83 FR 10827 - Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Resource Planning and Collaborative Conservation
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 | 10827-10828 | |
| FR Document | 2018-05003 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 10827-10828] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05003] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural Resource Planning and Collaborative Conservation 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 Resource Planning and Collaborative Conservation. 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 PRAcomments@fs.fed.us, with ``PRA comment on planning and collaborative conservation'' 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 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 (kkim@fs.fed.us) 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 (kkim@fs.fed.us). 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. [[Page 10828]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for Social Science Research on Natural Resource Planning and Collaborative Conservation. OMB Number: 0596--NEW. Expiration Date of Approval: NEW. Type of Request: NEW. Abstract: The USDA Forest Service's mission is ``Caring for the Land and Serving People.'' This includes directly managing National Forest and Grassland units and providing science-based guidelines for the management of forests, grasslands, and other natural resources in cities and towns as well as those under management by land trusts, neighborhood groups, states, and other entities. In order to fulfill this mission, the Agency needs an accurate understanding of the range of views and preferences held by stakeholders regarding the management and conservation of forests and other natural resources. Collaborative conservation is the process of creating and executing land and resource management decisions informed by local knowledge, community participation, and science. Collaborative conservation aims to improve the health, resilience, and sustainability of natural resources and human communities and to maximize the benefits that forests, grasslands, and other natural resources provide to society. This includes environmental benefits such as clean air and water and carbon storage; economic benefits such as energy savings and timber and other forest products; and social benefits such as improved physical health, aesthetic beauty, and stress reduction. A collaborative conservation approach to land management amendments and planning revisions for forests, grasslands, and other natural resources may also help ensure environmental justice for groups and individuals whose views and concerns have not historically been taken into account in land management planning. Managing forests, grasslands, and natural areas in a collaborative and sustainable way requires detailed, scientifically-based information about people's views on both conservation in general and about specific forests or other natural places that are important in their lives. A collaborative conservation approach to land management amendments and planning takes in-depth understanding of how groups and individuals work effectively together, how information and knowledge are shared, and how to incorporate multiple viewpoints in resource planning while effectively managing conflict. Taking all of this into account, the Forest Service and other public and private land managers need to collect information from a wide range of stakeholders in order to make informed decisions about natural resource conservation, restoration and management, land management amendments and planning revisions. To ensure that the Forest Service can meet its statutory and regulatory responsibilities and is able to inform management of forests and other natural areas, the Forest Service is seeking OMB approval to collect information from people who use, live near, manage, make policies for, or otherwise have a stake in the management of forests and other natural resources. Estimate of Annual Burden on Respondents: 32,183 hours/year. Type of Respondents: Participants/respondents will be individuals, not specific entities. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 251,050 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. 2018-05003 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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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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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Taking all of this into account, the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Generic Clearance for Social Forest Service and other public and
Science Research on Natural Resource private land managers need to collect Forest Service
Planning and Collaborative information from a wide range of
Conservation. stakeholders in order to make informed Information Collection: Generic
OMB Number: 0596—NEW. decisions about natural resource Clearance for Social Science and
Expiration Date of Approval: NEW. conservation, restoration and Economics Data Collections on Goods,
Type of Request: NEW. management, land management Services, and Jobs Provided by
Abstract: The USDA Forest Service’s amendments and planning revisions. To Forests and Natural Areas
mission is ‘‘Caring for the Land and ensure that the Forest Service can meet
Serving People.’’ This includes directly AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
its statutory and regulatory ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
managing National Forest and Grassland
responsibilities and is able to inform
units and providing science-based SUMMARY: In accordance with the
management of forests and other natural
guidelines for the management of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
areas, the Forest Service is seeking OMB
forests, grasslands, and other natural Forest Service is seeking comments
approval to collect information from
resources in cities and towns as well as from all interested individuals and
people who use, live near, manage,
those under management by land trusts, organizations on a new generic
make policies for, or otherwise have a
neighborhood groups, states, and other information collection request, Social
stake in the management of forests and
entities. In order to fulfill this mission, Science and Economics Data Collections
other natural resources.
the Agency needs an accurate on Goods, Services, and Jobs Provided
Estimate of Annual Burden on
understanding of the range of views and by Forests and Natural Areas.
Respondents: 32,183 hours/year.
preferences held by stakeholders
Type of Respondents: Participants/ DATES: Comments must be received in
regarding the management and
respondents will be individuals, not writing on or before May 14, 2018 to be
conservation of forests and other natural
specific entities. assured of consideration. Comments
resources. Estimated Annual Number of
Collaborative conservation is the received after that date will be
Respondents: 251,050 year. considered to the extent practicable.
process of creating and executing land
Estimated Annual Number of ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
and resource management decisions
Responses per Respondent: 1 response/ Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for
informed by local knowledge,
respondent is anticipated. Social Science Research, 1400
community participation, and science.
Collaborative conservation aims to Comment Is Invited Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 1114,
improve the health, resilience, and Washington, DC 20250–1114, or by
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether electronic mail to PRAcomments@
sustainability of natural resources and this collection of information is
human communities and to maximize fs.fed.us, with ‘‘PRA comment on
necessary for the stated purposes and Goods, Services, and Jobs’’ in the
the benefits that forests, grasslands, and the proper performance of the functions
other natural resources provide to subject line. If comments are sent by
of the Agency, including whether the electronic mail, the public is requested
society. This includes environmental information will have practical or
benefits such as clean air and water and not to send duplicate written comments
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the via regular mail. Please confine written
carbon storage; economic benefits such Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
as energy savings and timber and other comments to issues pertinent to the
collection of information, including the information collection request, explain
forest products; and social benefits such validity of the methodology and
as improved physical health, aesthetic the reasons for any recommended
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance changes, and, where possible, reference
beauty, and stress reduction. A the quality, utility, and clarity of the
collaborative conservation approach to the specific section or paragraph being
information to be collected; and (4) addressed.
land management amendments and ways to minimize the burden of the
planning revisions for forests, All timely submitted comments,
collection of information on including names and addresses when
grasslands, and other natural resources respondents, including the use of
may also help ensure environmental provided, are placed in the record and
automated, electronic, mechanical, or are available for public inspection and
justice for groups and individuals other technological collection
whose views and concerns have not copying. The public may inspect
techniques or other forms of information comments received on this information
historically been taken into account in technology. The Forest Service will
land management planning. collection at the USDA Forest Service
consider the comments received and Headquarters, 201 14th St. SW,
Managing forests, grasslands, and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
natural areas in a collaborative and Washington, DC 20250 between the
ICR package will then be submitted to hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on
sustainable way requires detailed, OMB for review and approval.
scientifically-based information about business days. Those wishing to inspect
All comments received in response to comments should contact Kenli Kim
people’s views on both conservation in this notice, including names and
general and about specific forests or (kkim@fs.fed.us) to facilitate an
addresses when provided, will be a appointment and entrance to the
other natural places that are important matter of public record. Comments will
in their lives. A collaborative building.
be summarized and included in the
conservation approach to land submission request for final Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
management amendments and planning Management and Budget approval. Kenli Kim, National Program Leader for
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
takes in-depth understanding of how Social Science Research at the Forest
groups and individuals work effectively Dated: February 15, 2018 Service (kkim@fs.fed.us). Individuals
together, how information and Monica Lear, who use telecommunication devices for
knowledge are shared, and how to Associate Deputy Chief, Research & the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
incorporate multiple viewpoints in Development. Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
resource planning while effectively [FR Doc. 2018–05003 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am] twenty-four hours a day, every day of
managing conflict. 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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