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###### Department of the Interior

###### U.S. Geological Survey

          - [GX17RB00CMFCA00; OMB Control Number 1028-New]

# AGENCY:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

We (the USGS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC.

# DATES:

To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before February 12, 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-NEW in the subject line of your comments.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Rudy Schuster, Branch Chief, at (970) 226-9230 or                         *schusterr@usgs.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We, the U.S.G.S., 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 June 19, 2017, 82 FR 27867. No comments were received.                

We are again soliciting comments on the proposed IC 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 Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program is currently planning for the next generation of Landsat satellites. These satellites will continue the multi-decadal continuous collection of moderate-resolution,                           ( print page 1383)                        multispectral, remotely-sensed imagery through the Landsat program. Landsat satellite imagery has been available at no cost to the public since 2008, which has resulted in the distribution of millions of scenes each subsequent year, as well tens of thousands of Landsat users registering with USGS to access the data. In order to continue to provide high quality imagery that meets the needs of users, LRS is collecting current and future user requirements for sensor and satellite attributes. These attributes include spatial resolution, spectral bands, frequency of acquisition, and many others. LRS will use the information from this collection to understand if they are currently meeting the needs of their user community and to help determine the features of future Landsat satellites. Questions will be asked to determine user characteristics, current uses of imagery, preferred attributes of Landsat imagery, and benefits of Landsat imagery. All current U.S. Landsat imagery users who are registered with USGS will be invited to take part in the survey and a large sample of international Landsat users will also be invited.                

To protect the confidentiality and privacy of survey respondents, the data from the survey will not be associated with any respondent's email address at any time and will only be analyzed and reported in aggregate. All files containing PII will be password-protected, housed on secure USGS servers, and only accessible to the research team. The data from the survey will be aggregated and statistically analyzed and the results will be published in publically available USGS reports.

*OMB Control Number:*                     1028-NEW.                

*Title:*                     Current and Future Landsat User Requirements.                

*Type of Request:*                     New information collection.                

*Respondent Obligation:*                     None. Participation is voluntary.                

*Frequency of Collection:*                     One time only.                

*Description of Respondents:*                     General public.                

*Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses:*                     11,660                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     We estimate that it will take 20 minutes per person to complete the full survey and 5 minutes per person to complete the non-response survey.                

*Estimated Annual Burden Hours:*                     3,335                

*Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-Hour Cost”:*                     There are no “non-hour cost” burdens associated with this collection of information.                

*Public Disclosure Statement:*                     The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501,                     *et seq.*) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until the OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obliged to respond.                

                    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501,                     *et seq.*).                

Timothy Newman,

Land Remote Sensing Program Coordinator.

[FR Doc. 2018-00351 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]

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