[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13582-13583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04812]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX20EG00COM0001; OMB Control Number 1028-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Markup 
Application

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 8, 2021.

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 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 Tatyana DiMascio by email at [email protected] 
or by telephone at (303) 202-4206. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 1, 2019 (84 FR 31337). 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 can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The USGS manages the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), 
Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and National Hydrography Dataset Plus 
High Resolution (NHDPlus HR). All three hydrography datasets are user-
driven data, where state stewards, or USGS trained editors, perform 
edits to support data accuracy. The USGS role is also to provide an 
appropriate editing tool, offer technical support, and to distribute 
the datasets to the public at no cost via The National Map and, 
ultimately, US Topo.
    ``Markup Application'' is the name of the USGS web application that 
allows citizen participation in volunteer map data collection 
activities for hydrography datasets. The Markup Application allows 
citizens to submit proposed changes and corrections, called markups, to 
the NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR by drawing newly proposed geographic 
features on the map or by filling out a form that explains a suggested 
change for a selected feature. All submitted markups, along with the 
user email contact, are saved in a database to be reviewed by NHD or 
WBD state stewards, or USGS staff, for validation. State stewards or 
USGS staff may contact the data volunteer via the recorded email 
address if further clarification is needed for a proposed change. 
Validated markups go in a queue of edits to be incorporated into the 
NHD, WBD or NHDPlus HR. The edits are made by NHD or WBD state 
stewards, or USGS editors using established editing tools. No edits to 
the hydrography datasets take place within the Markup Application.
    Title of Collection: Markup Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 113.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,936.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
    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,
Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2021-04812 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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