Agency Information Collection Activities; Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate Inequities, 64452-64453 [2023-20265]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64452-64453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20265]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX22LQ00UN80423; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Assessment of Flooding 
Impacts and Climate Inequities

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

[[Page 64453]]

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 19, 2023.

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 information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of 
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 
Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate Inequities in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact John Warner by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at 508-457-2237. 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), 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
May 8, 2023, 88 FR 29686. 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: We will investigate social vulnerability to coastal storm 
flooding in urban neighborhoods to assess inequities in the burden of 
flood risk. Recent flood disasters arising from severe coastal storms 
and hurricanes (i.e., Hurricane Ida in 2021) have demonstrated the 
critical importance of incorporating rainfall into assessments of 
coastal flood risk. Climate change is leading to increased rainfall 
intensity and more frequent coastal flooding, which is increasing risk 
for residents of low-lying areas such as basement apartments, who are 
often low-income or from minority racial groups. We will collect data 
on vulnerability to flooding from rainfall and coastal storms through 
interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), and household/small business 
surveys. Participants will be drawn from residents and businesses in 
the Jamaica Bay watershed in and around Brooklyn, New York. 
Participants are being identified through snowball sampling and contact 
with community leaders. Participants will share their experiences, 
concerns, and responses to flooding events and risks, through 
individual interviews or focus groups. Interviews will be recorded, 
transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative data analysis software such 
as Atlas.ti.
    Title of Collection: Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate 
Inequities.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Residents and businesses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 475: 20 resident 
interviews or FGD participants, 5 small business interviews; 300 
household surveys, 150 small business surveys.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 475: 20 resident 
interviews or FGD participants, 5 small business interviews; 300 
household surveys, 150 small business surveys.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours for resident 
interviews or FGDs, 1 hour or less for small business interviews, 0.5 
hour for household surveys and 0.5 hours for small business surveys.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 270 hours.
    20 resident interviews/FGD x 2 hrs = 40 hrs.
    5 small business interviews x 1hr = 5 hrs.
    300 household surveys x 0.5 hr = 150 hrs.
    150 small business surveys x 0.5 hr = 75 hrs.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    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.

Jane Denny,
Acting Center Director, USGS Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science 
Center.
[FR Doc. 2023-20265 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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