Notice2022-09101
Agency Information Collection Activities; Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) Public Participatory GIS Mapping Application
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Published
April 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25288-25289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09101]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GR22RB00TU77E00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Values Mapping for
Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) Public Participatory GIS
Mapping Application
AGENCY: Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 27, 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#dabda9f7b3b4bcb585b9b5b6b6bfb9aeb3b5b4a99aafa9bda9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59286d89c9b939aaa969a99999096819c9a9b86b580869286db929a83">[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 Rudy Schuster by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97e4f4ffe2e4e3f2e5e5d7e2e4f0e4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7b4a4afb2b4b3a2b5b587b2b4a0b4e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 970-226-9165. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States. 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 and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the
PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor, nor are you required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Is this collection 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 USGS 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. 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 USGS developed a Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS)
mapping application to aid in gathering information from Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) visitors about their values for public lands and
waters for consideration during Federal planning, permitting, and
management efforts. This tool is called the Values Mapping for Planning
in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) PPGIS application. VaMPIRE is a
partnership with the BLM and is designed to gather spatially referenced
data on the values people attach to places and the activities they do
on BLM lands. The spatially referenced data can be used to identify
landscape values; how proposed management actions might affect use and
value; where potential conflicts might occur; and high-performing areas
where multiple values can co-exist. The mapping application
incorporates a survey designed to assess behavioral changes by the
public based on land use and explores if visitors would change
locations, activities, or frequency of visits given possible land-use
change scenarios. VaMPIRE also identifies if there is an overall change
in the value received from public lands under specified management
changes. Data will be collected entirely online by emailing a link to
the application and survey to visitors who reserved BLM campgrounds or
permits in certain locations where this data would be of interest for
planning and management.
Title of Collection: Public Participatory GIS mapping application
and visitor survey.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals (Visitors to Bureau of
Land Management lands).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 770.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 770.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 192 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Respondents will provide information one
time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to
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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.).
Adrienne Bartlewitz,
Rocky Mountain Region Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-09101 Filed 4-27-22; 8:45 am]
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