Notice2024-11066
Agency Information Collection Activities; Cultural Ecosystem Services Mapping Survey
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Published
May 21, 2024
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 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 44700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11066]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23RL00UUW0400]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Cultural Ecosystem
Services Mapping Survey
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the 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
July 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb9adf3b7b0b8b181bdb1b2b2bbbdaab7b1b0ad9eabadb9adf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6700144a0e0901083804080b0b0204130e080914271214001449000811">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-NEW
Cultural Ecosystem Services Mapping Survey in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Darius Semmens by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355146505858505b4675404652461b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4a5d4b43434b405d6e5b5d495d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 303-236-1420. 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: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) and as part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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 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 Salmon River Basin in central Idaho contains minerals
that are in high demand due to the energy transition, which is
increasing development pressure. The basin is also renowned for its
recreational activities, notably those related to its wild and scenic
rivers, and its cultural importance for subsistence hunting and
fishing. These and other values important in the Salmon River Basin
(SRB) are commonly characterized as cultural ecosystem services--the
non-material benefits that people obtain from nature. They are
culturally very important, but their value is not easily or
appropriately monetized and as a result they are rarely accounted for
quantitatively in environmental assessments. The overarching goal of
the project is to develop spatial and non-spatial information about
social values for these ecosystem services so that they can be
considered in the context of mineral development proposals,
environmental impact assessments, and other resource management
decisions.
Title of Collection: Cultural Ecosystem Services Mapping Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Households within the Salmon River
Basin (n=2400), summer river users on the Main Salmon (n=800), and
tourists to the region (n=800).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,000.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Lara E. Douglas,
Center Director, Rocky Mountain Region, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2024-11066 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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