82 FR 57466 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Did You Feel It? Earthquake Questionnaire

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 232 (December 5, 2017)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the USGS is proposing to renew an information collection (IC).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57466-57467]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26135]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX17RN00FUJ3; OMB Control Number 1028-0048]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Did You Feel It? 
Earthquake Questionnaire

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
USGS is proposing to renew an information collection (IC).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections 
Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS

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159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-0048 in the subject line of 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Wald, USGS, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 303-273-8441.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the USGS, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, provide the general public and other 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, 
and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the 
impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit 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 may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is required to collect, 
evaluate, publish and distribute information concerning earthquakes. 
Respondents have an opportunity to voluntarily supply information 
concerning the effects of shaking from an earthquake--on themselves, 
buildings, other man-made structures, and ground effects such as 
faulting or landslides. Respondents' observations are interpreted in 
terms of numbers that measure the strength of shaking, and the 
resulting numbers are displayed on maps that are viewable from USGS 
earthquake Web sites. Observations are submitted via the Felt Report 
questionnaire accessed from the USGS Did You Feel It? Earthquake Web 
pages, and may be submitted via computer or mobile phone. Respondents 
are asked to provide information on the location to which the report 
pertains. The locations may, at the respondent's option, be given 
imprecisely (city-name or postal Zip Code) or precisely (street 
address, geographic coordinates, or current location determined by the 
user's mobile phone). Low resolution maps of shaking based on both 
precise and imprecise observations are published for all earthquakes 
for which observations are submitted. For earthquakes felt by many 
respondents, the observations that are associated with more precise 
locations are used in the preparation of higher resolution maps of 
earthquake shaking.
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing 
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, 
``Data and information to be made available to the public or for 
limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We will release data collected on these 
forms only in formats that do not include proprietary information 
volunteered by respondents. This collection is scheduled to expire on 
May 31, 2018.
    Title of Collection: Did You Feel It? Earthquake Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0048.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 300,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, after an earthquake.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $0.00.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authorities for this action are Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Linda K. Pratt,
Geologic Hazards Science Center, Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-26135 Filed 12-4-17; 8:45 am]
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