81 FR 39710 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

Page Range		39710-39710
FR Document		2016-14365

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, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. 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 (1028-0097).

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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 October 31, 2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before August 16, 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 [email protected] (email). Please reference 
``Information Collection 1028-0097, State Water Resources Research 
Institute Program Annual Application, National Competitive Grants 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); [email protected] (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, national competitive grants, 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 State Water Resources Research Institute Program also 
issues an annual call for competitive grants to focus on water problems 
and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern 
only to a single State. The U.S. Geological Survey has been designated 
as the administrator of the provisions of the Act.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0097.
    Form Number: NA.
    Title: State Water Resources Research Institute Program Annual 
Application, National Competitive Grants 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: Necessary to obtain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: We expect to receive 54 
applications and award 54 grants per year from State and local 
governments for the annual applications. We also expect to receive 65 
applications from individuals and award 4 grants per year for the 
national competitive grants.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10,320 hours. This includes 100 hours 
per government applicant to prepare and submit the annual application; 
40 hours per individual applicant to prepare and submit the national 
competitive grant application and 40 hours (total) per grantee to 
complete the annual reports.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 10,320.
    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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portions of the State under the regular CDBG Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 for the annual applications. We also
program and all of the other areas of the most Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD expect to receive 65 applications from
impacted counties not covered by the CDBG 21228 (mail); 443–498–5505 (phone); individuals and award 4 grants per year
entitlement communities getting a direct eagreene@usgs.gov (email). You may
grant. For example, the geography served by for the national competitive grants.
Livingston County, South Carolina includes
also find information about this ICR at Estimated Time per Response: 10,320
one or more communities that cross over into www.reginfo.gov.
hours. This includes 100 hours per
Richland County, South Carolina. Because SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
government applicant to prepare and
those communities participate with the
Livingston County CDBG program and not I. Abstract submit the annual application; 40 hours
the Richland County CDBG program, their The Water Resources Research Act of per individual applicant to prepare and
need is reflected in the award to Livingston 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et submit the national competitive grant
County. In addition, a number of seq.), authorizes a research institute application and 40 hours (total) per
incorporated towns in Richland County are water resources or center in each of the grantee to complete the annual reports.
served by the State CDBG program and the
50 states, the District of Columbia, Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
data for those communities were factored
into the grant to the South Carolina State Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 10,320.
government and not the grant to the Richland Guam, the Federated States of
Estimated Reporting and
County Urban County. Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
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Northern Mariana Islands, and
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
American Samoa. There are currently 54
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such institutes, one in each state, the burdens associated with this IC.
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR institute in Guam is a regional institute agency may not conduct or sponsor and
U.S. Geological Survey serving Guam, the Federated States of you are not required to respond to a
Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of collection of information unless it
[GX16CD00B951000] the Northern Mariana Islands. Each of displays a currently valid OMB control
the 54 institutes submits an annual number and current expiration date.
Agency Information Collection application for an allotment grant,
Activities: Request for Comments national competitive grants, and III. Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provides an annual report on its We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Interior. activities under the grant. The State
Whether the proposed collection of
Water Resources Research Institute
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a information is necessary for the agency
Program issues an annual call for
currently approved information to perform its duties, including whether
applications from the institutes to
collection (1028–0097). the information is useful; (b) the
support plans to promote research,
training, information dissemination, and accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological burden of the proposed collection of
Survey) will ask the Office of other activities meeting the needs of the
States and Nation. The State Water information; (c) ways to enhance the
Management and Budget (OMB) to
Resources Research Institute Program quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
approve the information collection (IC)
also issues an annual call for information to be collected; and (d) how
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of competitive grants to focus on water to minimize the burden on the
1995, and as part of our continuing problems and issues of a regional or respondents, including the use of
efforts to reduce paperwork and interstate nature beyond those of automated collection techniques or
respondent burden, we invite the concern only to a single State. The U.S. other forms of information technology.
general public and other Federal Geological Survey has been designated Please note that the comments
agencies to take this opportunity to as the administrator of the provisions of submitted in response to this notice are
comment on this IC. This collection is the Act. a matter of public record. Before
scheduled to expire on October 31, II. Data including your personal mailing
2016. address, phone number, email address,
OMB Control Number: 1028–0097.
DATES: To ensure that your comments Form Number: NA. or other personally identifiable
are considered, we must receive them Title: State Water Resources Research information in your comment, you
on or before August 16, 2016. Institute Program Annual Application, should be aware that your entire
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments National Competitive Grants and comment, including your personally
on this information collection to the Reporting. identifiable information, may be made
Information Collection Clearance Type of Request: Extension of a publicly available at any time. While
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 currently approved collection. you can ask us in your comment to
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, Affected Public: The state water withhold your personally identifiable
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); resources research institutes authorized information from public view, we
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). by the Water Resources Research Act of cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Please reference ‘‘Information Collection 1983, as amended, and listed at http:// do so.
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1028–0097, State Water Resources water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php.
Research Institute Program Annual Respondent’s Obligation: Necessary to Earl A. Greene,
Application, National Competitive obtain benefits. Chief, Office of External Research.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Grants and Reporting’’ in all Estimated Total Number of Annual
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl applications and award 54 grants per
Greene, Chief, Office of External year from State and local governments

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0097).
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before August 16, 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		81 FR 39710

81 FR 39710 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey