35020 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX18DK20GUV0300; OMB Control Number 

1028–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; National Ground-Water 

Monitoring Network Cooperative 

Funding Application 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to 

USGS, Information Collections 

Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 

email to gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1028–0114 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Daryll Pope by email 

at dpope@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

(609) 771–3933. You may also view the 

ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

USGS, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on 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 March 

5th, 2018 at 83 FR 9336. No comments 

were received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

USGS; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the USGS enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the USGS minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

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 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 may 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 USGS is working with 

the Federal Advisory Committee on 

Water Information (ACWI) and its 

Subcommittee on Ground Water 

(SOGW) to develop and administer a 

National Ground-Water Monitoring 

Network (NGWMN). This network is 

required as part of Public Law 111–11, 

Subtitle F—Secure Water: Section 9507, 

42 U.S.C. 10367, ‘‘Water Data 

Enhancement by United States 

Geological Survey.’’ The NGWMN will 

consist of an aggregation of wells from 

existing Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

groundwater monitoring networks. To 

support data providers for the NGWMN, 

the USGS will be providing funding 

through cooperative agreements to 

water-resource agencies that collect 

groundwater data. The USGS will be 

soliciting applications for funding that 

will request information from the 

Agency collecting the data. Elements 

will include contact information (phone 

number and email address), and a 

proposal describing their proposed work 

in support of the NGWMN. The 

proposal will describe the groundwater 

networks to be included in the 

NGWMN, the purpose of the networks, 

and the Principal aquifers that are 

monitored. Proposals may include work 

to become a new data provider to the 

NGWMN, support for maintaining 

connections to agency databases, and 

work to enhance NGWMN sites 

(updating metadata, performing well 

maintenance, and well drilling). The 

proposal would also require estimates of 

costs to complete the above tasks and a 

timeline for planned completion. The 

proposal will be reviewed by the USGS 

and the NGWMN Program Board who 

will make funding recommendations. 

Title of Collection: National GroundWater Monitoring Network Cooperative 

Funding Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0114. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Multistate, state, or local water-resources 

agencies who operate groundwater 

monitoring networks. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 30 applicants, 25 

awardees. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 55. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 40 hours for applicants, 80 

hours for final report. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,200 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

to be considered for funding. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

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.). 

Janice Fulford, 

Directory Observing Systems Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15746 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G]; OMB Control 

Number 1076–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Indian Highway Safety 

Grants 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the BIA Indian Highway Safety Program 

(IHSP) are proposing a new information 

collection. 


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