81 FR 7582 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

Page Range		7582-7583
FR Document		2016-02867

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 May 31, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[USGS-GX15WC00COM0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0106).

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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 May 31, 2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before April 12, 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). Use `Information 
Collection Number 1028-0106, Ash Fall Report' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristi Wallace, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99508, email: [email protected], office: 907-786-7109. You may 
also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The USGS provides notifications and warnings to the public of 
volcanic activity in the US in order to reduce the loss of life, 
property, and economic and societal impacts. Ash fallout to the ground 
can pose significant disruption and damage to buildings, 
transportation, water and wastewater, power supply, communications 
equipment, agriculture, and primary production leading to potentially 
substantial societal impacts and costs, even at thicknesses of only a 
few millimeters or inches. Additionally, fine grainedash, when ingested 
can cause health impacts to humans and animals. USGS will use reports 
entered in real time by respondents of ash fall in their local area to 
correct or refine ash fall forecasts as the ash cloud moves downwind. 
Retrospectively these reports will enable USGS to improve their ash 
fall models and further research into eruptive processes. This project 
is a database module and web interface allowing the public and Alaska 
Volcano Observatory (AVO) staff to enter reports of ash fall in their 
local area in real time and retrospectively following an eruptive 
event. Users browsing the AVO Web site during eruptions will be 
directed towards a web form allowing them to fill in ash fall 
information and submit the information to AVO.
    Compiled ashfall reports are available in real-time to AVO staff 
through the AVO internal Web site. A pre-formatted summary report or 
table that distills information received online will show ash fall 
reports in chronological order with key fields including (1) date and 
time of ash fall, (2) location, (3) positive or negative ash fall (4) 
name of observer, and (5) contact information is easily viewable 
internally on the report so that calls for clarification can be made by 
AVO staff quickly and Operations room staff can visualize ashfall 
information quickly.
    Ash fall report data will also be displayed on a dynamic map 
interface and show positive (yes ash) and

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negative (no ash) ash fall reports by location. Ash fall reports 
(icons) will be publically displayed for a period of 24 hours and 
shaded differently as they age so that the age of reports is obvious.
    The ash fall report database will help AVO track eruption clouds 
and associated fallout downwind. These reports from the public will 
also give scientists a more complete record of the amount and duration 
and other conditions of ash fall. Getting first-hand accounts of ash 
fall will support model ash fall development and interpretation of 
satellite imagery. AVO scientists will--as time allows--be able to 
contact the individuals using their entered contact information for 
clarification and details. Knowing the locations from which ash-fall 
reports have been filed will improve ash fall warning messages, AVO 
Volcanic Activity Notifications, and make fieldwork more efficient. AVO 
staff will be able to condense and summarize the various ash fall 
reports and forward that information on to emergency management 
agencies and the wider public. The online form will also free up 
resources during exceedingly busy times during an eruption, as most 
individuals currently phone AVO with their reports.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0106.
    Form Number: NA.
    Title: USGS Ash Fall Report.
    Type of Request: Renewal of existing information collection.
    Affected Public: General Public, local governments and emergency 
managers.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, after each ashfall event.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 250 
individuals affected by a volcanic ashfall event each year.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate the public reporting 
burden will average 5 minutes per response. This includes the time for 
reviewing instructions, and answering a web-based questionnaire.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 21 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.
    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) 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. We 
will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve 
this IC. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying 
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be 
done.

Aimee Devaris,
USGS Regional Director, Alaska Area.
[FR Doc. 2016-02867 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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Availability of Documents efforts to reduce paperwork and societal impacts and costs, even at
Documents and other information respondent burden, we invite the thicknesses of only a few millimeters or
submitted with these applications are general public and other Federal inches. Additionally, fine grainedash,
available for review subject to the agencies to take this opportunity to when ingested can cause health impacts
requirements of the Privacy Act and comment on this IC. This collection is to humans and animals. USGS will use
Freedom of Information Act, by any scheduled to expire on May 31, 2016. reports entered in real time by
party who submits a written request for DATES: To ensure that your comments respondents of ash fall in their local
a copy of such documents. are considered, we must receive them area to correct or refine ash fall forecasts
on or before April 12, 2016. as the ash cloud moves downwind.
Authority ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Retrospectively these reports will enable
We provide this notice under the on this information collection to the USGS to improve their ash fall models
authority of section 10 of the Act (16 Information Collection Clearance and further research into eruptive
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 processes. This project is a database
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, module and web interface allowing the
Dated: February 4, 2016.
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); public and Alaska Volcano Observatory
Don Morgan, (AVO) staff to enter reports of ash fall
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email).
Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants. Use ‘Information Collection Number in their local area in real time and
[FR Doc. 2016–02723 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 1028–0106, Ash Fall Report’ in the retrospectively following an eruptive
BILLING CODE 4333–55–P subject line. event. Users browsing the AVO Web site
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: during eruptions will be directed
Kristi Wallace, U.S. Geological Survey, towards a web form allowing them to
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Alaska Volcano Observatory, 4210 fill in ash fall information and submit
University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska the information to AVO.
Geological Survey
99508, email: kwallace@usgs.gov, office: Compiled ashfall reports are available
[USGS–GX15WC00COM0001] 907–786–7109. You may also find in real-time to AVO staff through the
information about this ICR at AVO internal Web site. A pre-formatted
Agency Information Collection www.reginfo.gov. summary report or table that distills
Activities: Comment Request information received online will show
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ash fall reports in chronological order
Interior. I. Abstract with key fields including (1) date and
The USGS provides notifications and time of ash fall, (2) location, (3) positive
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
warnings to the public of volcanic or negative ash fall (4) name of observer,
currently approved information
and (5) contact information is easily
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2

collection (1028–0106). activity in the US in order to reduce the
loss of life, property, and economic and viewable internally on the report so that
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological societal impacts. Ash fallout to the calls for clarification can be made by
Survey) will ask the Office of ground can pose significant disruption AVO staff quickly and Operations room
Management and Budget (OMB) to and damage to buildings, transportation, staff can visualize ashfall information
approve the information collection (IC) water and wastewater, power supply, quickly.
described below. As required by the communications equipment, Ash fall report data will also be
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of agriculture, and primary production displayed on a dynamic map interface
1995, and as part of our continuing leading to potentially substantial and show positive (yes ash) and

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negative (no ash) ash fall reports by III. Request for Comments National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and
location. Ash fall reports (icons) will be We are soliciting comments as to: (a) the implementation of Office of
publically displayed for a period of 24 Whether the proposed collection of Management and Budget (OMB)
hours and shaded differently as they age information is necessary for the agency Circular A–16 and Executive Order
so that the age of reports is obvious. to perform its duties, including whether 12906. The Committee will review and
The ash fall report database will help the information is useful; (b) the comment upon geospatial policy and
AVO track eruption clouds and accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the management issues and will provide a
associated fallout downwind. These burden of the proposed collection of forum to convey views representative of
reports from the public will also give information; (c) how to enhance the non-Federal partners in the geospatial
scientists a more complete record of the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the community. The Committee will
amount and duration and other information to be collected; and (d) how conduct its operations in accordance
conditions of ash fall. Getting first-hand to minimize the burden on the with the provisions of the FACA.
accounts of ash fall will support model respondents, including the use of Certification
ash fall development and interpretation automated collection techniques or
of satellite imagery. AVO scientists other forms of information technology. I hereby certify that the National
will—as time allows—be able to contact Please note that the comments Geospatial Advisory Committee is in the
the individuals using their entered submitted in response to this notice are public interest in connection with the
contact information for clarification and a matter of public record. We will performance of duties imposed on the
details. Knowing the locations from include or summarize each comment in Department of the Interior by Office of
which ash-fall reports have been filed our request to OMB to approve this IC. Management and Budget (OMB)
will improve ash fall warning messages, Before including your address, phone Circular A–16 (Revised), ‘‘Coordination
AVO Volcanic Activity Notifications, number, email address, or other of Geographic Information and Related
and make fieldwork more efficient. AVO personal identifying information in your Spatial Data Activities.’’ The Committee
staff will be able to condense and comment, you should be aware that will assist the Department of the Interior
summarize the various ash fall reports your entire comment, including your by providing advice and
and forward that information on to personal identifying information, may recommendations related to the
emergency management agencies and be made publicly available at any time. management of Federal geospatial
the wider public. The online form will While you can ask OMB in your programs and the development of the
also free up resources during comment to withhold your personal National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
exceedingly busy times during an identifying information from public Dated: January 19, 2016.
eruption, as most individuals currently review, we cannot guarantee that it will Sally Jewell,
phone AVO with their reports. be done. Secretary of the Interior.
II. Data Aimee Devaris, [FR Doc. 2016–02893 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]

OMB Control Number: 1028–0106. USGS Regional Director, Alaska Area. BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P

Form Number: NA. [FR Doc. 2016–02867 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
Title: USGS Ash Fall Report. BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Type of Request: Renewal of existing
information collection. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Affected Public: General Public, local DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/
governments and emergency managers. Geological Survey A0A501010.999900]
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, [GX16EE000101100]
Indian Gaming; Extension of Tribal-
after each ashfall event. State Class III Gaming Compact (Crow
Estimated Total Number of Annual National Geospatial Advisory
Committee; Charter Renewal Creek Sioux Tribe and the State of
Responses: Approximately 250 South Dakota)
individuals affected by a volcanic AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,
ashfall event each year. Interior. AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Estimated Time per Response: We Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
estimate the public reporting burden ACTION: Notice.
will average 5 minutes per response. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
This includes the time for reviewing the Secretary of the Interior has renewed SUMMARY: This notice announces the
instructions, and answering a web-based the National Geospatial Advisory extension of the Class III gaming
questionnaire. Committee (Committee), in accordance compact between the Crow Creek Sioux
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 21 with Section 14(b) of the Federal Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
hours. Advisory Committee Act. DATES: Effective February 12, 2016.
Estimated Reporting and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey, Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Burden: We have not identified any phone: 206–220–4621, email: Gaming, Office of the Assistant
jmahoney@usgs.gov. Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Committee provides advice and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an recommendations to the Federal extension to an existing tribal-state
agency may not conduct or sponsor and Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), Class III gaming compact does not
you are not required to respond to a through the FGDC Chair (the Secretary require approval by the Secretary if the
collection of information unless it of the Interior or designee), related to extension does not modify any other
displays a currently valid OMB control management of Federal geospatial terms of the compact. See Pursuant to
number and current expiration date. programs, the development of the 25 CFR 293.5. The Crow Creek Sioux

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Action		Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0106).
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before April 12, 2016.
Contact		Kristi Wallace, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, email: [email protected], office: 907-786-7109. You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 7582

81 FR 7582 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey