Agency information collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic and Hydrography Data Grants, 69299-69300 [2022-25094]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69299-69300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25094]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23EF000COM00; OMB Control Number 1028-0092]


Agency information collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Topographic 
and Hydrography 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 (PRA), 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 19, 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. 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-
0092 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Susan Buto by 
email at [email protected], or by telephone at 775-546-3059. 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA 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 
December 22, 2021 (86 FR 72613). 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 gathers topographic data through the 3D 
Elevation Program (3DEP) and, contingent on funding, the 3D Hydrography 
Program (3DHP). The primary goal of 3DEP is to systematically collect 
three-dimensional (3D) elevation data in the form of high-quality light 
detection and ranging (lidar) data for the conterminous United States, 
Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and to collect interferometric 
synthetic aperture radar (IfSAR) data for Alaska. The primary goal of 
the 3DHP is to leverage 3DEP data to create a high-precision, z-enabled 
representation of the surface waters of the United States and its 
territories. The implementation model for 3DEP is based on multi-agency 
partnership funding for topographic data acquisition, with the USGS 
leading management of the program to facilitate planning and 
acquisition and use of government contracts and partnership agreements 
for the broader community. The USGS issues an annual Broad Agency 
Announcement (BAA), which is a competitive solicitation issued to 
facilitate agreements with partners to collect lidar and derived 
elevation data for 3DEP. The BAA has been included in the annual 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under USGS 15.8 17. Federal 
agencies, state and local governments, tribes, academic institutions, 
and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. The USGS 
collects information from applicants about their proposed topographic 
data collection and cost-sharing offers and then uses that information 
to determine grant awards. Implementation of 3DHP will follow the 3DEP 
model over time as funding permits. This ICR expands the scope of the 
collection to include proposals for both the 3DEP and 3DHP BAA 
activities.
    Title of Collection: Topographic and Hydrography Data Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
    Form Number: None
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection with 
revision.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, tribes, academic institutions, and the private sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 80.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 41 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,280.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.

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    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.).

Michael Tischler,
Director, USGS National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25094 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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