Agency Information Collection Activities; Broad Agency Announcement for Water Monitoring Technologies, 65817-65818 [2022-23698]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2022 / Notices the Secretariat, and intends to evaluate all proposed resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items for CoP19 in view of these concerns. Information on CoP19 Results Information concerning the results of CoP19 will be available after the close of the meeting on the Secretariat’s website at https://www.cites.org, or upon request from the Division of Management Authority (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or on our website (https://www.fws.gov/ program/cites/conference-parties-cites). Author The primary author of this notice is Anne St. John, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Signing Authority Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, approved this action on October 19, 2022, for publication. On October 26, 2022, Martha Williams authorized the undersigned to sign the document electronically and submit it to the Office of the Federal Register for publication as an official document of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Authority The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Madonna Baucum, Chief, Policy and Regulations Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2022–23668 Filed 10–31–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX23DK20UQP3000; OMB Control Number—1028–NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities; Broad Agency Announcement for Water Monitoring Technologies U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 3, 2023. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Oct 31, 2022 Jkt 259001 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 gs-info_ collections@usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028–NEW in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Brian Pellerin by email at bpeller@usgs.gov, or by telephone at 703–648–6865. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 8339 for TTY assistance. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with PRA and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval. We may not conduct or sponsor, nor are you required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65817 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 Water Mission Area (WMA) operates more than 13,000 real-time water monitoring stations across the United States that provide data vital to understanding water availability and water quality. These data are used by other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and watermanagement groups to effectively manage this precious natural resource. The public also benefits from this network through important flood and drought warnings as well as informing recreational users of current conditions so they can make safe and economical decisions about accessing rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The WMA is seeking proposals from industry, academia, nonprofits, and research institutions for the research and development of innovative watermonitoring technologies that could be deployed as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) effort ongoing within the USGS. The NGWOS Program is an effort to enhance USGS monitoring in space and time to support resource assessments, water management, and ultimately water prediction. The USGS plans to issue contracts and cooperative agreements in support of this program through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which is a competitive solicitation issued to facilitate the cooperative development of next generation water-monitoring technologies. Single entities or teams from the private sector, academic institutions, Federal agencies, state and local governments, and tribes are eligible to submit proposals. No group of entities is excluded from eligibility. The USGS collects information from applicants about their proposed research activities and team capabilities and then uses that information to determine awards. Title of Collection: Broad Agency Announcement. OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. Form Number: None. Type of Review: New. Respondents/Affected Public: Single entities or teams from the private sector, academic institutions, Federal agencies, state and local governments, and tribes are eligible to submit proposals. E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1 65818 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2022 / Notices Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 30. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 80 hours. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit. Frequency of Collection: annually. 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Brian Pellerin, Acting Program Manager, NGWOS, USGS. [FR Doc. 2022–23698 Filed 10–31–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338–11–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 231S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 23XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029–0049] Agency Information Collection Activities; Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 1, 2022. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Oct 31, 2022 Jkt 259001 20240, or by email to mgehlhar@ osmre.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1029–0049 in the subject line of your comments. To request additional information about this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone at (202) 208–2716. 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-ofcontact in the United States. 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 (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. A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on July 6, 2022 (87 FR 40270). 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 might the agency 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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: This Part implements the requirements in Sections 510(b)(5) and 515(b)(10)(F) of the Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977 (the Act) to protect alluvial valley floors from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations west of the 100th meridian. Part 822 requires the permittee to install, maintain, and operate a monitoring system to provide specific protection for alluvial valley floors. This information is necessary to determine whether the unique hydrologic conditions of alluvial valley floors are protected according to the Act. Title of Collection: Special Permanent Program Performance Standards— Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors. OMB Control Number: 1029–0049. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State and Tribal governments and businesses. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 3. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies 15 hours to 160 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,550. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: One time. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0. 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.). Mark J. Gehlhar, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Division of Regulatory Support. [FR Doc. 2022–23731 Filed 10–31–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–05–P E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65817-65818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23698]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23DK20UQP3000; OMB Control Number--1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Broad Agency 
Announcement for Water Monitoring Technologies

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, the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 3, 2023.

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-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Brian Pellerin by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 703-648-6865. Individuals who are hearing or speech 
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY 
assistance. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval. We may not 
conduct or sponsor, nor are you required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 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. 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 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 Water Mission Area (WMA) operates more than 
13,000 real-time water monitoring stations across the United States 
that provide data vital to understanding water availability and water 
quality. These data are used by other Federal agencies, state and local 
governments, and water-management groups to effectively manage this 
precious natural resource. The public also benefits from this network 
through important flood and drought warnings as well as informing 
recreational users of current conditions so they can make safe and 
economical decisions about accessing rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
    The WMA is seeking proposals from industry, academia, nonprofits, 
and research institutions for the research and development of 
innovative water-monitoring technologies that could be deployed as part 
of the Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) effort ongoing 
within the USGS. The NGWOS Program is an effort to enhance USGS 
monitoring in space and time to support resource assessments, water 
management, and ultimately water prediction.
    The USGS plans to issue contracts and cooperative agreements in 
support of this program through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), 
which is a competitive solicitation issued to facilitate the 
cooperative development of next generation water-monitoring 
technologies. Single entities or teams from the private sector, 
academic institutions, Federal agencies, state and local governments, 
and tribes are eligible to submit proposals. No group of entities is 
excluded from eligibility. The USGS collects information from 
applicants about their proposed research activities and team 
capabilities and then uses that information to determine awards.
    Title of Collection: Broad Agency Announcement.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Single entities or teams from the 
private sector, academic institutions, Federal agencies, state and 
local governments, and tribes are eligible to submit proposals.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 80 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: annually.
    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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Brian Pellerin,
Acting Program Manager, NGWOS, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2022-23698 Filed 10-31-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4338-11-P

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