Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic Data Grants, 1179 [2020-00156]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 1179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00156]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX20EF00COM00; OMB Control Number 1028-0092]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic 
Data Grants

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 of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
xxxx in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Diane Eldridge by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 703-648-4521. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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 22, 2019, 84 FR 35125. No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 
(4) how might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    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 personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey gathers topographic data 
through the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The primary goal of 3DEP is to 
systematically collect enhanced elevation data in the form of high-
quality light detection and ranging (lidar) data over the conterminous 
United States, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories, as well as 
interferometric synthetic aperture radar (ifsar) data over Alaska. The 
implementation model for 3DEP is based on multi-agency partnership 
funding for topographic data acquisition, with the USGS acting in a 
lead program management role to facilitate planning and acquisition for 
the broader community, through the use of government contracts and 
partnership agreements. USGS issues cooperative agreements with 
partners to collect topographic data through an annual Broad Agency 
Announcement (BAA), which is a competitive solicitation issued to 
facilitate the cooperative collection of lidar and derived elevation 
data for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). It has been included in the 
annual Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance under USGS 15.8 17. 
Federal agencies, state and local governments, tribes, academic 
institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. 
USGS collects information from applicants about their proposed 
topographic data collection, cost sharing and then uses that 
information to determine grant awards.
    Title of Collection: Topographic Data Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State and local governments, tribes, 
academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit 
proposals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 14.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 188.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 60 hours to apply for work 
order, 1 hour for Monthly report, 20 hours for final report.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,634 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: One time annually.
    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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Michael Tischler,
Director, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-00156 Filed 1-8-20; 8:45 am]
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