81_FR_58093 81 FR 57929 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on the Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics To Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan

81 FR 57929 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on the Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics To Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)

Page Range57929-57930
FR Document2016-19879

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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this ICR.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57929-57930]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-19879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX16RB00FXBRD00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on 
the Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics To Inform the 
North American Waterfowl Management Plan

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection, Assessing Public Views 
of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan.

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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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on this ICR.

DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB 
must receive them on or before September 23, 2016.

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-NEW Assessing Public 
Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American 
Waterfowl Management Plan'. 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-NEW: Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics 
to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Miller, Fort Collins Science 
Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C, Fort 
Collins, CO 80526 (mail); 970-226-9133 (phone); or [email protected] 
(email). You may also find information about this ICR at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract
    The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is an 
international agreement signed by the United States Secretary of the 
Interior, the Canadian Minister of the Environment, and the Mexican 
Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. NAWMP lays out a 
strategy to restore waterfowl populations in North America through 
habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement. The 2012 revised 
goals of

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NAWMP focused for the first time on people as well as waterfowl and 
their habitats. Specifically, the plan states that ``The needs and 
desires of people [as they relate to waterfowl] must be clearly 
understood and explicitly addressed'' and calls for more human 
dimensions research with waterfowl hunters, viewers, and the general 
public. The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of waterfowl, their 
habitat, and stakeholders. Without human dimensions information, NAWMP 
objectives may not reflect stakeholder and societal values, and 
management and policy decisions may lead to actions that could be 
either irrelevant or counter to stakeholder and societal expectations.
    To meet the goals set forth in the 2012 NAWMP revision, the NAWMP 
Human Dimensions Working Group has asked the USGS to conduct a mail 
survey to assess the general public's awareness and perceptions of 
waterfowl and wetlands, as well as measure participation in 
recreational activities, conservation behaviors, how people obtain 
information on nature-related issues, and demographics. Demographics 
voluntarily collected on the survey will include gender, education, 
income, and race/ethnicity. Additionally, a representative sample of 
names and mailing addresses from the general public will be purchased 
from a survey sampling company which uses publically available 
information to construct sample lists. To protect the confidentiality 
and privacy of survey respondents, the demographic information from the 
survey will not be associated with any respondent's name or mailing 
address at any time and will only be analyzed and reported in 
aggregate.
    Demographic information collected on the survey will be used to 
understand if any segments of the American public hold differing views 
on waterfowl and waterfowl-related topics. For example, there may be 
differences in awareness and perceptions of waterfowl and wetlands or 
in participation in recreational activities between men and women. This 
will enable waterfowl managers and policymakers to better understand 
and be more responsive to the varied stakeholders they are serving. The 
data from the survey will be aggregated and statistically analyzed and 
the results will be published in publically available USGS reports.
    The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is conducting this effort as it 
aligns with their mission to ``work with others to provide the 
scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound 
management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.'' 
Specifically, the Ecosystems Mission Area ``enters into partnerships 
with scientific collaborators to produce high-quality scientific 
information and partnerships with the users of scientific information 
to ensure this information's relevance and application to real 
problems.''

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Title: Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform 
the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
    Type of Request: Approval of new information collection.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time only.
    Description of Respondents: General public.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,400.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate that it will take 20 
minutes per person to complete the full survey and 5 minutes per person 
to complete the non-response survey.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 366.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.
    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. Until the OMB approves a collection 
of information, you are not obliged to respond.
    Comments: On June 30, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice 
(80 FR 37292) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for 
approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on August 
31, 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 the OMB in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

    Dated: August 16, 2016.
Rudy Schuster,
Fort Collins Science Center Director (Acting).
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                                                     Abstract: As of July 23, 2016, the                     Current Actions: CBP is proposing                   North American Waterfowl Management
                                                  Automated Commercial Environment                        that this information collection be                   Plan.
                                                  (ACE) is the sole CBP-authorized                        extended with a change to the burden
                                                  electronic data interchange (EDI) system                hours resulting from the addition of a                SUMMARY:    We (the U.S. Geological
                                                  for processing electronic entry and entry               new application for protest filers to                 Survey) are notifying the public that we
                                                  summary filings of certain entry types.                 establish an ACE Portal account. There                have submitted to the Office of
                                                  Pursuant to Executive Order 13659, a                    are no proposed changes to the existing               Management and Budget (OMB) the
                                                  deadline of December 31, 2016, was                      ACE Portal application, or changes to                 information collection request (ICR)
                                                  established for participating Federal                   the burden hours, for other ACE                       described below. To comply with the
                                                  agencies to have capabilities,                          accounts.                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                                  agreements, and other requirements in                     Type of Review: Extension (with                     and as part of our continuing efforts to
                                                                                                          change).                                              reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                  place to utilize the International Trade
                                                                                                            Affected Public: Businesses.                        burden, we invite the general public and
                                                  Data System (ITDS) and supporting
                                                                                                                                                                other Federal agencies to take this
                                                  systems, such as ACE, as the primary
                                                                                                          Application to ACE (Import)                           opportunity to comment on this ICR.
                                                  means of receiving from users the
                                                  standard set of data and other relevant                   Estimated Number of Respondents:                    DATES: To ensure that your comments
                                                  documentation (exclusive of                             21,100.                                               on this ICR are considered, OMB must
                                                  applications for permits, licenses, or                    Estimated Number of Total Annual                    receive them on or before September 23,
                                                  certifications) required for the release of             Responses: 21,100.                                    2016.
                                                  imported cargo and clearance of cargo                     Estimated Time per Response: .33                    ADDRESSES: Please submit written
                                                  for export. See 79 FR 10655 (February                   hours.                                                comments on this information
                                                  25, 2014). ACE supports government                        Estimated Total Annual Burden                       collection directly to the Office of
                                                  agencies and the trade community with                   Hours: 6,963.                                         Management and Budget (OMB), Office
                                                  border-related missions with respect to                                                                       of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                                                                          Application to ACE (Export)                           Attention: Desk Officer for the
                                                  moving goods across the border
                                                  efficiently and securely. Once ACE is                     Estimated Number of Respondents:                    Department of the Interior, via email:
                                                  fully implemented, all related CBP trade                9,000.                                                (OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or
                                                  functions and the trade community will                    Estimated Number of Total Annual                    by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your
                                                  be supported from a single common                       Responses: 9,000.                                     submission with ‘OMB Control Number
                                                  user interface.                                           Estimated Time per Response: .066                   1028–NEW Assessing Public Views of
                                                                                                          hours.                                                Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the
                                                     In order to establish an ACE Portal                                                                        North American Waterfowl Management
                                                                                                            Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                  account, participants submit                                                                                  Plan’. Please also forward a copy of your
                                                                                                          Hours: 594.
                                                  information such as their name, their                                                                         comments and suggestions on this
                                                  employer identification number (EIN) or                 Application to ACE (Protest)                          information collection to the
                                                  social security number, and if                            Estimated Number of Respondents:                    Information Collection Clearance
                                                  applicable, a statement certifying their                3,750.                                                Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
                                                  capability to connect to the Internet.                    Estimated Number of Total Annual                    Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
                                                  This information is submitted through                   Responses: 3,750.                                     VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7195 (fax);
                                                  the ACE Secure Data Portal which is                       Estimated Time per Response: .066                   or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email).
                                                  accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/                hours.                                                Please reference ‘OMB Information
                                                  automated.                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden                       Collection 1028–NEW: Assessing Public
                                                     CBP is proposing to add the capability               Hours: 248.                                           Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to
                                                  of electronically filing protests to ACE.                 Dated: August 18, 2016.                             Inform the North American Waterfowl
                                                  A protest is a procedure whereby a                                                                            Management Plan’ in all
                                                                                                          Seth Renkema,
                                                  private party may administratively                                                                            correspondence.
                                                                                                          Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
                                                  challenge a CBP decision regarding                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
                                                  imported merchandise and certain other                                                                        Holly Miller, Fort Collins Science
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–20184 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  CBP decisions. Trade members wishing                                                                          Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
                                                  to establish a protest filer account will                                                                     Centre Ave., Bldg. C, Fort Collins, CO
                                                  need to submit the following data                                                                             80526 (mail); 970–226–9133 (phone); or
                                                  elements:                                                                                                     millerh@usgs.gov (email). You may also
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  1. Organization Information                                                                                   find information about this ICR at
                                                     a. Protest Filer Number (EIN, SSN, or CBP            Geological Survey                                     www.reginfo.gov.
                                                        Assigned Number)
                                                     b. Organization Name                                 [GX16RB00FXBRD00]                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                     c. Organization Type                                                                                          I. Abstract
                                                     d. End of Fiscal Year (month and day)                Agency Information Collection                            The North American Waterfowl
                                                     e. Mailing Address                                   Activities: Request for Comments on                   Management Plan (NAWMP) is an
                                                  2. ACE Account Owner Information                        the Assessing Public Views of                         international agreement signed by the
                                                     a. Name                                              Waterfowl-Related Topics To Inform                    United States Secretary of the Interior,
                                                     b. Date of Birth                                                                                           the Canadian Minister of the
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                                                                                                          the North American Waterfowl
                                                     c. Email Address                                                                                           Environment, and the Mexican
                                                     d. Telephone Number
                                                                                                          Management Plan
                                                                                                                                                                Secretary of the Environment and
                                                     e. Fax Number (optional)                             AGENCY:   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
                                                     f. Account Owner address if different from
                                                                                                                                                                Natural Resources. NAWMP lays out a
                                                                                                          Interior.                                             strategy to restore waterfowl
                                                        Company Address
                                                  3. Filing Notification Point of Contact                 ACTION: Notice of a new information                   populations in North America through
                                                     a. Name                                              collection, Assessing Public Views of                 habitat protection, restoration, and
                                                     b. Email address                                     Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the                enhancement. The 2012 revised goals of


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                                                  57930                      Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 24, 2016 / Notices

                                                  NAWMP focused for the first time on                     sound management and conservation of                     Please note that comments submitted
                                                  people as well as waterfowl and their                   our Nation’s biological resources.’’                  in response to this notice are a matter
                                                  habitats. Specifically, the plan states                 Specifically, the Ecosystems Mission                  of public record. Before including your
                                                  that ‘‘The needs and desires of people                  Area ‘‘enters into partnerships with                  personal mailing address, phone
                                                  [as they relate to waterfowl] must be                   scientific collaborators to produce high-             number, email address, or other
                                                  clearly understood and explicitly                       quality scientific information and                    personally identifiable information in
                                                  addressed’’ and calls for more human                    partnerships with the users of scientific             your comment, you should be aware
                                                  dimensions research with waterfowl                      information to ensure this information’s              that your entire comment, including
                                                  hunters, viewers, and the general                       relevance and application to real                     your personally identifiable
                                                  public. The plan recognizes the                         problems.’’                                           information, may be made publicly
                                                  interconnectedness of waterfowl, their                                                                        available at any time. While you can ask
                                                                                                          II. Data
                                                  habitat, and stakeholders. Without                                                                            the OMB in your comment to withhold
                                                  human dimensions information,                              OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.                      your personal identifying information
                                                  NAWMP objectives may not reflect                           Title: Assessing Public Views of                   from public review, we cannot
                                                  stakeholder and societal values, and                    Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the                guarantee that it will be done.
                                                  management and policy decisions may                     North American Waterfowl Management
                                                                                                          Plan.                                                   Dated: August 16, 2016.
                                                  lead to actions that could be either
                                                                                                             Type of Request: Approval of new                   Rudy Schuster,
                                                  irrelevant or counter to stakeholder and
                                                  societal expectations.                                  information collection.                               Fort Collins Science Center Director (Acting).
                                                     To meet the goals set forth in the 2012                 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.                  [FR Doc. 2016–19879 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  NAWMP revision, the NAWMP Human                            Frequency of Collection: One time                  BILLING CODE P
                                                  Dimensions Working Group has asked                      only.
                                                                                                             Description of Respondents: General
                                                  the USGS to conduct a mail survey to
                                                                                                          public.                                               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  assess the general public’s awareness
                                                                                                             Estimated Total Number of Annual
                                                  and perceptions of waterfowl and
                                                                                                          Responses: 1,400.                                     Bureau of Land Management
                                                  wetlands, as well as measure                               Estimated Time per Response: We
                                                  participation in recreational activities,               estimate that it will take 20 minutes per             [LLIDI00000.L10200000.PH0000
                                                  conservation behaviors, how people                      person to complete the full survey and                LXSS024D0000 241A 4500088890]
                                                  obtain information on nature-related                    5 minutes per person to complete the
                                                  issues, and demographics.                                                                                     Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls
                                                                                                          non-response survey.                                  District Resource Advisory Council
                                                  Demographics voluntarily collected on                      Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 366.
                                                  the survey will include gender,                            Estimated Reporting and                            Meeting
                                                  education, income, and race/ethnicity.                  Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’                       AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,
                                                  Additionally, a representative sample of                Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’                Interior.
                                                  names and mailing addresses from the                    burdens associated with this collection               ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
                                                  general public will be purchased from a                 of information.
                                                  survey sampling company which uses                         Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA               SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                  publically available information to                     (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an            Federal Land Policy and Management
                                                  construct sample lists. To protect the                  agency may not conduct or sponsor and                 Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
                                                  confidentiality and privacy of survey                   you are not required to respond to a                  Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
                                                  respondents, the demographic                            collection of information unless it                   Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                                  information from the survey will not be                 displays a currently valid OMB control                Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls
                                                  associated with any respondent’s name                   number. Until the OMB approves a                      District Resource Advisory Council
                                                  or mailing address at any time and will                 collection of information, you are not                (RAC), will meet as indicated below.
                                                  only be analyzed and reported in                        obliged to respond.                                   DATES: The Idaho Falls District RAC will
                                                  aggregate.                                                 Comments: On June 30, 2015, we
                                                     Demographic information collected                                                                          meet in Salmon, Idaho, September 20–
                                                                                                          published a Federal Register notice (80
                                                  on the survey will be used to                                                                                 21, 2016 for a two-day meeting. The first
                                                                                                          FR 37292) announcing that we would
                                                  understand if any segments of the                                                                             day will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the
                                                                                                          submit this ICR to OMB for approval
                                                  American public hold differing views                                                                          Public Lands Center, 1206 South
                                                                                                          and soliciting comments. The comment
                                                  on waterfowl and waterfowl-related                                                                            Challis, Salmon, Idaho 83401. The
                                                                                                          period closed on August 31, 2015. We
                                                  topics. For example, there may be                                                                             second day will begin at same location
                                                                                                          received no comments.
                                                  differences in awareness and                                                                                  starting at 8:00 a.m. adjourning at 1:30
                                                  perceptions of waterfowl and wetlands                   III. Request for Comments                             p.m. Members of the public are invited
                                                  or in participation in recreational                        We again invite comments concerning                to attend. All meetings are open to the
                                                  activities between men and women.                       this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed              public.
                                                  This will enable waterfowl managers                     collection of information is necessary                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first
                                                  and policymakers to better understand                   for the agency to perform its duties,                 day will be held at the office beginning
                                                  and be more responsive to the varied                    including whether the information is                  at 10:30 a.m. The agenda includes the
                                                  stakeholders they are serving. The data                 useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s              following topics: a resource
                                                  from the survey will be aggregated and                  estimate of the burden of the proposed                management plan (RMP) update and
                                                  statistically analyzed and the results                  collection of information; (c) how to                 discussion on public collaboration in
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                                                  will be published in publically available               enhance the quality, usefulness, and                  that process; discussion on the Western
                                                  USGS reports.                                           clarity of the information to be                      States Wolverine Conservation Project;
                                                     The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area                     collected; and (d) how to minimize the                the Salmon/Challis Vegetation
                                                  is conducting this effort as it aligns with             burden on the respondents, including                  Environmental Assessment Process;
                                                  their mission to ‘‘work with others to                  the use of automated collection                       Sage-grouse Updates; Wilderness
                                                  provide the scientific understanding                    techniques or other forms of information              Planning Updates and; Pocatello Field
                                                  and technologies needed to support the                  technology.                                           Office’s request for assistance as they


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new information collection, Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
DatesTo ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must receive them on or before September 23, 2016.
ContactHolly Miller, Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C, Fort Collins, CO 80526 (mail); 970-226-9133 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation81 FR 57929 

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