81 FR 10653 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)

Page Range		10653-10653
FR Document		2016-04455

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 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 ICR. This collection is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX.16.GG00.99600.00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-
0051).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that 
we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the 
information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 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 ICR. This collection is scheduled to expire on April 
30, 2016.

DATE:  To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB 
must receive them on or before March 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information 
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer 
for the Department of the Interior via email: 
([email protected]) or fax at 202-395-5806; and identify your 
submission with `OMB Control Number 1028-0051 Earthquake Hazards 
Program Research and Monitoring'. Please also forward a copy of your 
comments and suggestions 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) 648-7199 
(fax); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `OMB 
Control Number 1028-0051 Earthquake Hazards Program Research and 
Monitoring' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Pratt, Earthquake Hazards 
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 
905, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-6709 (phone); or [email protected] 
(email). You may also find information about this ICR at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Research and monitoring findings are essential to fulfilling USGS's 
responsibility under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act to develop 
earthquake hazard assessments and recording earthquake activity 
nationwide. Residents, emergency responders, and engineers rely on the 
USGS for this accurate and scientifically sound information. The 
Earthquake Hazards Program funds external investigators to carry out 
these important activities. In response to our Program Announcements 
investigators submit proposals for research and monitoring activities 
on earthquake hazard assessments, earthquake causes and effects, and 
earthquake monitoring. This information is used as the basis for 
selection and award of projects meeting the USGS's Earthquake Hazards 
Program objectives. Final reports of research and monitoring findings 
are required for each funded proposal; annual progress reports are 
required for awards of a two- to five-year duration. Final reports are 
made available to the public at the Web site http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0051.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Title: Earthquake Hazards Program Research and Monitoring.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required in order to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually and once every two to five years.
    Description of Respondents: Research scientists, engineers, and the 
general public.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 350 responses in total, 
consisting of 250 applications and narratives and 100 annual and final 
reports.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 hours per proposal application 
response and 12 hours per final or annual progress report.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,450 (11,250 hours per application 
and 1200 hours per final or annual progress report).
    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. Until the OMB approves a collection 
of information, you are not obliged to respond.
    Comments: On November 5, 2015, we published a Federal Register 
notice (80 FR 68557) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB 
for approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on 
January 4, 2016. We received no comments.

III. Request for Comments

    We again invite comments concerning this ICR 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) how 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 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 and the OMB 
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

William Leith,
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards.
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Date: February 23, 2016. may also find information about this you are not required to respond to a
Merrie Nichols-Dixon, ICR at www.reginfo.gov. collection of information unless it
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: displays a currently valid OMB control
and Legislative Initiatives. number. Until the OMB approves a
I. Abstract collection of information, you are not
[FR Doc. 2016–04495 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Research and monitoring findings are obliged to respond.
essential to fulfilling USGS’s Comments: On November 5, 2015, we
responsibility under the Earthquake published a Federal Register notice (80
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Hazards Reduction Act to develop FR 68557) announcing that we would
earthquake hazard assessments and submit this ICR to OMB for approval
Geological Survey recording earthquake activity and soliciting comments. The comment
nationwide. Residents, emergency period closed on January 4, 2016. We
[GX.16.GG00.99600.00] received no comments.
responders, and engineers rely on the
Agency Information Collection USGS for this accurate and scientifically III. Request for Comments
Activities: Request for Comments sound information. The Earthquake
Hazards Program funds external We again invite comments concerning
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), investigators to carry out these this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed
Interior. important activities. In response to our collection of information is necessary
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an Program Announcements investigators for the agency to perform its duties,
information collection (1028–0051). submit proposals for research and including whether the information is
monitoring activities on earthquake useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological hazard assessments, earthquake causes estimate of the burden of the proposed
Survey) are notifying the public that we and effects, and earthquake monitoring. collection of information; (c) how to
have submitted to the Office of This information is used as the basis for enhance the quality, usefulness, and
Management and Budget (OMB) the selection and award of projects meeting clarity of the information to be
information collection request (ICR) the USGS’s Earthquake Hazards collected; and (d) how to minimize the
described below. To comply with the Program objectives. Final reports of burden on the respondents, including
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) research and monitoring findings are the use of automated collection
and as part of our continuing efforts to required for each funded proposal; techniques or other forms of information
reduce paperwork and respondent annual progress reports are required for technology.
burden, we invite the general public and awards of a two- to five-year duration. Please note that comments submitted
other Federal agencies to take this Final reports are made available to the in response to this notice are a matter
opportunity to comment on this ICR. public at the Web site http:// of public record. Before including your
This collection is scheduled to expire earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/. personal mailing address, phone
on April 30, 2016. number, email address, or other
DATE: To ensure that your comments on II. Data personally identifiable information in
this ICR are considered, OMB must OMB Control Number: 1028–0051. your comment, you should be aware
receive them on or before March 31, Form Number: N/A. that your entire comment, including
2016. Title: Earthquake Hazards Program your personally identifiable
Research and Monitoring. information, may be made publicly
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
Type of Request: Extension of a available at any time. While you can ask
comments on this information
currently approved collection. us and the OMB in your comment to
collection directly to the Office of
Respondent’s Obligation: Required in withhold your personal identifying
Management and Budget (OMB), Office
order to obtain or retain benefits. information from public review, we
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Frequency of Collection: Annually cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Attention: Desk Officer for the and once every two to five years.
Department of the Interior via email: Description of Respondents: Research William Leith,
(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov) or scientists, engineers, and the general Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and
fax at 202–395–5806; and identify your public. Geologic Hazards.
submission with ‘OMB Control Number Estimated Total Number of Annual [FR Doc. 2016–04455 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am]
1028–0051 Earthquake Hazards Program Responses: 350 responses in total, BILLING CODE P
Research and Monitoring’. Please also consisting of 250 applications and
forward a copy of your comments and narratives and 100 annual and final
suggestions on this information reports. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
collection to the Information Collection Estimated Time per Response: 45
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Bureau of Land Management
hours per proposal application response
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS and 12 hours per final or annual [LLORV00000.L10200000.DF0000.
807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) progress report. LXSSH1040000.16XL1109AF. HAG 16–0079]
648–7199 (fax); or gs-info_collections@ Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
usgs.gov (email). Please reference ‘OMB 12,450 (11,250 hours per application Notice of Public Meetings for the John
Control Number 1028–0051 Earthquake Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council
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and 1200 hours per final or annual
Hazards Program Research and progress report). AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Monitoring’ in all correspondence. Estimated Reporting and Interior.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
Thomas Pratt, Earthquake Hazards Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 burdens associated with this IC. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 905, Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Federal Land Policy and Management
Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–6709 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Act and the Federal Advisory
(phone); or tpratt@usgs.gov (email). You agency may not conduct or sponsor and Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028- 0051).
Dates		To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must receive them on or before March 31, 2016.
Contact		Thomas Pratt, Earthquake Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 905, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-6709 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 10653

81 FR 10653 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey