[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50117-50118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17443]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX21xxxx; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Hawaii Forest 
Restoration Synthesis Online Survey and Interviews

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is requesting approval of an existing 
collection in use without an OMB number.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 14, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections 
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Gordon Tribble by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 808-985-6457. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA of 1995, we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The information collection includes closed-ended and 
open-ended responses to questions about forest restoration across the 
Hawaiian Islands, solicited from self-identified restoration 
practitioners, through an online survey (approximately 70-100 
respondents) and semi-structured interviews (20-40 participants). The 
objective of this effort is to gather information and identify emergent 
themes and patterns drawn from personal perspectives and narratives not 
otherwise captured in ecologically-focused studies. This will aid 
researchers in identifying ways to improve the effectiveness and 
scaling up of forest restoration efforts in alignment with broadly 
stated ecosystem restoration goals of local NGOs to state, federal, and 
inter-governmental organizations.
    Title of Collection: Hawaii Forest Restoration Synthesis Online 
Survey and Interviews.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: NEW.
    Respondents/Affected Public: The survey is being distributed to 
people working on forest restoration in Hawaii. This includes federal, 
state, cultural practitioners, university, NGOs, and private citizens.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: This is a one-time survey.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: No non-labor costs.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person is required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Gordon Tribble,
Director, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2022-17443 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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