82 FR 46956 - Information Collection; Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 46956-46957 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21681 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46956-46957] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21681] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection; Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the [[Page 46957]] Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a renewal of the information collection, Environmental Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before December 11, 2017 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 Green St., Athens, GA 30602. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (706) 559-4266 or by email to: [email protected]. The public may inspect comments received at Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 Green St., Athens, GA 30602 during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (706) 559-4264 to facilitate entry to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Johnson Gaither, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 706-559-4270. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Environmental Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA. OMB Number: 0596-0237. Expiration Date of Approval: Type of Request: Renewal. Abstract: This information collection will gather data on city of Atlanta residents' interest in and engagement with the city's urban forest. The urban forest is defined as trees on both public spaces (e.g., parks) and on private residences. Engagement is defined as people's interest and awareness of city trees, interest in tree maintenance at both the household and community level, and their participation in decisions about whether trees should be maintained. The information collection also gathers data on social stressors such as crime rates, affordable housing, and stormwater management. The data is intended to provide information on the broader context from which people make decisions about engaging with city trees. If people lack basic needs such as access to healthy foods and safe neighborhoods, it's unlikely that they would demonstrate a high degree of engagement with the city's urban forest. Taken together, these data on people's ability to engage with the urban forest and constraints to doing so provide an indication of environmental justice with respect to Atlanta's urban forest. Environmental justice, in its broader sense, has to do with people's physical proximity to both environmental burdens and the access to environmental goods or amenities like urban parks and forests, and tree-lined streets. This information collection addresses environmental justice from the perspective of urban trees and how this resource may contribute to environmental justice in a given community or neighborhood. The survey will be conducted face-to-face at the household using electronic devices. Neighborhood residents trained in appropriate data collection techniques will collect the information. Data on city of Atlanta residents' interest in and engagement with city trees will be collected. This includes information about engagement at both the household and community level. For instance, at the household level, questions are asked about the ability and knowledge that people may have about city trees. And at the community level, questions are asked about a community's political strength and how this may affect that community's ability to command tree planting by the city. Data will be collected from residents in the city of Atlanta. If the information proposed herein is not collected, efforts to understand how urban dwellers in large, southern cities like Atlanta are connected to urban green spaces will be diminished. Type of Respondents: City of Atlanta residents. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1900. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 minute. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 212 hours. Comment Is Invited Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request toward Office of Management and Budget approval. Dated: September 27, 2017. Felipe Sanchez, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Research & Development. [FR Doc. 2017-21681 Filed 10-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of Title: Volunteer Service Packet for mandatory for applicants under 18 years
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of Natural & Cultural Resources. of age.
the collection of information, including OMB Number: 0596–0080. OF–301B Volunteer Group Sign-up:
the validity of the methodology and Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/ This form is used by participating
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 2017. resource agencies to document
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Type of Request: Extension with awareness and understanding by
information to be collected; and (4) Revision. individuals in groups about the
ways to minimize the burden of the Abstract: The collected information is volunteer activities between a Federal
collection of information on those who needed by participating natural agency and a partner organization with
are to respond, including the use of resources agencies to manage agency group participants. Signature of parent
appropriate automated, electronic, volunteer programs. Information is or guardian is mandatory for applicants
mechanical, or other technological collected from potential and selected under 18 years of age.
collection techniques or other forms of volunteers of all ages. Those under the Estimate of Annual Burden: 15
information technology. age of 18 years must have written minutes per form.
Dated: October 4, 2017. consent from a parent or guardian. Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Bruce Summers, Estimated Annual Number of
Participating Agencies Respondents: 500,000.
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service. The volunteer programs of the Estimated Annual Number of
following natural resource agencies are Responses per Respondent: 2.5.
[FR Doc. 2017–21735 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
included: Estimated Total Annual Burden on
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Department of Agriculture: U.S. Respondents: 125,000 hours.
Forest Service, and Natural Resources Comment is invited:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Conservation Service; Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
Department of the Interior: National this collection of information is
Forest Service Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife necessary for the stated purposes and
Service, Bureau of Land Management, the proper performance of the functions
Information Collection; Volunteer Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of of the Agency, including whether the
Application and Agreement for Natural Indian Affairs, Office of Surface Mining information will have practical or
and Cultural Resources Agencies Reclamation and Enforcement, and U.S. scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Geological Survey; Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
Department of Defense: U.S. Army collection of information, including the
ACTION: Notice; request for comment. validity of the methodology and
Corps of Engineers;
SUMMARY: In accordance with the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
Department of Commerce: National
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Forest Service is seeking comments information to be collected; and (4)
Administration—Office of National
from all interested individuals and ways to minimize the burden of the
Marine Sanctuaries.
organizations on the extension with collection of information on
revision of a currently approved Forms respondents, including the use of
information collection entitled, OF–301 Volunteer Application: automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Volunteer Application for Natural Individuals interested in volunteering other technological collection
Resources Agencies. may access the National Federal techniques or other forms of information
DATES: Comments must be received in volunteer opportunities Web site (http:// technology.
writing on or before December 11, 2017 www.volunteer.gov), individual agency All comments received in response to
to be assured of consideration. Web sites, and/or contact agencies to this notice, including names and
Comments received after that date will request a Volunteer Application (OF– addresses when provided, will be a
be considered to the extent practicable. 301). matter of public record. Comments will
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this Applicants provide name, address, be summarized and included in the
notice should be addressed to Merlene telephone number, age, preferred work submission request toward Office of
Mazyck, Volunteers & Service, Forest categories, available dates, preferred Management and Budget approval.
Service, USDA, 201 14th St. SW., location, indication of physical Dated: September 22, 2017.
Washington, DC 20250–1125. limitations, and lodging preferences. Glenn Casamassa,
Comments also may be submitted via Information collected using this form Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
email to: ncoyote@fs.fed.us. assists agency volunteer coordinators System.
The public may inspect comments and other personnel in matching [FR Doc. 2017–21667 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
received at Forest Service, USDA, 201 volunteers with agency opportunities BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
14th St. SW., Washington, DC during appropriate for an applicant’s skills and
normal business hours. Visitors are physical condition and availability.
encouraged to call ahead to 202–205– Signature of a parent or guardian is DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
0650 to facilitate entry to the building. mandatory for applicants under 18 years
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of age. Forest Service
Merlene Mazyck, Volunteers & Service, OF–301A Volunteer Service
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
202–205–0650. Individuals who use Agreement: This form is used by Information Collection; Urban Forest in
telecommunication devices for the deaf participating resource agencies to Atlanta, GA
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay document agreements for volunteer AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, services between a Federal agency and ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern individual or group volunteers,
Standard time, Monday through Friday. including international volunteers. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Signature of parent or guardian is Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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Forest Service is seeking comments Environmental justice, in its broader All comments received in response to
from all interested individuals and sense, has to do with people’s physical this notice, including names and
organizations on a renewal of the proximity to both environmental addresses when provided, will be a
information collection, Environmental burdens and the access to matter of public record. Comments will
Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, environmental goods or amenities like be summarized and included in the
GA. urban parks and forests, and tree-lined submission request toward Office of
DATES: Comments must be received in streets. Management and Budget approval.
writing on or before December 11, 2017 This information collection addresses Dated: September 27, 2017.
to be assured of consideration. environmental justice from the Felipe Sanchez,
Comments received after that date will perspective of urban trees and how this Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Research &
be considered to the extent practicable. resource may contribute to Development.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this environmental justice in a given [FR Doc. 2017–21681 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am]
notice should be addressed to Cassandra community or neighborhood. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Johnson Gaither, Forestry Sciences Lab, The survey will be conducted face-to-
320 Green St., Athens, GA 30602. face at the household using electronic
Comments also may be submitted via devices. Neighborhood residents trained DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
facsimile to (706) 559–4266 or by email in appropriate data collection
to: cjohnson09@fs.fed.us. techniques will collect the information. Forest Service
The public may inspect comments Data on city of Atlanta residents’
received at Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 interest in and engagement with city Information Collection: Federal and
Green St., Athens, GA 30602 during trees will be collected. This includes Non-Federal Financial Assistance
normal business hours. Visitors are information about engagement at both Instruments
encouraged to call ahead to (706) 559– the household and community level. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
4264 to facilitate entry to the building. For instance, at the household level, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: questions are asked about the ability
Cassandra Johnson Gaither, U.S. Forest and knowledge that people may have SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Service, Southern Research Station, about city trees. And at the community Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
706–559–4270. Individuals who use level, questions are asked about a Forest Service is seeking comments
telecommunication devices for the deaf community’s political strength and how from all interested individuals and
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay this may affect that community’s ability organizations on the revision of a
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to command tree planting by the city. currently approved information
twenty-four hours a day, every day of Data will be collected from residents collection, OMB 0596–0217, Federal
the year, including holidays. in the city of Atlanta. If the information and Non-Federal Financial Assistance
proposed herein is not collected, efforts Instruments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Justice and the to understand how urban dwellers in DATES: Comments must be received in
Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA. large, southern cities like Atlanta are writing on or before December 11, 2017
OMB Number: 0596–0237. connected to urban green spaces will be to be assured of consideration.
Expiration Date of Approval: diminished. Comments received after that date will
Type of Request: Renewal. Type of Respondents: City of Atlanta be considered to the extent practicable.
Abstract: This information collection residents. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
will gather data on city of Atlanta Estimated Annual Number of notice should be addressed to
residents’ interest in and engagement Respondents: 1900. Jacqueline Henry, USDA Forest Service,
with the city’s urban forest. The urban Estimated Annual Number of Branch Chief for Grants and Agreements
forest is defined as trees on both public Responses per Respondent: 1 minute. Policy, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
spaces (e.g., parks) and on private Estimated Total Annual Burden on Mailstop 1138, Washington, DC 20250.
residences. Engagement is defined as Respondents: 212 hours. Comments also may be submitted via
people’s interest and awareness of city facsimile to 703–605–4776 or by email
trees, interest in tree maintenance at Comment Is Invited
to: Jacquelinehenry@fs.fed.us.
both the household and community Comment is invited on: (1) Whether The public may inspect comments
level, and their participation in this collection of information is received at USDA Forest Service, 1400
decisions about whether trees should be necessary for the stated purposes and Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
maintained. The information collection the proper performance of the functions DC 20250, during normal business
also gathers data on social stressors such of the agency, including whether the hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
as crime rates, affordable housing, and information will have practical or ahead to 703–605–4776 to facilitate
stormwater management. The data is scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the entry to the building.
intended to provide information on the agency’s estimate of the burden of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
broader context from which people collection of information, including the Jacqueline Henry, Branch Chief, Grants
make decisions about engaging with city validity of the methodology and and Agreements Policy, telephone 703–
trees. If people lack basic needs such as assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 605–4776.
access to healthy foods and safe the quality, utility, and clarity of the Individuals who use
neighborhoods, it’s unlikely that they information to be collected; and (4) telecommunication devices for the deaf
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
would demonstrate a high degree of ways to minimize the burden of the (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
engagement with the city’s urban forest. collection of information on Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
Taken together, these data on people’s respondents, including the use of hours a day, 7 days a week, including
ability to engage with the urban forest automated, electronic, mechanical, or holidays.
and constraints to doing so provide an other technological collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
indication of environmental justice with techniques or other forms of information Title: Federal and Non-Federal
respect to Atlanta’s urban forest. technology. Financial Assistance Instruments.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received in writing on or before December 11, 2017 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. | |
| Contact | Cassandra Johnson Gaither, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 706-559-4270. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. | |
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