Notice2022-10578
Agency Information Collection Activities; Surveys for Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring
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Published
May 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29875-29876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10578]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GC22LK000036U00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Surveys for Ambient
Groundwater Quality Monitoring
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, the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 18, 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#b9deca94d0d7dfd6e6dad6d5d5dcdacdd0d6d7caf9cccadeca97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee9fda3e7e0e8e1d1ede1e2e2ebedfae7e1e0fdcefbfde9fda0e9e1f8">[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 Devin Gaige by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4125262028262401343226326f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de9eaece4eae8cdf8feeafea3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at 518-285-5668.
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
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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 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: As part of a long-term effort to quantify and report on
the ambient groundwater quality in upstate New York, the USGS New York
Water Science Center will sample pre-existing wells drilled in bedrock
and glacial-drift aquifers. The well selection process will include
mailing an informational postcard, with a QR code linked to a survey,
to well owners within the study region. For respondents who allow their
well to be sampled, construction logs and information about the well
set-up, treatment, and usage will be used to determine if the well
meets the project requirements for sampling. Samples will be analyzed
for a broad suite of properties and constituents, including
physicochemical properties and concentrations of dissolved gases, major
ions, nutrients, trace elements, pesticides, volatile organic
compounds, radionuclides, and indicator bacteria. The resulting dataset
will contribute to characterizing the ambient groundwater-quality
conditions in New York State and can be used to identify long-term
trends. The results will be provided to the well owners and will be
available to the public through the USGS National Water Information
System database (<a href="https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/qw">https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/qw</a>), published
reports, and published data releases.
Title of Collection: Surveys for Ambient Groundwater-Quality
Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 150 individuals, 30
local governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 180.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 45 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or 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.).
Jennifer Graham,
Center Director, NYWSC.
[FR Doc. 2022-10578 Filed 5-16-22; 8:45 am]
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