Notice2024-12877
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 3D Nation Elevation Data Requirements and Benefits Study
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June 12, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49861-49862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12877]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 3D Nation Elevation Data Requirements and Benefits Study
The Department of Commerce will submit the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed
and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the
public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on March 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment
period. No comments were received. This notice allows for an additional
30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: 3D Nation Requirements and Benefits Elevation Data Study.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0762.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission; extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response: 2.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,200.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
NOAA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are working to improve
the technology systems, data, and services that provide information
about 3D elevation data and related applications within the United
States. By continuing to learn about business uses and associated
benefits that would be realized from improved elevation data, the
agencies can more effectively prioritize and direct investments that
will best serve user needs. The 3D Nation Elevation Data Requirements
and Benefits Study (``3D Nation Study'') is part of the continuing
effort to develop and refine future program alternatives that would
provide enhanced 3D data to meet many Federal, State, and other
national business needs. The 3D Nation Study seeks to understand needs
for 3D elevation data in terms of mission-critical activities,
geographic extents of data needs, accuracy requirements, frequency
needed, and anticipated benefits of having the required data.
In 2022, NOAA and the USGS completed the first 3D Nation Study
assessing requirements and benefits of topographic (terrestrial
elevation) and bathymetric (water depth) data in inland, nearshore, and
offshore geographies. The 3D Nation Study consisted of a standardized
questionnaire covering a wide range of business uses that depend on
elevation data to inform policy, regulation, scientific research, and
management decisions. Input was gathered from a variety of government
entities (e.g., Federal, State, local, Tribal) as well as not-for-
profit, academic, and private/commercial users of elevation data.
Collected responses were aggregated at the agency, organization, State
and national levels. Responses associated with individuals were not
distributed. Responses were one-time and voluntary. In-person
interviews to clarify questionnaire results were arranged on a case-by-
case basis.
NOAA and USGS are now analyzing respondent data from the first 3D
Nation Study. The report and appendices of questionnaire and other
report-related sections are available at the 3D Nation Study site
(<a href="https://3dnation.iocm.noaa.gov/">https://3dnation.iocm.noaa.gov/</a>) and via NOAA's Integrated Ocean and
Coastal Mapping Program page (<a href="https://iocm.noaa.gov/planning/3DNationStudy.html">https://iocm.noaa.gov/planning/3DNationStudy.html</a>). The findings are being used to update a baseline
of national business needs and associated benefits for 3D data and
associated technologies. This baseline enhances
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the responsiveness of NOAA, USGS, and partner agency programs to
stakeholder needs. It is intended to inform the design of directed
future programs that balance requirements, benefits, and costs at a
national scale.
NOAA and USGS plan to revisit national elevation data needs to
assess changes to the 3D Nation Study baseline in or after 2026, which
is why NOAA and USGS are seeking to extend the expiration date of this
currently approved ICR. The survey tool for the future 3D Nation Study
collection will likely include a subset of questions from the original
questionnaire because the 2022 3D Nation Study provides a sufficient
foundation to minimize questions in a number of study areas. Prior to
conducting the next round of surveys, NOAA will submit a request for
questionnaire revision to OMB based on analysis of the baseline survey.
Affected Public: Federal government, State, local or Tribal
governments; not-for-profit institutions, academia, business or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion, 3-5-year intervals.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C.
883a et seq.).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0762.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-12877 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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