[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29783-29784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12517]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[USGS-8327-CMG61]
Agency Information Collection: Comment Request; The State of
Ecosystem Services Implementation Survey
AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new collection.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for
a new collection of information: The State of Ecosystem Services
Implementation Survey. This notice provides the public and other
Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of
this information collection request.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before June 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via e-mail to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or
fax at 202-395-5806; and identify your submission as 1028--NEW. Please
also submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-
C, Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9230
(fax); or pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please reference Information
Collection 1028--NEW, ECOSERV in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Rudy Schuster by mail at U.S. Geological
Survey, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526, or by telephone
at (970) 226-9165. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go
to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently
under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Ecosystem goods and services are defined by ecologists as the
biophysical processes that give rise to social benefits. For example,
in ecology, processes such as nutrient cycling, atmospheric regulation,
pollination, and seed dispersal are considered ecosystem services.
Indirect benefits are also considered; for example, recreation, avoided
flood damage, and aesthetic benefits are also ecosystem services. In
short, the benefits associated with an ecosystem service are the value
that humans derive from that service. The objectives of this survey are
to illustrate the various approaches that are being used to formulate
ecosystem services projects and the state-of-the-art processes through
which projects are implemented. The survey will gather information
concerning: Methods used in ecosystem services projects, motivations
for conducting projects, degree of project implementation, management
actions resulting from project results (for completed projects), and
characteristics of projects that have successfully implemented
ecosystem services concepts.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028--NEW.
Title: The State of Ecosystem Services Implementation Survey.
Type of Request: This is a new collection.
Affected Public: Individuals who are (currently or recently have
been)
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engaged in conducting an ecosystem services research project; potential
respondents will include: Federal employees, non-governmental
organization employees, and academic researchers. The population will
include people from the United States as well as other nations.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Number of Non-Federal Respondents: 392.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Federal Responses: 392.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes for complete response and 5
minutes for non-respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 140 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have not identified any non-hour cost burdens associated with this
collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
On September 13, 2010, we published a Federal Register notice (75
FR 55598) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval
and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on November 12,
2011. We did not receive any comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice
are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: May 3, 2011.
Anne Kinsinger,
Associate Director for Ecosystems.
[FR Doc. 2011-12517 Filed 5-20-11; 8:45 am]
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