[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34198-34199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15154]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX19ZQ00G402A00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: ShakeAlert Community 
Feedback Form

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 
September 16, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections 
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Sara K. McBride by email at [email protected] 
or by telephone at 650-750-5270.

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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 new, 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 can 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: This research is to assist development of the West Coast 
Earthquake Early Warning System that will send the public a ShakeAlert 
before they feel shaking from an earthquake that has started. As part 
of the ShakeAlert, the West Coast Early Warning system, we need to 
understand how long it will take to get messages to people's phones via 
wireless emergency alerts (WEA), applications (apps) or another 
alerting platform. We will be collecting the information via community 
feedback forms or surveys. These feedback forms will be made available 
via media, social media, and internal emails. The information being 
collected is temporal information and our alerting platforms; namely: 
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), mobile applications (APPS), sirens, 
and broadcast alerts. Participants will be asked to provide exact 
timings in terms of when alerts were delivered to either their devices 
or themselves, to determine system latency. They will be asked to 
provide details about their devices, mobile network, and proximate 
location (address, zip code, or building name). The final four 
questions explore what people know about the system, preferred delivery 
channels, and messaging priorities.
    Title of Collection: ShakeAlert Community Feedback Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Six minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 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.).

Douglas Given,
ShakeAlert Project Coordinator.
[FR Doc. 2019-15154 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am]
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