[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 77534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30145]



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


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Request Emergency Extension Without Change of Currently Approved 
Information Collections; U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict 
Resolution Application for Emergency Extension of Instruments 
Concerning Evaluation of Its Conflict Assessment Services, Training 
Services, Facilitated Meeting Services, Roster Program Services, and 
Program Support Services

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 request for an emergency extension of currently approved 
information collection requests which will expire on February 28, 2015. 
The extension is being sought to evaluate, along with our partners, the 
need for and scope of the existing instruments. The Agency expects that 
OMB will approve these emergency extensions by February 28, 2015, and 
approve any revised instruments (after appropriate notice and public 
comment periods) by June 30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS, CONTACT: Peter Williams, 
Director, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, 130 
South Scott Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701, Fax: 520-670-5530, Phone: 
520-901-8513, Email: [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, as well as training to increase capacity 
within the federal government to resolve such issues. The instruments 
for which emergency extensions are requested are used to evaluate the 
efficacy and value of the assistance in resolving environmental 
conflicts and the training provided by the U.S. Institute to enhance 
resolution of environmental conflicts.

INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL ICRS FOR WHICH AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION IS 
REQUESTED: 

1. Conflict Assessment Services

    Type of Information Collection: Currently approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Program Evaluation Instruments for 
Conflict Assessment Services (two instruments).
    OMB Number: 3320-0003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit, federal and state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 430.
    Total Annual Responses: 430.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 36.00.
    Total Burden Cost: $1,700.00.

2. Training Services

    Type of Information Collection: Currently approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Program Evaluation Instruments for 
Training Services.
    OMB Number: 3320-0006.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit, federal and state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 1,560.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,560.
    Average Burden per Response: 5.5 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 143.
    Total Burden Cost: $6,721.

3. Facilitated Meeting Services

    Type of Information Collection: Currently Approved Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Program Evaluation Instruments for 
Facilitated Meeting Services.
    OMB Number: 3320-0007.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit, federal and state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 252.
    Total Burden Cost: $11,752.

4. Roster Program Services

    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Program Evaluation Instruments for 
Roster Program Services.
    OMB Number: 3320-0005.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit, 
federal and state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 550.
    Total Annual Responses: 550.
    Average Burden per Response: 3.5 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 32.
    Total Burden Cost: $1,488.

5. Program Support Services

    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Program Evaluation Instruments for 
Program Support Services.
    OMB Number: 3320-0009.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit, 
federal and state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 40.
    Total Annual Responses: 40.
    Average Burden per Response: 5.
    Total Annual Hours: 3.33.
    Total Burden Cost: $157.


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


    Dated: December 16, 2014.
Philip Lemanski,
Executive Director, Udall Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2014-30145 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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