[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37902-37903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Request for Public Comments on Proposed Information Collection 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposed collection of information described belo0w has been 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
Copies of the proposed collection of information may be obtained by 
contracting the Bureau's clearance officer at the phone number listed 
below. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB within 30 days in order to assure their 
maximum consideration. Comments and suggestions on the proposal should 
be made directly to the Desk Officer for the Interior Department, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 and to the Bureau clearance officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648-7313.
    Specific public comments are requested as to:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the bureau, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the bureau's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other form of information technology.
    Title: User Survey for National Biological Information 
Infrastructure.
    OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
    Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey is leading the cooperative 
development of the National Biological Information Infrastructure 
(NBII). The NBII is a distributed electronic federation of biological 
data and information which is available publicly on the Internet/World 
Wide Web (http://www.nbii.gov). Internet users from government 
agencies, non-government organizations, universities, and from the 
general public use the NBII to locate and access data and information 
on biological resources and resource issues. In order to better 
understand the requirements of NBII users and to continue to make 
improvements to the NBII system, both in content and in functionality, 
a voluntary survey will be conducted whereby visitors to the NBII World 
Wide Web site will have the opportunity (optional) to provide

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feedback on the utility and effectiveness of the NBII operation and 
contents in meeting their needs.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: One time per respondent.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households, Federal 
Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Competition Time: 3 minutes per respondent (approximate).
    Number of Respondents: 320 per month (estimated based on an average 
of 1600 different visitors to the NBII World Wide Web site each month, 
and, of the total number of site visitors, an estimate survey response 
rate of 20 percent).
    Burden Hours: 192 hours. (Estimate of annual burden hours based on 
an estimated 20 percent survey response rate for an average of 1600 web 
site visitors per month, and an estimate of 3 minutes to complete each 
survey).

    Dated: July 9, 1998.
Byron K. Williams,
Chief, Cooperative Research Units.
[FR Doc. 98-18745 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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