[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 
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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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