Revealing Opportunities for Local-Level Stakeholder Engagement and Social Science Inquiry in Landscape Conservation Design

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
10-18-16 - 30 day in Federal Register.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-10-18
LCD SSA_10-6-2016 Final in ROCIS.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-11-29
LCC_Network_Strategic_Plan.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07
2016-11762 60-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07
Landscape Scale Approach to Refuge System Planning GuideRev10.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07
PLAW-105publ57.pd.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07
Executive Order 13707.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07
SecOrder3289.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-09-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
223420	Complete Interview - State, Local, and Tribal Governments Other-Interview Guides and Scripts	New
223417	Complete Interview - Private Sector Other-Interview Guides and Scripts	New
223414	Complete Interview - Individual Other-Interview Guides and Scripts	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0170	ICR Reference No: 201609-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Revealing Opportunities for Local-Level Stakeholder Engagement and Social Science Inquiry in Landscape Conservation Design
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/18/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	90	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	105	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,390	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection supports the work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in their efforts to develop and implement socio-politically feasible Landscape Conservation Designs (LCDs). Under a cooperative agreement with Cornell University, we will study the role of stakeholder engagement and social data integration in LCD planning and implementation processes. Promoting ecosystem-level conservation based on LCD will rely on engaging local stakeholders, i.e., local community members and locally based interest groups potentially impacted by conservation actions, in conservation design, planning, and implementation processes. To date, no systematic assessment of local stakeholders’ role in LCD has been conducted. Lacking such assessment, questions remain as to what, when, and where social data (related to stakeholders’ values, interests, and knowledge) and public engagement (the direct participation of stakeholders in information sharing and decisionmaking) are most valuable in LCD processes. Information gathered in this study will provide essential, non-duplicative data and insights for ongoing and future LCD efforts. In addition to literature review and participant observation, this study will employ a multiple case study approach focused on three LCD efforts.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 57 4 Name of Law: National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
   US Code: 16 USC 668dd Name of Law: National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act
   EO: EO 13707 Name/Subject of EO: Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 31654	05/19/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 71758	10/18/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Complete Interview - Individual
Complete Interview - Private Sector
Complete Interview - State, Local, and Tribal Governments

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	90	0	0	90	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	105	0	0	105	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,390	0	0	4,390	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $75,375

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/18/2016

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