80 FR 19067 - Information Collection; Understanding Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 68 (April 9, 2015)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 68 (April 9, 2015)
| Page Range | 19067-19068 | |
| FR Document | 2015-08128 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 19067-19068] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08128] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection; Understanding Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection, Understanding Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 8, 2015 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Jos[eacute] S[aacute]nchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, California 92507. Comments may also be submitted via facsimile to 951-680-1501, or by email to [email protected]. The public may inspect comments received at the Pacific Southwest Research Station, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to facilitate entry to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jos[eacute] S[aacute]nchez, by phone at 951-680-1560. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Understanding Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface. OMB Number: 0596-0189. Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2015. Type of Request: Extension with revision. Abstract: Forest Service and university researchers will contact recipients of a phone-mail-phone questionnaire and/or online questionnaire to help forest and fire managers understand value trade- offs regarding fire hazard reduction programs in the wildland-urban interface. Through those contacts, researchers will evaluate the responses of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas residents to different scenarios related to fire-hazard reduction programs, determine how effective residents think the programs are, and calculate how much residents would be willing to pay to implement the alternatives presented to them. This information will help researchers provide better information to natural resource, forest, and fire managers when they are contemplating the kind and type of fire-hazard reduction program to implement to achieve forestland management planning objectives. A random sample of residents are contacted via random-digit dialed telephone calls and asked to participate in the research study and type of questionnaire (paper or online versions). Those agreeing to participate then answer a minimal set of questions to determine pre- existing knowledge of fuels reduction treatments and provide a mailing address, as well as agreeing to a date and time for an in-depth interview related to the mail questionnaire or to provide email address where to send them a link for an online questionnaire. After completion of the in-depth interview or online questionnaire, no further contact with the participants will occur. A university research-survey center collects the information for mail/online questionnaires. A Forest Service researcher and collaborators at a cooperating university analyze the data collected. Both researchers are experienced in applied economic non-market valuation research and survey research methods. The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as many State agencies [[Page 19068]] with fire protection responsibilities will benefit from this information collection. At present the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, and many State agencies with fire protection responsibilities continue an ambitious and costly fuels reduction program for fire risk reduction and will benefit from public opinion on which treatments are most effective or desirable. Estimate of Annual Burden: 40 minutes. Type of Respondents: Members of the public. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,334. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 659 hours. Comment Is Invited Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request toward Office of Management and Budget approval. Dated: April 2, 2015. Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, Associate Deputy Chief, Research & Development. [FR Doc. 2015-08128 Filed 4-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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option for completing the survey respondents, including the use of every day of the year, including
electronically online. automated, electronic, mechanical, or holidays.
Forest Service researchers will other technological collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
coordinate all components of this techniques or other forms of information Title: Understanding Value Trade-offs
information collection. Forest Service technology. regarding Fire Hazard Reduction
personnel with assistance provided by All comments received in response to Programs in the Wildland-Urban
contractors and cooperators, such as this notice, including names and Interface.
university researchers, will conduct the addresses when provided, will be a OMB Number: 0596–0189.
mail portion of the survey, cognitive matter of public record. Comments will Expiration Date of Approval: August
interviews, and focus groups. The U.S. be summarized and included in the 31, 2015.
Department of Agriculture, National submission request toward Office of Type of Request: Extension with
Agricultural Statistics Service will Management and Budget approval. revision.
conduct the telephone follow-ups. Data Dated: April 2, 2015. Abstract: Forest Service and
will be compiled and edited by Forest university researchers will contact
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Service personnel with assistance recipients of a phone-mail-phone
provided by contractors and cooperators Associate Deputy Chief, Research &
Development. questionnaire and/or online
as appropriate. Forest Service questionnaire to help forest and fire
[FR Doc. 2015–08134 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am]
researchers and cooperators will analyze managers understand value trade-offs
the collected data. National, regional, BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
regarding fire hazard reduction
and State-level results will be programs in the wildland-urban
distributed through print and/or interface. Through those contacts,
electronic media. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
researchers will evaluate the responses
This information collection will
Forest Service of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and
generate scientifically-based, statically-
Texas residents to different scenarios
reliable, up-to-date information about Information Collection; Understanding related to fire-hazard reduction
the owners of forest and other wooded Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire programs, determine how effective
land in the United States. The results of Hazard Reduction Programs in the residents think the programs are, and
these efforts will provide more reliable Wildland-Urban Interface calculate how much residents would be
information on this important and
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. willing to pay to implement the
dynamic segment of the United States
alternatives presented to them. This
population; thus facilitating more ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
information will help researchers
complete assessments of the country’s
SUMMARY: In accordance with the provide better information to natural
forest and other wooded land resources
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the resource, forest, and fire managers when
and improved planning and
Forest Service is seeking comments they are contemplating the kind and
implementation of forestry programs on
from all interested individuals and type of fire-hazard reduction program to
state, regional, and national levels.
Affected Public: Individuals and organizations on the extension with no implement to achieve forestland
Households, the Private Sector revision of a currently approved management planning objectives.
(Businesses and Non-Profit information collection, Understanding A random sample of residents are
Organizations, and/or State, Local or Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard contacted via random-digit dialed
Tribal Government. Reduction Programs in the Wildland- telephone calls and asked to participate
Estimate of Burden per Response: 25 Urban Interface. in the research study and type of
minutes for families, individuals, and DATES: Comments must be received in
questionnaire (paper or online versions).
other private groups with small writing on or before June 8, 2015 to be Those agreeing to participate then
holdings; 30 minutes for corporations assured of consideration. Comments answer a minimal set of questions to
with large holdings; 15 minutes for received after that date will be determine pre-existing knowledge of
public agencies. considered to the extent practicable. fuels reduction treatments and provide
Estimated Annual Number of a mailing address, as well as agreeing to
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
Respondents: 7,925 a date and time for an in-depth
notice should be addressed to José interview related to the mail
Estimated Annual Number of Sánchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific
Responses per Respondent: 1 questionnaire or to provide email
Southwest Research Station, 4955 address where to send them a link for
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, an online questionnaire. After
Respondents: 3,726
Comment is Invited: California 92507. completion of the in-depth interview or
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether Comments may also be submitted via online questionnaire, no further contact
this collection of information is facsimile to 951–680–1501, or by email with the participants will occur.
necessary for the stated purposes and to jsanchez@fs.fed.us. A university research-survey center
the proper performance of the functions The public may inspect comments collects the information for mail/online
of the Agency, including whether the received at the Pacific Southwest questionnaires. A Forest Service
information will have practical or Research Station, during normal researcher and collaborators at a
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the business hours. Visitors are encouraged cooperating university analyze the data
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the to call ahead to facilitate entry to the collected. Both researchers are
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collection of information, including the building. experienced in applied economic non-
validity of the methodology and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: José market valuation research and survey
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Sánchez, by phone at 951–680–1560. research methods.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Individuals who use telecommunication The Forest Service, Bureau of Land
information to be collected; and (4) devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
ways to minimize the burden of the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife
collection of information on 877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, Service, as well as many State agencies
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with fire protection responsibilities will COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
benefit from this information collection. 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
Notice of Public Meeting of the IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the
At present the Forest Service, Bureau
Mississippi Advisory Committee for a Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
of Land Management, Bureau of Indian
Meeting To Hear Testimony on Civil emailed to Administrative Assistant,
Affairs, National Park Service, Fish &
Rights Concerns Relating to Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov.
Wildlife Service, and many State Distribution of Federal Child Care Persons who desire additional
agencies with fire protection Subsidies in Mississippi information may contact the
responsibilities continue an ambitious Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
and costly fuels reduction program for AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
353–8311.
fire risk reduction and will benefit from Rights. Records and documents discussed
public opinion on which treatments are ACTION: Announcement of meeting. during the meeting for public viewing
most effective or desirable. prior to the meeting and will be
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
Estimate of Annual Burden: 40 pursuant to the provisions of the rules available at http://facadatabase.gov/
minutes. and regulations of the U.S. Commission committee/meetings.aspx?cid=257 and
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and
Type of Respondents: Members of the ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated
public. Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Mississippi Advisory Committee from this meeting may also be inspected
Estimated Annual Number of and reproduced at the Midwestern
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Respondents: 1,334. Regional Office, as they become
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.
Estimated Annual Number of CST for the purpose of hearing available, both before and after the
Responses per Respondent: 1. testimony on civil rights concerns meeting. Persons interested in the work
relating to potential disparities in the of this Committee are directed to the
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Commission’s Web site, http://
Respondents: 659 hours. distribution of federal child care
subsidies in Mississippi on the basis of www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Comment Is Invited race or color. The committee previously Midwestern Regional Office at the above
approved a project proposal on the topic email or street address.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
in February and plan to hold the public Agenda:
this collection of information is meeting and gather more testimony on
necessary for the stated purposes and Welcome and Introductions
the topic May 13, 2015, in Jackson, MS. 1:30 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
the proper performance of the functions The testimony heard during this Susan Glisson, Chair
of the Agency, including whether the meeting will be preliminary testimony Panel Presentations on Childcare
information will have practical or primarily from academics and national Subsidies in MS
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the experts to provide background to the 1:35 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the Committee on the issues. Question and Answer Session with MS
collection of information, including the Members of the public can listen to Advisory Committee
validity of the methodology and the discussion. This meeting is available 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance to the public through the following toll- Open Comment
the quality, utility, and clarity of the free call-in number: 888–359–3627, 2:50 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
information to be collected; and (4) conference ID: 5121265. Any interested Adjournment
member of the public may call this 3:00 p.m.
ways to minimize the burden of the
number and listen to the meeting. The DATES: The meeting will be held on
collection of information on
conference call operator will ask callers Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.
respondents, including the use of
to identify themselves, the organization CST.
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection they are affiliated with (if any), and an Public Call Information:
techniques or other forms of information email address prior to placing callers
Dial: 888–359–3627
technology. into the conference room. Callers can Conference ID: 5121265
expect to incur charges for calls they
All comments received in response to initiate over wireless lines, and the Dated: April 3, 2015.
this notice, including names and Commission will not refund any David Mussatt,
addresses when provided, will be a incurred charges. Callers will incur no Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
matter of public record. Comments will charge for calls they initiate over land- [FR Doc. 2015–08096 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am]
be summarized and included in the line connections to the toll-free BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
submission request toward Office of telephone number. Persons with hearing
Management and Budget approval. impairments may also follow the
Dated: April 2, 2015. proceedings by first calling the Federal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
providing the Service with the Economic Development Administration
Associate Deputy Chief, Research & conference call number and conference
Development. Notice of National Advisory Council on
ID number.
[FR Doc. 2015–08128 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] Member of the public are also invited Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P and welcomed to make statements at the Meeting
end of the conference call. In addition, AGENCY: Economic Development
members of the public may submit Administration, Commerce.
written comments; the comments must ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
be received in the regional office by May
29, 2015. Written comments may be SUMMARY: The National Advisory
mailed to the Midwestern Regional Council on Innovation and
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| Contact | Jos[eacute] S[aacute]nchez, by phone at 951-680-1560. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. | |
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