83 FR 39115 - Agency Information Collection Activities; National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)
U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-16986 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39115-39116] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16986] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey [GX18EB00A181100; OMB Control Number 1028-0085/Renewal] Agency Information Collection Activities; National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 9, 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 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-0085 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Sarah Cook by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-6136. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Geological Survey, 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 described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary for 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 ICR. 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 National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA) is an effort that involves the development of a U.S. national consortium in building the capability to receive, process and archive remotely sensed data for the purpose of providing access to university and state organizations in a ready-to-use format; and to expand the science of remote sensing through education, research/applications development and outreach in areas such as environmental monitoring to include the effects of climate variability on water availability (or lack thereof) and phenology, natural resource management and disaster analysis. Respondents are submitting proposals to acquire funding for a national (U.S.) program to promote the uses of space-based land remote sensing data and technologies through education and outreach at the state and local level and through university-based and collaborative research projects. The information collected will ensure that sufficient and relevant information is available to evaluate and select a proposal for funding. A panel of USGS Land Resources Mission Area managers and scientists will review each proposal to evaluate the technical merit, requirements, and priorities identified in the call for proposals. This notice concerns the collection of information that is sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding. We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 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 intend to release the project abstracts and primary investigators for awarded/funded projects only. Title of Collection: National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA). OMB Control Number: 1028-0085. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Public or private institutions of higher education including universities; state and local governments (including county, city, township or special district governments), independent school districts, Native American Tribal governments or oganizations, nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status). Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Approximately 5 respondents. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 5 responses or applications. Estimated Completion Time per Response: We expect to receive approximately 5 applications per year, taking each applicant approximately 24 hours to complete, totaling 120 burden hours. We anticipate awarding one (1) grant per year. The grantee will be required to submit an interim Annual Progress Report to the designated USGS [[Page 39116]] Project Officer within 90 days of the end of the project period and a final report on or before 90 working days after the expiration of the agreement. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 120 hours per year. Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain a Benefit. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non- hour-cost'' burdens associated with this IC. 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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). Timothy Newman, Program Coordinator, National Land Imaging Program, U.S. Geological Survey. [FR Doc. 2018-16986 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338-11-P
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Species Contact person, phone, email Contact address
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stanhope@fws.gov. Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.
Authority impact of our information collection outreach at the state and local level and
We publish this document under the requirements and minimize the public’s through university-based and
authority of the Endangered Species Act reporting burden. It also helps the collaborative research projects. The
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et public understand our information information collected will ensure that
seq.). collection requirements and provide the sufficient and relevant information is
requested data in the desired format. available to evaluate and select a
Dated: July 16, 2018. We are soliciting comments on the proposal for funding. A panel of USGS
Deborah Rocque, proposed ICR described below. We are Land Resources Mission Area managers
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region. especially interested in public comment and scientists will review each proposal
[FR Doc. 2018–16931 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] addressing the following issues: (1) Is to evaluate the technical merit,
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P the collection necessary for the proper requirements, and priorities identified
functions of the USGS; (2) will this in the call for proposals.
information be processed and used in a This notice concerns the collection of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR timely manner; (3) is the estimate of information that is sufficient and
burden accurate; (4) how might the relevant to evaluate and select proposals
U.S. Geological Survey USGS enhance the quality, utility, and for funding. We will protect information
[GX18EB00A181100; OMB Control Number clarity of the information to be from respondents considered
1028–0085/Renewal] collected; and (5) how might the USGS proprietary under the Freedom of
minimize the burden of this collection Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
Agency Information Collection on the respondents, including through implementing regulations (43 CFR part
Activities; National Land Remote the use of information technology. 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR
Sensing Education, Outreach and Comments that you submit in 250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be
Research Activity response to this notice are a matter of made available to the public or for
public record. We will include or limited inspection.’’ Responses are
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, summarize each comment in our request voluntary. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’
Interior. to OMB to approve this ICR. Before nature are asked. We intend to release
ACTION: Notice of information collection; including your address, phone number, the project abstracts and primary
request for comment. email address, or other personal investigators for awarded/funded
identifying information in your projects only.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the comment, you should be aware that
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Title of Collection: National Land
your entire comment—including your Remote Sensing Education, Outreach
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is personal identifying information—may
proposing to renew an information and Research Activity (NLRSEORA).
be made publicly available at any time. OMB Control Number: 1028–0085.
collection. While you may ask us in your comment Form Number: None.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to to withhold your personal identifying Type of Review: Extension of a
submit comments on or before October information from public review, we currently approved collection.
9, 2018. cannot guarantee that we will be able to Respondents/Affected Public: Public
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the do so. or private institutions of higher
information collection request (ICR) by Abstract: The National Land Remote education including universities; state
mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, Sensing Education, Outreach and and local governments (including
Information Collections Clearance Research Activity (NLRSEORA) is an county, city, township or special district
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS effort that involves the development of governments), independent school
159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to a U.S. national consortium in building districts, Native American Tribal
gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. Please the capability to receive, process and governments or oganizations, nonprofit
reference OMB Control Number 1028– archive remotely sensed data for the organizations (with or without 501(c)(3)
0085 in the subject line of your purpose of providing access to status).
comments. university and state organizations in a Total Estimated Number of Annual
ready-to-use format; and to expand the Respondents: Approximately 5
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To science of remote sensing through respondents.
request additional information about education, research/applications Total Estimated Number of Annual
this ICR, contact Sarah Cook by email at development and outreach in areas such Responses: Approximately 5 responses
scook@usgs.gov, or by telephone at 703– as environmental monitoring to include or applications.
648–6136. the effects of climate variability on Estimated Completion Time per
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the water availability (or lack thereof) and Response: We expect to receive
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U.S. Geological Survey, in accordance phenology, natural resource approximately 5 applications per year,
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of management and disaster analysis. taking each applicant approximately 24
1995, provide the general public and Respondents are submitting proposals to hours to complete, totaling 120 burden
other Federal agencies with an acquire funding for a national (U.S.) hours. We anticipate awarding one (1)
opportunity to comment on proposed, program to promote the uses of space- grant per year. The grantee will be
revised, and continuing collections of based land remote sensing data and required to submit an interim Annual
information. This helps us assess the technologies through education and Progress Report to the designated USGS
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Project Officer within 90 days of the end Court for the Central District of land and an additional 1.2 million acres
of the project period and a final report California on May 3, 2017. This notice of Federal mineral estate (i.e., split
on or before 90 working days after the announces the beginning of the scoping estate). The purpose of the
expiration of the agreement. process to solicit public comments and supplemental EIS is to analyze the
Total Estimated Number of Annual identify issues. environmental effects of the use of
Burden Hours: 120 hours per year. DATES: This notice initiates the public hydraulic fracturing technology in oil
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to scoping process for the Supplemental and gas development on new leases
Obtain a Benefit. EIS and potential RMP amendment. within the planning area and to
Frequency of Collection: Annually. Comments on issues may be submitted determine whether changes are needed
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour in writing until September 7, 2018. In to the fluid minerals decisions in the
Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘non-hour- order to be included in the analysis, all Bakersfield Field Office RMP. The need
cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. scoping comments must be submitted in to develop the supplemental EIS is
An agency may not conduct or writing and received prior to the close established by the settlement agreement
sponsor and a person is not required to of the 30-day scoping period. We will in case No. 2:15-cv-04378–MWF/JEM,
respond to a collection of information provide additional opportunities for filed with the U.S. District Court for the
unless it displays a currently valid OMB public participation as appropriate. Central District of California on May 3,
control number. 2017. The purpose of the public scoping
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
The authorities for this action are the process is to determine relevant issues
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 on issues and planning criteria related
to this Supplemental EIS and potential that will influence the scope of the
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). environmental analysis, including
RMP amendment by any of the
Timothy Newman, following methods: alternatives if necessary, and guide the
Program Coordinator, National Land Imaging • Email: blm_ca_bkfo_oil_gas_ planning process. Preliminary issues for
Program, U.S. Geological Survey. update@blm.gov. the supplemental EIS have been
[FR Doc. 2018–16986 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] • Mail: Bakersfield Field Office, identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
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Bureau of Land Management, Attn: State, and local agencies; and other
Bakersfield RMP Hydraulic Fracturing stakeholders. The issues include: Air
Analysis, 3801 Pegasus Drive, and atmospheric values; water quality
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bakersfield, CA 93308. and quantity; seismicity; special status
Documents pertinent to this proposal species; mineral resources (oil and gas);
Bureau of Land Management may be examined during regular and socioeconomics. Preliminary
business hours at: Bureau of Land planning criteria include:
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Management, Bakersfield Field Office, 1. Only those portions of the existing
450012099] 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA plan that need to be updated to respond
93308. to the issues and management concerns
Notice of Intent for Potential FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identified in the court order and
Amendment to the Resource Carly Summers, Supervisory Natural settlement agreement will be reviewed.
Management Plan for the Bakersfield Resources Specialist, telephone 661– 2. The planning process will be
Field Office, California, and To Prepare 391–6000; address Bureau of Land completed in compliance with the
an Associated Supplemental Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, FLPMA and all other applicable laws.
Environmental Impact Statement 3. The planning process will include
Bakersfield, CA 93308; email blm_ca_
a Supplemental EIS that will comply
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, bkfo_oil_gas_update@blm.gov. Contact
with NEPA standards.
Interior. Ms. Summers to have your name added 4. The scope of analysis will be
to our mailing list. Persons who use a consistent with the level of analysis in
ACTION: Notice of intent.
telecommunications device for the deaf approved plans and in accordance with
SUMMARY: In accordance with the (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Bureau-wide standards and program
National Environmental Policy Act of Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to guidance.
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the contact the above individual during 5. Public comments will be addressed
Federal Land Policy and Management normal business hours. FRS is available during the planning process.
Act of 1976, as amended, (FLPMA), the 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave You may submit comments on issues
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a message or question with the above and planning criteria in writing to the
Bakersfield Field Office, Bakersfield, individual. You will receive a reply BLM using one of the methods listed in
California, intends to prepare a during normal business hours. the ADDRESSES section above. To be
supplemental Environmental Impact SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This most helpful, you should submit
Statement (EIS) and a potential document provides notice that the BLM comments by the close of the 30-day
Resource Management Plan (RMP) Field Office, Bakersfield, California, scoping period.
amendment for the Bakersfield Field intends to prepare a supplemental EIS The BLM will utilize and coordinate
Office Resource Management Plan. The and potential RMP amendment for the the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
supplemental EIS will analyze the 2014 Bakersfield Field Office RMP the public involvement process under
impacts of hydraulic fracturing Planning Area. Furthermore, this the National Historic Preservation Act
technology on BLM-administered public document announces the beginning of (54 U.S.C. 306108), as provided in 36
land and mineral estate in the the scoping process and seeks public
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CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
Bakersfield Field Office Planning Area input on issues and planning criteria historic and cultural resources within
exclusive of the California Coastal related to hydraulic fracturing. The the area potentially affected by the
National Monument and the Carrizo planning area is located in Fresno, Kern, proposed action will assist the BLM in
Plain National Monument. This effort is Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa identifying and evaluating impacts to
in response to a settlement agreement in Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura counties in such resources.
case No. 2:15-cv-04378–MWF/JEM, filed California and encompasses The BLM will consult with Indian
with, and approved by, the U.S. District approximately 400,000 acres of public tribes on a government-to-government
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| Action | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 9, 2018. | |
| Contact | To request additional information about this ICR, contact Sarah Cook by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-6136. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 39115 |
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