[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12271-12272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06196]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX19ED00CPN00; OMB Control Number 1028-0119/Renewal]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Earth Explorer User 
Registration Service

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 31, 2019.

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 1028-0119 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ryan Longhenry by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 605-591-6179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we 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 information collection 
request (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 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.

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    Abstract: The USGS proposes to collect general demographic 
information about public users that download products from the USGS 
using Earth Explorer (EE) application. This information is used to help 
address reports to Congress, OMB and DOI management with planning 
public uses of Landsat and other remote sensing data. The most common 
uses of these data are used to justify the maintenance and the free 
distribution of the USGS land remote sensing data. EE also stores 
information about users that download source code products, Global 
Visualization Viewer (GloVis) for example. The information collected in 
the database includes the names, affiliations, addresses, email address 
and telephone numbers of individuals. The information is gathered to 
facilitate the reporting of demographic data for use of the EE 
Application. Demographic data is also used to make decisions on future 
functional requirements within the system.
    Earth Explorer is a Web application that enables users to find, 
preview, and download or order digital data published by the U.S. 
Geological Survey. There are more than 300 USGS Datasets available from 
the site. To download or order products from EE, users must register 
with the EE system.
    The information is stored on an internal encrypted database. The 
data is provided by the customer and utilized to notify the customer of 
data ready for download. If downloads are unsuccessful, the customer is 
contacted to provide updated information. In addition, EE requires 
certain fields to be completed such as name, address, city and zip code 
before an account can be established and an order can be submitted.
    EE does not derive new data and does not create new data through 
aggregation.
    Personal information is not used as search criteria. Access to the 
information uses the least privileged access methodology. Authorized 
individuals with specifically granted access to the Privacy Act data 
can retrieve only by account number or order number Personal data is 
encrypted while stored in the Database.
    Title of Collection: Earth Explorer User Registration Service.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0119.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private individuals who have requested 
USGS products from USGS/Earth Explorer application are covered in this 
system.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 84,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 84,000 on 
an annual basis.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: We estimate that it will 
take 2 minutes per response to submit the requested information.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,800.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: The information is collected at the time 
of registration and is only updated by the individual.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
    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.).

Christopher Loria,
USGS EROS Center Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-06196 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
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