Specific Instructions For Form 299 (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

NOTICES

Note: This applies to the Department of Agriculture/Forest Service (FS)

This information is needed by the Forest Service to evaluate the requests to use National Forest

System lands and manage those lands to protect natural resources, administer the use, and ensure

public health and safety. This information is required to obtain or retain a benefit. The authority for

that requirement is provided by the Organic Act of 1897 and the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, which authorize the secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules and

regulations for authorizing and managing National Forest System lands. These statutes, along with

the Term Permit Act, National Forest Ski Area Permit Act, Granger-Thye Act, Mineral Leasing Act,

Alaska Term Permit Act, Act of September 3, 1954, Wilderness Act, National Forest Roads and Trails

Act, Act of November 16, 1973, Archeological Resources Protection Act, and Alaska National Interest

Lands Conservation Act, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to issue authorizations or the use and

occupancy of National Forest System lands. The Secretary of Agriculture's regulations at 36 CFR

Part 251, Subpart B, establish procedures for issuing those authorizations.

BURDEN AND NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENTS

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control

number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0596-0082. The time required

to complete this information collection is estimated to average 8 hours hours per response, including

the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities

on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status,

familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,

reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance. (Not all

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for

communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s

TARGET Center at 202-720- 2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (voice). TDD users can

contact USDA through local relay or the Federal relay at (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642

(relay voice). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) govern

the confidentiality to be provided for information received by the Forest Service.

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