Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement, 20902-20903 [2023-07303]
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habitat on the parcel will be enhanced
and perpetually maintained. The
applicant proposes to donate a $2.30per-square-foot in-lieu fee totaling
$7,921 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage
Trust (ACHT) for the 0.079-ac impact.
ACHT will use the donation to manage,
maintain, or acquire ABM habitat
within Fort Morgan or elsewhere within
the range of the ABM.
The applicant also proposes to
implement standard minimization and
mitigation measures to retain habitat
within all areas outside the core
footprint of the residence and, where
possible, augment such habitat with
native landscaping and topographic
enhancement methods. The standard
mitigation and minimization measures
to be implemented on the site include
installing sea turtle-friendly lighting and
tinted windows, landscaping with
native vegetation, enhancing the frontal
dune area, constructing a concrete
driveway that will not disperse in a
storm surge, implementing refusecontrol measures during construction
and requiring that future residents
utilize such measures, and restoring
ABM habitat after tropical storms. Freeroaming cats and the use of exterior
rodenticide will be prohibited within
the parcel. Post-construction ABM
habitat on site should total 0.34 ac of the
0.49-ac parcel. The Service would
require the applicant to donate the total
contribution to ACHT prior to engaging
in any construction activities on the
parcel that are associated with the
project.
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Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
available to the public. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
proposed project, including land
clearing, infrastructure building, and
landscaping, and the proposed
mitigation and minimization measures,
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor effect on the Alabama
beach mouse and the human
environment. Therefore, we have
preliminarily determined that the
proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit
would be a ‘‘low-effect’’ ITP that
individually or cumulatively would
have a minor effect on the ABM and
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may qualify for application of a
categorical exclusion pursuant to the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
NEPA regulations, DOI’s NEPA
regulations, and the DOI Departmental
Manual. A ‘‘low-effect’’ incidental take
permit is one that would result in (1)
minor or negligible effects on species
covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant
effects on the human environment; and
(3) impacts that, when added together
with the impacts of other past, present,
and reasonably foreseeable actions,
would not result in significant
cumulative effects to the human
environment.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments received
to determine whether to issue the
requested ITP. We will also conduct an
intra-Service consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take on the
species. We will consider all of the
above in determining whether the
permit issuance criteria of section
10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been met. If
met, the Service will issue ITP number
PER0271956 to Sampath Srikanth.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
(40 CFR 1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
William J. Pearson,
Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service
Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23DK00GUH0300; OMB Control Number
1028–0118]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; USGS Water Use Data and
Research Program Announcement
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing to revise an
information collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 6,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_
collections@usgs.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1028–0118 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Erik A. Smith by email
at easmith@usgs.gov, or by telephone at
512–466–8697. 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 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 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 the USGS might enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How the USGS might 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 personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
DATES:
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comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
PII—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you may 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 is authorized
under SECURE Water Act section 9508
to assist state water-resource agencies
with improving their water-use data
collection activities. The USGS has
implemented the Water Use Data and
Research program (WUDR) to work with
state water agencies in gathering and
analyzing their data and assists this
effort via cooperative agreements. The
WUDR will work to improve the
collection and reporting of water-use
categories by state agencies, including
categories of water use that were
previously discontinued due to limited
resources. This collection will be used
in reports to Congress on water
resources in the Nation. Program
authorization is $1,500,000 per year.
Cooperative agreements will be
announced and awarded as part of a
competitive process that will be guided,
annually, by a technical committee
whose members will include
representatives from the stakeholder
community as well as the USGS. WUDR
funds will be coordinated with a single
agency in each state.
Revision: As part of the ongoing
efforts to include the collection and
sharing of water use data, a nationwide
data-sharing feasibility study of State
and Territory agencies that provide
water-use information to the USGS will
be conducted. This study will
investigate the water-use data
availability and identify barriers that
may prevent State and Territory
agencies from sharing water-use data, in
particular site-specific water-use data.
Example feasibility study questions
include the following: (1) whether
water-use location data (latitude/
longitude for example) is available to
the public, and if so, the format of
availability to the public (e.g., website,
publication, accessible paper files); (2)
sharing the water-use data with other
agencies, such as the USGS, and any
restrictions for sharing data (such as
location and/or water quantity); (3) if
information on quantities of water used,
such as withdrawals, wastewater return,
and sales/deliveries between users, is
available to the public, and if so, the
restrictions on water-quantity data such
as categories of use or time intervals.
Collaboration and coordination with
USGS personnel will be required as part
of the WUDR program. Data must be
stored electronically and made available
in machine-readable formats that can be
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incorporated into USGS databases.
Additionally, methods used for data
collection (estimated values,
coefficients, etc.) and a description of
data quality assurance and control must
be provided to the USGS.
Title of Collection: USGS Water Use
Data and Research Program
Announcement.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0118.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
water-resource agencies that collect
water-use data.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: WUDR estimates that 30
respondents (states) will read the
Program Announcement, 12
respondents will submit applications,
10 respondents will submit semi-annual
progress reports and a final technical
report, and 40 respondents (states) will
respond to the water-use data-sharing
feasibility study.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 12 applications; 20 progress
reports, 10 final technical reports, 40
respondents to water use data sharing
feasibility study.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Read Program announcement:
1 hour; prepare applications: 40 hours;
progress reports: 4 hours; final technical
report: 24 hours; water use data sharing
feasibility study: 8 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,150 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Response is
required to be eligible to receive
funding, but it is voluntary to respond
to the water-use data-sharing feasibility
study.
Frequency of Collection: Program
Announcements are published
annually. Proposals are submitted
annually by State water-resource
agencies wishing to compete for funding
through the annual Program
Announcement. State water-resource
agencies that receive a cooperative
agreement must submit semi-annual
progress reports and a final technical
report. State water-resource agencies
that respond to the water-use datasharing feasibility study will only need
to respond once with potential
clarification questions on study
responses.
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.
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The authority for this action is the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Cory Angeroth,
Deputy Program Coordinator, on behalf of
Melinda Dalton, Program Coordinator, USGS
Water Availability and Use Science Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB
Control No. 1004–0210]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Measurement of Gas
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by
telephone at (307) 775–6261.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed,
revised and continuing collections of
information. This helps the BLM assess
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23DK00GUH0300; OMB Control Number 1028-0118]
Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Water Use Data and
Research Program Announcement
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 revise an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
0118 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Erik A. Smith by email at [email protected], or
by telephone at 512-466-8697. 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, 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 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 the USGS might enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
(4) How the USGS might 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 personally identifiable information
(PII) in your
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comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 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 is authorized under SECURE Water Act section
9508 to assist state water-resource agencies with improving their
water-use data collection activities. The USGS has implemented the
Water Use Data and Research program (WUDR) to work with state water
agencies in gathering and analyzing their data and assists this effort
via cooperative agreements. The WUDR will work to improve the
collection and reporting of water-use categories by state agencies,
including categories of water use that were previously discontinued due
to limited resources. This collection will be used in reports to
Congress on water resources in the Nation. Program authorization is
$1,500,000 per year.
Cooperative agreements will be announced and awarded as part of a
competitive process that will be guided, annually, by a technical
committee whose members will include representatives from the
stakeholder community as well as the USGS. WUDR funds will be
coordinated with a single agency in each state.
Revision: As part of the ongoing efforts to include the collection
and sharing of water use data, a nationwide data-sharing feasibility
study of State and Territory agencies that provide water-use
information to the USGS will be conducted. This study will investigate
the water-use data availability and identify barriers that may prevent
State and Territory agencies from sharing water-use data, in particular
site-specific water-use data. Example feasibility study questions
include the following: (1) whether water-use location data (latitude/
longitude for example) is available to the public, and if so, the
format of availability to the public (e.g., website, publication,
accessible paper files); (2) sharing the water-use data with other
agencies, such as the USGS, and any restrictions for sharing data (such
as location and/or water quantity); (3) if information on quantities of
water used, such as withdrawals, wastewater return, and sales/
deliveries between users, is available to the public, and if so, the
restrictions on water-quantity data such as categories of use or time
intervals.
Collaboration and coordination with USGS personnel will be required
as part of the WUDR program. Data must be stored electronically and
made available in machine-readable formats that can be incorporated
into USGS databases. Additionally, methods used for data collection
(estimated values, coefficients, etc.) and a description of data
quality assurance and control must be provided to the USGS.
Title of Collection: USGS Water Use Data and Research Program
Announcement.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0118.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State water-resource agencies that
collect water-use data.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: WUDR estimates that
30 respondents (states) will read the Program Announcement, 12
respondents will submit applications, 10 respondents will submit semi-
annual progress reports and a final technical report, and 40
respondents (states) will respond to the water-use data-sharing
feasibility study.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12 applications; 20
progress reports, 10 final technical reports, 40 respondents to water
use data sharing feasibility study.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Read Program announcement:
1 hour; prepare applications: 40 hours; progress reports: 4 hours;
final technical report: 24 hours; water use data sharing feasibility
study: 8 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,150 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Response is required to be eligible to
receive funding, but it is voluntary to respond to the water-use data-
sharing feasibility study.
Frequency of Collection: Program Announcements are published
annually. Proposals are submitted annually by State water-resource
agencies wishing to compete for funding through the annual Program
Announcement. State water-resource agencies that receive a cooperative
agreement must submit semi-annual progress reports and a final
technical report. State water-resource agencies that respond to the
water-use data-sharing feasibility study will only need to respond once
with potential clarification questions on study responses.
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.).
Cory Angeroth,
Deputy Program Coordinator, on behalf of Melinda Dalton, Program
Coordinator, USGS Water Availability and Use Science Program.
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