[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54742-54743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21730]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection, Classification of 
biogeomorphic attributes and imagery of coastal habitats.

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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.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before November 12, 2014.

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). Please 
reference `Information Collection 1028--NEW', ``Classification of 
biogeomorphic attributes and imagery of coastal habitats'' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E. Robert Thieler, Research Geologist, 
at 508-457-2350 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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I. Abstract

    The information collection will be done by trained and vetted 
personnel to record information about habitats on coastal beaches and 
the environment surrounding them. It will collect geographic location 
information, date and time of observation, site identification 
information, photographic images, and includes a simple biogeomorphic 
landscape classification of geomorphologic and vegetation 
characteristics. Federal and non-federal partners are the targeted 
users. PII will not be collected.
    The data collected will be used as input into research models of 
habitat utilization by beach-dependent species. Model outputs will be 
used to understand habitat availability and utilization in the future 
as the coast evolves in response to climate and sea-level change. This 
information can be used to inform land and species management 
decisions.
    The USGS office leading the program is the Woods Hole Coastal and 
Marine Science Center, in collaboration with the USGS Center for 
Integrated Data Analytics, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028--NEW.
    Title: Classification of biogeomorphic attributes and imagery of 
coastal habitats.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Affected Public: Employees of the U.S. Geological Survey, National 
Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, non-governmental 
organizations, non-federal cooperators/collaborators (e.g., academic 
scientists, resource managers), other Federal, State, or local entities 
(state agencies, counties, towns).
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Data will be collected on an occasional 
basis, typically during the active growing and breeding season (May-
September).
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes first time including 
training and setup, 5 minutes per response thereafter.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: (4000 responses) * (5 minutes/
response on average) = 334 hours/year estimate.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.
    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) ways 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 we will be able to do so.

    Dated: September 8, 2014.
Walter A. Barnhardt,
Director, Woods Hole Coastal Marine Science Center.
[FR Doc. 2014-21730 Filed 9-11-14; 8:45 am]
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