Proposed Information Collection: Use of iNaturalist by the National Park Service To Record Natural History Observations, 19092 [2015-08146]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08146]



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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NRSS-EQD-SSB-17987; PPWONRADI1, PPMRSNR1Y.AM0000]


Proposed Information Collection: Use of iNaturalist by the 
National Park Service To Record Natural History Observations

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection (IC) that will 
be used by the public to collect and record natural history 
observations at selected NPS parks and sponsored events. 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. A federal agency 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 your comments on this IC are considered, we must 
receive them on or before June 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments on this IC to Phadrea Ponds, 
Information Collection Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201 
Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov 
(email). Please reference Information Collection 1024-iNAT in the 
subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Beer, National Park Service 
Inventory and Monitoring Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 150, Fort 
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); margaret_beer@nps.gov (email); or: 970-267-
2168 (phone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The NPS is in the process of developing a partnership with the 
California Academy of Sciences to use its iNaturalist web-based and 
mobile applications to digitally record natural history observations 
during selected NPS parks and sponsored events. This information will 
be recorded by park visitor participants to help verify and 
substantiate the presence of wildlife and plant species in over 300 NPS 
units. Because the parks have no formal mechanism for visitors to 
contribute natural history observations to our current listings, we are 
requesting to use iNaturalist as a platform to submit observations that 
can be used by NPS.
II. Data
    OMB Number: None. This is a new collection.
    Title: Use of iNaturalist by the National Park Service to Record 
Natural History Observations.
    Type of Request: New.
    Affected Public: General public, individual households, and non-
federal scientists.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,500 (2,000 public and 500 
non-federal scientists).
    Annual Burden Hours: We estimate the total annual burden for this 
collection will be 2,083 hours (50 minutes per respondent).
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.

III. Request for Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email 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 publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: April 2, 2015.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-08146 Filed 4-8-15; 8:45 am]
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