[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30214-30215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13597]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX19ED00CPN00; OMB Control Number 1028-0119]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
July 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer, 12201Sunrise 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 605-594-6179. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
April 1, 2019, 84 FR 12271. No comments were received.
    We are again 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. 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: 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

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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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).

John Hahn,
USGS EROS Center Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-13597 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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