[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55390-55391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25148]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX17EG40DW73200; OMB Control Number 1028-0111]


Agency Information Collection Activities: The National Map Corps 
(TNMCorps)--Volunteered Geographic Information Project

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: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `Information 
Collection 1028-0111, The National Map Corps' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Korris, National Geospatial 
Technical Operations Center, USGS, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, 
Mail Stop 510, Denver, CO 80225 (mail); 303-202-4503 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR 
at www.reginfo.gov.

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 IC 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, please 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 Map Corps (TNMCorps) is the name of the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) project that 
encourages citizen participation in volunteer map data collection 
activities. TNMCorps uses crowdsourcing--new technologies and Internet 
services to georeference structure points and share this information 
with others on map-based Internet platforms--to produce volunteered 
geographic information (VGI). People participating in the crowd 
sourcing will be considered part of the TNMCorps.
    In general, the National Structures Dataset (NSD) has been 
populated with the best available national data. This data has been 
exposed for initial improvement by TNMCorps volunteers via the online 
Map Editor (the instrument). In addition, the data goes through a 
tiered-editing process, which includes Peer Review and Advanced 
Editors. At each stage the data is passed through an automatic ``magic 
filter'' to look for data issues before being submitted into the NSD. 
In addition data goes through sampling for quality assurance 
procedures.
    Once part of the NSD, the data are then available to the USGS and 
to the public at no cost via The National Map and ultimately US Topo.
    Data quality studies in 2012 and 2014 showed that the volunteers' 
actions were accurate and exceeded USGS quality standards. Volunteer-
collected data showed an improvement in both location and attribute 
accuracy for existing data points. Completeness, or the extent to which 
all appropriate features were identified and recorded, was also 
improved.
    Title of Collection: The National Map Corps--Volunteered Geographic 
Information Project.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0111.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General Public.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.

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    Frequency of Collection: Intermittent, with an estimated 840 
participants annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
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.).

Kari Craun,
Director, National Geospatial Technical, Operations Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2017-25148 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4338-11-P