[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20118-20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; 3D Nation Elevation Data Requirements and Benefits Study

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 29, 2021, (86 FR 7542), during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

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    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: 3D Nation Requirements and Benefits Elevation Data Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0762.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and partner mapping 
agencies are working to improve the technology systems, data, and 
services that provide information about 3D data and related 
applications within the United States. By continuing to learn about 
business uses and associated benefits that would be realized from 
improved 3D data, the agencies can more effectively prioritize and 
direct investments that will best serve user needs. The 3D Nation 
Elevation Data Requirements and Benefits Study [3D Nation Study] is 
part of the continuing effort to develop and refine future program 
alternatives that would provide enhanced 3D data to meet many Federal, 
State, and other national business needs.
    In 2017, NOAA and the USGS initiated a 3D Nation Study follow-on to 
the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) white paper finalized 
in 2012 (NEEA overview can be found at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3088/). The 3D Nation Study incorporates coastal and ocean requirements 
for elevation data together with terrestrial elevation data needs. The 
primary tool to gather information is a questionnaire covering a wide 
range of business uses that depend on 3D data to inform policy, 
regulation, scientific research, and management decisions. For purposes 
of the study, 3D data refers to topographic elevation data (precise 
three-dimensional measurements of the terrestrial terrain) and 
bathymetric elevation data (three-dimensional surface of the underwater 
terrain). The 3D Nation Study seeks to understand needs for 3D 
elevation data in terms of mission critical activities, geographic 
extents of data needs, accuracy requirements, frequency needed, and 
anticipated benefits of having the required data. The study also aims 
to describe 3D elevation data needs in relation to other data types 
such as the shoreline; characteristics of tides, currents, and waves; 
and the physical and chemical properties of the water itself.
    Because 3D data are collected and used to meet a wide range of 
mission critical needs, the 3D Nation Study seeks input from managers 
and data users from a variety of government entities (e.g., Federal, 
State, local, Tribal) as well as not for profit, academic, and private/
commercial entities. The findings will update a baseline of national 
business needs and associated benefits for 3D data and associated 
technologies. This baseline enhances the responsiveness of NOAA, USGS, 
and partner agency programs to stakeholder needs. It is intended to 
inform the design of directed future programs that balance 
requirements, benefits, and costs at a national scale. Collected 
responses are aggregated at the agency, organization, state and 
national levels. Responses associated with individuals are not 
distributed. The information collection is conducted using a 
standardized template. Responses are one-time and voluntary. In-person 
interviews to clarify questionnaire results may also be arranged. The 
current version of the study questionnaire is available at the 3D 
Nation Study information site (https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/3DNationStudy/Questionnaire).
    Affected Public: Federal government, State, local or tribal 
governments; not-for-profit institutions, academia, business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, 3-5 year intervals.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 
883a et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0762.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-07822 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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