Notice2024-22043
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Pollinator Conservation Social Network Analysis Survey
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Published
September 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78894-78895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22043]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-OSA-2024-N045; FXSC142003MON30-245-FF03S00000; OMB Control
Number 1018-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget; Pollinator Conservation Social Network
Analysis Survey
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 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. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803 (mail); or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440d2a222b1b072b2828042233376a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b1969e97a7bb979494b89e8f8bd69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference
``1018--New Pollinator Survey'' in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request (ICR), contact Madonna L.
Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b62454d4474684447476b4d5c58054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763f1810192935191a1a3610010558111900">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (703) 358-2503. 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 Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under
the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
On May 22, 2024, we published in the Federal Register (89 FR 45006)
a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this information
collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending
on July 22, 2024. In an effort to increase public awareness of, and
participation in, our public commenting processes associated with
information collection requests, the Service also published the Federal
Register notice on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> (Docket FWS-R3-OSA-2024-0064) to
provide the public with an additional method to submit comments (in
addition to the typical U.S. mail submission method). We received two
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comments in response to that notice which did not address the
information collection requirements; therefore, no response is
required.
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 might the agency 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. 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 Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d)
designates the Department of the Interior as a key agency responsible
for the conservation and protection of wildlife and fisheries resources
in the United States. This responsibility dictates that we gather
accurate data on conservation efforts through means such as research to
improve the development, management, and advancement of conservation
efforts. At the June 2022 Monarch Butterfly Summit, the Secretary of
the Interior announced that the Service would establish a national
Center for Pollinator Conservation (Center), funded through annual
appropriations. Formally launched later that year, the Center serves as
a science and collaboration hub across internal Service programs and
regions as well as with external agencies and partners. The Center
helps to direct conservation actions that can reverse declining
pollinator population trends.
The Center is seeking to conduct a social network analysis to
collect information regarding the structure and functions of pollinator
networks throughout the United States, key influencers and network
clusters, network gaps, and the diffusion of information across the
broad pollinator conservation community. The proposed survey collects
information necessary to support the Center's role as a science and
collaboration hub helping inform evidence-based decisions to create,
sustain, and strengthen relationships and communication channels across
individuals and organizations to increase awareness of, collaboration
on, and efficacy of pollinator conservation efforts.
In addition to an overview of the survey (Section 1), the proposed
survey collects the following information:
<bullet> Respondent's organization and its involvement in
pollinator conservation efforts (Section 2);
<bullet> Collaboration on pollinator conservation, including
identification of collaborative organizations and collaboration types
(Section 3);
<bullet> Network characteristics, including how organizations work
together and potential barriers (Section 4);
<bullet> Respondent's role within their organization, along with
name and email address (Section 5); and
<bullet> Additional comments on the survey or pollinator
conservation in general (Section 6).
We will use the information collected in this effort to develop
multiple products aimed at translating the data into information that
can strengthen partnerships, identify gaps, and inform conservation
decisions.
The public may request a copy of the draft survey instrument by
sending a request to the Service Information Collection Clearance
Officer (see ADDRESSES, above).
Title of Collection: Pollinator Conservation Social Network
Analysis.
OMB Control Number: 1018-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector and government
respondents (e.g., Federal, State, Tribal, nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs), academic entities, etc.) that work on pollinator
conservation efforts throughout North America, with primary focus in
the United States.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 265 (160 private
sector respondents, including academic entities and NGOs, and 205
State/Local/Tribal/Federal agencies/organizations).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 265.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 89.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
Note: We estimate that approximately 100 U.S. Federal employees
will respond to the survey (for a total estimate of 365 annual
respondents); however, because U.S. Federal employees are exempt
from the Paperwork Reduction Act, they are removed from the burden
calculations.
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22043 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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