Federal Register #2026-21993

USDA Forest Service requests comments on two information collections

The USDA Forest Service is seeking public comments on two information collections for OMB review, not soliciting products or services. - Government buyer / agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing the collections. - Information collections: - Equal Opportunity Compliance Review Reporting Tool (OMB Control Number 0596-0215): documents nondiscrimination obligations and compliance reviews for recipients of federal financial assistance; estimated 11,625 respondents and 52,313 burden hours. - Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance program collection (OMB Control Number 0596-0254): gathers application information from wood-processing facilities seeking assistance to establish, reopen, expand, or improve operations near federal or Indian lands prioritized for ecological restoration; estimated 197 respondents and 1,034 burden hours. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. - Procurement items: No products, services, part numbers, or quantities are being purchased. - Notable focus: Comments are requested on whether the collections are necessary and useful, the accuracy of estimated reporting burdens, and ways to improve the information collection or reduce respondent burden.

Description

The Department of Agriculture submitted information collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The notice covers Forest Service collections, including equal opportunity compliance reviews and financial assistance applications for wood-processing facilities near federal or Indian lands prioritized for ecological restoration. It requests comments on the necessity and utility of the collections, estimates of respondent burden, and ways to improve the information collected or reduce the burden. Comments on the specified collections are requested by November 27, 2026.

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