81 FR 73134 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

Page Range		73134-73135
FR Document		2016-25631

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. This collection consists of 1 form. 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

[GX16LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0059) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. This collection consists of 1 form. 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, OMB must receive 
them on or before November 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments on this IC directly to 
the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior, at [email protected] (email); or (202) 395-5806 
(fax). Please also

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forward a copy of your comments 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). Reference ``Information Collection 
1028-0059, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty'' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Apodaca, National Minerals 
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Mail Stop 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7724 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email). You may also find information about this 
Information Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The collection of this information is required by the Comprehensive 
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and will, upon request, provide the CTBT 
Technical Secretariat with geographic locations of sites where chemical 
explosions greater than 300 tons TNT-equivalent have occurred.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0059.
    Form Number: USGS Form 9-4040-A.
    Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers.
    Respondent Obligation: Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 625 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 a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and 
current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    On May 4, 2016, a 60-day Federal Register notice (81 FR 26826) was 
published announcing this information collection. Public comments were 
solicited for 60 days ending July 5, 2016. We did not receive any 
public comments in response to that notice. We again invite 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 time to 
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 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 it will be done.

Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
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1028–0097 ‘State Water Resources II. Data clarity of the information to be
Research Institute Program Annual OMB Control Number: 1028–0097. collected; and (d) how to minimize the
Application, National Competitive Form Number: NA. burden on the respondents, including
Grants and Reporting’. Please also Title: State Water Resources Research the use of automated collection
forward a copy of your comments and Institute Program Annual Application, techniques or other forms of information
suggestions on this information National Competitive Grants and technology.
collection to the Information Collection Please note that comments submitted
Reporting.
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Type of Request: Revision of a in response to this notice are a matter
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS currently approved information of public record. Before including your
807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) collection. personal mailing address, phone
648–7195 (fax); or gs-info_collections@ Respondent Obligation: Necessary to number, email address, or other
usgs.gov (email). Please reference ‘OMB obtain or retain benefits. personally identifiable information in
Information Collection 1028–0097: Frequency of Collection: Annually. your comment, you should be aware
‘State Water Resources Research Description of Respondents: The state that your entire comment, including
Institute Program Annual Application, water resources research institutes your personally identifiable
National Competitive Grants and authorized by the Water Resources information, may be made publicly
Reporting’ in all correspondence. Research Act of 1984, as amended, and available at any time. While you can ask
listed at http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/ us and the OMB in your comment to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl withhold your personal identifying
index.php.
Greene, Chief, Office of External information from public review, we
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 Responses: We expect to receive 54 cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD applications and award 54 grants per James Sayer,
21228 (mail); 443–498–5505 (phone); year from State and local governments Information Collections Clearance Officer.
eagreene@usgs.gov (email). You may for the annual applications. We also [FR Doc. 2016–25621 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am]
also find information about this ICR at expect to receive 65 applications from BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
www.reginfo.gov. individuals and award 4 grants per year
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: for the national competitive grants.
Estimated Time per Response: 10,160 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
I. Abstract hours. This includes 100 hours per
government applicant to prepare and U.S. Geological Survey
The Water Resources Research Act of
submit the annual application; 40 hours [GX16LR000F60100]
1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et
per individual applicant to prepare and
seq.), authorizes a research institute
submit the national competitive grant Agency Information Collection
water resources or center in each of the application and 40 hours (total) per
50 states, the District of Columbia, Activities: Request for Comments
grantee to complete the annual reports.
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Estimated Annual Burden Hours: AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Guam, the Federated States of 10,160. Interior.
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Estimated Reporting and ACTION: Notice of a renewal of a
Northern Marina Islands, and American Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ currently approved information
Samoa. There are currently 54 such Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ collection (1028–0059) Comprehensive
institutes, one in each state, the District burdens associated with this IC. Test Ban Treaty.
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
Virgin Islands, and Guam. The institute SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
in Guam is a regional institute serving Survey) are asking the Office of
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
Guam, the Federated States of Management and Budget (OMB) to
you are not required to respond to a
Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of approve the information collection (IC)
collection of information unless it
the Northern Mariana Islands. Each of described below. This collection
displays a currently valid OMB control
the 54 institutes submits an annual consists of 1 form. As required by the
number. Until the OMB approves a
application for an allotment grant, Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
collection of information, you are not
national competitive grants, and 1995, and as part of our continuing
obliged to respond.
provides an annual report on its efforts to reduce paperwork and
Comments: On June 17, 2016, we
activities under the grant. The State respondent burden, we invite the
published a Federal Register notice (81
Water Resources Research Institute general public and other Federal
CFR 39710) announcing that we would
Program issues an annual call for agencies to take this opportunity to
submit this ICR to OMB for approval
applications from the institutes to comment on this IC. This collection is
and soliciting comments. The comment
support plans to promote research, scheduled to expire on October 31,
period closed on August 16, 2016. We
training, information dissemination, and 2016.
received no comments.
other activities meeting the needs of the DATES: To ensure that your comments
States and Nation. The State Water III. Request for Comments are considered, OMB must receive them
Resources Research Institute Program We again invite comments concerning on or before November 23, 2016.
also issues a second annual call for this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed ADDRESSES: Please submit your written
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competitive grants to focus on water collection of information is necessary comments on this IC directly to the
problems and issues of a regional or for the agency to perform its duties, Office of Management and Budget,
interstate nature beyond those of including whether the information is Office of Information and Regulatory
concern only to a single State. The U.S. useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Geological Survey has been designated estimate of the burden of the proposed Department of the Interior, at OIRA_
as the administrator of the provisions of collection of information; (c) how to SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov (email); or
the Act. enhance the quality, usefulness, and (202) 395–5806 (fax). Please also

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forward a copy of your comments to the again invite comments as to: (a) DATES: Comments must be received by
Information Collection Clearance Whether the proposed collection of November 23, 2016. This amended
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 information is necessary for the agency system will be effective November 23,
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, to perform its duties, including whether 2016.
VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–7197 (fax); or the information is useful; (b) the ADDRESSES: Any person interested in
gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the commenting on this amendment may do
Reference ‘‘Information Collection burden time to the proposed collection so by: Submitting comments in writing
1028–0059, Comprehensive Test Ban of information; (c) how to enhance the to Teri Barnett, Departmental Privacy
Treaty’’ in all correspondence. quality, usefulness, and clarity of the Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori information to be collected; and (d) how 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 7456 MIB,
E. Apodaca, National Minerals to minimize the burden on the Washington, DC 20240; hand-delivering
Information Center, U.S. Geological respondents, including the use of comments to Teri Barnett, Departmental
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, automated collection techniques or Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of the
Mail Stop 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); other forms of information technology. Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop
703–648–7724 (phone); or lapodaca@ Please note that the comments 7456 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; or
usgs.gov (email). You may also find submitted in response to this notice are emailing comments to Privacy@
information about this Information a matter of public record. Before ios.doi.gov.
Collection Request (ICR) at including your personal mailing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
www.reginfo.gov. address, phone number, email address,
Safety Management Information System
or other personally identifiable
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program Manager, Office of
information in your comment, you
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
I. Abstract should be aware that your entire
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
comment, including your personally NW., Mail Stop 5559 MIB, Washington,
The collection of this information is
identifiable information, may be made DC 20240, or by telephone at (202) 208–
required by the Comprehensive Test
publicly available at any time. While 5549.
Ban Treaty (CTBT), and will, upon
you can ask us in your comment to
request, provide the CTBT Technical SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
withhold your personally identifiable
Secretariat with geographic locations of
information from public view, we I. Background
sites where chemical explosions greater
cannot guarantee that it will be done. The Department of the Interior (DOI)
than 300 tons TNT-equivalent have
occurred. Michael J. Magyar, Office of Occupational Safety and
Associate Director, National Minerals Health manages the ‘‘Safety
II. Data Management Information System—
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0059. [FR Doc. 2016–25631 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am] Interior, DOI–60’’ system of records. The
Form Number: USGS Form 9–4040–A. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
purpose of this system is to document
Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. and monitor injuries or illnesses
Type of Request: Extension without incurred by DOI employees, contractors,
change of a currently approved DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR volunteers and visitors, in accordance
collection. with the Department of Labor
Affected Public: Business or Other- Office of the Secretary Occupational Safety and Health
For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel Administration regulations and
minerals producers. [16XD4523WS DS64800000 requirements. The Safety Management
DWSN00000.000000 DP64803] Information System (SMIS) was
Respondent Obligation: Participation
is voluntary. developed in response to the DOI
Privacy Act of 1974; as Amended;
Frequency of Collection: Annually. Occupational Safety and Health
Notice To Amend an Existing System
Estimated Number of Annual Strategic Plan as a tool for DOI
of Records
Responses: 2,500. individuals who are injured or who file
Estimated Time per Response: 15 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. claims seeking benefits under the
minutes. ACTION: Notice of amendment to an Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
Annual Burden Hours: 625 hours. existing system of records. (FECA), and enables oversight of the
Estimated Reporting and DOI Worker’s Compensation Program.
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of The FECA establishes the system for
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, processing and adjudicated claims that
burdens associated with this IC. the Department of the Interior is issuing Federal employees and other covered
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA a public notice of its intent to amend the individuals file with the Department of
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Department of the Interior Privacy Act Labor’s Office of Worker’s
agency may not conduct or sponsor a system of records, ‘‘Safety Management Compensation Program (OWCP),
collection of information unless it Information System—Interior, DOI–60’’, seeking monetary, medical and similar
displays a currently valid OMB control to add new routine uses, update existing benefits for injuries or deaths sustained
number and current expiration date. routine uses, system manager, system while in the performance of duty. SMIS
location, categories of individuals maintains information on accidents,
III. Request for Comments covered by the system, categories of injuries, and illnesses that occur on DOI
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On May 4, 2016, a 60-day Federal records in the system, authority for property, and workers’ compensation
Register notice (81 FR 26826) was maintenance of the system, storage, claims; provides summary data of
published announcing this information safeguards, retention and disposal, injury, illness and property loss
collection. Public comments were system manager and address, information to DOI bureaus and offices
solicited for 60 days ending July 5, notification procedures, records access for analytical purposes to improve
2016. We did not receive any public and contesting procedures, and records accident prevention policies, procedure,
comments in response to that notice. We source categories. regulations, standards, and operations;

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a renewal of a currently approved information collection (1028-0059) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive them on or before November 23, 2016.
Contact		Lori E. Apodaca, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7724 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this Information Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 73134

81 FR 73134 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey