[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9856-9857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4863]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Request for Public Comments on Proposed Information Collection To 
Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposal for the collection of information described below will 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
Copies of the proposed collection of information may be obtained by 
contacting the Bureau's clearance officer at the phone number listed 
below. Comments and suggestions on the proposal should be made within 
60 days directly to the Bureau clearance officer, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 
Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648-7313.
    Specific public comments are requested as to:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions on the bureaus, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the Bureau's estimate of the burden of the 
collection information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: User Survey for National Biological Information 
Infrastructure.
    OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
    Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey is leading the cooperative 
development of the National Biological Information Infrastructure 
(NBII). The NBII is a distributed electronic federation of biological 
data and information which is available publicly on the Internet/World 
Wide Web (http://www.nbii.gov). Internet users from government 
agencies, non-government organizations, universities, and from the 
general public use the NBII to locate and access data and information 
on biological resources and resource issues. In order to better 
understand the requirements of NBII users and to continue to make 
improvements to the NBII system, both in content and in functionality, 
a voluntary survey will be conducted whereby ``visitors'' to the

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NBII World Wide Web site will have the opportunity (optional) to 
provide feedback on the utility and effectiveness of the NBII operation 
and contents in meeting their needs.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: One time per respondent.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households, Federal 
Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated completion time: 3 minutes per respondent (approximate).
    Number of respondents: 320 per month (estimated based on an average 
of 1600 different visitors to the NBII World Wide Web site each month, 
and, of the total number of site visitors, an estimated survey response 
rate of 20 percent).
    Burden hours: 192 hours. (Estimate of annual burden hours based on 
an estimated 20 percent survey response rate for an average of 1600 web 
site visitors per month, and an estimate of 3 minutes to complete each 
survey.)

    Dated: February 13, 1998.
Dennis B. Fenn,
Chief Biologist.
[FR Doc. 98-4863 Filed 2-25-98; 8:45 am]
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