Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
[Federal Register: July 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 130)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. 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 proposal for the collection of information described below 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 and related forms may be obtained by contacting 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 requirement 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.
Specific public comments are requested as to:
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Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions on the bureaus, including whether the information will have practical utility;
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The accuracy of the bureau's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
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The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
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How to maximize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Title: Earthquake Report.
Current OMB approval number: 1028-0048.
Abstract: Respondents supply information on the effects of the shaking from an earthquake--on themselves personally, buildings and their effects, other man-made structures, and ground effects such as faulting on landslides. This information will be used in the study of the hazards from earthquakes and used to compile and publish the annual USGS publication ``United States Earthquakes''.
Bureau form number: 9-3013.
Frequency: After each earthquake.
Description of respondents: State and local employees; and, the general public.
Estimated completion time: 0.1 hours.
Annual responses: 3,500.
Annual burden hours: 350 hours.
Bureau clearance officer: John Cordyack 703-648-7313.
Dated: June 30, 1999. John R. Filson, Earthquake Hazards Program Coordinator.
[FR Doc. 99-17241Filed7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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