[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19115-19116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06943]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX20DJ73GY14000; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Local and 
Indigenous Knowledge of Permafrost Dynamics in the Yukon River Basin

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 
May 2, 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 be submitted by mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, Information 
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley

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Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; and 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 Nicole Herman-
Mercer by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 303-236-5031. 
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 
March 2, 2021, 86 FR, 12202. 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 under this request; and
    (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
this information on those being asked 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 responses.
    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 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: We will collect narrative information regarding knowledge 
and observations of permafrost dynamics in communities in the Yukon 
River Basin in Alaska. Narrative information will be collected via 
semi-structured interviews with active land users in specific 
communities as well as relevant city, tribal council, and village 
corporation staff. Questions will focus on observations of landscape 
change and infrastructure damage indicative of permafrost thaw. This 
information will allow for a greater understanding of permafrost 
dynamics in the region as well as the impacts that thaw has on 
communities. This information will be used to inform future permafrost 
monitoring efforts in the region, and it will be provided to 
communities for adaptation planning.
    Title of Collection: Local and Indigenous Knowledge of Permafrost 
Dynamics across the Yukon River Basin.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 180.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 180.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 135.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Total Estimated Annual Non Hour 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.).

Jennifer Rapp,
Chief, Decision Support Branch.
[FR Doc. 2022-06943 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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