[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37356-37357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13320]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX21ED00CPN00; OMB Control Number 1028-0119]


Agency Information Collection Activities; EROS Registration 
Service

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 (PRA) 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 
August 22, 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 1028-0119 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ryan Longhenry by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at (605) 594-6179. 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 of 1995 (PRA, 44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information 
collections require approval under the PRA. We may not conduct nor 
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 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 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. 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 proposes to collect general demographic 
information about public users who download products from USGS user 
interfaces. This information helps address Congressional, OMB and DOI 
inquiries regarding common data uses and affiliations, along with other 
questions used to justify maintaining the free distribution of USGS 
land remote-sensing data. The information collected in the database 
includes the names, affiliations, addresses, email addresses, and 
telephone numbers of individuals. The information is gathered to 
facilitate the reporting of demographic data for users of USGS 
applications. Demographic data are also used to make decisions on 
future functional requirements of the system.
    The demographic information is stored on an internal encrypted 
database. In some cases, contact information is required in order to 
notify the customer about information regarding data availability. 
Email information is also utilized for two-factor authentication. The 
registration system does not derive new data and does not create new 
data through aggregation.
    Personal information is not used as search criteria. Access to the 
information uses the least privileged access methodology (whereby 
access is limited to only the information absolutely necessary to 
perform a task). Authorized individuals with specifically granted 
access to the Privacy Act data can retrieve information only by account 
number or order number Personal data is encrypted while stored in the 
database. A contact ID is generated when an account is created.
    Title of Collection: EROS Registration Service.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0119.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federal Agencies, state, tribal, and 
non-government individuals who have requested USGS products from USGS 
distribution applications are covered in this system. The system has 
only one category for individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Approximately 335,000 
respondents on an annual basis.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 335,000 
responses on an annual basis.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,167.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-hour 
cost'' burdens associated with this collection of information.
    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.

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    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Peter Doucette,
USGS EROS Center Director--Acting.
[FR Doc. 2022-13320 Filed 6-21-22; 8:45 am]
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