[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 11594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4445]



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MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION, THE UNITED STATES 
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, U.S. Institute 
for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the U.S. Institute for 
Environmental Conflict Resolution (the U.S. Institute), part of the 
Udall Foundation, will submit for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
review, a renewal request for the currently approved information 
collection request (ICR), OMB Control No. 3320-0008 due to expire 04/
30/2012: Application for the National Roster of Environmental Conflict 
Resolution and Collaboration Professionals. The renewal request 
includes revisions to the currently approved collection.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the performance of the functions of the 
agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (2) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the time spent completing the 
application (``burden of the proposed collection of information''); (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
technology.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 28, 2012.

For Further Information or To Submit Comments, Contact: Patricia Orr, 
Director of Policy, Planning and Budget, U.S. Institute for 
Environmental Conflict Resolution, 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, 
Arizona 85701, Fax: 520-670-5530, Phone: 520-901-8548, E-mail: 
[email protected]. When submitting comments, reference this Federal Register 
Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Abstract: The U.S. Institute is a non-partisan federal program 
established by Congress to provide impartial assistance to parties in 
resolving environmental, natural resource, and public lands conflicts 
involving the U.S. government. The U.S. Institute accomplishes much of 
its work by partnering, contracting with, or referral to, experienced 
practitioners. In addition, the U.S. Institute maintains the National 
Roster of Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration 
Professionals (roster). The Application for the National Roster of 
Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration Professionals 
(application) compiles data available from the resumes of environmental 
neutrals (mediators, facilitators, etc.) into a format that is 
standardized for efficient and fair eligibility review, database 
searches, and retrievals.
    The roster, the application and the related entry criteria, were 
developed collaboratively and with the support of partner federal 
agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency. To apply for 
membership of the roster a professional needs to complete the 
application form one time. Once an application is approved, the roster 
member has access to update information online as needed.
    The proposed collection is necessary for screening new applicants 
and the maintenance of the online roster system. The application is 
available from the U.S. Institute's Web site at http://roster.ecr.gov/reference/documents/2012DRAFTRosterApplication.pdf.

Burden Statement

    Affected public: Environmental conflict resolution professionals 
(new respondents); existing roster members (for updating).
    Frequency of Response--new applicants: one time for new applicants.
    Frequency of Response--existing applicants: one time first year 
update by all existing roster members to update existing information to 
the new format, with suggested updating for major information changes 
in the following two years.
    Estimated Average Annual Respondents: 195 (25 new respondents/year; 
310 existing respondents in the first year, 100/year in the following 
two years).
    Total Annual Hours Burden: 234.15 hrs (62.50 hours for new 
respondents; 465 hours for existing respondents in the first year to 
update their information to the new format, 25 hours per year for the 
following two years).
    Annual Cost Burden: $11,055 new response and updates combined 
($2,951 for new respondents/year; $21,953 for existing respondent 
updates in the first year, $1,180 for existing respondent updates in 
the following two years). Labor costs exclusively; no capital or start-
up costs.

    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5601-5609.

    Dated: February 21, 2012.
Ellen Wheeler,
Executive Director, Udall Foundation.
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