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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

SUMMARY:

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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
SM.FS.WONFSSBAIC@usda.gov.
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
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appeal may be filed and how to obtain
information on appeal procedures.
Only those timber sale purchasers, or
their representatives, who are affected
by small business share timber sale setaside recomputation decisions and who
have submitted pre-decisional
comments may appeal recomputation
decisions. The appellant must file a
notice of appeal with the appropriate
Forest Service official within 20 days of
the date on the notice of decision. The
notice of appeal must include:
1. The appellant’s name, mailing
address, and daytime telephone
number;
2. The title or type of recomputation
decision involved and date of the
decision;
3. The name of the responsible Forest
Service official;
4. A brief description and date of the
decision being appealed;
5. A statement of how the appellant
is adversely affected by the decision
being appealed;
6. A statement of facts in dispute
regarding the issue(s) raised by the
appeal;
7. Specific references to law,
regulation, or policy that the appellant
believes have been violated (if any) and
the basis for such an allegation;
8. A statement as to whether and how
the appellant has tried to resolve the
appeal issues with the responsible
Forest Service official, including
evidence of submission of written
comments at the pre-decisional stage;
and
9. A statement of the relief the
appellant seeks.
The Appeal Deciding Officer shall
review the decision and appeal record
and issue a written appeal decision to
the parties as required by 36 CFR
223.118. The data gathered in this
information collection is not available
from other sources.
Affected Public: Timber sale
purchasers, or their representatives,
who are affected by recomputations of
small business share of timber sales.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 20
hours, inclusive of pre-decisional
comments and appeal.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 10.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 200 hours.
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
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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, National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Application Materials for EDA
Investment Assistance
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on August 28,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: Economic Development
Administration (EDA), Commerce.
Title: Application Materials for EDA
Investment Assistance.
OMB Control Number: 0610–0094.
Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900B,
ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–900E, ED–
900F.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
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Number of Respondents: For
construction projects, 977 estimated
respondents, and for non-construction
projects, 1,663 estimated respondents,
for a total of 2,640 estimated
respondents.
Average Hours per Response: For
construction projects, 43.0 estimated
hours per response, and for nonconstruction projects, 17.1 estimated
hours per response.
Burden Hours: For construction
projects, 42,011 estimated annual
burden hours, and for non-construction
projects, 28,437 estimated annual
burden hours, for a total of 70,448
estimated total annual burden hours.
Needs and Uses: EDA must collect
specific information from applicants for
EDA investment assistance to evaluate
whether proposed projects satisfy
eligibility and programmatic
requirements contained in EDA’s
authorizing legislation, the Public
Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et
seq.); EDA regulations at 13 CFR
Chapter III; and applicable Notices of
Funding Opportunity.
EDA proposes to extend the following
forms under this information collection:
Forms ED–900 (General Application for
EDA Programs), ED–900B (Beneficiary
Information Form), ED–900C (EDA
Application Supplement for
Construction Programs), ED–900D
(Requirements for Design and
Engineering Assistance), ED–900E
(Calculation of Estimated Relocation
and Land Acquisition Expenses), and
ED–900F (Additional EDA Assurances
for Revolving Loan Fund Investments).
Affected Public: Entities eligible for
EDA financial assistance, including
Federal, State, and local governments;
Indian tribes; institutions of higher
education; not-for-profit entities; and
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: During application for
EDA investment assistance.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day

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