[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26641-26642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12311]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Wild Food Collecting in Atlanta's Browns
Mill Community
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals
and organizations on the information collection, Wild Food Collecting
in Atlanta's Browns Mill Community, under the approved Forest Service
Generic Information Collection on Non-Timber Forest Products.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 9, 2018
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 Green St.,
Athens, GA 30602. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (706)
559-4266 or by email to: [email protected]. The public may inspect
comments received at Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 Green St., Athens, GA
30602 during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to (706) 559-4264 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Johnson Gaither, USDA Forest
Service, Southern Research Station, 706-559-4270. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Wild Food Collecting in Atlanta's Browns Mill Community.
OMB Number: 0596-0243.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Individual Information Collection under Approved
Generic Information Collection.
Abstract: This information collection gathers data on the social
acceptability of urban foraging in Atlanta's Browns Mill community, and
is an individual information collection under the Forest Service
generic collection on non-timber forest products (Office of Management
and Budget approval # 0596-0243, approved through October 31, 2020).
This 30-day Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity for public
comment on this individual information collection taking place under
the generic collection approval.
There is growing literature on urban foraging in the United States
that
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concentrates on the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and Pacific Southwest
regions of the country. No studies have undertaken this investigation
in the South, despite the fact that the South has a climate very
conducive to both the growing and harvesting of wild foods. The City of
Atlanta is cooperating with the Browns Mill community in southeast
Atlanta to establish a Food Forest. This effort is being undertaken to
help address the relative dearth of fresh produce sources in this part
of the city, areas considered ``food deserts''. The success of this
effort for the Browns Mill community will hinge on residents' views and
ultimate engagement with the resource. This study aims to capture that
information.
The data are intended to provide information on both urban foraging
practices and the social acceptability of foraging by an urban minority
group that is underserved from the perspective of having nearby, fresh
produce sources. The survey will be conducted face-to-face at the
household using paper copies of a survey instrument. Attempts will be
made to conduct the survey face-to-face, but if that is not convenient
for the householder, the survey will be left at the respondent's home
and picked up at an agreed upon time. Trained neighborhood residents
will help to administer the survey. Attempts will be made to have
survey administrators from the Browns Mill or a nearby community. This
is expected to increase response rates because of the familiarity of
administrators with this part of the city. All administrators will
receive training in appropriate data collection techniques from the
USDA Forest Service or one of its partners.
Type of Respondents: Browns Mill community residents.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Amount of Time to Complete Survey Respondent: .167 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 66.8 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the 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) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: May 11, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-12311 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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