[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14904-14905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05557]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX19ZQ00G402A00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


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

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), 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information 
collection without OMB approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 15, 2022.

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. Comments 
may also be sent by mail to the 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 information collection request (ICR), contact Sara McBride 
by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 650-750-5270. You may 
also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

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 
July 17, 2019, (84 FR 34198. No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent

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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 the agency might 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 identifiable information (PII) in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us 
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: This information is being collected for the purposes of 
understanding (1) the continued feasibility of implementation of 
ShakeAlert-powered alerts through the Wireless Emergency Alerts via the 
Integrated Public Alerts and Warning System (IPAWS) managed by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and (2) the latency of 
transmissions in California, Oregon, and Washington. This collection is 
critical to determine technological latencies of the Integrated Public 
Alerts and Warning System, managed by FEMA and used by the U.S. 
Geological Survey to send ShakeAlert-powered alerts. Better 
understanding is required to know how much time people will have to 
take protective actions once they receive an alert. Further, knowledge 
of where the latencies exist and why can help us improve and streamline 
our systems. This involves live testing of the system with a population 
reporting back to us.
    Title of Collection: ShakeAlert.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: In Use Without an OMB Control Number.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individual households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 7 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 117,
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary,
    Frequency of Collection: Bi-annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person 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.).

Shane Detweiler,
Assistant Center Director, Earthquake Science Center, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-05557 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
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