Notice2021-26208
Agency Information Collection Activities: Water Resources Management-Institutional Resiliency, Hazards Planning, and Data Delivery Needs Information Collection
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Published
December 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 229 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68510-68511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26208]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX21DJ730U3M100; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Water Resources
Management--Institutional Resiliency, Hazards Planning, and Data
Delivery Needs Information Collection
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,
we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 31, 2022.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c4d08ecacdc5ccfcc0cccfcfc6c0d7cacccdd0e3d6d0c4d08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="056276286c6b636a5a666a69696066716c6a6b7645707662762b626a73">[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 Nicole Herman-Mercer by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd1d7d2dacddcdacdffcaccd8cc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d131510180f1e180f3d080e1a0e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 303-236-5031. Individuals who are
hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339 for TTY assistance. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, 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
performance of functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is our estimate of the
burden for this ICR 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 United States is facing growing challenges related to
the availability of water due to shifting demographics, aging water-
delivery infrastructure, and the impacts of climate change, which
include flood and drought. Working with incomplete knowledge, managers
must consider the needs of various demographic groups and economic
sectors when making management decisions as well as when responding to
emergencies. We will collect information regarding the decision-making
process, data, and data-format needs to support daily, long-term, and
emergency response decision-making. Information will also be sought on
the resiliency of water-resource management institutions. A lack of
resiliency within water institutions can lead to poor decision-making
and outcomes that produce conflict between water-use sectors, states,
or communities and ultimately may led to crises. This information will
support the delivery of appropriate data, in appropriate formats, at
the right time for decision-making and emergency response, as well as
how water-resource institutions can be more resilient in the face of
the many water-resources challenges the nation currently faces.
Title of Collection: Water Resources Management--Institutional
Resiliency, Hazards Planning, and Data Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, Federal water-resource
managers and water-resource stakeholders, and water hazard responders.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 150.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 60 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 300.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Twice per year.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Joseph Nielsen,
Director, Integrated Information Dissemination Division, Water
Resources Mission Area.
[FR Doc. 2021-26208 Filed 12-1-21; 8:45 am]
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