Agency Information Collection Activities; The National Map Corps (TNMCorps)-Volunteered Geographic Information Project, 67561 [2020-23459]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 67561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23459]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX20EG33DW20300; OMB Control Number 1028-0111]


Agency Information Collection Activities; The National Map Corps 
(TNMCorps)--Volunteered Geographic Information Project

AGENCY: 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 
December 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send 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 [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1028-0111 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Erin Korris by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 303-202-4503.

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.
    We are 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 National Map Corps (TNMCorps) is the name of the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) project that 
encourages citizen participation in volunteer map data collection 
activities. TNMCorps uses crowdsourcing--new technologies and internet 
services to georeference structure points and share this information 
with others on map-based internet platforms--to produce volunteered 
geographic information (VGI). People participating in the crowd 
sourcing are considered part of the TNMCorps. In general, the National 
Structures Dataset (NSD) has been populated with the best available 
national data. This data has been exposed for initial improvement by 
TNMCorps volunteers via the online Map Editor (the instrument). In 
addition, the data goes through a tiered-editing process, which 
includes Peer Review and Advanced Editors. At each stage the data is 
passed through an automatic ``magic filter'' to look for data issues 
before being submitted into the NSD. In addition data goes through 
sampling for quality assurance procedures.
    Data within the NSD is available to the USGS; as well as to the 
public, at no cost via The National Map and US Topo.
    Data quality studies in 2012, 2014, and 2018 showed that the 
volunteers' actions were accurate and exceeded USGS quality standards. 
Volunteer-collected data showed an improvement in both location and 
attribute accuracy for existing data points. Completeness, or the 
extent to which all appropriate features were identified and recorded, 
was also improved.
    Title of Collection: The National Map Corps--Volunteered Geographic 
Information Project.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0111.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: General public.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 665.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 12 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-hour 
cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    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).

David Brostuen,
Acting Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center USGS.
[FR Doc. 2020-23459 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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