[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24813-24814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11092]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX18SJ00LZM0100; OMB Control Number 1028-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Rio Grande Basin 
Conservation Database

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 a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 29, 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-New Rio Grande Basin Conservation Database, in 
the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Delbert Humberson by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (512) 436-1146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork

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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 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.
    Abstract: USGS will reach out to approximately 500 organizations 
previously identified by the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative 
(DLCC) to solicit conservation project data from within the Rio Grande 
Basin. Requested data will include information such the project's 
purpose, location, conservation activities, achievements, group 
overseeing the project, and project contact information. These data 
will be assembled into a geodatabase that will be stored on 
ScienceBase.gov for general distribution to the public. The geodatabase 
will be accompanied by a USGS Open-File report that documents the 
results of the survey and provides a user-manual for the geodatabase. 
This geodatabase will also be used to drive web map services on 
DataBasin.org. The goal of this effort is to address a need that was 
identified by DLCC partners to improve how resource managers in the Rio 
Grande Basin can coordinate their conservation efforts to help manage 
the river in a way that meets municipal, industrial, and environmental 
needs.
    Title of Collection: Rio Grande Basin Conservation Database.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-New.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Respondents will include public and 
private land owners, and local, state and Federal entities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 500.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 167.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $0.
    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.).

Meghan Roussel,
Deputy Director, Texas Water Science Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-11092 Filed 5-28-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4338-11-P