[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34670-34671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13826]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-Core-2025-0003; OMB Control Number: 1028-0087;
GX25GL00DT7ST00]
Agency Information Collection Activities; National Geological and
Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) Grant Opportunity
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, we) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments online at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and submitting comments on Docket
No. USGS-Core-2025-0003; or by U.S. mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159,
Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darcee Killpack by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at 303-202-4115. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) 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 of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information
collections require approval under the PRA. 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.
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 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 using appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
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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: This notice concerns the collection of information that
is sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding
under the NGGDPP. We will accept proposals from State geological
surveys requesting funds to inventory and assess the condition of
existing collections and preserve and modernize geological and
geophysical data. Financial assistance will be awarded annually on a
competitive basis following the evaluation and ranking of State
proposals by a review panel composed of representatives from the U.S.
Department of the Interior, State geological surveys, and academic
institutions.
To submit a proposal, respondents must complete a project narrative
and submit the application online via www.grants.gov. Grant recipients
must complete a final technical report at the end of the project
period. Narrative and report guidance is available at http://datapreservation.usgs.gov and at www.grants.gov.
Annual data preservation priorities are provided in the notice of
funding opportunity as guidance for applicants to consider when
submitting proposals.
Since its inception in 2007, the NGGDPP has awarded 46 States with
$28.7 million, which, when matched or exceeded by State funding,
amounts to over $57.4 million invested in the rescue and preservation
efforts.
This notice concerns the collection of information that is
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197,
``Data and information to be made available to the public or for
limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We intend to release the project
abstracts and identify States for awarded/funded projects only.
Title of Collection: National Geological and Geophysical Data
Preservation Program (NGGDPP).
OMB Control Number: 1028-0087.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: All State geological surveys may apply
for NGGDPP grants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 35.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 70 (35 applications, 35
final technical report submissions).
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Grant application time
estimate is 80 hours; final technical report completion time estimate
is 10 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,150.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: None.
The authority for this action is the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Darcee Killpack,
NGGDPP Acting Associate Program Coordinator.
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