[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65239-65240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23488]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-OSA-2022-N054; FF04S00000 223 FXSC14200400000; OMB Control
Number 1018-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Southeast
Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) 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
November 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ``1018-SECAS'' in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 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 July 6, 2022, we published a Federal Register notice with a 60-
day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information (87 FR 40261). In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on September 6, 2022. 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 https://www.regulations.gov
[Docket No. FWS-R4-OSA-2022-0086]. We received one comment in response
to that notice which did not address the information collection
requirements; therefore, no response was 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 requires the Service to
gather accurate data on conservation efforts through means such as
research to improve the development, management, and advancement of
efforts. The Service's Science Applications and Migratory Bird Program
in the Service's Southeast Region is seeking to conduct a social
network analysis to collect information regarding regional conservation
efforts, conservation partnership goals, structure, and focal
geography, and the connectedness of these efforts and partnerships. The
proposed survey collects information necessary to address this gap in
understanding and will serve to advance the Southeast Conservation
Adaptation Strategy's (SECAS) leadership role as a regional forum and
decision-support hub.
The proposed survey collects the following information:
Familiarity and engagement with SECAS, including
satisfaction with SECAS aspects and importance of SECAS indicators
(section 2);
Organizational conservation priorities, including level of
importance and usefulness of and reliance on SECAS resources (section
3);
Conservation partnerships, including identification of
partner organizations and collaboration types (section 4); and
Organizational information, including type of organization
and scope of work (section 5).
The information collected in this effort will be used 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 proposed survey instrument by
sending a request to the Service Information Collection Clearance
Officer (see ADDRESSES, above).
Title of Collection: Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy
(SECAS) Social Network Analysis.
OMB Control Number: 1018-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Leaders and executives in the private
sector and
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State, local, and Tribal governments in the Service's Southeast Region.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200 (100 private
sector entities and 100 State/local/Tribal governments).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There is no cost
associated with the survey.
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. 2022-23488 Filed 10-27-22; 8:45 am]
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