Notice2022-25094
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
November 18, 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 to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69299-69300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25094]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23EF000COM00; 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 (PRA),
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 19, 2022.
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. 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#6e091d4307000801310d0102020b0d1a0701001d2e1b1d091d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bfce8b6f2f5fdf4c4f8f4f7f7fef8eff2f4f5e8dbeee8fce8b5fcf4ed">[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 Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Susan Buto by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d5c4d3d2c9e6d3d5c1d588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15667760617a55606672663b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 775-546-3059. 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), 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
December 22, 2021 (86 FR 72613). 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 the agency might 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 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 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 States,
Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and to collect 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 and use of government contracts and partnership agreements
for the broader community. The USGS issues an annual Broad Agency
Announcement (BAA), which is a competitive solicitation issued to
facilitate agreements with partners to collect lidar and derived
elevation data for 3DEP. The BAA 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 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 and Hydrography Data Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
Form Number: None
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection with
revision.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal agencies, 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.
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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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Michael Tischler,
Director, USGS National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25094 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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