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Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching http://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations, 

and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations 

and section 112(4) of the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act of 1992 (50 CFR 

15.26(c)). 

Monica Thomas, 

Management Analyst, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GC21NF00GWP2800; OMB Control Number 

1028–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Michindoh Glacial 

Aquifer Groundwater Study 

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 a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Officer, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, 

VA 20192; and 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: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact David Lampe by email 

at dclampe@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

317–416–7448. Individuals who are 

hearing or speech impaired may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general 

public and other Federal agencies with 

an opportunity 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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on May 24, 

2021 (86 FR 27888). No comments were 

received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. 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 might the agency 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, 

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 can 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: Synoptic water level 

measurements are a type of 

measurement where data is collected 

from many wells over a short period of 

time. As part of the effort to collect 

synoptic measurements of the 

Michindoh Aquifer, the USGS is relying 

on the participation of property owners 

from across the region. Those identified 

as having a selected water well located 

on their property will be contacted via 

a postcard. They will then be asked to 

sign a permission form allowing the 

USGS to complete groundwater level 

measurement in their well during Fall 

2021 and Spring 2022. This will involve 

USGS scientists accessing the well and 

lowering a sanitized electric or steel 

tape into the well to determine the 

current water depth below land surface. 

The measurement that is collected will 

also be provided to the property owner 

at the time of collection. 

The USGS will attempt to measure 

approximately 150 to 200 wells within 

eleven counties in the tri-state region. 

This large number of measurements 

over a short period of time will provide 

the USGS with a snapshot-like 

understanding of regional water levels. 

This information will be critical for 

comprehending the behavior of the 

entire aquifer system and will be used 

to model regional groundwater depth. 

Title of Collection: Michindoh Glacial 

Aquifer Groundwater Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 250. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 15 minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 63 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

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.). 

Michael Griffin, 

Director, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water 

Science Center. 

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