83 FR 10826 - Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Disasters and Disturbances
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)
| Page Range | 10826-10827 | |
| FR Document | 2018-05004 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 10826-10827] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05004] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Disasters and Disturbances AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a new generic information collection request, Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Disasters and Disturbances. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before May 14, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for Social Science Research, Forest Service, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop 1114, Washington, DC 20250-1114, or by electronic mail to [email protected], with ``PRA comment on natural disasters and disturbances'' in the subject line. If comments are sent by electronic mail, the public is requested not to send duplicate written comments via regular mail. Please confine written comments to issues pertinent to the information collection request, explain the reasons for any recommended changes, and, where possible, reference the specific section or paragraph being addressed. All timely submitted comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received on this information [[Page 10827]] collection at the USDA Forest Service Headquarters, 201 14th St. SW, Washington, DC 20250 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on business days. Those wishing to inspect comments should contact Kenli Kim ([email protected]) to facilitate an appointment and entrance to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for Social Science Research at the Forest Service ([email protected]). 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: Generic Clearance for Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Disasters and Disturbances OMB Number: 0596--NEW. Expiration Date of Approval: NEW. Type of Request: NEW. Abstract: The USDA Forest Service has broad responsibilities for caring for the forests and grasslands of the nation. This includes managing wildland fires and responding to many other threats such as droughts, floods, tree pests and diseases, invasive species, extreme weather events, effects of climate change, and other natural disasters and disturbances. The frequency, type, duration, and intensity of disturbances and disasters shape our forests and other natural ecosystems and impact people's lives. In any given year, a wide range of people living in all types of communities across the nation--rural, suburban, and urban; forested, industrical, and agricultural--are affected by natural disasters and disturbances. This Generic Information Collection Request (ICR) seeks Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to collect information that will help the Forest Service understand how individuals, communities, and organizations prepare for, respond and adapt to, and recover from natural disturbances and disasters, as well as build resilience. This information is critical to supporting the Forest Service's mission of both managing national forests and grasslands and collaborating with others to develop useful guidelines for management of the nation's forests. Under this Generic ICR, social science research methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups will collect information from individuals and groups who are preparing for, responding to, and/or recovering from natural disasters and disturbances. Results from the proposed research and data collections can inform prediction, preparation, response, and recovery strategies and efforts by the Forest Service and other Federal agencies, as well as related local government, civil society, and community efforts. In the long term, such knowledge can contribute to fewer societal costs from disturbance processes, more cost-effective management efforts, and more resilient communities and economies. Any specific study conducted under this Generic ICR will be posted for public comment in The Federal Register for 30 days by the USDA Forest Service. Estimate of Annual Burden on Respondents: 15,533 hours/year. Type of Respondents: Participants/respondents will be individuals, not specific entities. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100,500 year. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 response/ respondent is anticipated. 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. The Forest Service will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. 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 for final Office of Management and Budget approval. Dated: February 15, 2018. Monica Lear, Associate Deputy Chief, Research & Development. [FR Doc. 2018-05004 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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agency resources at the Mission Area Administration, and Staff Offices will III. Request for Information
level; and adhere to all relevant Departmental USDA is seeking public comment on
(3) The Office of the Inspector General Directives, including Departmental these actions and notes that this notice
(OIG) shall have an independent Civil Regulation 1010 and the corresponding is issued solely for information and
Rights Director. Congressional notification requirements. program-planning purposes. While
• OASCR will direct all Departmental
civil rights activities, including those of • OASCR will eliminate the position responses to this notice do not bind
the Mission Areas, Departmental of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil USDA to any further actions, all
Administration, staff offices, and to the Rights (ASCR), so as to flatten the submissions will be reviewed by the
extent appropriate and lawful, OIG. The organization with the Associate appropriate program office, and made
delegations for the Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights publicly available on http://
for Civil Rights shall be revised as assuming the responsibilities of the www.regulations.gov.
necessary to reflect OASCR’s direct Deputy ASCR. Dated: March 8, 2018.
responsibility in providing civil rights • OASCR will eliminate its Policy Winona Lake Scott,
policy direction to Mission Area and Division, which is no longer necessary Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil
other Civil Rights Directors and Civil in an era of decreased regulations, and Rights.
Rights staff and conveying the clear will perform reduced policy functions [FR Doc. 2018–05051 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am]
guidance of the Office of the Secretary with staff from other areas of the BILLING CODE 3410–01–P
on all civil rights issues. organization.
• OASCR will implement a timely,
• OASCR will eliminate its Training
fair, transparent, and consistent DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
and Cultural Transformation Division
approach to addressing all Equal
and will develop training with staff
Employment Opportunity or program Forest Service
from other areas of the organization.
complaints, including those based on
discrimination, harassment, and • OASCR will eliminate its Early Information Collection: Generic
retaliation that shall be adopted by all Resolution and Complaint Division, and Clearance for Social Science and
Mission Areas, Departmental the Department will carry out informal Economics Data Collections on Natural
Administration, staff offices and, to the counseling within each Mission Area, Disasters and Disturbances
extent appropriate and lawful, OIG. with coordination from a Mission Area
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
• OASCR will direct an effective, Liaison within OASCR.
robust, and compliant mandatory civil ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
• OASCR’s career Senior Executive
rights training program for all staff, Service (SES) Director for the Office of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
including Mission Areas, Departmental Compliance, Policy, Training and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration, staff offices and, to the Cultural Transformation will be Forest Service is seeking comments
extent appropriate and lawful, OIG. reclassified as the career SES Executive from all interested individuals and
• OASCR will monitor and evaluate Director for Civil Rights Operations, a organizations on a new generic
the implementation of the reasonable position responsible for managing the information collection request, Social
accommodation process by the Mission Mission Area Liaison, the Compliance Science and Economics Data Collections
Areas, Departmental Management, staff Division, and the Data and Records on Natural Disasters and Disturbances.
offices and, to the extent appropriate Management Division over customer DATES: Comments must be received in
and lawful, OIG. service, data, and information
• OASCR will not address matters writing on or before May 14, 2018 to be
technology. The largest component in assured of consideration. Comments
that Office of Human Resource
this part of the OASCR organization is received after that date will be
Management (OHRM) handles
the Compliance Division, which will considered to the extent practicable.
exclusively, such as setting human
continue addressing compliance ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
resources policy, investigating and
reporting to oversight entities as well as Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for
evaluating harassment allegations for
limited regulatory and policy review. Social Science Research, Forest Service,
misconduct, and reviewing and advising
on requests for reasonable • OASCR’s career SES Director for the 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop
accommodations, but will serve as a Office of Adjudication will be 1114, Washington, DC 20250–1114, or
collaborative partner with OHRM on all reclassified as the career SES Executive by electronic mail to PRAcomments@
appropriate issues affecting civil rights Director for Civil Rights Enforcement, a fs.fed.us, with ‘‘PRA comment on
policy, implementation, and position responsible for leading not only natural disasters and disturbances’’ in
compliance. the Office of Adjudication, but also the the subject line. If comments are sent by
• OASCR will request the Mission Program Planning, and Accountability electronic mail, the public is requested
Areas to provide a list of all civil rights Division over budget, contracting and not to send duplicate written comments
positions on-board (full-time, part-time, procurement, human resources via regular mail. Please confine written
or collateral duty) within 30 days from management, facilities management, comments to issues pertinent to the
issuance of this Memorandum to strategic planning, and Continuity of information collection request, explain
determine staff needs to effectuate the Operations for OASCR. The largest the reasons for any recommended
purpose of this Memorandum. component of this part of the OASCR changes, and, where possible, reference
• Mission Areas, Departmental organization is the Office of the specific section or paragraph being
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Administration, and the Staff Offices Adjudication is responsible for intake, addressed.
will implement all organizational investigation, and adjudication of All timely submitted comments,
changes necessary to effectuate the civil employment discrimination complaints including names and addresses when
rights staff realignments indicated above from USDA employees and program provided, are placed in the record and
based upon the direction of OASCR. complaints of discrimination arising are available for public inspection and
When conducting any reorganizations, within any program conducted or copying. The public may inspect
the Mission Areas, Departmental assisted by USDA. comments received on this information
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collection at the USDA Forest Service research and data collections can inform DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Headquarters, 201 14th St. SW, prediction, preparation, response, and
Washington, DC 20250 between the recovery strategies and efforts by the Forest Service
hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Forest Service and other Federal
business days. Those wishing to inspect agencies, as well as related local Information Collection: Generic
comments should contact Kenli Kim government, civil society, and Clearance for Social Science and
(kkim@fs.fed.us) to facilitate an community efforts. In the long term, Economics Data Collections on Natural
appointment and entrance to the such knowledge can contribute to fewer Resource Planning and Collaborative
building. Conservation
societal costs from disturbance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: processes, more cost-effective AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for management efforts, and more resilient ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
Social Science Research at the Forest communities and economies. Any
specific study conducted under this SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Service (kkim@fs.fed.us). Individuals
Generic ICR will be posted for public Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
who use telecommunication devices for
comment in The Federal Register for 30 Forest Service is seeking comments
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
days by the USDA Forest Service. from all interested individuals and
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
organizations on a new generic
twenty-four hours a day, every day of Estimate of Annual Burden on information collection request, Social
the year, including holidays. Respondents: 15,533 hours/year. Science and Economics Data Collections
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Respondents: Participants/ on Natural Resource Planning and
Title: Generic Clearance for Social respondents will be individuals, not Collaborative Conservation.
Science and Economics Data Collections specific entities. DATES: Comments must be received in
on Natural Disasters and Disturbances
Estimated Annual Number of writing on or before May 14, 2018 to be
OMB Number: 0596—NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: NEW. Respondents: 100,500 year. assured of consideration. Comments
Type of Request: NEW. received after that date will be
Estimated Annual Number of considered to the extent practicable.
Abstract: The USDA Forest Service Responses per Respondent: 1 response/
has broad responsibilities for caring for ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
respondent is anticipated.
the forests and grasslands of the nation. Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for
This includes managing wildland fires Comment is Invited Social Science Research, Forest Service,
and responding to many other threats 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 1114, Washington, DC 20250–1114,or by
such as droughts, floods, tree pests and
this collection of information is electronic mail to PRAcomments@
diseases, invasive species, extreme
weather events, effects of climate necessary for the stated purposes and fs.fed.us, with ‘‘PRA comment on
change, and other natural disasters and the proper performance of the functions planning and collaborative
disturbances. The frequency, type, of the Agency, including whether the conservation’’ in the subject line. If
duration, and intensity of disturbances information will have practical or comments are sent by electronic mail,
and disasters shape our forests and scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the the public is requested not to send
other natural ecosystems and impact Agency’s estimate of the burden of the duplicate written comments via regular
people’s lives. In any given year, a wide collection of information, including the mail. Please confine written comments
range of people living in all types of validity of the methodology and to issues pertinent to the information
communities across the nation—rural, assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance collection request, explain the reasons
suburban, and urban; forested, the quality, utility, and clarity of the for any recommended changes, and,
industrical, and agricultural—are information to be collected; and (4) where possible, reference the specific
affected by natural disasters and ways to minimize the burden of the section or paragraph being addressed.
disturbances. collection of information on All timely submitted comments,
This Generic Information Collection respondents, including the use of including names and addresses when
Request (ICR) seeks Office of automated, electronic, mechanical, or provided, are placed in the record and
Management and Budget (OMB) other technological collection are available for public inspection and
approval to collect information that will techniques or other forms of information copying. The public may inspect
help the Forest Service understand how technology. The Forest Service will comments received on this information
individuals, communities, and consider the comments received and collection at the USDA—Forest Service
organizations prepare for, respond and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final headquarters, 201 14th St. SW,
adapt to, and recover from natural ICR package will then be submitted to Washington, DC 20250 between the
disturbances and disasters, as well as OMB for review and approval. hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on
build resilience. This information is All comments received in response to business days. Those wishing to inspect
critical to supporting the Forest this notice, including names and comments should contact Kenli Kim
Service’s mission of both managing addresses when provided, will be a (kkim@fs.fed.us) to facilitate an
national forests and grasslands and matter of public record. Comments will appointment and entrance to the
collaborating with others to develop be summarized and included in the building.
useful guidelines for management of the submission request for final Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
nation’s forests. Under this Generic ICR, Management and Budget approval. Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for
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social science research methods such as Social Science Research at the Forest
Dated: February 15, 2018.
surveys, interviews, and focus groups Service (kkim@fs.fed.us). Individuals
will collect information from Monica Lear, who use telecommunication devices for
individuals and groups who are Associate Deputy Chief, Research & the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
preparing for, responding to, and/or Development. Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
recovering from natural disasters and [FR Doc. 2018–05004 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am] twenty-four hours a day, every day of
disturbances. Results from the proposed BILLING CODE 3411–15–P the year, including holidays.
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| Dates | Comments must be received in writing on or before May 14, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. | |
| Contact | Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for Social Science Research at the Forest Service ([email protected]). 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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