[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73030-73031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25803]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GR23RB00TU77E00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Values Mapping 
for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) Public Participatory GIS 
Mapping Application

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), the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 28, 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. Written 
comments can also be sent 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 Information Collection Request (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), 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 
April 28, 2022 (87 FR 25288). We received one comment asking to receive 
a copy of the draft ICR. We responded that we would send the ICR once 
it is complete.
    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; 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. 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 uses of and values for public 
lands and waters. The BLM is mandated by the Federal Land and Policy 
Management Act of 1976 to manage public lands for multiple uses, 
including outdoor recreation and human use. This information collection 
would provide data on human uses of and values for public lands and 
waters for consideration during Federal planning, permitting, and 
management efforts. The PPGIS tool used to collect data is called the 
Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) 
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.
    This information collection would pilot test the use of VaMPIRE in 
three different locations, using different methodologies that are 
appropriate for each location and context. In the Moab (Utah) area, 
data will be collected online by emailing a link to the application and 
survey to visitors who reserved BLM campgrounds or permits in certain 
locations. In Mojave Trails National Monument (California), data will 
be collected online by emailing the link to interested-party email 
lists BLM maintains. In San Luis Valley (Colorado), data will be 
collected through in-person workshops to reach local community members.
    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: 1,333.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,333.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: We estimate it will take on 
average 15 minutes to complete the full online survey, 3 minutes to 
complete the non-response survey, and 45 minutes to respond at an in-
person workshop.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 321 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 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Adrienne Bartlewitz,
Rocky Mountain Region Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey.
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