Notice2025-11084
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Geological Survey, Generic Clearance for Natural Hazard Disaster-Related Data Collection
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Published
June 17, 2025
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the United States Geological Survey (USGS, we) is proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25623-25624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11084]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX25GA00EZ50000; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; U.S. Geological Survey, Generic Clearance for Natural Hazard
Disaster-Related Data Collection
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 (PRA) of 1995,
the United States Geological Survey (USGS, we) is proposing a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. To be
considered, your comments must be received on or before July 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
[ssquf] Internet: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS-2025-0013.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Friedman by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a9a5b1aaa6a7aea2ad83b6b0a4b0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8828e9a818d8c858986a89d9b8f9bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 608-636-0796. 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), 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.
On August 1, 2024, USGS published a 60-day Federal Register notice
(89 FR 62778). The 60-day comment period ended on September 30, 2024.
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
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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 mission of the USGS is to serve the Nation by
providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand
the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters
(e.g., 42 U.S.C. 5121; 5132 Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Section
202(a)); manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources (e.g.,
42 U.S.C. 300(f); 42 U.S.C. 2021(b); 42 U.S.C. 4321); and enhance and
protect our quality of life (e.g., 42 U.S.C. 7701; USGS, SM 120.1.2).
Regarding hazard events, the USGS provides information needed by its
customers before, during, and after hazard events to minimize the loss
of life and property. Hazards include, but are not limited to,
earthquakes (42 U.S.C. 7701), volcanoes (43 U.S.C. 31k), landslides (43
U.S.C. 49 3102; Pub. L. 116-323; H.R. 8810), geomagnetic (solar)
storms, floods, drought, coastal erosion, tsunamis, wildland fire,
wildlife disease, and other biological and chemical threats (USGS, SM
120.1.3.A).
Part of the USGS's function is to communicate with emergency
managers, public safety officials, and others during hazard events and
to conduct post-crisis analysis (USGS, SM 120.1.3.A.6-7). With this in
mind, the USGS proposes to conduct a number of data collection efforts
within the topic areas of hazards preparedness, response, and recovery
studies, and community resilience and sustainability. These efforts
include studies of specific disaster events (e.g., wildfire, hurricane,
earthquake, volcano, landslide, tsunami, geomagnetic (i.e., space
weather), and flood); assessments of the effectiveness of USGS science
to meet the needs of emergency managers, public safety officials, and
others; and evaluations of the usability and utility of USGS natural
hazard-related guidance or other products.
These data collection efforts may be either qualitative or
quantitative in nature or may consist of mixed methods. Additionally,
data may be collected via a variety of means, including but not limited
to electronic or social media, direct or indirect observation (i.e., in
person video and audio collections), interviews, questionnaires, and
focus groups. The USGS will limit its inquiries to data collections
that solicit strictly voluntary opinions or responses. The data
collected will be used to decrease negative impacts of hazard events on
society, improve the flow of actionable information to emergency
managers and public safety officers, and, in turn, increase community
resilience within the United States. Steps will be taken to protect
confidentiality of respondents in each activity covered by this
request.
The USGS will utilize this information collection to conduct
research in support of topic areas of natural hazard-related disaster
studies and community resilience. This type of research is directly
related to a range of hazards that are unpredictable in their number
and scale during a given year. Additionally, some hazard events may
require multiple studies resulting in multiple collections. Therefore,
in light of the uncertainties regarding the frequency and extent of
severe hazard events, the USGS is requesting the ICR annual response
allotment be set at 4,500 responses and the ICR annual hours allotment
at 2,000 hours.
The USGS will collect this information by electronic means, when
possible, as well as by mail, fax, telephone, technical discussions,
and in-person interviews. The USGS may also utilize observational
techniques to collect this information.
Title of Collection: Generic Clearance for Hazard Event-Related
Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; emergency
managers; first responders; weather forecasters; members of the media;
water, power, transportation, and communications infrastructure
operators; businesses or other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government; Federal government;
standards-making bodies; universities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,500 (2,500 15-minute
surveys with the original respondent pool of 2,500; 1,500 15-minute
follow-up surveys with the original respondent pool of 2,500; 500 2-
hour follow-up interviews with the original respondent pool of 2,500).
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varied, dependent upon the
data collection method used. The possible response time to complete a
questionnaire may be 15 minutes or 2 hours to participate in an
interview.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,000 Hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: The vast majority will be one-time data
collection. It is possible that follow-up data collection (pre-/post-
conditions) could occur if data are collected from respondents who are
impacted by more than one hazard-related incident or a prolonged
incident, but we expect this to be very rare.
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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
James D. Applegate,
Acting Associate Director for Natural Hazards.
[FR Doc. 2025-11084 Filed 6-16-25; 8:45 am]
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