaluate trends in resource levels. The collection provides timber industry representatives, researchers, natural resource analysts, and decision makers with continuing comprehensive assessments of the present and future demand for renewable wood resources, from both public and private timberlands, in order to forecast future supplies and analyze changes in demand. Respondents are primary wood-using industries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1600, 1641 Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974

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:
	86 FR 44685	08/13/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 7992	02/11/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 12

IC Title Form No. Form Name Logger survey, North short Logger survey, South & West Mill Data, North Standard (Excluding Pulp Mills) None North Primary Non-Pulp Board Mill Data, North Standard (Pulp Mills) None North Primary Pulp Board Mill Data, South All (Excluding Pulp Mills) None South All Primary Mills Mill Data, South All (Pulp Mills) None South All Primary Mills Mill Data, West Annual Survey None West Annual Survey Mill Data, West General Forms, Pulp, Board, & Biomass None West Census General Form Mill Surveys, Northern tests None North Test1 Short Form Mill data, West General forms, Pulp, Board, and Biomass (Pulp mills) None West Census Pulp Biomass Board Mill data, West Short Census None West Census Short Form Mill data, West postcard Non-Respondents Private Sector: Forest Industries Questionnaire None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None Primary Wood Using Mill Questionnaire - South ,   Primary Wood Using Mill -- Pulp Mill Questionnaire -- South ,   NOrthern Tmber Product Output - Roundwood Received for Processing Survey -- North ,   Roundwood Received for Processing - (North) ,   Roundwood Received for Processing - Composite Fuel -- (North) ,   FIDACS Pulp and Board, Biomass and Other Mills -- (West) ,   FIDACS - General (West) ,   FIDACS Out-of-State Mills - (West) ,   FIDACS - Short Form --Telephone Calls and Face-to-Face Interviews (West) ,   Fell Tree Study - Logging Company Information

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	5,768	5,737	0	31	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,062	2,223	0	-161	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The overall annual burden hours will decrease 87 hours from 2,147 hours for the current OMB approval to 2,060 hours for this OMB renewal submission. The decrease in the annual burden hours is based partially on a smaller mill population (closures) and changes to the survey forms which reduced the number of questions and simplified the wood procurement question (volume by species and county of origin) from a matrix for to a listing format. The estimated cost to respondents is expected to increase from $43,174 estimated for the currently approved OMB collection to $46,127 for this OMB renewal submission. The increase in costs to respondents is the result of increase in average per hour income across all categories. Increase costs to government are based on higher costs to deliver an annual survey. Fixed costs associated with planning and analysis are higher due to the additional steps needed to update a mill list, plan, and analyze data within a year rather than over the course of 2-5 years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,732,295

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

Agency Contact: Stephen Morse 505 808-6212 [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: 02/14/2022

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