[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8030-8031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02228]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX20EG31DW50100; OMB Control Number 1028-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Hydrography Addressing 
tool

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 
April 5, 2021.

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-xxxx in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Michael Tinker by email at [email protected] or 
by telephone at 303-202-4476.

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.

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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: The Hydrography Addressing Tool (HydroAdd Tool) is a 
website application under development by the USGS National Geospatial 
Program, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) which 
will allow users to reference stream network-specific geographic 
locations, also known as addressing, of their own data to the National 
Hydrography Dataset (NHD). Users must make their geospatial data 
available as a web feature service. The HydroAdd Tool will `consume' 
the user's web feature service and will allow users to edit the 
geometry of their own data and update the user's web feature service 
with attribute information of the coincident NHD features. Users cannot 
edit the NHD in this tool.
    Anyone with the requisite technical knowledge can use HydroAdd 
tool. Users will register in the HydroAdd website and are assigned 
editing roles by the USGS application administrators. When registering, 
editors are required to fill out a profile that contains organizational 
contact information. This information is stored in the application 
database. A future iteration of the HydroAdd Tool may have reporting 
functions that are visible to all users. These reports could detail the 
edit submissions within specified date ranges. The user's email and 
organization could be visible on these reports and could be viewed by 
all users have editing privileges in the application.
    Title of Collection: Hydrography Addressing Tool.
    OMB Control Number: New.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: USGS Water Scientists, NHD stewards 
and editors affiliated with Federal, State, Local governments, and 
universities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: one time, or as needed if respondent 
business contact information changes.
    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).

David Brostuen,
Acting Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-02228 Filed 2-2-21; 8:45 am]
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