Information Collection; Environmental Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA, 76810 [2013-30152]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Environmental
Justice and the Urban Forest in
Atlanta, GA
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new information
collection, Environmental Justice and
the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 18, 2014
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: cjohnson09@fs.fed.us.
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–
4270 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, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Justice and the
Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA
OMB Number: 0596–NEW
Type of Request: New
Abstract: This information collection
records data on the attitude and
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engagement of Atlanta city residents as
it relates to the Atlanta urban forest. The
information collected serves several
purposes beginning with the provision
of data. This data will be used to
support the participation of U.S. Forest
Service Region 8 in the interagency,
Green Infrastructure Community of
Practice initiative (GI COP). GI COP is
a public agency collaboration, partnered
with others, that advocate to increase
the amount of green space in cities
across the country. The collected data
will be used to help achieve the Region
8, Regional Urban Forester, goals as
related to the GI COP effort. Another
purpose of this information collection is
to support the U.S. Forest Service
Strategic Goal # 6, through the GI COP,
which directs the agency to engage
urban America with Forest Service
Programs. Action items are
implemented, related to Strategic Goal
#6, and used ‘‘to develop partnerships
with nontraditional partners to engage
urban and underserved audiences’’. The
final purpose of this information
collection is to incorporate the President
Obama America’s Great Outdoors
Initiative (AGO), Recommendation 6.4,
which stresses the need to connect
urban residents with community green
spaces http://
americasgreatoutdoors.gov/files/2011/
02/AGO-Report-With-All-Appendices-31-11.pdf.
The AGO recommendation requires
the federal government to find
innovative ways to engage urban
residents, with both public and private
green space, in cities through the
elimination of barriers to engagement. A
better understanding of the constraints
to citizen engagement is one of the
methods being used to comply with the
AGO.
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. Most
existing studies of environmental justice
focus solely on environmental threats. A
better account of environmental justice
would include an assessment of the
cumulative impact of both
environmental burdens and
environmental services. In cities, this
would include the counts for both the
number of hazardous facilities and the
number of city parks and green spaces,
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for instance. Another component of
environmental justice is human interest
and advocacy for environmental quality.
This information collection gathers data
on people’s interest in, and their
understanding of, city trees in Atlanta.
This dimension of environmental justice
will be combined with data on
environmental threats, and data on the
physical remediation of pollutants via
urban vegetation to produce a more
complete assessment of environmental
justice in Atlanta neighborhoods.
Type of Respondents: Individuals and
Households
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,236
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.5
Estimate of Burden per response: 1 to
15 minutes
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 199 hours
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: December 11, 2013.
Daina D. Apple,
Senior Staff to the Deputy Chief, U. S. Forest
Service Research and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Environmental Justice and the Urban
Forest in Atlanta, GA
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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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 new information collection, Environmental Justice
and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 18,
2014 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: cjohnson09@fs.fed.us.
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 706-559-4270 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, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Justice and the Urban Forest in Atlanta, GA
OMB Number: 0596-NEW
Type of Request: New
Abstract: This information collection records data on the attitude
and engagement of Atlanta city residents as it relates to the Atlanta
urban forest. The information collected serves several purposes
beginning with the provision of data. This data will be used to support
the participation of U.S. Forest Service Region 8 in the interagency,
Green Infrastructure Community of Practice initiative (GI COP). GI COP
is a public agency collaboration, partnered with others, that advocate
to increase the amount of green space in cities across the country. The
collected data will be used to help achieve the Region 8, Regional
Urban Forester, goals as related to the GI COP effort. Another purpose
of this information collection is to support the U.S. Forest Service
Strategic Goal 6, through the GI COP, which directs the
agency to engage urban America with Forest Service Programs. Action
items are implemented, related to Strategic Goal 6, and used
``to develop partnerships with nontraditional partners to engage urban
and underserved audiences''. The final purpose of this information
collection is to incorporate the President Obama America's Great
Outdoors Initiative (AGO), Recommendation 6.4, which stresses the need
to connect urban residents with community green spaces http://americasgreatoutdoors.gov/files/2011/02/AGO-Report-With-All-Appendices-3-1-11.pdf.
The AGO recommendation requires the federal government to find
innovative ways to engage urban residents, with both public and private
green space, in cities through the elimination of barriers to
engagement. A better understanding of the constraints to citizen
engagement is one of the methods being used to comply with the AGO.
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. Most
existing studies of environmental justice focus solely on environmental
threats. A better account of environmental justice would include an
assessment of the cumulative impact of both environmental burdens and
environmental services. In cities, this would include the counts for
both the number of hazardous facilities and the number of city parks
and green spaces, for instance. Another component of environmental
justice is human interest and advocacy for environmental quality. This
information collection gathers data on people's interest in, and their
understanding of, city trees in Atlanta. This dimension of
environmental justice will be combined with data on environmental
threats, and data on the physical remediation of pollutants via urban
vegetation to produce a more complete assessment of environmental
justice in Atlanta neighborhoods.
Type of Respondents: Individuals and Households
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,236
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.5
Estimate of Burden per response: 1 to 15 minutes
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 199 hours
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: December 11, 2013.
Daina D. Apple,
Senior Staff to the Deputy Chief, U. S. Forest Service Research and
Development.
[FR Doc. 2013-30152 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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