[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46710-46711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17768]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX20EG31DW50100; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA, 
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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. 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 Michael Tinker by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 303-202-4476. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Individuals who are hearing or 
speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 
for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), 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 
February 3, 2021, (86 FR 8030). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

Abstract

    The Hydrography Addressing Tool (HydroAdd) is a web tool built by 
the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP). HydroAdd will support users 
by providing a mechanism for referencing, or addressing, diverse 
external datasets to the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). As an 
example, a user could use HydroAdd to reference the geographic 
locations and other details of field observations of fish presence to 
the NHD. HydroAdd will provide a framework for the management of 
addressed data, as well as enable upstream and down-stream analyses 
within the context of the stream network itself. Any type of 
information could be addressed to the stream network in this way, 
making this tool highly useful for a broad range of purposes that 
benefit the Nation.
    HydroAdd users will be Federal employees, such as USGS or other 
Department of the Interior (DOI) employees; or members of the public, 
such as state, local, private sector, academic, or other users with 
knowledge of GIS and knowledge of how to create a web feature service. 
HydroAdd allows users to edit the geometry of the features in their web 
feature services to be coincident with NHD features. Users cannot edit 
the NHD with HydroAdd as it is displayed in the application as a read-
only reference layer. Users must make their own datasets available to 
HydroAdd as a web feature service, either from their own server 
hardware or from a third-party service, and all edits take place in 
their own web feature service.
    To use HydroAdd, users must register a user account profile which 
contains their business email and username. This information is stored 
in the application database. A user's profile is visible only to 
themselves and by HydroAdd administrators. HydroAdd administrators are 
a limited group of USGS staff. User accounts are important because they 
enable HydroAdd administrators to contact and help the user if needed, 
help to protect the user's data from edit by anyone who is not the 
user, and enable tracking on the editing history for the datasets 
through reporting.

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    HydroAdd administrators also have access to reporting functions. 
The reports detail the edit history of the service layer. User profiles 
are visible in these reports. Standard editors do not have access to 
the reporting functions.
    Title of Collection: Hydrography Addressing Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-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: 100.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 100.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2 hours.
    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,
Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-17768 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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