[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63630-63631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19933]


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MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict 
Resolution (National Center), Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's John S. McCain III National 
Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution is proposing to renew and 
update six ICRs. The proposed ICRs are necessary to measure, improve, 
and report on National Center performance and delivery of its services.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To access and review the documents related to the ICRs 
listed in this notice, please visit https://www.udall.gov/ICR. You may 
send comments, identified by OMB Control Number, by mail to Mitch 
Chrismer, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 434 E. 
University Blvd., Suite 300, Tucson, AZ 85705 or by email to 
[email protected]. Please note that comments submitted by fax and those 
submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions or to request 
additional information about these ICRs, contact Mitch Chrismer at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 520-901-8544. 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: The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
Foundation's National Center, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), provides the 
general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on 
proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This 
helps the National Center assess the impact of its information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It 
also helps the public understand the National Center's information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format. The National Center is soliciting comments on six proposed ICR 
renewals that are described below. These ICRs are consolidated under 
one announcement to provide additional context for the overall scope of 
the National Center's information collection activities. The proposed 
ICRs are necessary to measure, improve, and report on National Center 
performance and delivery of its services. They are not expected to have 
a significant economic impact on respondents or to affect a substantial 
number of small entities. The National Center is especially interested 
in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this 
collection necessary to the proper functions of the National Center; 
(2) will this information have practical utility; (3) is the estimate 
of burden accurate; (4) how might the National Center enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(5) how might the National Center minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records. Also, comments submitted 
in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval.
    Title of Collection: National Center for Environmental Conflict 
Resolution Assessment Evaluation--Requester Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0003.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal

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government; and state, local or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4.2.
    Abstract: This survey collects information on assessments conducted 
by the National Center. An assessment generally includes the following 
elements: assessing the causes of the conflict or challenge; 
identifying the entities and individuals who would be substantively 
affected by the conflict's or issue's outcome; assessing those persons' 
interests to identify a preliminary set of topics that they believe 
relevant; evaluating the feasibility of using a consensus-building or 
other collaborative process to address these topics; educating 
interested parties on collaborative processes so as to help them 
consider whether they want to participate; and designing the structure 
and membership of a collaborative process (if applicable) to address 
the conflict or challenge. This survey is a primary means by which the 
National Center evaluates its performance on this key agency activity.

    Title of Collection: Mediation Services Participant Questionnaire 
(Agreement Seeking).
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0004.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local 
or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12.
    Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate mediations 
conducted by the National Center. Mediation is an agreement-seeking 
facilitated negotiation in which a skilled, impartial third party seeks 
to enhance negotiations between parties to a conflict or their 
representatives by improving communication, identifying interests, and 
exploring possibilities for a mutually agreeable resolution. This 
survey is a primary means by which the National Center evaluates its 
performance on this integral agency activity.

    Title of Collection: Training Services Participant Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0006.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local 
or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 600.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 55.
    Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate trainings 
conducted by the National Center. Trainings include any session of 
three hours or more in the following categories: skill-building 
workshops requested by agencies for their staff (e.g., interest-based 
negotiation training for complex intergovernmental conflicts); ECCR 
project-specific capacity building for stakeholders (e.g., stakeholder 
orientations related to multiparty negotiation); and all of the Udall 
Foundation certificate program ECCR trainings. This survey is a primary 
means by which the National Center evaluates its performance on this 
critical agency activity.

    Title of Collection: Facilitated Meeting/Workshop Services 
Participant Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0007.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local 
or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 33.3.
    Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate short-term 
(typically one-day) facilitated meetings and workshops conducted by the 
National Center. Facilitated meetings and workshops are a core activity 
of the National Center, and this survey is a primary means by which the 
National Center evaluates its performance on this key activity.

    Title of Collection: ECR Support Services Evaluation--Requester 
Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0009.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-
profit; federal government; and state, local or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2.1.
    Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate programmatic 
support activities conducted by the National Center, which includes 
assistance with designing, implementing, and/or refining federal ECCR 
programs; systems for handling administrative disputes; or approaches 
for managing environmental decision making, for example, with National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes. This survey is a primary 
means by which the National Center collects information to evaluate its 
performance on key activities that fall outside of other collection 
instruments used by the agency.

    Title of Collection: National Center for Environmental Conflict 
Resolution Facilitated Process Evaluation--Participant Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3320-0010.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit; federal government; and state, local 
or tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50
    Abstract: This survey collects information to evaluate facilitation 
processes conducted by the National Center. Facilitation is a 
collaborative process in which a neutral seeks to assist a group of 
individuals or other parties to discuss constructively a number of 
complex, potentially controversial issues. Facilitation is a core 
activity of the National Center, and this survey is a primary means by 
which the National Center evaluates its performance on this key 
activity.
(20 U.S.C. 5601-5609)

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
David P. Brown,
Executive Director, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-19933 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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