Proposed Information Collection; Revealing Opportunities for Local-Level Stakeholder Engagement and Social Science Inquiry in Landscape Conservation Design, 31654-31655 [2016-11762]
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Proposed Information Collection;
Revealing Opportunities for LocalLevel Stakeholder Engagement and
Social Science Inquiry in Landscape
Conservation Design
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
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Interior.
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) 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. 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 on this IC, we
must receive them by July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–
Landscape Conservation Design (LCD)’’
in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
We have entered into a cooperative
agreement with Cornell University to
study the role of local stakeholder
engagement and social data integration
in Landscape Conservation Design
(LCD) planning and implementation
processes. Promoting ecosystem-level
conservation based on LCD will rely on
engaging local stakeholders—meaning
local community members and locally
based interest groups potentially
impacted by conservation actions—in
conservation design, planning, and
implementation processes. To date, no
systematic assessment of local
stakeholders’ role in LCD has been
conducted. Lacking such assessment,
questions remain as to what, when, and
where social data (related to
stakeholders’ values, interests, and
knowledge) and public engagement (the
direct participation of stakeholders in
information sharing and
decisionmaking) are most valuable in
LCD processes. Information gathered in
this study will provide essential, nonduplicative data and insights for
ongoing and future LCD efforts. In
addition to literature review and
participant observation, this study will
employ a multiple case study approach
focused on three LCD efforts. We will
conduct semi-structured interviews of
90 non-Federal LCD partners and local
stakeholders to ascertain how LCD
efforts have attempted to integrate social
information, how these efforts have
worked, and how they might be
improved under varying socialecological conditions. Based on case
study findings, Cornell researchers will
then develop and implement a survey
instrument, which will be sent to 1,000
local stakeholders within one LCD case
study area. The survey will solicit
information concerning (1) local
stakeholders’ relationships with
landscapes identified for conservation,
(2) stakeholders’ interest in engagement
during various stages of LCD, (3)
stakeholder values and interests that
might be represented in conservation
design processes and products, and (4)
local social considerations that might
help facilitate the translation of LCD to
publicly supported conservation plans
and actions.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–XXXX.
Title: Revealing Opportunities for
Local-Level Stakeholder Engagement
and Social Science Inquiry in
Landscape Conservation Design.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Request for a new
OMB control number.
Description of Respondents: Federal,
State, and municipal government
representatives, and individuals.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Number of
responses
Activity
Semi-structured Interviews ..........................................................................................................
Initial Contact for Survey .............................................................................................................
Follow-Up Material Review for Survey ........................................................................................
Complete Survey .........................................................................................................................
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Completion
time per
response
(minutes)
Number of
responses
Activity
Total annual
burden hours
(minutes)
Follow-Up Interviews with Nonrespondents ................................................................................
80
5
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TOTALS ................................................................................................................................
2,520
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458
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
III. Comments
Dated: May 13, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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167–FF03R02000]
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge,
Polk County, Minnesota; Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a draft comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
(refuge, NWR) for public review and
comment. In this draft CCP/EA we
describe how we propose to manage the
refuge for the next 15 years.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
June 20, 2016. We will hold an open
house–style meeting during the
comment period to receive comments
and provide information on the draft
plan. In addition, we will use special
mailings, newspaper articles, internet
postings, and other media
announcements to inform people of
opportunities for input.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods:
• Email: r3planning@fws.gov. Include
‘‘Glacial Ridge Draft CCP/EA’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: Attention: Refuge Manager,
Glacial Ridge NWR, 218–687–2225.
• U.S. Mail: Attention: Refuge
Manager, Glacial Ridge NWR, 17788
349th St. SE., Erskine, MN 56535.
• In-Person Drop Off: You may drop
off comments during regular business
hours at the above addresses.
You will find the draft CCP/EA, as
well as information about the planning
process and a summary of the CCP, on
the planning Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
glacialridge/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregg Knutsen, 218–687–2229 x16.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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.
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Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP
process for Glacial Ridge National
Wildlife Refuge, which we began by
publishing a notice of intent in the
Federal Register (78 FR 3909) on
January 17, 2013. For more about the
initial process and the history of this
refuge, see that notice.
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Background
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act),
requires us to develop a CCP for each
national wildlife refuge. The purpose in
developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year strategy for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
(NWRS), consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service 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.
Each unit of the NWRS 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 NWRS 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 NWRS.
Additional Information
The draft CCP/EA may be found at
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
glacialridge/. That document
incorporates an EA, prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (43
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The draft CCP/EA
includes detailed information about the
planning process, refuge, issues, and
management alternatives considered
and proposed. The EA includes
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2016-N088; FXRS126109HD000-167-FF09R23000]
Proposed Information Collection; Revealing Opportunities for
Local-Level Stakeholder Engagement and Social Science Inquiry in
Landscape Conservation Design
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 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. 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 on this IC,
we must receive them by July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ``1018-Landscape Conservation Design (LCD)'' in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
We have entered into a cooperative agreement with Cornell
University to study the role of local stakeholder engagement and social
data integration in Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) planning and
implementation processes. Promoting ecosystem-level conservation based
on LCD will rely on engaging local stakeholders--meaning local
community members and locally based interest groups potentially
impacted by conservation actions--in conservation design, planning, and
implementation processes. To date, no systematic assessment of local
stakeholders' role in LCD has been conducted. Lacking such assessment,
questions remain as to what, when, and where social data (related to
stakeholders' values, interests, and knowledge) and public engagement
(the direct participation of stakeholders in information sharing and
decisionmaking) are most valuable in LCD processes. Information
gathered in this study will provide essential, non-duplicative data and
insights for ongoing and future LCD efforts. In addition to literature
review and participant observation, this study will employ a multiple
case study approach focused on three LCD efforts. We will conduct semi-
structured interviews of 90 non-Federal LCD partners and local
stakeholders to ascertain how LCD efforts have attempted to integrate
social information, how these efforts have worked, and how they might
be improved under varying social-ecological conditions. Based on case
study findings, Cornell researchers will then develop and implement a
survey instrument, which will be sent to 1,000 local stakeholders
within one LCD case study area. The survey will solicit information
concerning (1) local stakeholders' relationships with landscapes
identified for conservation, (2) stakeholders' interest in engagement
during various stages of LCD, (3) stakeholder values and interests that
might be represented in conservation design processes and products, and
(4) local social considerations that might help facilitate the
translation of LCD to publicly supported conservation plans and
actions.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-XXXX.
Title: Revealing Opportunities for Local-Level Stakeholder
Engagement and Social Science Inquiry in Landscape Conservation Design.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Request for a new OMB control number.
Description of Respondents: Federal, State, and municipal
government representatives, and individuals.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Completion
Number of time per Total annual
Activity responses response burden hours
(minutes) (minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Semi-structured Interviews...................................... 90 70 105
Initial Contact for Survey...................................... 1,000 5 83
Follow-Up Material Review for Survey............................ 750 5 63
Complete Survey................................................. 600 20 200
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Follow-Up Interviews with Nonrespondents........................ 80 5 7
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TOTALS...................................................... 2,520 .............. 458
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
III. 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: May 13, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-11762 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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