Proposed Information Collection; The State of Ecosystem Services Implementation Survey, 55598-55599 [2010-22669]
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and submit the proposed information
collection to OMB for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (3) enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Consolidated Public
Housing Certificate of Completion.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0021.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required
to certify to HUD that contract
requirements and standards have been
satisfied in a specific project
development and that HUD may
authorize payment of funds due the
contractor/developer.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
None.
Members of affected public: State,
Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: 58 respondents
reporting, one hour average per
response, 58 hours for a total reporting
burden.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: September 3, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Programs, and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[USGS–8327–CMG61]
Proposed Information Collection; The
State of Ecosystem Services
Implementation Survey
United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 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 IC.
Please note that we may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments to this IC, we
must receive them on or before
November 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this IC to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150–C
Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526
(mail); pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, please contact USGS, Rudy
Schuster by mail at 2150–C Centre
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 or
schusterr@usgs.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
Ecosystem goods and services are
defined by ecologists as the biophysical
processes that give rise to social
benefits. For example, in ecology,
processes such as nutrient cycling,
atmospheric regulation, pollination, and
seed dispersal are considered ecosystem
services. Indirect benefits are also
considered; for example, recreation,
avoided flood damage, and aesthetic
benefits are also ecosystem services. In
short, the benefits associated with an
ecosystem service are the value that
humans derive from that service. The
objectives of this survey are to illustrate
the various approaches that are being
used to formulate ecosystem services
projects and the state-of-the-art
processes through which projects are
implemented. The survey will gather
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information concerning: methods used
in ecosystem services projects,
motivations for conducting projects,
degree of project implementation,
management actions resulting from
project results (for completed projects),
and characteristics of projects that have
successfully implemented ecosystem
services concepts.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW.
Title: The State of Ecosystem Services
Implementation.
Type of Request: This is a new
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals who are
(currently or recently have been)
engaged in conducting ecosystem
services research projects; potential
respondents will include: federal
employees, non-governmental
organization employees, and academic
researchers. The population will
include people from the United States
as well as other nations.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 350.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
350.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 117 hours.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment including your personal
identifying information, may be made
publically available at anytime. While
you can ask OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that will be done.
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Dated: August 31, 2010.
Anne Kinsinger,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological
Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–R–2010–N158; 20131–1265–2CCP
S3]
Little River National Wildlife Refuge,
McCurtain County, OK; Revised
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a revised comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and
environmental assessment (EA) for
Little River National Wildlife Refuge,
located in McCurtain County,
Oklahoma. We provide this notice in
compliance with our CCP policy to
advise other Federal and State agencies,
Tribes, and the public of our intentions,
and to obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
consider in the planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by March
14, 2011. We will announce
opportunities for public input in local
news media throughout the CCP
process.
SUMMARY:
Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods.
E-mail: rob_campellone@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘Little River National Wildlife
Refuge CCP NOI’’ in the subject line of
the message.
Fax: Attn: Rob Campellone, Chief,
Division of Planning, 505–248–6803.
U.S. Mail: Rob Campellone, Chief,
Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306.
In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off
comments during regular business hours
at the Refuge Headquarters located at
635 South Park Drive, Broken Bow, OK
74728.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Campellone, Chief, Division of
Planning, Telephone: 505–248–6631;
Fax: 505–248–6803; e-mail:
rob_campellone@fws.gov.
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Introduction
With this notice, we initiate our
process for developing a revised CCP for
Little River NWR (Refuge), located in
McCurtain County, OK. This notice
complies with our CCP policy to (1)
Advise other Federal and State agencies,
Tribes, and the public of our intention
to conduct detailed planning on this
Refuge, and (2) obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
consider in the environmental
document and during development of
the CCP.
Background
The CCP Process
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd-668ee) (Administration Act), as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, requires us to develop a CCP for
each national wildlife refuge. The
purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide Refuge Managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and
update the CCP at least every 15 years
in accordance with the Administration
Act, as amended.
Each unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System was established for
specific purposes. We use these
purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the National Wildlife
Refuge System mission, and to
determine how the public can use each
refuge. The planning process is a way
for us and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the National Wildlife
Refuge System.
Our CCP process provides
participation opportunities for Tribal,
State, and local governments; agencies;
organizations; and the public. At this
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time we encourage input in the form of
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of Little
River NWR.
We will conduct the environmental
review of this project and develop an
EA in accordance with the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other
appropriate Federal laws and
regulations; and our policies and
procedures for compliance with those
laws and regulations.
Little River National Wildlife Refuge
Little River National Wildlife Refuge
is located in McCurtain County,
Oklahoma, and encompasses 13,660
acres of bottomland hardwood forests.
The Refuge is approximately 96 percent
forested with small areas of open water,
shrub swamps, beaver ponds, and roads.
The plant communities are complex and
reflect small elevation changes, complex
soils and hydrologic regimes, and other
ecosystem processes that have created
and maintained a highly diverse plant
community across the Refuge. The
forested matrix contains mostly natural
second- and third-growth bottomland
hardwood forests, with inclusions of
loblolly pine components on high
terraces and stringers of riparian forests
along the rivers, cypress swamps and
cypress-lined oxbow lakes, and
buttonbush shrub swamps. The canopy
trees are roughly 50–70 years old with
scattered patches of much older trees
where topography and drainage patterns
precluded timber harvest prior to the
Refuge’s establishment.
Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns,
and Opportunities
We have identified preliminary
issues, concerns, and opportunities that
we may address in the CCP. We have
briefly summarized these issues below.
During public scoping, we may identify
additional issues.
Habitat Issues—Habitat alteration,
fragmentation, and loss of the
bottomland hardwood forest and
freshwater ecosystems.
The bottomland hardwood forest
ecosystem habitat located in the Upper
West Gulf Coastal Plain has been
influenced through human disturbances
(development and/or exploitation) and
faces rapid alterations and disturbances
as a consequence of climate change.
These impacts are expected to stress and
alter the bottomland hardwood forest
ecosystem utilized by trust wildlife
resources. Long-term unmitigated
impacts are expected to create
population and habitat shifts, increase
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[USGS-8327-CMG61]
Proposed Information Collection; The State of Ecosystem Services
Implementation Survey
AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 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 IC. Please note that we may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments to this IC,
we must receive them on or before November 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this IC to Phadrea
Ponds, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological
Survey, 2150-C Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 (mail);
pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, please contact USGS, Rudy Schuster by mail at 2150-C
Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 or schusterr@usgs.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Ecosystem goods and services are defined by ecologists as the
biophysical processes that give rise to social benefits. For example,
in ecology, processes such as nutrient cycling, atmospheric regulation,
pollination, and seed dispersal are considered ecosystem services.
Indirect benefits are also considered; for example, recreation, avoided
flood damage, and aesthetic benefits are also ecosystem services. In
short, the benefits associated with an ecosystem service are the value
that humans derive from that service. The objectives of this survey are
to illustrate the various approaches that are being used to formulate
ecosystem services projects and the state-of-the-art processes through
which projects are implemented. The survey will gather information
concerning: methods used in ecosystem services projects, motivations
for conducting projects, degree of project implementation, management
actions resulting from project results (for completed projects), and
characteristics of projects that have successfully implemented
ecosystem services concepts.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028--NEW.
Title: The State of Ecosystem Services Implementation.
Type of Request: This is a new collection.
Affected Public: Individuals who are (currently or recently have
been) engaged in conducting ecosystem services research projects;
potential respondents will include: federal employees, non-governmental
organization employees, and academic researchers. The population will
include people from the United States as well as other nations.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 350.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 117 hours.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment including your personal
identifying information, may be made publically available at anytime.
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that
will be done.
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Dated: August 31, 2010.
Anne Kinsinger,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2010-22669 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]
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