80_FR_25406 80 FR 25321 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

80 FR 25321 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 2015)

Page Range25321-25322
FR Document2015-10317

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10317]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of an information collection, Earth Explorer User 
Registration Service.

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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 general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before July 6, 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 [email protected] (email). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-NEW, Earth Explorer User Registration 
Service' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Longhenry, Long Term Archive 
Project Manager, at (605) 695-1611 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The USGS proposes to collect general demographic information about 
public users that download products from the USGS using Earth Explorer 
(EE) application to help address Congress, OMB and DOI management's 
questions as to who uses Landsat and other remote sensing data and what 
are the most common uses of these data which they have found to be 
valuable for justifying and maintaining the free distribution of the 
USGS land remote sensing data. EE also stores information about users 
that download source code products (GloVis for example). The 
information collected in the database includes the names, affiliations, 
addresses, email address and telephone numbers of individuals. The 
information is gathered to facilitate the reporting of demographic data 
for use of the EE Application. Demographic

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data is also used to make decisions on future functional requirements 
within the system.
    Earth Explorer is a Web application that enables users to find, 
preview, and download or order digital data published by the U.S. 
Geological Survey. There are more than 300 USGS Datasets available from 
the site. To download or order products from EE, users must register 
with the EE system.
    The information is stored on an internal encrypted database. The 
data is provided by the customer and utilized to contact the customer 
to notify customer of data ready for download. If downloads are 
unsuccessful, the customer is contacted to provide updated information. 
In addition, EE requires certain fields to be completed such as name, 
address, city and zip code before an account can be established and an 
order can be submitted. Email is sent to new registered users to 
validate user email information.
    EE does not derive new data and does not create new data through 
aggregation.
    Personal information is not used as search criteria. Access to the 
information uses the least privileged access methodology. Authorized 
individuals with specifically granted access to the Privacy Act data 
can retrieve only by account number or order number Personal data is 
encrypted while stored in the Database. Contact ID is generated when 
account is created.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Title: Earth Explorer User Registration Service.
    Type of Request: Existing information collection without prior 
approval.
    Affected Public: Federal Agencies, state, tribal, and non-
government individuals who have requested USGS products from USGS/Earth 
Explorer application are covered in this system. The system has only 
one category for individuals.
    Respondent's Obligation: Participant data is furnished by the 
individual and is required for order fulfillment.
    Frequency of Collection: The information is collected at the time 
of registration and is only updated by the individual. Updates to the 
information are accomplished by the individual when they feel the need 
to update. Occasions' that user might want to update would be if 
something has changed in their demographic (email address as an 
example).
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 84,000.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 84,000 
new users are added on an annual basis.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 min.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,800.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.
    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 personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly 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.

Francis P. Kelly,
Director, EROS Center.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices 25321 occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ modified to reflect natural changes that have DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR fastland interface. occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ VA–43: FLEET POINT UNIT. The fastland interface. The western boundary of Geological Survey landward boundary of the unit has been the unit has been modified to account for modified to reflect natural changes that have [GX15ED00CPN] migrating sand. occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ VA–57: WARE NECK UNIT. The landward Agency Information Collection fastland interface. VA–44: BUSSEL POINT UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been modified to Activities: Request for Comments landward boundary of the unit has been reflect natural changes that have occurred in modified to reflect natural changes that have the configuration of the wetland/fastland AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ interface. Department of the Interior. fastland interface. VA–58: SEVERN RIVER UNIT. The ACTION: Notice of an information VA–45: HARVEYS CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been collection, Earth Explorer User landward boundary of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have Registration Service. modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ fastland interface. SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological fastland interface. Survey) will ask the Office of VA–59P: PLUM TREE ISLAND UNIT. The VA–46: INGRAM COVE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been Management and Budget (OMB) to landward boundary of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have modified to reflect natural changes that have approve the information collection (IC) occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ described below. As required by the fastland interface. fastland interface. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of VA–47: BLUFF POINT NECK UNIT. The VA–60P: LONG CREEK UNIT. The 1995, and as part of our continuing landward boundary of the unit has been landward boundary of the unit has been efforts to reduce paperwork and modified to reflect natural changes that have modified to reflect natural changes that have respondent burden, we invite the occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ general public and other Federal fastland interface. The southern boundary of fastland interface. The boundary has been agencies to take this opportunity to the unit has been modified to account for erosion of the barrier feature. modified to reflect channel migration along comment on this IC. Grunland Creek. DATES: To ensure that your comments VA–48: BARNES CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been Availability of Final Maps and Related are considered, we must receive them modified to reflect natural changes that have Information on or before July 6, 2015. occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ ADDRESSES: You may submit comments fastland interface. The final revised maps dated August on this information collection to the VA–49: NORTH POINT UNIT. The 1, 2014, and digital boundary data can Information Collection Clearance landward boundary of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have be accessed and downloaded from the Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ Service’s Web site, at http:// Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, fastland interface. www.fws.gov/CBRA. The digital VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); VA–50: WINDMILL POINT UNIT. The boundary data are available for or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). landward boundary of the unit has been reference purposes only. The digital Please reference ‘Information Collection modified to reflect natural changes that have 1028–NEW, Earth Explorer User boundaries are best viewed using the occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ Registration Service’ in all fastland interface. base imagery to which the boundaries were drawn; this information is printed correspondence. VA–51: DEEP HOLE POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been in the title block of the maps. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: modified to reflect shoreline erosion. The Service is not responsible for any Ryan Longhenry, Long Term Archive eastern boundary of the unit has been misuse or misinterpretation of the Project Manager, at (605) 695–1611 or modified to account for the migration of sand digital boundary data. rlonghenry@usgs.gov. outside the unit in Windmill Point Creek. The western boundary of the unit has been Interested parties may also contact the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: modified to reflect the westward migration of Service individual identified in the FOR I. Abstract the barrier at Deep Hole Point and include FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of wetlands and aquatic habitat that are now The USGS proposes to collect general this notice to make arrangements to associated with the barrier. demographic information about public view the final maps at the Service’s VA–52: STURGEON CREEK UNIT. The users that download products from the landward boundary of the unit has been Headquarters office. Interested parties USGS using Earth Explorer (EE) modified to reflect natural changes that have who are unable to access the maps via application to help address Congress, occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ the Service’s Web site or at the Service’s OMB and DOI management’s questions fastland interface. Headquarters office may contact the as to who uses Landsat and other remote VA–53: JACKSON CREEK UNIT. The Service individual identified in the FOR landward boundary of the unit has been sensing data and what are the most FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, common uses of these data which they modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/ and reasonable accommodations will be have found to be valuable for justifying fastland interface. made to ensure the individual’s ability and maintaining the free distribution of VA–55: RIGBY ISLAND/BETHEL BEACH to view the maps. the USGS land remote sensing data. EE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit Dated: April 20, 2015. also stores information about users that has been modified to reflect natural changes mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Gary Frazer, download source code products (GloVis that have occurred in the configuration of the for example). The information collected wetland/fastland interface. The name of this Assistant Director for Ecological Services. in the database includes the names, unit has been changed from ‘‘Rigby Island/ [FR Doc. 2015–10279 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] Bethal Beach’’ to ‘‘Rigby Island/Bethel affiliations, addresses, email address Beach’’ to correctly identify the underlying BILLING CODE 4310–55–P and telephone numbers of individuals. barrier feature. The information is gathered to facilitate VA–56: NEW POINT COMFORT UNIT. the reporting of demographic data for The northern boundary of the unit has been use of the EE Application. Demographic VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

25322 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices data is also used to make decisions on Estimated Time per Response: 2 min. 1969 (NEPA) and the Council on future functional requirements within Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Environmental Quality regulations the system. 2,800. implementing NEPA, the U.S. Earth Explorer is a Web application Estimated Reporting and Geological Survey (USGS) in the that enables users to find, preview, and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Department of the Interior (the download or order digital data Burden: None. Department) is revising two existing published by the U.S. Geological Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA categorical exclusions included in the Survey. There are more than 300 USGS (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Department of the Interior’s Datasets available from the site. To agency may not conduct or sponsor and Departmental Manual 516 DM 9. The download or order products from EE, you are not required to respond to a revisions to the categorical exclusions users must register with the EE system. collection of information unless it pertain to two types of activities The information is stored on an displays a currently valid OMB control conducted by the USGS: The excavation internal encrypted database. The data is number and current expiration date. of trenches across potentially active provided by the customer and utilized faults to assess the history of to contact the customer to notify III. Request for Comments earthquakes along those faults; and the customer of data ready for download. If We are soliciting comments as to: (a) removal of hydrologic and water-quality downloads are unsuccessful, the Whether the proposed collection of monitoring structures and equipment customer is contacted to provide information is necessary for the agency and restoration of the sites. USGS updated information. In addition, EE to perform its duties, including whether experience with these activities requires certain fields to be completed the information is useful; (b) the indicates that they do not normally have such as name, address, city and zip code accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the the potential for significant before an account can be established burden of the proposed collection of environmental impacts in the absence of and an order can be submitted. Email is information; (c) ways to enhance the extraordinary circumstances. The intent sent to new registered users to validate quality, usefulness, and clarity of the of the revisions is to improve the user email information. information to be collected; and (d) how efficiency of the environmental review EE does not derive new data and does to minimize the burden on the process. not create new data through aggregation. respondents, including the use of DATES: Effective Date: The categorical Personal information is not used as automated collection techniques or exclusions are effective immediately. search criteria. Access to the other forms of information technology. ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the information uses the least privileged Please note that the comments revised categorical exclusions contact access methodology. Authorized submitted in response to this notice are Esther Eng, Chief, Environmental individuals with specifically granted a matter of public record. Before Management Branch—USGS, 12201 access to the Privacy Act data can including your personal mailing Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, retrieve only by account number or address, phone number, email address, email: eeng@usgs.gov. order number Personal data is encrypted or other personally identifiable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: while stored in the Database. Contact ID information in your comment, you Esther Eng, Chief, Environmental is generated when account is created. should be aware that your entire Management Branch—USGS, (703) 648– II. Data comment, including your personally 7550. identifiable information, may be made OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: publicly available at any time. While Title: Earth Explorer User Registration you can ask us in your comment to Background Service. withhold your personally identifiable Type of Request: Existing information The National Environmental Policy information from public view, we Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to collection without prior approval. cannot guarantee that we will be able to Affected Public: Federal Agencies, consider the potential environmental do so. consequences of their decisions before state, tribal, and non-government individuals who have requested USGS Francis P. Kelly, deciding whether and how to proceed. products from USGS/Earth Explorer Director, EROS Center. The Council on Environmental Quality application are covered in this system. [FR Doc. 2015–10317 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] encourages Federal agencies to use The system has only one category for categorical exclusions to protect the BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P individuals. environment more efficiently by (a) Respondent’s Obligation: Participant reducing the resources spent analyzing data is furnished by the individual and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR proposals that normally do not have the is required for order fulfillment. potential to significantly impact the Frequency of Collection: The Office of the Secretary environment and, (b) focusing resources information is collected at the time of on proposals that may have significant [GX15AE3800C2000] environmental impacts. The appropriate registration and is only updated by the individual. Updates to the information use of categorical exclusions allows the National Environmental Policy Act: are accomplished by the individual NEPA review to conclude without Implementing Procedures; Revision to when they feel the need to update. preparing either an environmental Categorical Exclusions for U.S. Occasions’ that user might want to assessment (EA) or an environmental Geological Survey (516 DM 9) mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES update would be if something has impact statement (EIS) (40 CFR changed in their demographic (email AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 1500.4(p) and 40 CFR 1508.4) in the address as an example). ACTION:Notice of Final National absence of extraordinary circumstances. Estimated Annual Number of Environmental Policy Act implementing The Department’s list of extraordinary Respondents: 84,000. procedures. circumstances under which a normally Estimated Total Number of Annual excluded action would require further Responses: Approximately 84,000 new SUMMARY: In accordance with the analysis and documentation in an EA or users are added on an annual basis. National Environmental Policy Act of EIS is found at 43 CFR 46.215. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an information collection, Earth Explorer User Registration Service.
DatesTo ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before July 6, 2015.
ContactRyan Longhenry, Long Term Archive Project Manager, at (605) 695-1611 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 25321 
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