Notice2021-21358
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Through Surveys and Interviews To Evaluate and Improve the Cooperative Research Units Program Mission, Functions, and Goals
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Published
October 1, 2021
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 188 (Friday, October 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54468-54469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21358]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX21BD239AV0100; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection
Through Surveys and Interviews To Evaluate and Improve the Cooperative
Research Units Program Mission, Functions, and Goals
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8c98c682858d84b4888487878e889f82848598ab9e988c98c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0c7d38dc9cec6cfffc3cfccccc5c3d4c9cfced3e0d5d3c7d38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Cynthia S. Loftin by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a6973646e735566656c7e63644a7f796d79246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91f2e8fff5e8cefdfef7e5f8ffd1e4e2f6e2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (207) 581-2843. Individuals
who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service
at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper
functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
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 ICR. 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.
Abstract: The USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
Program originated in 1935 to fill a need for qualified wildlife and
fisheries professionals and provide evidence based graduate research to
inform resource management. Currently the program has 40 individual
Units in 38 states and formalizes relationships among a state natural
resources management agency, a host university, the USGS, the USFWS,
and the Wildlife Management Institute. The program's graduate education
and research mission has remained largely unchanged through its tenure,
yet the issues challenging fish and wildlife conservation have
transformed. This raises questions about the program's support and
sustainability into the future and how best to address cooperator
needs.
Through focused surveys and interviews, this information collection
will ask participants to evaluate their communication and relationships
with individuals in the program. The data will be used to examine the
structure, communication, and socio-technical connectivity using
network analysis and agent based modeling. This information collection
aims to improve our understanding of the Cooperative Research Units
Program and how it meets its partners' needs.
Title of Collection: Information collection through surveys and
interviews to improve the Cooperative Research Units Program mission,
functions, and goals.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Universities, state and tribal
governments, and businesses which are direct (both formal and informal)
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Cooperators of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
Program.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,500.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Cynthia Loftin,
Unit Leader, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
[FR Doc. 2021-21358 Filed 9-30-21; 8:45 am]
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