80 FR 79354 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31984 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 79354-79355] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31984] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [ Geological Survey [GX16EN05ESB0500] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of a new information collection, Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Virtual Library ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, U.S. Geological Survey, will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork [[Page 79355]] Reduction Act (PRA) 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. DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before February 19, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648- 7197 (fax); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `Information Collection 1028-NEW, [Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Virtual Library] in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abigail Lynch, Research Fish Biologist, at (703) 648-4097 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Wildlife is an essential recreational, commercial, and cultural resource to communities worldwide, while also being vital to ecosystem health and function. For our purposes, the term wildlife encompasses mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds. As climate change and other anthropogenic activities continue to threaten wildlife at a global scale, continued research and increased understanding of the effects of climate change on organisms is imperative for future wildlife management and conservation. Researchers have been studying and speculating on the effects of climate change on wildlife for decades; thus, there is a large body of climate change and wildlife literature available. Traditional search engines provide large outputs of studies and reports that must be individually screened for relevance when searching for climate change effects on specific taxonomic groups. This large output can be burdensome and could result in the exclusion of some studies in analyses. Our goal is to streamline this process for researchers and the public by having a virtual collection of studies highlighting climate change effects (both projected and documented) on wildlife at a global scale. This collection would provide researchers with quicker and easier access to get the information they need in less time and with less effort. We plan to query research scientists belonging to professional societies and list servers via electronic correspondence and request a list of their already published references to include in the collection. We are specifically looking for published studies addressing projected and documented effects of climate change on wildlife. None of the information contains personal identifiable information. We plan to store all this information in a virtual bibliography that can be updated by a USGS point of contact as more studies are published and included in the database. Furthermore, some of this information may be used to generate external reports (i.e., scientific manuscripts), used in research data input, and in statistical analysis. Our information collection request directly aligns to the mission of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC). One of NCCWSC's goals is to deliver products, information, and tools to scientists and stakeholders on climate change and wildlife science, and this collection would do just that. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW. Title: Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Virtual Library. Type of Request: New information collection. Affected Public: English-speaking wildlife research scientists. Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is strictly voluntary. Frequency of Collection: One time to occasionally. Scientists have the option to submit papers one time after the initial request and then periodically as they publish additional relevant papers. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 500. Breakdown: Approximately 350 will be from academic institutions and 150 will be from state or federal agencies. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 500. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes per response. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 41.7 hours. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: None. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date. III. Request for Comments We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Shawn Carter, Senior Scientist. [FR Doc. 2015-31984 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338-11-P
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The Service’s selected alternative is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: university professors). Some will have
reflected in the final CCP. Abigail Lynch, Research Fish Biologist, federal affiliations.
The selected alternative focuses on at (703) 648–4097 or ajlynch@usgs.gov. Estimated Total Number of Annual
continued participation in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Responses: 100.
interagency coaster brook trout Estimated Time per Response: 5
restoration program in Whittlesey Creek. I. Abstract minutes per response.
The quantity and quality of coldwater Inland fisheries are especially Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 8.3
stream, forest, and coastal wetland vulnerable to the impacts of climate hours.
habitat for native fish, migratory birds, change at a global scale; although inland Estimated Reporting and
and other wildlife will increase. fish are vital to ecosystem health and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Floodplain and watershed hydrology function and provide invaluable Burden: None.
will better emulate natural seasonal and ecosystem services to communities
long-term variability. Service worldwide, much research remains to III. Request for Comments
participation in the Northern Great be done. Researchers have been We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC) projecting and documenting impacts of Whether the proposed collection of
partnership will continue. Refuge staff climate change on fisheries since the information is necessary for the agency
will participate in NGLVC programs that 1980s; thus, there is a large body of to perform its duties, including whether
align with the NWRS mission and literature available online. Traditional the information is useful; (b) the
Refuge purposes. A detailed description search engines provide large outputs of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
of objectives and actions included in studies and reports that must be burden of the proposed collection of
this selected alternative is found in individually screened for relevance information; (c) ways to enhance the
chapter 4 of the final CCP. when searching for climate change quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
effects on fisheries. This large output information to be collected; and (d) how
Charles M. Wooley,
could result in the exclusion of some to minimize the burden on the
Acting Regional Director. respondents, including the use of
studies in analyses of the effects of
[FR Doc. 2015–31987 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am] climate change on inland fisheries. Our automated collection techniques or
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P goal is to compare traditional literature other forms of information technology.
search methods with using a network of Please note that the comments
fisheries professionals to identify submitted in response to this notice are
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR relevant climate change and fisheries a matter of public record. Before
studies to determine if both methods including your personal mailing
Geological Survey
yield similar or dissimilar results. address, phone number, email address,
[GX16EN05ESB0500] We plan to query research scientists or other personally identifiable
belonging to major professional fisheries information in your comment, you
Agency Information Collection societies via electronic correspondence should be aware that your entire
Activities: Request for Comments and request a list of their already comment, including your personally
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), published references to include in the identifiable information, may be made
Interior. collection. We are specifically looking publicly available at any time. While
ACTION: Notice of a new information
for published studies addressing you can ask us in your comment to
collection, Are literature searches projected and documented effects of withhold your personally identifiable
finding your publications? climate change on fisheries. The information from public view, we
information will be used to generate a cannot guarantee that we will be able to
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological scientific manuscript. The only Personal do so.
Survey) will ask the Office of Identifiable Information we will collect
Shawn Carter,
Management and Budget (OMB) to is the scientist’s name. Our information
collection request directly aligns to the Senior Scientist, National Climate Change
approve the information collection (IC)
and Wildlife Science Center.
described below. As required by the mission of the USGS National Climate
[FR Doc. 2015–31983 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Change and Wildlife Science Center
(NCCWSC). One of NCCWSC’s goals is BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
1995, and as part of our continuing
efforts to reduce paperwork and to deliver products, information, and
respondent burden, we invite the tools to scientists and stakeholders on
climate change and wildlife science, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to and the resulting manuscript aligns with [ Geological Survey
comment on this IC. these goals. [GX16EN05ESB0500]
DATES: To ensure that your comments II. Data
are considered, we must receive them Agency Information Collection
on or before February 19, 2016. OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. Activities: Request for Comments
Title: Are literature searches finding
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
your publications?
on this information collection to the Type of Request: New information Department of the Interior.
Information Collection Clearance collection. ACTION: Notice of a new information
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Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Affected Public: English-speaking collection, Climate Change Effects on
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, research scientists. Wildlife Virtual Library
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); Respondent’s Obligation: None.
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Participation is strictly voluntary. SUMMARY: We, U.S. Geological Survey,
Please reference ‘Information Collection Frequency of Collection: One time. will ask the Office of Management and
1028–NEW, Are literature searches Estimated Annual Number of Budget (OMB) to approve the
finding your publications? in all Respondents: 100. Respondents will be information collection (IC) described
correspondence. made up of mostly academics (i.e., below. As required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as specifically looking for published information; (c) ways to enhance the
part of our continuing efforts to reduce studies addressing projected and quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
paperwork and respondent burden, we documented effects of climate change information to be collected; and (d) how
invite the general public and other on wildlife. None of the information to minimize the burden on the
Federal agencies to take this contains personal identifiable respondents, including the use of
opportunity to comment on this IC. information. We plan to store all this automated collection techniques or
DATES: To ensure that your comments information in a virtual bibliography other forms of information technology.
are considered, we must receive them that can be updated by a USGS point of Please note that the comments
on or before February 19, 2016. contact as more studies are published submitted in response to this notice are
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and included in the database. a matter of public record. Before
on this information collection to the Furthermore, some of this information including your personal mailing
Information Collection Clearance may be used to generate external reports address, phone number, email address,
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 (i.e., scientific manuscripts), used in or other personally identifiable
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, research data input, and in statistical information in your comment, you
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); analysis. Our information collection should be aware that your entire
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). request directly aligns to the mission of comment, including your personally
Please reference ‘Information Collection the USGS National Climate Change and identifiable information, may be made
1028–NEW, [Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC). One publicly available at any time. While
Wildlife Virtual Library] in all of NCCWSC’s goals is to deliver you can ask us in your comment to
correspondence. products, information, and tools to withhold your personally identifiable
scientists and stakeholders on climate information from public view, we
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
change and wildlife science, and this cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Abigail Lynch, Research Fish Biologist,
collection would do just that. do so.
at (703) 648–4097 or ajlynch@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Data Shawn Carter,
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. Senior Scientist.
I. Abstract
Title: Climate Change Effects on [FR Doc. 2015–31984 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
Wildlife is an essential recreational,
Wildlife Virtual Library. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
commercial, and cultural resource to
Type of Request: New information
communities worldwide, while also
collection.
being vital to ecosystem health and Affected Public: English-speaking DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
function. For our purposes, the term wildlife research scientists.
wildlife encompasses mammals, fish, Respondent’s Obligation: None. Bureau of Indian Affairs
amphibians, reptiles and birds. As Participation is strictly voluntary. [167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.
climate change and other anthropogenic Frequency of Collection: One time to 999900]
activities continue to threaten wildlife occasionally. Scientists have the option
at a global scale, continued research and to submit papers one time after the Notice of Deadline for Submitting
increased understanding of the effects of initial request and then periodically as Completed Applications To Begin
climate change on organisms is they publish additional relevant papers. Participation in the Tribal Self-
imperative for future wildlife Estimated Annual Number of Governance Program in Fiscal Year
management and conservation. Respondents: 500. Breakdown: 2017 or Calendar Year 2017
Researchers have been studying and Approximately 350 will be from
speculating on the effects of climate AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
academic institutions and 150 will be Interior.
change on wildlife for decades; thus, from state or federal agencies.
there is a large body of climate change ACTION: Notice.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
and wildlife literature available. Responses: 500. SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Traditional search engines provide large Estimated Time per Response: 5 Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
outputs of studies and reports that must minutes per response. deadline of March 1, 2016, for Indian
be individually screened for relevance Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 41.7 tribes/consortia to submit completed
when searching for climate change hours. applications to begin participation in
effects on specific taxonomic groups. Estimated Reporting and the tribal self-governance program in
This large output can be burdensome Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Fiscal Year 2017 or Calendar Year 2017.
and could result in the exclusion of Burden: None.
DATES: Completed application packages
some studies in analyses. Our goal is to Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
streamline this process for researchers must be received by the Director, Office
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
and the public by having a virtual of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2016.
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
collection of studies highlighting ADDRESSES: Application packages for
you are not required to respond to a
climate change effects (both projected collection of information unless it inclusion in the applicant pool should
and documented) on wildlife at a global displays a currently valid OMB control be sent to Ms. Sharee M. Freeman,
scale. This collection would provide number and current expiration date. Director, Office of Self-Governance,
researchers with quicker and easier Department of the Interior, Mail Stop
III. Request for Comments 355–G–SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue
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access to get the information they need
in less time and with less effort. We are soliciting comments as to: (a) NW., Washington, DC 20240.
We plan to query research scientists Whether the proposed collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
belonging to professional societies and information is necessary for the agency Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of Self-
list servers via electronic to perform its duties, including whether Governance, telephone (703) 390–6551.
correspondence and request a list of the information is useful; (b) the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
their already published references to accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
include in the collection. We are burden of the proposed collection of (Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the
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| Dates | To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before February 19, 2016. | |
| Contact | Abigail Lynch, Research Fish Biologist, at (703) 648-4097 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 79354 |
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