80 FR 15808 - Agency Information Collection Activity; National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP and STATEMAP)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

Page Range		15808-15809
FR Document		2015-06822

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15GC009PLSG00]


Agency Information Collection Activity; National Cooperative 
Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP and STATEMAP)

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved collection (1028-
0088).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, we invite the

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general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on October 
31, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before May 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-0088, National Cooperative Geologic 
Mapping Program (NCGMP--EDMAP and STATEMAP)' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas A. Howard, Associate Program 
Coordinator NCGMP (STATEMAP and EDMAP), USGS Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 908, 20192 (mail); at 703-648-6978 
(telephone); or dahoward@usgs.gov (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    EDMAP is the educational component of the NCGMP that is intended to 
train the next generation of geologic mappers. The primary objective of 
the STATEMAP component of the NCGMP is to establish the geologic 
framework of areas that are vital to the welfare of individual States.
    The NCGMP EDMAP program allocates funds to colleges and 
universities in the United States and Puerto Rico through an annual 
competitive cooperative agreement process. Every federal dollar that is 
awarded is matched with university funds. Geology professors, who are 
skilled in geologic mapping, request EDMAP funding to support 
undergraduate and graduate students at their college or university in a 
one-year mentored geologic mapping project that focuses on a specific 
geographic area. Only State Geological Surveys are eligible to apply to 
the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping 
Program pursuant to the National Geologic Mapping Act (Pub. L. 106-
148). Since many State Geological Surveys are organized under a State 
university system, such universities may submit a proposal on behalf of 
the State Geological Survey.
    Each fall, the program announcements are posted to the Grants.gov 
Web site and respondents are required to submit applications 
(comprising of Standard Form 424, 424A, 424B, Proposal Summary Sheet, 
the Proposal, and Budget Sheets. Additionally, EDMAP proposal must 
include a Negotiated Rate Agreement, and a Support letter from a State 
Geologist or USGS Project Chief).
    Since 1996, more than $5 million from the NCGMP has supported 
geologic mapping efforts of more than 1,000 students working with more 
than 244 professors at 148 universities in 44 states, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Funds for graduate projects are limited to 
$17,500 and undergraduate project funds limited to $10,000. These funds 
are used to cover field expenses and student salaries, but not faculty 
salaries or tuition. The authority for both programs is listed in the 
National Geologic Mapping Act (Pub. L. 106-148).
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public 
or for limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0088.
    Form Number: NA.
    Title: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP-EDMAP 
and STATEMAP).
    Type of Request: Renewal without change.
    Affected Public: University or College faculty and State Geological 
Surveys.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary, though 
necessary to receive funding.
    Frequency of Collections: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 50 
University or College faculty and approximately 45 State Geological 
Survey responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 36 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,220 hours total. We expect to 
receive approximately 50 applications for EDMAP and 45 applications for 
STATEMAP each year which takes each applicant approximately 36 hours to 
complete, totaling 3,420 hours. This includes the time for project 
conception and development, proposal writing and reviewing, and 
submitting a project narrative through Grants.gov. We expect to issue 
45 EDMAP and 45 STATEMAP grants per year. The grant recipients are also 
required to submit a final technical report which takes each grant 
recipient approximately 20 hours to complete, totaling 1,800 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment including your personal identifiable information, may be made 
publically available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment 
to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Douglas A. Howard,
Associate Program Coordinator, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping 
Program.
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(ITP) transfer and renewal application your entire comment—including your candidate species and their habitats; (2)
and a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). personal identifying information—may Implementation of the project would
Solterra Resort Community be made publicly available at any time. result in minor or negligible effects on
Development District (CDD) and AK While you can request in your other environmental values or
Oakmont LLC (co-applicants) request comments that your personal resources; and (3) Impacts of the project,
transfer and renewal of ITP TE098035– identifying information be withheld considered together with the impacts of
1 under the Endangered Species Act of from public review, we cannot other past, present, and reasonably
1973, as amended (Act). The co- guarantee that we will be able to do so. foreseeable similarly situated projects,
applicants anticipate taking about 18.59 would not result, over time, in
Applicants’ Proposed Project
acres of feeding, breeding, and cumulative effects to environmental
sheltering habitat used by the sand We received an application from the values or resources that would be
skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue- co-applicants for an incidental take considered significant. This preliminary
tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius permit, along with a proposed habitat determination may be revised based on
lividus) (skinks) incidental to land conservation plan. The co-applicants our review of public comments that we
preparation and construction in Polk request a transfer and 15-year renewal of receive in response to this notice.
County, Florida. The applicants’ HCP an ITP under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we Next Steps
describes proposed minimization
measures and mitigation measures to approve the application, the co- The Service will evaluate the HCP
address the effects of development on applicants anticipate taking a total of and comments submitted thereon to
the covered species. approximately 18.59 acres of skink determine whether the application
breeding, feeding, and sheltering meets the requirements of section 10(a)
DATES: We must receive your written
habitat, incidental to land preparation of the Act. The Service will also
comments on the ITP application and and construction in Sections 9, 10, and evaluate whether issuance of the section
HCP on or before April 24, 2015. 15, Township 26 South, Range 23 East, 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY Polk County, Florida. The co-applicants of the Act by conducting an intra-
INFORMATION section for information on currently have a specific site plan that Service section 7 consultation. The
how to submit your comments on the includes the construction of one or more results of this consultation, in
ITP application and HCP. You may residences, buildings, roads, green combination with the above findings,
obtain a copy of the ITP application and areas, structures, and parking areas, and will be used in the final analysis to
HCP by writing the South Florida installation of associated utilities. The determine whether or not to transfer and
Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit co-applicants propose to transfer and renew the ITP. If it is determined that
number TE098035–1, U.S. Fish and renew this project without changes, and the requirements of the Act are met, the
Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero have complied with all the mitigation ITP will be transferred and renewed.
Beach, FL 32960–3559. In addition, we requirements set forth in the initial Authority: We provide this notice under
will make the ITP application and HCP review and permitting of the project. Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16
available for public inspection by The co-applicants propose to U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
appointment during normal business minimize impacts to skinks by (40 CFR 1506.6).
hours at the above address. preserving a total of 71.14 acres of
Robert (Bob) Progulske,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. suitable skink habitat on site. The
preservation parcel has been put under Everglades Program Supervisor, South Florida
Al Begazo, South Florida Ecological
Ecological Services Office.
Services Office (see ADDRESSES); a conservation easement granted to Polk
[FR Doc. 2015–06787 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am]
telephone: 772–469–4234. County and will be managed in
perpetuity. The Service listed the sand BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
skink and the blue-tailed mole skink as
Submitting Comments threatened in 1987 (November 6, 1987;
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
If you wish to comment on the ITP 52 FR 42658, effective December 7,
application or HCP, you may submit 1987). U.S. Geological Survey
comments by any one of the following Our Preliminary Determination
methods: [GX15GC009PLSG00]
Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov. Use The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the co-applicants’ Agency Information Collection
‘‘Attn: Permit number TE098035–1’’ as
project, including the mitigation Activity; National Cooperative
your message subject line.
measures, will individually and Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP
Fax: Al Begazo, 772–469–4234, Attn.:
cumulatively have a minor or negligible and STATEMAP)
Permit number ‘‘TE098035–1.’’
U.S. mail: Al Begazo, South Florida effect on the species covered in the AGENCY: United States Geological
Ecological Services Field Office, Attn: HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is Survey (USGS), Interior.
Permit number ‘‘TE098035–1,’’ U.S. a ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th categorical exclusion under the National currently approved collection (1028–
Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 0088).
In-person drop-off: You may drop off CFR 1506.6), as provided by the
comments or request information during Department of the Interior Manual (516 SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
regular business hours at the above DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Survey) will ask the Office of
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office address. Appendix 1). We base our preliminary Management and Budget (OMB) to
determination that issuance of the ITP approve the information collection (IC)
Public Availability of Comments qualifies as a low-effect action on the described below. As required by the
Before including your address, phone following three criteria: (1) Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
number, email address, or other Implementation of the project would 1995, and as part of our continuing
personal identifying information in your result in minor or negligible effects on efforts to reduce paperwork and
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general public and other Federal Form 424, 424A, 424B, Proposal approximately 20 hours to complete,
agencies to take this opportunity to Summary Sheet, the Proposal, and totaling 1,800 hours.
comment on this IC. This collection is Budget Sheets. Additionally, EDMAP Estimated Reporting and
scheduled to expire on October 31, proposal must include a Negotiated Rate Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
2015. Agreement, and a Support letter from a Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
State Geologist or USGS Project Chief). burdens associated with this IC.
DATES: To ensure that your comments Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
are considered, we must receive them Since 1996, more than $5 million
from the NCGMP has supported (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
on or before May 26, 2015. agency may not conduct or sponsor and
geologic mapping efforts of more than
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments you are not required to respond to a
1,000 students working with more than
on this information collection to the collection of information unless it
244 professors at 148 universities in 44
Information Collection Clearance displays a currently valid OMB control
states, the District of Columbia, and
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 number and current expiration date.
Puerto Rico. Funds for graduate projects
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
are limited to $17,500 and III. Request for Comments
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax);
undergraduate project funds limited to
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
$10,000. These funds are used to cover
Please reference ‘Information Collection Whether the proposed collection of
field expenses and student salaries, but
1028–0088, National Cooperative information is necessary for the agency
not faculty salaries or tuition. The
Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP— to perform its duties, including whether
authority for both programs is listed in
EDMAP and STATEMAP)’ in all the information is useful; (b) the
the National Geologic Mapping Act
correspondence. accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
(Pub. L. 106–148).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: We will protect information from burden of the proposed collection of
Douglas A. Howard, Associate Program respondents considered proprietary information; (c) ways to enhance the
Coordinator NCGMP (STATEMAP and under the Freedom of Information Act quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
EDMAP), USGS Geological Survey, (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing information to be collected; and (d) how
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 908, regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under to minimize the burden on the
20192 (mail); at 703–648–6978 regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data respondents, including the use of
(telephone); or dahoward@usgs.gov and information to be made available to automated collection techniques or
(email). the public or for limited inspection.’’ other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Responses are voluntary. No questions
submitted in response to this notice are
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked.
I. Abstract a matter of public record. Before
II. Data including your personal mailing
EDMAP is the educational component address, phone number, email address,
of the NCGMP that is intended to train OMB Control Number: 1028–0088.
or other personal identifiable
the next generation of geologic mappers. Form Number: NA.
information in your comment, you
The primary objective of the Title: National Cooperative Geologic
should be aware that your entire
STATEMAP component of the NCGMP Mapping Program (NCGMP–EDMAP
comment including your personal
is to establish the geologic framework of and STATEMAP).
identifiable information, may be made
areas that are vital to the welfare of Type of Request: Renewal without
publically available at any time. While
individual States. change.
you can ask us in your comment to
The NCGMP EDMAP program Affected Public: University or College
withhold your personally identifiable
allocates funds to colleges and faculty and State Geological Surveys.
information from public view, we
universities in the United States and Respondent’s Obligation: None. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Puerto Rico through an annual Participation is voluntary, though do so.
competitive cooperative agreement necessary to receive funding.
process. Every federal dollar that is Frequency of Collections: Annually. Douglas A. Howard,
awarded is matched with university Estimated Total Number of Annual Associate Program Coordinator, National
funds. Geology professors, who are Responses: Approximately 50 Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
skilled in geologic mapping, request University or College faculty and [FR Doc. 2015–06822 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am]
EDMAP funding to support approximately 45 State Geological BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P
undergraduate and graduate students at Survey responses.
their college or university in a one-year Estimated Time per Response: 36
mentored geologic mapping project that hours. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
focuses on a specific geographic area. Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
Only State Geological Surveys are 5,220 hours total. We expect to receive National Park Service
eligible to apply to the STATEMAP approximately 50 applications for [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17820;
component of the National Cooperative EDMAP and 45 applications for PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Geologic Mapping Program pursuant to STATEMAP each year which takes each
the National Geologic Mapping Act applicant approximately 36 hours to Native American Graves Protection
(Pub. L. 106–148). Since many State complete, totaling 3,420 hours. This and Repatriation Review Committee:
Geological Surveys are organized under includes the time for project conception Meeting
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a State university system, such and development, proposal writing and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
universities may submit a proposal on reviewing, and submitting a project ACTION: Meeting Notice.
behalf of the State Geological Survey. narrative through Grants.gov. We expect
Each fall, the program announcements to issue 45 EDMAP and 45 STATEMAP SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in
are posted to the Grants.gov Web site grants per year. The grant recipients are accordance with the Federal Advisory
and respondents are required to submit also required to submit a final technical Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–
applications (comprising of Standard report which takes each grant recipient 16), of a meeting of the Native American

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a revision of a currently approved collection (1028- 0088).
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before May 26, 2015.
Contact		Douglas A. Howard, Associate Program Coordinator NCGMP (STATEMAP and EDMAP), USGS Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 908, 20192 (mail); at 703-648-6978 (telephone); or [email protected] (email).
FR Citation		80 FR 15808

80 FR 15808 - Agency Information Collection Activity; National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP and STATEMAP)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey