[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67955-67956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24483]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NRSS-OSAE-NPS0034512; PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000 PPWONRADD3 (222); OMB 
Control Number 1024-0275]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Using Web and Mobile-
Based Apps During NPS Citizen Science Events

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-
ICCO), National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS-242) 
Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or to [email protected] (email). Please 
reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1024-
0275 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Timothy Watkins, Science Access and Engagement 
Coordinator, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail stop 2647, Washington, DC 
20240 (mail); [email protected] (email); or: 202-513-7189 (phone). 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0275 in the subject line of 
your comments. 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 Paperwork Reduction 
Act 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 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 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.
    (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

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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 personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The NPS is authorized by the National Park Service 
Protection Interpretation and Research in System (54 U.S.C. 100701) to 
collect this information. The NPS is requesting approval to use mobile 
and web-based apps (e.g., iNaturalist, eBird, etc.) to collect natural 
history and observational information during NPS sponsored-citizen 
science events. The information will be used to substantiate the 
occurrence of plant, wildlife, and invertebrate species within NPS 
units during these events. By using citizen science apps, information 
will be immediately available to all parks and others interested in 
species identification and advancing the knowledge of the natural 
world. Using mobile and web-based apps will enable parks to increase 
the understanding of the biodiversity within the park systems.
    Title of Collection: Using web and mobile-based apps during NPS 
Citizen Science events.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0275.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: General public, individual households, 
and non-federal scientists.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 142,500.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,875 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 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.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-24483 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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