80 FR 67785 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)

Page Range		67785-67785
FR Document		2015-27993

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 March 31, 2016.

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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), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0095).

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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. This 
collection is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before January 4, 2016.

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 1028-0095, State Water Resources Research 
Institute Program Annual Application and Reporting' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl Greene, Chief, Office of External 
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, 
MD 21228 (mail); 443-498-5505 (phone); eagreene@usgs.gov (email). You 
may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
10301 et seq.), authorizes a research institute water resources or 
center in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. There 
are currently 54 such institutes, one in each state, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The institute 
in Guam is a regional institute serving Guam, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Each 
of the 54 institutes submits an annual application for an allotment 
grant and provides an annual report on its activities under the grant. 
The State Water Resources Research Institute Program issues an annual 
call for applications from the institutes to support plans to promote 
research, training, information dissemination, and other activities 
meeting the needs of the States and Nation. The program also encourages 
regional cooperation among institutes in research into areas of water 
management, development, and conservation that have a regional or 
national character. The U.S. Geological Survey has been designated as 
the administrator of the provisions of the Act.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0095.
    Form Number: NA.
    Title: State Water Resources Research Institute Program Annual 
Application and Reporting.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: The state water resources research institutes 
authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1983, as amended, and 
listed at http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory (necessary to obtain grants).
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: We expect to receive 54 
applications and award 54 grants per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 160 hours. This includes 80 hours per 
applicant to prepare and submit the annual application; and 80 hours 
(total) per grantee to complete the annual reports.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 8,640.
    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 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.

Earl A. Greene,
Chief, Office of External Research.
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• Ways to minimize the burden of the Research Institute Program Annual applications and award 54 grants per
collection of information on Application and Reporting’ in all year.
respondents. correspondence. Estimated Time per Response: 160
Comments that you submit in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl hours. This includes 80 hours per
response to this notice are a matter of Greene, Chief, Office of External applicant to prepare and submit the
public record. We will include or Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 annual application; and 80 hours (total)
summarize each comment in our request Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD per grantee to complete the annual
to OMB to approve this IC. Before 21228 (mail); 443–498–5505 (phone);
including your address, phone number, reports.
eagreene@usgs.gov (email). You may
email address, or other personal also find information about this ICR at Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
identifying information in your www.reginfo.gov. 8,640.
comment, you should be aware that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Reporting and
your entire comment, including your Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
personal identifying information, may I. Abstract
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
be made publicly available at any time. The Water Resources Research Act of burdens associated with this IC.
While you can ask us in your comment 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et
to withhold your personal identifying Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
seq.), authorizes a research institute
information from public review, we water resources or center in each of the (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
cannot guarantee that we will be able to 50 states, the District of Columbia, agency may not conduct or sponsor and
do so. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, you are not required to respond to a
Dated: October 28, 2015. Guam, the Federated States of collection of information unless it
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the displays a currently valid OMB control
Tina A. Campbell,
Northern Mariana Islands, and number and current expiration date.
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife American Samoa. There are currently 54 III. Request for Comments
Service. such institutes, one in each state, the
[FR Doc. 2015–27874 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Whether the proposed collection of
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institute in Guam is a regional institute information is necessary for the agency
serving Guam, the Federated States of to perform its duties, including whether
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the information is useful; (b) the
the Northern Mariana Islands. Each of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
Geological Survey the 54 institutes submits an annual
burden of the proposed collection of
application for an allotment grant and
[GX16CD00B951000] information; (c) ways to enhance the
provides an annual report on its
activities under the grant. The State quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
Agency Information Collection information to be collected; and (d) how
Activities: Request for Comments Water Resources Research Institute
Program issues an annual call for to minimize the burden on the
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), applications from the institutes to respondents, including the use of
Interior. support plans to promote research, automated collection techniques or
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a training, information dissemination, and other forms of information technology.
currently approved information other activities meeting the needs of the Please note that the comments
collection (1028–0095). States and Nation. The program also submitted in response to this notice are
encourages regional cooperation among a matter of public record. Before
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological institutes in research into areas of water including your personal mailing
Survey) will ask the Office of management, development, and address, phone number, email address,
Management and Budget (OMB) to conservation that have a regional or or other personally identifiable
approve the information collection (IC) national character. The U.S. Geological information in your comment, you
described below. As required by the Survey has been designated as the should be aware that your entire
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of administrator of the provisions of the
1995, and as part of our continuing comment, including your personally
Act.
efforts to reduce paperwork and identifiable information, may be made
respondent burden, we invite the II. Data publicly available at any time. While
general public and other Federal OMB Control Number: 1028–0095. you can ask us in your comment to
agencies to take this opportunity to Form Number: NA. withhold your personally identifiable
comment on this IC. This collection is Title: State Water Resources Research information from public view, we
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2016. Institute Program Annual Application cannot guarantee that we will be able to
DATES: To ensure that your comments
and Reporting. do so.
Type of Request: Extension of a
are considered, we must receive them Earl A. Greene,
currently approved collection.
on or before January 4, 2016. Affected Public: The state water Chief, Office of External Research.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments resources research institutes authorized [FR Doc. 2015–27993 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am]
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on this information collection to the by the Water Resources Research Act of BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
Information Collection Clearance 1983, as amended, and listed at http://
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php.
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); (necessary to obtain grants).
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Please reference ‘Information Collection Estimated Total Number of Annual
1028–0095, State Water Resources Responses: We expect to receive 54

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0095).
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before January 4, 2016.
Contact		Earl Greene, Chief, Office of External Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228 (mail); 443-498-5505 (phone); [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		80 FR 67785

80 FR 67785 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey