Information Collection Renewal: Commercial Use of the Woodsy Owl Symbol

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 seeking public comments on the renewal of an existing, currently approved information collection related to the commercial use of the Woodsy Owl symbol. Woodsy Owl is an environmental mascot of the U.S. Forest Service used to promote conservation and environmental awareness, particularly among children. Businesses and organizations wishing to use the Woodsy Owl symbol for commercial purposes must apply to the Forest Service and provide certain information as part of a licensing or approval process. This notice is a routine administrative step to renew the authorization for the agency to continue collecting that information from applicants. The public comment period, mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act, gives individuals and organizations the opportunity to weigh in on the necessity, accuracy, and burden of the information collection. Comments may address whether the information is practically useful, whether the collection burden on respondents is appropriate, and whether there are ways to reduce that burden. This is a procedural/administrative notice with no new regulatory requirements. It does not alter the rules governing commercial use of the Woodsy Owl symbol but simply renews the government's authority to collect the required application information from interested commercial users.

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