80 FR 67784 - Proposed Information Collection; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear Viewing Survey
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)
| Page Range | 67784-67785 | |
| FR Document | 2015-27874 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 67784-67785] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2015-N210; FF07RKDK00-FVRS80810700000-XXX] Proposed Information Collection; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear Viewing Survey AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by January 4, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-Kodiak Bear Viewing'' in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703- 358-2482 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge has partnered with Utah State University to conduct a public survey of visitors to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge who participate in bear viewing at structured and unstructured sites. Questions will address logistical aspects of bear viewing (including the amount of money visitors are willing to spend on viewing and amenities), satisfaction with current experiences (based on number of bears, density of other visitors, length of stay, and education received), and reported changes to attitudes and behavior related to bear conservation based on visitors' experiences on the refuge. Survey results are crucial to understanding public demands for and expectations of bear viewing, so that the refuge can better facilitate bear viewing opportunities and better convey educational messages on bear management. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1018-XXXX. Title: Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear Viewing Survey. Service Form Number: None. Type of Request: Request for a new OMB Control Number. Description of Respondents: Visitors to Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge who come for the purpose of viewing bears. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: One time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion Number of time per Total annual Activity responses response burden hours (minutes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Contact................................................. 1,800 2 60 Online Survey................................................... 600 15 150 ----------------------------------------------- Totals...................................................... 2,400 .............. 210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None III. Comments We invite comments concerning this information collection on:Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information; Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and [[Page 67785]] Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: October 28, 2015. Tina A. Campbell, Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2015-27874 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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issued LOAs to the following companies
in the Chukchi Sea:
CHUKCHI SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION
Company Activity Project Date issued
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC .................. Exploration .............. Environmental Studies ........................................................ July 23, 2014.
Shell Exploration and Production Com- Exploration .............. Ice observation overflights .................................................. January 14, 2015.
pany.
Shell Exploration and Production Com- Exploration .............. Ice observation overflights (amended) ............................... January 29, 2015.
pany.
Shell Exploration and Production Com- Exploration .............. Exploration Drilling Program in the Chukchi Sea ............... June 30, 2015.
pany.
Shell Exploration and Production Com- Exploration .............. Exploration Drilling Program in the Chukchi Sea (amend- July 24, 2015.
pany. ed).
TGS ...................................................... Exploration .............. Seismic Operations ............................................................. June 28, 2013.
TGS ...................................................... Exploration .............. Seismic Operations (amended) .......................................... September 11,
2013.
Dated: October 26, 2015. may not conduct or sponsor and a Questions will address logistical aspects
Peter J. Probasco, person is not required to respond to a of bear viewing (including the amount
Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region. collection of information unless it of money visitors are willing to spend
[FR Doc. 2015–27978 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] displays a currently valid OMB control on viewing and amenities), satisfaction
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number. with current experiences (based on
DATES: To ensure that we are able to number of bears, density of other
consider your comments on this IC, we visitors, length of stay, and education
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR must receive them by January 4, 2016. received), and reported changes to
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the attitudes and behavior related to bear
Fish and Wildlife Service IC to the Information Collection conservation based on visitors’
[FWS–R7–R–2015–N210; FF07RKDK00– Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and experiences on the refuge. Survey
FVRS80810700000–XXX] Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 results are crucial to understanding
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– public demands for and expectations of
Proposed Information Collection; 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov bear viewing, so that the refuge can
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear (email). Please include ‘‘1018–Kodiak better facilitate bear viewing
Viewing Survey Bear Viewing’’ in the subject line of opportunities and better convey
your comments. educational messages on bear
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, management.
Interior. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
request additional information about II. Data
this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482 OMB Control Number: 1018–XXXX.
SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of (telephone). Title: Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
Management and Budget (OMB) to Bear Viewing Survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approve the information collection (IC) Service Form Number: None.
described below. As required by the I. Abstract Type of Request: Request for a new
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge OMB Control Number.
as part of our continuing efforts to has partnered with Utah State Description of Respondents: Visitors
reduce paperwork and respondent University to conduct a public survey of to Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge who
burden, we invite the general public and visitors to the Kodiak National Wildlife come for the purpose of viewing bears.
other Federal agencies to take this Refuge who participate in bear viewing Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
opportunity to comment on this IC. We at structured and unstructured sites. Frequency of Collection: One time.
Completion
Number of time per Total annual
Activity responses response burden hours
(minutes)
Initial Contact ............................................................................................................................... 1,800 2 60
Online Survey .............................................................................................................................. 600 15 150
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 2,400 ........................ 210
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden • Whether or not the collection of • The accuracy of our estimate of the
Cost: None information is necessary, including burden for this collection of
whether or not the information will information;
III. Comments
have practical utility; • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
We invite comments concerning this and clarity of the information to be
information collection on: collected; and
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• Ways to minimize the burden of the Research Institute Program Annual applications and award 54 grants per
collection of information on Application and Reporting’ in all year.
respondents. correspondence. Estimated Time per Response: 160
Comments that you submit in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl hours. This includes 80 hours per
response to this notice are a matter of Greene, Chief, Office of External applicant to prepare and submit the
public record. We will include or Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 annual application; and 80 hours (total)
summarize each comment in our request Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD per grantee to complete the annual
to OMB to approve this IC. Before 21228 (mail); 443–498–5505 (phone);
including your address, phone number, reports.
eagreene@usgs.gov (email). You may
email address, or other personal also find information about this ICR at Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
identifying information in your www.reginfo.gov. 8,640.
comment, you should be aware that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Reporting and
your entire comment, including your Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
personal identifying information, may I. Abstract
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
be made publicly available at any time. The Water Resources Research Act of burdens associated with this IC.
While you can ask us in your comment 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et
to withhold your personal identifying Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
seq.), authorizes a research institute
information from public review, we water resources or center in each of the (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
cannot guarantee that we will be able to 50 states, the District of Columbia, agency may not conduct or sponsor and
do so. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, you are not required to respond to a
Dated: October 28, 2015. Guam, the Federated States of collection of information unless it
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the displays a currently valid OMB control
Tina A. Campbell,
Northern Mariana Islands, and number and current expiration date.
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife American Samoa. There are currently 54 III. Request for Comments
Service. such institutes, one in each state, the
[FR Doc. 2015–27874 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Whether the proposed collection of
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institute in Guam is a regional institute information is necessary for the agency
serving Guam, the Federated States of to perform its duties, including whether
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the information is useful; (b) the
the Northern Mariana Islands. Each of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
Geological Survey the 54 institutes submits an annual
burden of the proposed collection of
application for an allotment grant and
[GX16CD00B951000] information; (c) ways to enhance the
provides an annual report on its
activities under the grant. The State quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
Agency Information Collection information to be collected; and (d) how
Activities: Request for Comments Water Resources Research Institute
Program issues an annual call for to minimize the burden on the
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), applications from the institutes to respondents, including the use of
Interior. support plans to promote research, automated collection techniques or
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a training, information dissemination, and other forms of information technology.
currently approved information other activities meeting the needs of the Please note that the comments
collection (1028–0095). States and Nation. The program also submitted in response to this notice are
encourages regional cooperation among a matter of public record. Before
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological institutes in research into areas of water including your personal mailing
Survey) will ask the Office of management, development, and address, phone number, email address,
Management and Budget (OMB) to conservation that have a regional or or other personally identifiable
approve the information collection (IC) national character. The U.S. Geological information in your comment, you
described below. As required by the Survey has been designated as the should be aware that your entire
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of administrator of the provisions of the
1995, and as part of our continuing comment, including your personally
Act.
efforts to reduce paperwork and identifiable information, may be made
respondent burden, we invite the II. Data publicly available at any time. While
general public and other Federal OMB Control Number: 1028–0095. you can ask us in your comment to
agencies to take this opportunity to Form Number: NA. withhold your personally identifiable
comment on this IC. This collection is Title: State Water Resources Research information from public view, we
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2016. Institute Program Annual Application cannot guarantee that we will be able to
DATES: To ensure that your comments
and Reporting. do so.
Type of Request: Extension of a
are considered, we must receive them Earl A. Greene,
currently approved collection.
on or before January 4, 2016. Affected Public: The state water Chief, Office of External Research.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments resources research institutes authorized [FR Doc. 2015–27993 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am]
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on this information collection to the by the Water Resources Research Act of BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
Information Collection Clearance 1983, as amended, and listed at http://
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php.
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); (necessary to obtain grants).
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Please reference ‘Information Collection Estimated Total Number of Annual
1028–0095, State Water Resources Responses: We expect to receive 54
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