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biometric collection technologies. This
will hinder advancements of research
and development, drafting updates to
interoperability standards, and inform
comparison algorithm threshold
guidance to optimize biometric
comparison results for mission decision
points.
There are no confidentiality
assurances associated with this
collection. However, coverage for the
collection of this information is
provided under DHS/ALL–041 External
Biometric Records (EBR) System of
Records, April 24, 2018, 83 FR 17829;
DHS/NPPD/US–VISIT–0004–IDENT
SORN, 72 FR 31080 (Jun. 5, 2007); DHS/
ALL–043 Enterprise Biometric
Administrative Records (EBAR) System
of Records, March 16, 2020, 85 FR
14955.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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 submissions
of responses.

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Agency: Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Title: DHS OBIM Biometric
Technology Assessments.
OMB Number: 1601–NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Direct Service
Providers, Educational Institutions, etc.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1,500 hours.
Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management
Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; The Impact and Potential of
‘‘Co-Production’’ in Addressing Climate
Adaptation Across the Pacific Islands
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1028–NEW CASC
Co-Production Assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mari-Vaughn Johnson
by email at [email protected] or by
telephone at 808–208–3142. Individuals
in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We may not conduct or
sponsor, nor are you required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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
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provide the requested data in the
desired format.
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 the agency might 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 personally identifiable
information (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your PII—may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Project A
Abstract: The Pacific Islands Climate
Adaptation Science Center (PI–CASC)
involves a partnership between U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) and a
university consortium including the
University of Hawai1i at Ma¯noa, the
University of Hawai1i at Hilo, and the
University of Guam. PI–CASC aims to
support a portfolio of research projects
that foster long-lasting partnerships
between researchers, natural and
cultural resource stewards and
managers, and community leaders.
While building local capacities, PI–
CASC endeavors to co-develop the
science/knowledge bases informing our
current understanding of climate change
and its impacts, as well as how we
might take steps to adapt to those
impacts across the Pacific Islands. PI–
CASC is seeking to conduct surveys and
interviews with project leaders,
collaborators, and community members
to better understand the state of coproduction across the portfolio and how
such cooperative efforts may be
improved moving forward. The
proposed survey and interviews will
collect the following information:

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• The state of collaborative
relationships between project partners,
the community, and others since project
completion.
• Status of products developed via
PICASC funding (e.g., new grant awards,
research articles, presentations,
workshops, visualization tools,
assessments, guidance documents, etc.).
• PI–CASC experience’s influence on
approaches taken in other projects.
The information collected in this
effort will be used to improve the
approach to developing climate
adaptation science/knowledge
production and concomitant
management/stewardship plans in
future PI–CASC work.
Title of Collection: The Impact and
Potential of ‘‘Co-Production’’ in
Addressing Climate Adaptation across
the Pacific Islands.
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Respondents will include PI–CASC
funded projects’ principal investigators,
co-investigators, and collaborators;
graduate scholars and postdocs; and
community members. These include
individuals from Federal organizations,
state organizations (including academic
institutions), NGOs, and tribal entities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: PI–CASC expects to
request surveys from a maximum of 330
respondents (Approximately 85 Federal
employees, 20 State or local government
employees, 150 University/College
researchers, 45 NGO leaders, and 30
international respondents that have
been involved and/or impacted by PI–
CASC project work). Of these 330
requests, we hope to have a response
rate near half, to get an estimated 150
survey responses. We also plan to
request interviews with 50 participants
from a subset of PI–CASC project case
studies. There is likely to be overlap in
the participants that complete the
surveys and are requested for
interviews.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: An estimated 150 surveys
and 50 interviews are expected.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Each survey is expected to
take a respondent approximately 10
minutes to complete. For those that
agree to an interview, an additional 1
hour is expected to be used per
interview.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: An estimated 75 burden
hours per year is expected (10 min ×
150) + (60 min × 50) = 4500 min → 75
hours. However, if all survey
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could reach a maximum or 105 hours
per year (10 min × 330) + (60 min × 50)
= 6300 min → 105 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: The
information collection needed to reach
the described 150–330 surveys and 50
interviews may take place over multiple
years (splitting up the described annual
burden hours), and the overall
collection process may be potentially
repeated per every 5 years to gather
information about changes over time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Project B
Abstract: The USGS PI–CASC and
USFWS support the coordinator of the
Pacific Regional Invasive Species and
Climate Change Management Network
(Pacific RISCC), a Community of
Practice that includes partnerships with
PI–CASC, USGS, USFWS, the
University of Hawaii at Ma¯noa, the State
of Hawaii Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
& Wildlife, the Coordinating Group on
Alien Pest Species, and representatives
from all of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific
Islands. Pacific RISCC aims to support
research and management efforts
addressing the individual and
interacting impacts of climate change
and invasive species in the U.S. Pacific,
with the goal of increasing the
effectiveness of management and
reducing the impacts of climate change
and invasive species. Pacific RISCC
would like to assess the effectiveness of
hosted workshops by surveying
attendees. The proposed surveys and
interviews will collect the following
types of information:
• Demographic characteristics of
workshop attendees (field, role/position,
location, etc.).
• Pacific RISCC events, products,
communications, or tools that are most
used by and/of interest to attendees.
• Outstanding invasive species and
climate change related challenges and
associated research needs.
• Response to workshop in terms of
topical relevance, effectiveness,
accessibility, and capacity building in a
regional context.
The information collected in this
effort will be used to better align the
future goals and objectives of Pacific
RISCC, including future workshops,
with the needs of respondants across the
Pacific RISCC region.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Respondents will include individuals
from county, state, and Federal
organizations, including land
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profits and NGOs, students, and
community members.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Pacific RISCC expects to
request annual survey completion via
the Pacific RISCC Listserv from a
maximum of 460 respondents
(approximately 100 Federal employees,
40 state or local government employees,
180 university/college researchers
(including students), 50 NGO leaders,
85 community members, and 5
international respondents. Additionally,
Pacific RISCC expects to request postworkshop surveys twice a year from a
maximum of 75 respondents per
workshop (affiliations will depend on
who signs up, but will likely include
Federal, state, and county agency
resource managers and scientists from
state and Federal institutions).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: An estimated 460 surveys
and 12 interviews are expected to be
completed from the annual listserv
inquiry, and an additional 150 postworkshop survey responses are
expected to be returned (610 surveys
total). This estimate is based on 100%
response rate (actual response rate will
likely be much lower).
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Each survey is expected to
take a respondent approximately 10
minutes to complete. For those that
agree to a follow up interview, an
additional 1 hour is expected to be
taken per interview.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: An estimated 90 hours
are expected to be taken for annual
listserv surveys and interviews, and an
estimated 25 hours are expected to be
taken for the two post-workshop
surveys. The total maximum estimated
burden hours is 115 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Information
will be collected annually.
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
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Mari-Vaughn Johnson,
Regional Administrator, PI–CASC, USGS.
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