Notice2023-20265
Agency Information Collection Activities; Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate Inequities
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Published
September 19, 2023
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 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64452-64453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20265]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22LQ00UN80423; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Assessment of Flooding
Impacts and Climate Inequities
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 19, 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 information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of
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#3c5b4f1155525a53635f535050595f485553524f7c494f5b4f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741307591d1a121b2b171b18181117001d1b1a0734010713075a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-NEW
Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate Inequities in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact John Warner by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c262f3b2d3e22293e0c393f2b3f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f656c786e7d616a7d4f7a7c687c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, or
by telephone at 508-457-2237. 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require
approval. 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
May 8, 2023, 88 FR 29686. 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: We will investigate social vulnerability to coastal storm
flooding in urban neighborhoods to assess inequities in the burden of
flood risk. Recent flood disasters arising from severe coastal storms
and hurricanes (i.e., Hurricane Ida in 2021) have demonstrated the
critical importance of incorporating rainfall into assessments of
coastal flood risk. Climate change is leading to increased rainfall
intensity and more frequent coastal flooding, which is increasing risk
for residents of low-lying areas such as basement apartments, who are
often low-income or from minority racial groups. We will collect data
on vulnerability to flooding from rainfall and coastal storms through
interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), and household/small business
surveys. Participants will be drawn from residents and businesses in
the Jamaica Bay watershed in and around Brooklyn, New York.
Participants are being identified through snowball sampling and contact
with community leaders. Participants will share their experiences,
concerns, and responses to flooding events and risks, through
individual interviews or focus groups. Interviews will be recorded,
transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative data analysis software such
as Atlas.ti.
Title of Collection: Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate
Inequities.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Residents and businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 475: 20 resident
interviews or FGD participants, 5 small business interviews; 300
household surveys, 150 small business surveys.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 475: 20 resident
interviews or FGD participants, 5 small business interviews; 300
household surveys, 150 small business surveys.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for resident
interviews or FGDs, 1 hour or less for small business interviews, 0.5
hour for household surveys and 0.5 hours for small business surveys.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 270 hours.
20 resident interviews/FGD x 2 hrs = 40 hrs.
5 small business interviews x 1hr = 5 hrs.
300 household surveys x 0.5 hr = 150 hrs.
150 small business surveys x 0.5 hr = 75 hrs.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 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.
Jane Denny,
Acting Center Director, USGS Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science
Center.
[FR Doc. 2023-20265 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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