[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18810-18811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06778]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX.22.GG00.99600.00; OMB Control Number 1028-0051]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Earthquake Hazards 
Program Research and Monitoring

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, the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 31, 2022.

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 1028-0051 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jill Franks, Earthquake Hazards Program, U.S. 
Geological Survey, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 
703-648-6716. 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 above point of contact 
in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the 
PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond 
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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

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provide the requested data in the desired format.
    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. 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 personally 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: Research and monitoring findings are essential to 
fulfilling the USGS's responsibility under the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act to develop earthquake hazard assessments and to record 
earthquake activity nationwide. Residents, emergency responders, 
engineers, and the general public rely on the USGS for this accurate 
and scientifically sound information. The USGS Earthquake Hazards 
Program funds external investigators to carry out these important 
activities. In response to our Program Announcements, investigators 
submit proposals for research and monitoring activities on earthquake 
hazard assessments, earthquake causes and effects, and earthquake 
monitoring. This information is used as the basis for selection and 
award of projects meeting the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program 
objectives. Final Reports of research and monitoring findings are 
required for each funded proposal; annual progress reports are required 
for awards that are two- to five years in duration. Final Reports are 
made available to the general public at the website https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/external-grants.
    Title of Collection: Earthquake Hazards Program Research and 
Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0051.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Research scientists, engineers, and 
the general public.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 370.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 370.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 54 (45 hours per proposal 
application response and 9 hours per final or annual progress report).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 19,980.
    Respondent's Obligation: Participation is voluntary but necessary 
to receive funding.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no non-hour 
cost burdens associated with this Information Collection.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person is 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.).

Jill Franks,
Associate Program Coordinator, Earthquake Hazards External Research.
[FR Doc. 2022-06778 Filed 3-30-22; 8:45 am]
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