27342 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 / Notices 

advance by calling the Regulations 

Division at 202–708–3055 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

speech or hearing impairments may 

access this number via TTY by calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. Copies of all comments submitted 

are available for inspection and 

downloading at www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: June 7, 2018. 

Aaron Santa Anna, 

Assistant General Counsel for Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12591 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GR.18.DJ52.CDQ03.00; OMB Control 

Number 1028–0122] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta 

Berry Outlook 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection (IC) with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Clearance 

Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to 

gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1028– 

0122 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Nicole Herman-Mercer 

by email at nhmercer@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at 303–236–5031. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Geological Survey, in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, provide the general public and 

other Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on 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 personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The Yukon-Kuskokwim 

(YK) Delta Berry Outlook is a data and 

observer driven ecological monitoring 

and modeling framework that forecasts 

changes in berry habitat and abundance 

with environmental change. To create a 

berry monitoring protocol and modeling 

framework we will solicit local 

knowledge of berry distribution and 

abundance from members of YK delta 

communities using a survey instrument. 

This survey is comprised of two parts, 

Part A and Part B. Part A consists of 

propositions that respondents are asked 

to agree or disagree with using a Likert 

scale. Propositions are on the subject of 

timing, abundance, and distribution of 

four types of berries prevalent in the 

region. Part B consists of questions 

concerning the abundance of that year’s 

berry harvest. 

Personally Identifiable Information 

(PII) will be limited to four elements: 

Names, phone numbers, emails, and the 

name of the village they reside in. This 

PII will be collected so that researchers 

may communicate project results and 

solicit feedback on the project itself for 

evaluation purposes. Statistical analysis 

will be performed on the survey 

responses in to ascertain if a consensus 

exists among participants within 

villages and among villages. 

The USGS mission is to serve the 

Nation by providing reliable scientific 

information to describe and understand 

the Earth. This project will collect 

information from individuals to better 

understand the abundance, distribution, 

and variability of berry resources in the 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of 

Alaska. The people of the YK delta hold 

information about the long-term 

distribution and abundance of berries 

that is useful for understanding current 

and future changes to berry habitat that 

has the potential to impact wildlife 

populations of the Yukon Delta region 

and the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 

Refuge. 

Title of Collection: YukonKuskokwim Delta Berry Outlook. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0122. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals residing in Alaska Native 

Villages. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 150. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 150. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Twenty-five minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 62.5 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Part A onetime; Part B annually for three years. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authorities for this action are the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Pierre Glynn, 

Chief, Water Cycle Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12560 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[18XD4523WS, DS61500000, 

DWSN00000.000000, DP.61501] 

National Invasive Species Council; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Policy and International 

Affairs, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

notice is hereby given of a meeting of 

the Invasive Species Advisory 

Committee. 


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