Notice2023-00532
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Water Resources Research Act Program-State Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Grant, National Competitive Grants, and Reporting
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Published
January 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2111-2112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00532]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23DK40GUK0100; OMB Control Number 1028-0097]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Water
Resources Research Act Program--State Water Resources Research
Institute Annual Base Grant, National Competitive Grants, and Reporting
AGENCY: 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,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 13, 2023.
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. Written
comments may also be sent by mail to the 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#dbbca8f6b2b5bdb484b8b4b7b7beb8afb2b4b5a89baea8bca8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a1d095713141c1525191516161f190e131514093a0f091d09541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1028-0097 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact the Water
Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program Manager by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80e7f3adf7dfeff0f0dff7f2f2e1dff4e5e1edc0f5f3e7f3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c6b7f217b53637c7c537b7e7e6d5378696d614c797f6b7f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 502-413-7699. 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
July 11, 2022, (87, 41347). 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 responses.
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 State Water Resources Research Institutes were
established under Section 104(a) of the WRRA [42 U.S.C. 10303(a)].
There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes, one in each state,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
Guam; the Institute in Hawaii also serves American Samoa and the
Institute in Guam serves both the Federated States of Micronesia and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These Institutes
cooperate with the USGS on reporting on the science that is
accomplished and coordinating and facilitating regional research,
outreach, and technology transfer.
The USGS WRRA program issues an annual announcement to solicit
applications for noncompetitive State Water Resources Research Program
annual base grants authorized by section 104(c) and for the national
competitive grant program authorized by section 104(g) of the WRRA of
1984 (Pub. L. 98-242), as amended [42 U.S.C. 10303(c)].
Annual base grants (104(c)) may support research- and information-
transfer projects as well as administrative projects that advance the
institutes' overall administration and objectives; these research
projects are generally selected in a competitive statewide
solicitation, peer-review, and selection process designed and conducted
by each institute. National competitive grants (104(g)) focus on water
problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of
concern only to a single state and which relate to specific program
priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior
(delegated to the USGS) and the institutes.
Title of Collection: Water Resources Research Act Program--State
Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Grants, National
Competitive Grants, and Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0097.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Universities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 54.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 80 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,320 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
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.
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The authority for this action is the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Tanja Williamson,
Acting WRRA Program Manager, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2023-00532 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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