Notice2021-27647
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic and Hydrography Data Grants
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Published
December 22, 2021
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27647]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22EF000COM00; OMB Control Number 1028-0092]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic
and Hydrography Data Grants
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, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f60667d6e707c5a4d42465c5c4640416f40424d014a405f01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5babca7b4aaa68097989c86869c9a9bb59a9897db909a85db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to the U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Clearance
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39480de9a9d959cac909c9f9f9690879a9c9d80b386809480dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d1a0e5014131b12221e121111181e091412130e3d080e1a0e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028-0092 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Susan Buto by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87f4e5f2f3e8c7f2f4e0f4a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f98a9b8c8d96b98c8a9e8ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at 775-546-3059. 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 Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 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
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. 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 U.S. Geological Survey gathers topographic data
through the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and, contingent on funding, the
3D Hydrography Program (3DHP). The primary goal of 3DEP is to
systematically collect three-dimensional (3D) elevation data in the
form of high-quality light detection and ranging (lidar) data for the
conterminous United
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States, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories, as well as interferometric
synthetic aperture radar (IfSAR) data for Alaska. The primary goal of
the 3DHP is to leverage 3DEP data to create a high-precision, z-enabled
representation of the surface waters of the United States and its
territories. The implementation model for 3DEP is based on multi-agency
partnership funding for topographic data acquisition, with the USGS
leading management of the program to facilitate planning and
acquisition, using government contracts and partnership agreements, for
the broader community. The USGS issues cooperative agreements with
partners to collect topographic data through an annual Broad Agency
Announcement (BAA), which is a competitive solicitation issued to
facilitate the cooperative collection of lidar and derived elevation
data for 3DEP. It has been included in the annual Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance under USGS 15.8 17. Federal agencies, state and
local governments, tribes, academic institutions, and the private
sector are eligible to submit proposals. The USGS collects information
from applicants about their proposed topographic data collection and
cost sharing options? offers? and then uses that information to
determine grant awards. Implementation of 3DHP will follow the 3DEP
model over time as funding permits. This ICR expands the scope of the
collection to include proposals for both the 3DEP and 3DHP BAA
activities.
Title of Collection: Topographic Data Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection with
revision.
Respondents/Affected Public: State and local governments, tribes,
academic institutions, and the private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 80.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 41 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,280.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct, sponsor, nor is a person 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).
Michael Tischler,
Director, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-27647 Filed 12-21-21; 8:45 am]
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