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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
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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
[email protected]; 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 [email protected].
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 [email protected] 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 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on March
5th, 2018 at 83 FR 9336. No comments
were received.

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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

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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.
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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
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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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