[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63600-63601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19938]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23WC000JU4200; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Next Generation Volcano 
Hazards Assessment (NGVHA)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the 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 
November 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Jessica Ball, P.O. Box 158, Moffett Field, CA 94035; 
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 
1028-NEW Next Generation Volcano Hazards Assessments in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jessica Ball by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 650-439-2597. 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. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address,

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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: This project will collect usability data and user 
feedback for the purpose of updating and improving USGS Volcano Hazards 
Assessment (VHAs) and associated hazard communication products. This 
collection may take place via survey, direct interview, focus groups, 
listening sessions, workshops, or visual exercises such as eye-movement 
tracking or map annotation. Collection may be done either in-person or 
virtually (to reduce travel burdens). The questions asked will be 
consistent across all various methods of collection. This information 
will be used to assess partner needs with regard to the VHAs and 
derivative products created by the USGS Volcano Science Center and will 
ultimately be published in the form of white papers and journal 
articles as well as being used to create internal templates for the 
future production (and co-production) of hazard products.
    Title of Collection: Next Generation Volcano Hazards Assessments.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Federal, state, local, and Tribal 
government officials; emergency managers; first responders; community 
groups; individuals/households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 500 (across all 
methods).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 500.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 8 
hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency 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.
    The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Christina Neal,
Director, USGS Volcano Science Center.
[FR Doc. 2023-19938 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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