Notice2023-19933
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution is proposing to renew and update six ICRs. The proposed ICRs are necessary to measure, improve, and report on National Center performance and delivery of its services.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63630-63631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19933]
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MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict
Resolution (National Center), Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Morris K.
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's John S. McCain III National
Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution is proposing to renew and
update six ICRs. The proposed ICRs are necessary to measure, improve,
and report on National Center performance and delivery of its services.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review the documents related to the ICRs
listed in this notice, please visit <a href="https://www.udall.gov/ICR">https://www.udall.gov/ICR</a>. You may
send comments, identified by OMB Control Number, by mail to Mitch
Chrismer, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 434 E.
University Blvd., Suite 300, Tucson, AZ 85705 or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f262129200f3a2b2e232361282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd94939b92bd88999c9191d39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>. Please note that comments submitted by fax and those
submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions or to request
additional information about these ICRs, contact Mitch Chrismer at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d0e051f041e00081f2d18090c0101430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4979c869d87999186b48190959898da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 520-901-8544. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation's National Center, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), provides the
general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on
proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This
helps the National Center assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It
also helps the public understand the National Center's information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format. The National Center is soliciting comments on six proposed ICR
renewals that are described below. These ICRs are consolidated under
one announcement to provide additional context for the overall scope of
the National Center's information collection activities. The proposed
ICRs are necessary to measure, improve, and report on National Center
performance and delivery of its services. They are not expected to have
a significant economic impact on respondents or to affect a substantial
number of small entities. The National Center is especially interested
in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this
collection necessary to the proper functions of the National Center;
(2) will this information have practical utility; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the National Center enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the National Center minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records. Also, comments submitted
in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval.
Title of Collection: National Center for Environmental Conflict
Resolution Assessment Evaluation--Requester Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3320-0003.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal
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government; and state, local or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4.2.
Abstract: This survey collects information on assessments conducted
by the National Center. An assessment generally includes the following
elements: assessing the causes of the conflict or challenge;
identifying the entities and individuals who would be substantively
affected by the conflict's or issue's outcome; assessing those persons'
interests to identify a preliminary set of topics that they believe
relevant; evaluating the feasibility of using a consensus-building or
other collaborative process to address these topics; educating
interested parties on collaborative processes so as to help them
consider whether they want to participate; and designing the structure
and membership of a collaborative process (if applicable) to address
the conflict or challenge. This survey is a primary means by which the
National Center evaluates its performance on this key agency activity.
Title of Collection: Mediation Services Participant Questionnaire
(Agreement Seeking).
OMB Control Number: 3320-0004.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local
or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12.
Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate mediations
conducted by the National Center. Mediation is an agreement-seeking
facilitated negotiation in which a skilled, impartial third party seeks
to enhance negotiations between parties to a conflict or their
representatives by improving communication, identifying interests, and
exploring possibilities for a mutually agreeable resolution. This
survey is a primary means by which the National Center evaluates its
performance on this integral agency activity.
Title of Collection: Training Services Participant Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3320-0006.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local
or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 600.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 55.
Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate trainings
conducted by the National Center. Trainings include any session of
three hours or more in the following categories: skill-building
workshops requested by agencies for their staff (e.g., interest-based
negotiation training for complex intergovernmental conflicts); ECCR
project-specific capacity building for stakeholders (e.g., stakeholder
orientations related to multiparty negotiation); and all of the Udall
Foundation certificate program ECCR trainings. This survey is a primary
means by which the National Center evaluates its performance on this
critical agency activity.
Title of Collection: Facilitated Meeting/Workshop Services
Participant Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3320-0007.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local
or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 33.3.
Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate short-term
(typically one-day) facilitated meetings and workshops conducted by the
National Center. Facilitated meetings and workshops are a core activity
of the National Center, and this survey is a primary means by which the
National Center evaluates its performance on this key activity.
Title of Collection: ECR Support Services Evaluation--Requester
Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3320-0009.
Respondents/Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-
profit; federal government; and state, local or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2.1.
Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate programmatic
support activities conducted by the National Center, which includes
assistance with designing, implementing, and/or refining federal ECCR
programs; systems for handling administrative disputes; or approaches
for managing environmental decision making, for example, with National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes. This survey is a primary
means by which the National Center collects information to evaluate its
performance on key activities that fall outside of other collection
instruments used by the agency.
Title of Collection: National Center for Environmental Conflict
Resolution Facilitated Process Evaluation--Participant Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3320-0010.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local
or tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50
Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate facilitation
processes conducted by the National Center. Facilitation is a
collaborative process in which a neutral seeks to assist a group of
individuals or other parties to discuss constructively a number of
complex, potentially controversial issues. Facilitation is a core
activity of the National Center, and this survey is a primary means by
which the National Center evaluates its performance on this key
activity.
(20 U.S.C. 5601-5609)
Dated: September 11, 2023.
David P. Brown,
Executive Director, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-19933 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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