83_FR_48982 83 FR 48794 - Information Collection: Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean

83 FR 48794 - Information Collection: Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 188 (September 27, 2018)

Page Range48794-48795
FR Document2018-20986

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the renewal of the currently approved information collection, Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48794-48795]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20986]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection: Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of 
Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on the renewal of the currently approved information 
collection, Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, 
Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean.

DATES: Comments concerning this notice must be received in writing on 
or before November 26, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments 
received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this information collection should be 
addressed to Kathleen McGinley, Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, 
International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF), 1201 Calle Ceiba, 
Rio Piedras, PR 00926. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 
787-766-6302, or by email to [email protected]. Please put ``Comments 
re: Post-Hurricane Research'' in the subject line.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this 
reason, please do not include in your comments information of a 
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or 
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the 
internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request 
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the 
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made 
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine 
notice.
    The public may inspect the draft supporting statement and/or 
comments received at IITF, 1201 Calle Ceiba, R[iacute]o Piedras, PR 
00926 during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 
ahead to 787-764-7790 to facilitate entry to the building. The public 
may request an electronic copy of the draft supporting statement and/or 
any comments received be sent via return email. Requests should be 
emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be made to Kathleen McGinley, Social Scientist, USDA Forest 
Service, by electronic mail to [email protected] or phone 919-600-
3108. 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: Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, 
Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean.
    OMB Number: 0596-0246.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2018.
    Type of Request: Renewal.
    Abstract: In September 2017, two major hurricanes passed through 
the Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage to communities, 
infrastructure, farms, and forests across Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and many neighboring islands, significantly compromising local 
livelihoods, food security, and economic stability throughout the 
region. To date, there is limited information on the impacts of 
Hurricanes Irma and Maria, particularly in terms of agricultural and 
forestry systems and the people who depend on them, and likewise, 
limited information about the effectiveness of related conservation 
practices or mitigation and adaptation strategies. Such information is 
critical to the design and implementation of ongoing recovery work and 
to longer-term resilience efforts in the U.S. Caribbean and in other 
regions affected by hurricanes or other major disturbances.
    Building on the initial data collection under the emergency 
approval, USDA Forest Service seeks this renewal to continue to collect 
information about the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on 
agriculture, forestry, and rural communities in the U.S. Caribbean and 
the internal and external factors that affected their vulnerabilities 
or resilience. This renewal also will permit the investigation of 
vulnerabilities, resilience, and effects associated with future 
hurricanes or major storms that may occur within the three year time 
period for this requested approval. This information is essential to 
the Department of Agriculture mandate to support agriculture and 
natural resources that are productive, sustainable, and provide 
benefits for the American public under the Rural Development Policy Act 
of 1980, and to the Forest Service mandate to provide expert advice and 
conduct research on the management of forests outside the National 
Forest System through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. 
Additionally, the importance of gathering, analyzing, and sharing this 
type of information is reflected in the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, and the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
    Information will be collected through focus groups and interviews 
with participants selected purposively in line with the collection 
objectives. This collection will generate scientifically-based, up-to-
date information that can be used to inform ongoing and any future 
recovery efforts and related risk reduction and mitigation and 
adaptation strategies by USDA, Forest Service, other Federal agencies, 
local government, civil society, and the private sector.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Private Sector 
Businesses, Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organizations, State or 
Local Government.
    Estimate of Annual Burden per Response: 45 minutes for interviews, 
90 minutes for focus groups.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 550.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 response/
respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 266 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

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respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. USDA Forest Service will consider the comments received and 
amend the information collection as appropriate.
    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 17, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-20986 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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48794 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 188 / Thursday, September 27, 2018 / Notices Dated: September 19, 2018. The public may inspect the draft resilience, and effects associated with Chris Hartley, supporting statement and/or comments future hurricanes or major storms that Interim Administrator, Economic Research received at IITF, 1201 Calle Ceiba, Rı́o may occur within the three year time Service. Piedras, PR 00926 during normal period for this requested approval. This [FR Doc. 2018–21051 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am] business hours. Visitors are encouraged information is essential to the BILLING CODE 3410–18–P to call ahead to 787–764–7790 to Department of Agriculture mandate to facilitate entry to the building. The support agriculture and natural public may request an electronic copy of resources that are productive, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the draft supporting statement and/or sustainable, and provide benefits for the any comments received be sent via American public under the Rural Forest Service return email. Requests should be Development Policy Act of 1980, and to emailed to kmcginley@fs.fed.us. the Forest Service mandate to provide Information Collection: Post-Hurricane expert advice and conduct research on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Research and Assessment of the management of forests outside the Requests for additional information Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural National Forest System through the should be made to Kathleen McGinley, Communities in the U.S. Caribbean Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. by electronic mail to kmcginley@ 1978. Additionally, the importance of fs.fed.us or phone 919–600–3108. gathering, analyzing, and sharing this ACTION: Notice; request for comments. type of information is reflected in the Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the National Agricultural Research, SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, 1977, as amended, and the Forest and Forest Service is seeking comments every day of the year, including Rangeland Renewable Resources from all interested individuals and holidays. Research Act of 1978. organizations on the renewal of the Information will be collected through currently approved information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: focus groups and interviews with collection, Post-Hurricane Research and Title: Post-Hurricane Research and participants selected purposively in line Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, with the collection objectives. This Rural Communities in the U.S. and Rural Communities in the U.S. collection will generate scientifically- Caribbean. Caribbean. based, up-to-date information that can OMB Number: 0596–0246. be used to inform ongoing and any DATES: Comments concerning this Expiration Date of Approval: future recovery efforts and related risk notice must be received in writing on or 12/31/2018. reduction and mitigation and adaptation before November 26, 2018 to be assured Type of Request: Renewal. of consideration. Comments received strategies by USDA, Forest Service, Abstract: In September 2017, two after that date will be considered to the other Federal agencies, local major hurricanes passed through the extent practicable. government, civil society, and the Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this private sector. to communities, infrastructure, farms, information collection should be Affected Public: Individuals and and forests across Puerto Rico, U.S. addressed to Kathleen McGinley, Social Households, Private Sector Businesses, Virgin Islands, and many neighboring Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Non-Profit and Non-Governmental islands, significantly compromising International Institute of Tropical Organizations, State or Local local livelihoods, food security, and Forestry (IITF), 1201 Calle Ceiba, Rio Government. economic stability throughout the Estimate of Annual Burden per Piedras, PR 00926. Comments also may region. To date, there is limited Response: 45 minutes for interviews, 90 be submitted via facsimile to 787–766– information on the impacts of minutes for focus groups. 6302, or by email to kmcginley@ Hurricanes Irma and Maria, particularly Estimated Annual Number of fs.fed.us. Please put ‘‘Comments re: in terms of agricultural and forestry Respondents: 550. Post-Hurricane Research’’ in the subject systems and the people who depend on Estimated Annual Number of line. them, and likewise, limited information Responses per Respondent: 1 response/ Comments submitted in response to about the effectiveness of related respondent. this notice may be made available to the conservation practices or mitigation and Estimated Total Annual Burden public through relevant websites and adaptation strategies. Such information Hours on Respondents: 266 hours. upon request. For this reason, please do is critical to the design and not include in your comments implementation of ongoing recovery Comment Is Invited information of a confidential nature, work and to longer-term resilience Comment is invited on: (1) Whether such as sensitive personal information efforts in the U.S. Caribbean and in this collection of information is or proprietary information. If you send other regions affected by hurricanes or necessary for the stated purposes and an email comment, your email address other major disturbances. the proper performance of the functions will be automatically captured and Building on the initial data collection of the Agency, including whether the included as part of the comment that is under the emergency approval, USDA information will have practical or placed in the public docket and made Forest Service seeks this renewal to scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the available on the internet. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 188 / Thursday, September 27, 2018 / Notices 48795 respondents, including the use of Annex 3–B of the Agreement also lists information used by CITA in making automated, electronic, mechanical, or specific fabrics, yarns, and fibers that commercial availability determinations. other technological collection the two countries agreed are not CITA must collect certain information techniques or other forms of information available in commercial quantities in a about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical technology. USDA Forest Service will timely manner from producers in specifications and the production consider the comments received and Colombia or the United States. The capabilities of Colombian and U.S. amend the information collection as fabrics listed are commercially textile producers to determine whether appropriate. unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers, certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are All comments received in response to which are also entitled to duty-free available in commercial quantities in a this notice, including names and treatment despite not being produced in timely manner in the United States or addresses when provided, will be a Colombia or the United States. Colombia, subject to Section 203(o) of matter of public record. Comments will The list of commercially unavailable the Act. be summarized and included in the fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be Affected Public: Business or other for- submission request toward Office of changed pursuant to the commercial profit. Management and Budget approval. availability provision in Chapter 3, Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5–7 of the Frequency: Varies. Dated: September 17, 2018. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Agreement. Under this provision, Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, interested entities from Colombia or the This information collection request Deputy Chief, Research & Development. United States have the right to request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow [FR Doc. 2018–20986 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am] that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be the instructions to view Department of BILLING CODE 3411–15–P added to, or removed from, the list of Commerce collections currently under commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, review by OMB. and fibers in Annex 3–B of the Written comments and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Agreement. recommendations for the proposed Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of information collection should be sent Submission for OMB Review; the Agreement requires that the within 30 days of publication of this Comment Request President ‘‘promptly’’ publish notice to OIRA_Submission@ procedures for parties to exercise the omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. The Department of Commerce will right to make these requests. Section submit to the Office of Management and 203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the Sheleen Dumas, Budget (OMB) for clearance the President to establish procedures to Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the following proposal for collection of modify the list of fabrics, yarns, or fibers Chief Information Officer. information under the provisions of the not available in commercial quantities [FR Doc. 2018–21079 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am] Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. in a timely manner in either the United BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Chapter 35). States or Colombia as set out in Annex Agency: International Trade 3–B of the Agreement. The President Administration. delegated the responsibility for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Title: Interim Procedures for publishing the procedures and Considering Requests under the administering commercial availability International Trade Administration Commercial Availability Provision of requests to the Committee for the the United States-Colombia Trade Implementation of Textile Agreements [A–484–803] Promotion Agreement. (‘‘CITA’’), which issues procedures and Form Number(s): N/A. acts on requests through the U.S. Large Diameter Welded Pipe From OMB Control Number: 0625–0272. Department of Commerce, Office of Greece: Amended Preliminary Type of Request: Regular submission. Textiles and Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See Determination of Sales at Less Than Burden Hours: 89. Proclamation No. 8818, 77 FR 29519, Fair Value Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for May 18, 2012). Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for The intent of the Commercial AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Rebuttals). Availability Procedures is to foster the International Trade Administration, Average Hours per Response: 8 hours use of U.S. and regional products by Department of Commerce. per Request; 2 hours per Response; and implementing procedures that allow SUMMARY: On August 27, 2018, the 1 hour per Rebuttal. products to be placed on or removed Department of Commerce (Commerce) Needs and Uses: Title II, Section from a product list, on a timely basis, published its preliminary determination 203(o) of the United States-Colombia and in a manner that is consistent with in the less-than-fair-value investigation Trade Promotion Agreement normal business practice. The of large diameter welded pipe (welded Implementation Act (the ‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. procedures are intended to facilitate the pipe) from Greece in the Federal 112–42] implements the commercial transmission of requests; allow the Register. Commerce is amending this availability provision provided for in market to indicate the availability of the preliminary determination to correct a Article 3.3 of the United States- supply of products that are the subject significant ministerial error. Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement of requests; make available promptly, to DATES: Applicable September 27, 2018. (the ‘‘Agreement’’). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesComments concerning this notice must be received in writing on or before November 26, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
ContactRequests for additional information should be made to Kathleen McGinley, Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, by electronic mail to [email protected] or phone 919-600- 3108. 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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