[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32237-32238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10744]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[WBS: GX.23.DJ73.U9K10.00, OMB Control Number 1028-0131]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Water Resources 
Management--Institutional Resilience, Hazards Planning, and Data 
Delivery Needs Information Collection

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 of 1995 (PRA) 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 18, 2023.

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 1028-0131 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Katrina Alger by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at 303-236-5031. 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require 
approval. 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) 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. 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 United States is facing growing challenges related to the 
availability of water due to shifting demographics, aging water-
delivery infrastructure, and the impacts of climate change, which 
include flood and drought. Working with incomplete knowledge, managers 
must consider the needs of various demographic groups and economic 
sectors when making management decisions as well as when responding to 
emergencies. We will collect information regarding the decision-making 
process and data and data-format needs to support daily, long-term, and 
emergency-response decision-making. Information will also be sought on 
the resilience of water-resource management institutions. A lack of 
resilience within water institutions can lead to poor decision-making 
and outcomes that produce conflict between water-use sectors, states, 
or communities and ultimately may lead to crisis. This information will 
support the delivery of appropriate data, in appropriate formats, at 
the right time for decision-making and emergency response as well as 
how water-resource institutions can be more resilient in the face of 
the many water-resources challenges the nation currently faces.
    This collection was originally approved by OMB on 08/22/2022 as a 
one-year pilot study with an expiration of 8/31/23. We are seeking full 
approval for this collection request through a request for revision 
without substantive change.

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    Title of Collection: Water Resources Management--Institutional 
Resiliency, Hazards Planning, and Data Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0131.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, Federal water 
resource managers and water resource stakeholders.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 265.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 265.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 to 60 
minutes, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 154.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Twice per year.
    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.).

Joseph Nielsen,
Director, Integrated Information Dissemination Division, Water Mission 
Area, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2023-10744 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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