Notice2021-17768
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hydrography Addressing Tool
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Published
August 19, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46710-46711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17768]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX20EG31DW50100; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hydrography
Addressing Tool
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 of 1995 (PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to U.S. Geological Survey, Information
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA
20192; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a4b0eeaaada5ac9ca0acafafa6a0b7aaacadb083b6b0a4b0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28591cf8b8c848dbd818d8e8e8781968b8d8c91a297918591cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 Michael Tinker by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a575e4e5354515f487a4f495d49145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e58881918c8b8e8097a590968296cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 303-202-4476. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339
for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
February 3, 2021, (86 FR 8030). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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 can 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 Hydrography Addressing Tool (HydroAdd) is a web tool built by
the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP). HydroAdd will support users
by providing a mechanism for referencing, or addressing, diverse
external datasets to the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). As an
example, a user could use HydroAdd to reference the geographic
locations and other details of field observations of fish presence to
the NHD. HydroAdd will provide a framework for the management of
addressed data, as well as enable upstream and down-stream analyses
within the context of the stream network itself. Any type of
information could be addressed to the stream network in this way,
making this tool highly useful for a broad range of purposes that
benefit the Nation.
HydroAdd users will be Federal employees, such as USGS or other
Department of the Interior (DOI) employees; or members of the public,
such as state, local, private sector, academic, or other users with
knowledge of GIS and knowledge of how to create a web feature service.
HydroAdd allows users to edit the geometry of the features in their web
feature services to be coincident with NHD features. Users cannot edit
the NHD with HydroAdd as it is displayed in the application as a read-
only reference layer. Users must make their own datasets available to
HydroAdd as a web feature service, either from their own server
hardware or from a third-party service, and all edits take place in
their own web feature service.
To use HydroAdd, users must register a user account profile which
contains their business email and username. This information is stored
in the application database. A user's profile is visible only to
themselves and by HydroAdd administrators. HydroAdd administrators are
a limited group of USGS staff. User accounts are important because they
enable HydroAdd administrators to contact and help the user if needed,
help to protect the user's data from edit by anyone who is not the
user, and enable tracking on the editing history for the datasets
through reporting.
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HydroAdd administrators also have access to reporting functions.
The reports detail the edit history of the service layer. User profiles
are visible in these reports. Standard editors do not have access to
the reporting functions.
Title of Collection: Hydrography Addressing Tool.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: NA.
Type of Review: NEW.
Respondents/Affected: Public USGS Water Scientists, NHD stewards
and editors affiliated with Federal, State, Local governments, and
universities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 minute.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: one time, or as needed if respondent
business contact information changes.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
David Brostuen,
Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-17768 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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