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<br />NOTICES
<br />Note: This applies to the Department of Agriculture/Forest Service (FS)
<br />This information is needed by the Forest Service to evaluate the requests to use National Forest
<br />System lands and manage those lands to protect natural resources, administer the use, and ensure
<br />public health and safety. This information is required to obtain or retain a benefit. The authority for
<br />that requirement is provided by the Organic Act of 1897 and the Federal Land Policy and
<br />Management Act of 1976, which authorize the secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules and
<br />regulations for authorizing and managing National Forest System lands. These statutes, along with
<br />the Term Permit Act, National Forest Ski Area Permit Act, Granger -Thye Act, Mineral Leasing Act,
<br />Alaska Term Permit Act, Act of September 3, 1954, Wilderness Act, National Forest Roads and Trails
<br />Act, Act of November 16, 1973, Archeological Resources Protection Act, and Alaska National Interest
<br />Lands Conservation Act, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to issue authorizations or the use and
<br />occupancy of National Forest System lands. The Secretary of Agriculture's regulations at 36 CFR
<br />Part 251, Subpart B, establish procedures for issuing those authorizations.
<br />BURDEN AND NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENTS
<br />According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
<br />person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control
<br />number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0596 -0082. The time required
<br />to complete this information collection is estimated to average. 8 hours hours per response, including
<br />the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
<br />data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
<br />The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities
<br />on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status,
<br />familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,
<br />reprisal, or because all or pan` of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance. (Not all
<br />prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
<br />communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's
<br />TARGET Center at 202 -720- 2600 (voice and TDD).
<br />To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
<br />Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250 -9410 or call toll free (866) 632 -9992 (voice). TDD users can
<br />contact USDA through local relay or the Federal relay at (800) 877 -8339 (TDD) or (866) 377 -8642
<br />(relay voice). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
<br />The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) govern
<br />the confidentiality to be provided for information received by the Forest Service.
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