Notice2022-18894
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Information Collection Through Surveys and Interviews To Evaluate and Improve the Cooperative Research Units Program Mission, Functions, and Goals
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Published
September 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53773-53774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18894]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX21BD239AV0100; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Information
Collection Through Surveys and Interviews To Evaluate and Improve the
Cooperative Research Units Program Mission, Functions, and Goals
AGENCY: 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 (PRA),
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Written
comments and recommendations can also be sent 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#a3c4d08ecacdc5ccfcc0cccfcfc6c0d7cacccdd0e3d6d0c4d08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="197e6a3470777f76467a7675757c7a6d7076776a596c6a7e6a377e766f">[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 Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Cynthia S.
Loftin by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea8993848e93b586858c9e8384aa9f998d99c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f5c46515b46605350594b56517f4a4c584c11585049">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (207) 881-
3500. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard
of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States. You may also view the ICR a <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
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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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
October 1, 2021 (86 FR 54468). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us
in your comment to withhold your PII 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 41 individual
Units in 39 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 impact and effectiveness of
the Cooperative Research Units Program and how well 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)
Cooperators of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
Program.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 840.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 840.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 420 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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Cynthia Loftin,
Eastern Region Supervisor, Cooperative Research Units, U.S. Geological
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-18894 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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