Notice2025-13984
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Cooperative Funding Application
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Published
July 24, 2025
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 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34878-34879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13984]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-2025-0009; OMB Control Number 1028-0114;
GX25DK20UFD6100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National
Ground-Water Monitoring Network Cooperative Funding Application
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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 25, 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-2025-0009.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney Caldwell by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eedefe2eaf9ebe2e2cefbfde9fda0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b080a070f1c0e07072b1e180c18450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (406) 461-6931. 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 of 1995 (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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
May 14, 2025 (90 FR 20486). 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 administers the National Ground-Water Monitoring
Network (NGWMN) which was developed through work with the Federal
Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) and its Subcommittee on
Ground Water (SOGW). This network is required as part of Public Law
111-11, Title IX, Subtitle F--Secure Water, section 9507, ``Water Data
Enhancement by United States Geological Survey,'' codified at 42 U.S.C.
10367.
The NGWMN consists of an aggregation of wells and springs from
existing Federal, State, Tribal, and local groundwater monitoring
networks. To support data providers for the NGWMN, the USGS will be
providing funding through cooperative agreements to water-resource
agencies that collect groundwater data.
The USGS will be soliciting applications for funding that will
request information from the agency collecting the data. Elements will
include contact information (phone number and email address), and a
proposal describing their proposed work in support of the NGWMN. The
proposal will describe the groundwater networks to be included in the
NGWMN, the purpose of the networks, and the principal aquifers that are
monitored. Proposals may include work to become a new data provider to
the NGWMN, support for maintaining connections to agency databases, and
work to enhance NGWMN sites (updating metadata, well maintenance, well
drilling, and support for continuous water-level monitoring equipment).
Proposals require estimates of costs to complete the above tasks and a
timeline for planned completion. The proposals will be reviewed by the
USGS and the NGWMN Program Board who will make funding recommendations.
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Title of Collection: National Ground-Water Monitoring Network
Cooperative Funding Application.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0114.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Multi-state, state, or local water-
resources agencies who operate groundwater monitoring networks.
Note: Estimated hours were increased from previous estimates in
the 60-Day notice due to a more detailed analysis of historical
trends and additional information recently provided by individuals
familiar with the collection.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 31 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,240 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be considered for funding.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non hour 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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Derek D. Bussan,
Acting Director, WMA Observing Systems Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-13984 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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