Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved, but now expired, information collection required for participation of non-industrial private forest owners in the State and Private Forestry Stewardship Incentive Program. The collected information identifies (1) the Stewardship Incentive Program assignment of payment, (2) Internal Revenue Service income reporting requirements for participants, and (3) the participants' delegated power of attorney.
Comments must be received in writing on or before February 14, 2003.
Written comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Forest Service, USDA, Attn: Stewardship Coordinator, Cooperative Forestry Staff, Mail Stop
The public may inspect comments received at the offices of the Cooperative Forestry Staff, Sidney Yates Building, 4th Floor SE, 201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205–1694 to facilitate entry to the building.
Hal Brockman, Cooperative Forestry Staff, (202) 205–1694; or Susan Stein, Cooperative Forestry Staff, (202) 205–0837.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
The Forest Service is seeking a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved, but now expired, information collection authorized under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0596–0120 and required for participation of non-industrial private forest owners in the State and Private Forestry Stewardship Incentive Program. Several Forest Service information collection forms are approved under this authorization number: Stewardship Incentive Program (SIP)–36, Assignment of Payment; SIP–211, Power of Attorney; SIP–211–1, Power of Attorney for Husband and Wife; and SIP–502, Payment Limitation Review. The collected information is used to facilitate the participation of non-industrial private forest owners in the State and Private Forestry Stewardship Incentive Program.
An additional form, AD–245, SIP Request for Cost-Shares, also is used when applying for cost-share funds. A request for extension of approval for this information collection is being requested by the Farm Service Agency(OMB 0560–0082), which works cooperatively with the Forest Service to administer the Stewardship Incentive Program.
Data gathered in this information collection are not available from other sources.
The following describes the information collection to be reinstated:
The following describes the information collection to be reinstated:
The following describes the information collection to be reinstated:
The following describes the information collection to be reinstated:
All comments received in response to this notice, including name and address when provided, will become a matter of public record. Comments received in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval.