81 FR 1197 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-00266 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 1197-1198] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00266] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX16BA02EEW0200] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of extension of a currently approved information collection, (1028-0103). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public to take this opportunity to comment on this ICR. This collection is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2016. DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must receive them on or before February 10, 2016. [[Page 1198]] ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, via email: ([email protected]); or by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify your submission with `OMB Control Number 1028-0103 USA National Phenology Network--The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program'. Please also forward a copy of your comments and suggestions 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) 648-7195 (fax); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `OMB Information Collection 1028-0103: USA National Phenology Network--The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program' in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Weltzin, U.S. Geological Survey, 325 BioSciences East, 1311 East 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 (mail); (520) 626-3821 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) is a program sponsored by the USGS that uses standardized forms for tracking plant and animal activity as part of a project called Nature's Notebook. The Nature's Notebook forms are used to record phenology (e.g., timing of leafing or flowering of plants and reproduction or migration of animals) as part of a nationwide effort to understand and predict how plants and animals respond to environmental variation and changes in weather and climate. Contemporary data collected through Nature's Notebook are quality- checked, described and made publicly available. Data are used to inform decision-making in a variety of contexts, including agriculture, drought monitoring, and wildfire risk assessment. Phenological information is also critical for the management of wildlife, invasive species, and agricultural pests, and for understanding and managing risks to human health and welfare, including allergies, asthma, and vector-borne diseases. Participants may contribute phenology information to Nature's Notebook through a browser-based web application or via mobile applications for iPhone and Android operating systems, meeting GPEA requirements. The web application interface consists several components: User registration, a searchable list of 1,016 plant and animal species which can be observed; a ``profile'' for each species that contains information about the species including its description and the appropriate monitoring protocols; a series of interfaces for registering as an observer, registering a site, registering plants and animals at a site, generating datasheets to take to the field, and a data entry page that mimics the datasheets. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1028-0103. Form Number: Various (12 forms). Title: USA National Phenology Network--The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program. Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved information collection. Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. During the Spring and Fall seasons when phenology is changing quickly, we recommend respondents make observations once or twice per week as conditions allow. Description of Respondents: Members of the public, and state and local government workers. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: We project that 6,378 responders will register with Nature's Notebook, and of those 638 will watch the training videos. The same 6,378 responders will contribute 2,407,120 observation records. In total, this will result in 2,414,136 responses. Estimated Time per Response: When joining the program, responders spend 13 minutes each to register and read guidelines and 83 minutes to watch all training videos. After that responders may spend about 2 minutes per record to observe and submit phenophase status record. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 82,502. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: $11,274. 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. Comments: On August 7, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice (80 FR 47511) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on October 6, 2015. We received no comments. III. Request for Comments We again invite comments concerning this ICR 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) how 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 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 and the OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Jake Weltzin, Program Manager, Status & Trends Program and Executive Director, USA National Phenology Network. [FR Doc. 2016-00266 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338-11-P
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associations: The American Association so that traditional MFP fellows are not and former MFP fellows, and
of Marriage and Family Therapy asked questions that do not apply to contributions and impacts that the
(AAMFT), the American Nurses them. current and former fellows are making
Association (ANA), the American The two online surveys (with the in their work. The surveys include
Psychiatric Association (ApA), the option for a hard copy mailed through questions to assess the following
American Psychological Association the U.S. Postal Service) will be used measures: Completion of the fellowship
(APA), the Council on Social Work with the following stakeholders in the program (e.g., completion of MFP goals,
Education (CSWE), and the National MFP grant programs: number of mentors, total mentored
Board for Certified Counselors and 1. Current SAMHSA MFP Fellows (n=428) hours); post-fellowship employment
Affiliates (NBCC). The grantees for the a. Current traditional MFP Fellows (e.g., employment types and fields,
NITT–MFP–Y program are the AAFMT, currently receiving support during their targeted service populations); increase
ANA, APA, CSWE, and NBCC, and the doctoral-level training or psychiatric in skills/knowledge (e.g., number of
grantees for the NITT–MFP–AC program residency will be asked about their certifications obtained, number of
are the NAADAC—Association for experiences in the MFP (from recruitment
into the program through their participation continuing education hours); and
Addiction Professionals and NBCC. in the various activities provided by the contributions to the field (e.g., number
This package includes two survey grantees). of professional publications).
instruments, the Current SAMHSA MFP b. Current NITT–MFP–Y and NITT–MFP–
Fellows survey and the MFP Alumni The survey data will also be utilized
AC Fellows currently receiving support
survey, which have previously been during the final year of their master’s
in an evaluation of the NITT–MFP
administered to current and alumni programs in behavioral health or related field programs. The requested additional
fellows of the traditional MFP grant will be asked about their experiences in the questions will allow the evaluation to
program. SAMHSA is requesting MFP (from recruitment into the program assess the overall success of the
through their participation in the various SAMHSA NITT initiative in enhancing
approval from OMB to include activities provided by the grantees).
respondents (i.e., fellows) from the the behavioral health workforce in terms
2. MFP Alumni (n=1,440) of the number of master’s level
NITT–MFP–Y and NITT–MFP–AC a. Traditional MFP Alumni who
programs and to add 13 and 10 participated in the MFP during the time the behavioral health specialists trained
questions to the Current SAMHSA MFP program was administered by SAMHSA will with MFP support, their competencies
Fellows and MFP Alumni surveys, be asked about their previous experiences as and characteristics, and their capacity to
respectively. Although the aims of the fellows in the MFP and also about their meet behavioral health workforce needs.
subsequent involvement and leadership in The evaluation will also explore
traditional MFP and the NITT–MFPs are
their professions. whether the program results in
similar, some aspects of the NITT–MFPs b. NITT–MFP–Y and NITT–MFP–AC
are unique. For example, the focus on increased knowledge, skills, and
Alumni who participated in the MFP during
master’s-level students (versus doctoral) their master’s program will be asked about
aptitude among NITT–MFP fellows to
and on providing culturally competent their previous experiences as fellows in the provide culturally competent behavioral
behavioral health services specifically to MFP and also about their subsequent health services to underserved, at risk
youth and transition-aged young adults. involvement and leadership in their children, adolescents, and transition-age
Thus, approval is requested to add professions. youth (ages 16–25); and how these new
questions to the surveys to ensure that The information gathered by these two behavioral health professionals are
the information needed to evaluate the surveys will be used to gain insights sustained in the workforce.
NITT–MFPs is captured. The surveys into, and to document, impacts that the The total annual burden estimate for
will include appropriate skip patterns MFP has had and is having on current conducting the surveys is shown below:
Responses
Number of Total number Hours per Total burden
Survey name per
respondents of responses response hours
respondent
SAMHSA MFP Current Fellows Survey .............................. 428 1 428 0.42 180
SAMHSA MFP Alumni Survey ............................................. 1,440 1 1,440 0.75 1,080
Totals ............................................................................ a 1,868 ........................ 1,868 ........................ 1,260
a This is an unduplicated count of total respondents.
Send comments to Summer King, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR have submitted to the Office of
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Management and Budget (OMB) the
Room 2–1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Geological Survey information collection request (ICR)
Rockville, MD 20857 or email a copy at described below. To comply with the
summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written [GX16BA02EEW0200] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
comments should be received by March and as part of our continuing efforts to
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11, 2016. Activities: Request for Comments reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public to
Summer King,
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), take this opportunity to comment on
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Statistician. Interior. this ICR. This collection is scheduled to
[FR Doc. 2016–00279 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] expire on January 31, 2016.
ACTION: Notice of extension of a
BILLING CODE 4162–20–P currently approved information DATES: To ensure that your comments
collection, (1028–0103).
on this ICR are considered, OMB must
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological receive them on or before February 10,
Survey) are notifying the public that we 2016.
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ADDRESSES: Please submit written systems, meeting GPEA requirements. III. Request for Comments
comments on this information The web application interface consists We again invite comments concerning
collection directly to the Office of several components: User registration, a this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed
Management and Budget (OMB), Office searchable list of 1,016 plant and animal collection of information is necessary
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, species which can be observed; a for the agency to perform its duties,
Attention: Desk Officer for the ‘‘profile’’ for each species that contains including whether the information is
Department of the Interior, via email: information about the species including useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or its description and the appropriate estimate of the burden of the proposed
by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your monitoring protocols; a series of collection of information; (c) how to
submission with ‘OMB Control Number interfaces for registering as an observer, enhance the quality, usefulness, and
1028–0103 USA National Phenology registering a site, registering plants and clarity of the information to be
Network—The Nature’s Notebook Plant animals at a site, generating datasheets collected; and (d) how to minimize the
and Animal Observing Program’. Please to take to the field, and a data entry page burden on the respondents, including
also forward a copy of your comments that mimics the datasheets. the use of automated collection
and suggestions on this information techniques or other forms of information
II. Data
collection to the Information Collection technology.
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological OMB Control Number: 1028–0103. Please note that comments submitted
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS Form Number: Various (12 forms).
in response to this notice are a matter
807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) Title: USA National Phenology
of public record. Before including your
648–7195 (fax); or gs- Network—The Nature’s Notebook Plant
personal mailing address, phone
info_collections@usgs.gov (email). and Animal Observing Program.
Type of Request: Extension without number, email address, or other
Please reference ‘OMB Information personally identifiable information in
Collection 1028–0103: USA National change of a currently approved
information collection. your comment, you should be aware
Phenology Network—The Nature’s that your entire comment, including
Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. your personally identifiable
Program’ in all correspondence. information, may be made publicly
During the Spring and Fall seasons
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake available at any time. While you can ask
when phenology is changing quickly,
Weltzin, U.S. Geological Survey, 325 we recommend respondents make us and the OMB in your comment to
BioSciences East, 1311 East 4th Street, observations once or twice per week as withhold your personal identifying
Tucson, AZ 85721 (mail); (520) 626– conditions allow. information from public review, we
3821 (phone); or jweltzin@usgs.gov Description of Respondents: Members cannot guarantee that it will be done.
(email). You may also find information of the public, and state and local Jake Weltzin,
about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov. government workers. Program Manager, Status & Trends Program
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Number of Annual and Executive Director, USA National
I. Abstract Responses: We project that 6,378 Phenology Network.
responders will register with Nature’s [FR Doc. 2016–00266 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
The USA National Phenology Notebook, and of those 638 will watch BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
Network (USA–NPN) is a program the training videos. The same 6,378
sponsored by the USGS that uses responders will contribute 2,407,120
standardized forms for tracking plant observation records. In total, this will DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
and animal activity as part of a project result in 2,414,136 responses.
called Nature’s Notebook. The Nature’s Estimated Time per Response: When Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notebook forms are used to record joining the program, responders spend
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flowering of plants and reproduction or guidelines and 83 minutes to watch all
migration of animals) as part of a training videos. After that responders Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians—
nationwide effort to understand and may spend about 2 minutes per record Amendment to Liquor Control
predict how plants and animals respond to observe and submit phenophase Ordinance
to environmental variation and changes status record.
in weather and climate. Contemporary Estimated Annual Burden Hours: AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
data collected through Nature’s 82,502. Interior.
Notebook are quality-checked, described Estimated Reporting and ACTION: Notice.
and made publicly available. Data are Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
used to inform decision-making in a Burden: $11,274. SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
variety of contexts, including Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Liquor
agriculture, drought monitoring, and (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Control Ordinance. The ordinance
wildfire risk assessment. Phenological agency may not conduct or sponsor and allows the Tribe to manufacture beer,
information is also critical for the you are not required to respond to a and allows for the sale, distribution, and
management of wildlife, invasive collection of information unless it tribal taxation of beer within the
species, and agricultural pests, and for displays a currently valid OMB control jurisdiction of the Stillaguamish Tribe
understanding and managing risks to number. of Indians. This Ordinance repeals and
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human health and welfare, including Comments: On August 7, 2015, we replaces the previous liquor control
allergies, asthma, and vector-borne published a Federal Register notice (80 ordinance published in the Federal
diseases. Participants may contribute FR 47511) announcing that we would Register on June 12, 2012 (77 FR 34982).
phenology information to Nature’s submit this ICR to OMB for approval DATES: This ordinance is effective
Notebook through a browser-based web and soliciting comments. The comment January 11, 2016.
application or via mobile applications period closed on October 6, 2015. We FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
for iPhone and Android operating received no comments. Gregory Norton, Tribal Government
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