[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25288-25289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09101]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GR22RB00TU77E00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Values Mapping for 
Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) Public Participatory GIS 
Mapping Application

AGENCY: 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 27, 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-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Rudy Schuster by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 970-226-9165. 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. You may also view the ICR at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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, nor are you 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 provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Is this collection 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 USGS 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: The USGS developed a Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) 
mapping application to aid in gathering information from Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) visitors about their values for public lands and 
waters for consideration during Federal planning, permitting, and 
management efforts. This tool is called the Values Mapping for Planning 
in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) PPGIS application. VaMPIRE is a 
partnership with the BLM and is designed to gather spatially referenced 
data on the values people attach to places and the activities they do 
on BLM lands. The spatially referenced data can be used to identify 
landscape values; how proposed management actions might affect use and 
value; where potential conflicts might occur; and high-performing areas 
where multiple values can co-exist. The mapping application 
incorporates a survey designed to assess behavioral changes by the 
public based on land use and explores if visitors would change 
locations, activities, or frequency of visits given possible land-use 
change scenarios. VaMPIRE also identifies if there is an overall change 
in the value received from public lands under specified management 
changes. Data will be collected entirely online by emailing a link to 
the application and survey to visitors who reserved BLM campgrounds or 
permits in certain locations where this data would be of interest for 
planning and management.
    Title of Collection: Public Participatory GIS mapping application 
and visitor survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals (Visitors to Bureau of 
Land Management lands).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 770.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 770.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 192 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Respondents will provide information one 
time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to

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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.).

Adrienne Bartlewitz,
Rocky Mountain Region Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-09101 Filed 4-27-22; 8:45 am]
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