Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments, 37292-37293 [2015-15948]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 37292 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 125 / Tuesday, June 30, 2015 / Notices (2) Under what circumstances do you think they should be controlled and eradicated? (3) Are there additional criteria for evaluating methods for rodent and mongoose control and eradication that we have not considered? (4) Should the criteria for evaluating methods for rodent and mongoose control and eradication be modified in any way? (5) How would you balance these criteria when evaluating the methods? (6) What recommendations or suggestions would you make regarding the methods that are proposed for evaluation? (7) Are there any other methods for rodent and mongoose control that should be included? If so, please describe them in sufficient detail so that they can be evaluated. (8) Should any of the identified alternatives be modified? (9) Are there any other alternatives that should be considered? If so, please describe them in sufficient detail so that they can be evaluated. (10) Are there issues not included in the list above that should be addressed? (11) The process of determining the significance of impacts to resources is unique to each resource, and is based upon the context and intensity of the impacts. The context refers to the setting of where the proposed action may occur, the affected areas or locations, the resource affected, and the proposed action’s short and long-term effects. The intensity refers to the severity of the impact. The evaluation of significance will rely upon information received during scoping, and may be modified as information is revealed through the analyses. Are there resources for which you can identify criteria that should be used to begin to determine the significance of the impacts to these resources? Please include your thoughts on the context and intensity of the effects. You may request to be added to the Service and DOFAW contact list for distribution of any related public documents. Information on the PDEIS is also available on the Web at https:// www.fws.gov/pacificislands/. Special mailings, newspaper articles, and other media announcements will inform interested and affected persons, agencies, and organizations of the opportunities for meaningful involvement and engagement throughout the planning process for the proposed IPM approach, including notices of public scoping meetings and notices of availability of the draft and final PEIS. This notice will be provided to Federal, State, and local agencies, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jun 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 Native Hawaiian and other potentially interested organizations, groups, and individuals for review and comment. Public Availability of Comments All comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation we use in preparing the draft PEIS, will become part of the public record and will be available for public inspection by appointment, during regular business hours, at the Service’s Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). 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. Authority The environmental review of this project will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), other applicable Federal laws and regulations, and applicable policies and procedures of the Service. This notice is being furnished in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of the NEPA regulations to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the PDEIS. Richard R. Hannan, Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. period. In doing so, the Committee will obtain input from Federal, state, tribal, local government, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, and academic institutions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, Virginia 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648– 4086. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established in May 2013, the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers. Members represent Federal, state, tribal, local governments, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, and academic institutions. Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the renewal of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of the responsibilities of the Department of the Interior under section 2 of the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262), as amended, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, Public Law 110–161. Dated: June 17, 2015. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2015–16029 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–P [FR Doc. 2015–16152 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey [GX15RB00FXBRD00] [GX15EN05ESB0500] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Charter for the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science is renewed for an additional two-year SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of a new information collection: Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 125 / Tuesday, June 30, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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. DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before August 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference ‘Information Collection 1028–NEW, Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan’ in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Miller, Social Scientist, at (970) 226–9133 or millerh@usgs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is an international agreement signed by the United States Secretary of the Interior, the Canadian Minister of the Environment, and the Mexican Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. NAWMP lays out a strategy to restore waterfowl populations in North America through habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement. The 2012 revised goals of NAWMP focused for the first time on people as well as waterfowl and their habitats. Specifically, the plan states that ‘‘The needs and desires of people [as they relate to waterfowl] must be clearly understood and explicitly addressed’’ and calls for more human dimensions research with waterfowl hunters, viewers, and the general public. The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of waterfowl, their habitat, and stakeholders. Without human dimensions information, NAWMP objectives may not reflect stakeholder and societal values, and management and policy decisions may lead to actions that could be either irrelevant or counter to stakeholder and societal expectations. To meet the goals set forth in the 2012 NAWMP revision, the NAWMP Human Dimensions Working Group has asked the USGS to conduct a mail survey to assess the general public’s awareness and perceptions of waterfowl and wetlands, as well as measure participation in recreational activities, conservation behaviors, how people VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jun 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 obtain information on nature-related issues, and demographics. Demographics collected on the survey will include voluntarily provided personally identifiable information (PII) such as gender, education, income, and race/ethnicity. Additionally, a representative sample of names and mailing addresses from the general public will be purchased from a survey sampling company which uses publically available information to construct sample lists. To protect the confidentiality and privacy of survey respondents, the voluntarily provided PII from the survey will not be associated with any respondent’s name or mailing address at any time and will only be analyzed and reported in aggregate. All files containing PII will be passwordprotected, housed on secure USGS servers, and only accessible to the research team. PII collected on the survey will be used to understand if any segments of the American public hold differing views on waterfowl and waterfowlrelated topics. For example, there may be differences in awareness and perceptions of waterfowl and wetlands or in participation in recreational activities between men and women. This will enable waterfowl managers and policymakers to better understand and be more responsive to the varied stakeholders they are serving. The data from the survey will be aggregated and statistically analyzed and the results will be published in publically available USGS reports. The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is conducting this effort as it aligns with their mission to ‘‘work with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation’s biological resources.’’ Specifically, the Ecosystems Mission Area ‘‘enters into partnerships with scientific collaborators to produce highquality scientific information and partnerships with the users of scientific information to ensure this information’s relevance and application to real problems.’’ 37293 Frequency of Collection: One time only. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,200. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,200. Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 400. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: None. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date. III. Request for Comments We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (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) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: May 24, 2015. David Hamilton, Fort Collins Science Center Director. [FR Doc. 2015–15948 Filed 6–29–15; 08:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P II. Data OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. Title: Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Type of Request: New information collection. Affected Public: General public. Respondent’s Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15948]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15RB00FXBRD00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection: Assessing Public Views 
of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan.

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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

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-NEW, Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-
Related Topics to Inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan' 
in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Miller, Social Scientist, at 
(970) 226-9133 or millerh@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is an 
international agreement signed by the United States Secretary of the 
Interior, the Canadian Minister of the Environment, and the Mexican 
Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. NAWMP lays out a 
strategy to restore waterfowl populations in North America through 
habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement. The 2012 revised 
goals of NAWMP focused for the first time on people as well as 
waterfowl and their habitats. Specifically, the plan states that ``The 
needs and desires of people [as they relate to waterfowl] must be 
clearly understood and explicitly addressed'' and calls for more human 
dimensions research with waterfowl hunters, viewers, and the general 
public. The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of waterfowl, their 
habitat, and stakeholders. Without human dimensions information, NAWMP 
objectives may not reflect stakeholder and societal values, and 
management and policy decisions may lead to actions that could be 
either irrelevant or counter to stakeholder and societal expectations.
    To meet the goals set forth in the 2012 NAWMP revision, the NAWMP 
Human Dimensions Working Group has asked the USGS to conduct a mail 
survey to assess the general public's awareness and perceptions of 
waterfowl and wetlands, as well as measure participation in 
recreational activities, conservation behaviors, how people obtain 
information on nature-related issues, and demographics. Demographics 
collected on the survey will include voluntarily provided personally 
identifiable information (PII) such as gender, education, income, and 
race/ethnicity. Additionally, a representative sample of names and 
mailing addresses from the general public will be purchased from a 
survey sampling company which uses publically available information to 
construct sample lists.
    To protect the confidentiality and privacy of survey respondents, 
the voluntarily provided PII from the survey will not be associated 
with any respondent's name or mailing address at any time and will only 
be analyzed and reported in aggregate. All files containing PII will be 
password-protected, housed on secure USGS servers, and only accessible 
to the research team.
    PII collected on the survey will be used to understand if any 
segments of the American public hold differing views on waterfowl and 
waterfowl-related topics. For example, there may be differences in 
awareness and perceptions of waterfowl and wetlands or in participation 
in recreational activities between men and women. This will enable 
waterfowl managers and policymakers to better understand and be more 
responsive to the varied stakeholders they are serving. The data from 
the survey will be aggregated and statistically analyzed and the 
results will be published in publically available USGS reports.
    The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is conducting this effort as it 
aligns with their mission to ``work with others to provide the 
scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound 
management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.'' 
Specifically, the Ecosystems Mission Area ``enters into partnerships 
with scientific collaborators to produce high-quality scientific 
information and partnerships with the users of scientific information 
to ensure this information's relevance and application to real 
problems.''

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Title: Assessing Public Views of Waterfowl-Related Topics to Inform 
the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Affected Public: General public.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time only.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (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) how to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: May 24, 2015.
David Hamilton,
Fort Collins Science Center Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-15948 Filed 6-29-15; 08:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4311-AM-P
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