USGS is authorized under SECURE Water
Act Section 9508 to assist state water resource agencies with
improving their water use data collection activities. USGS has
implemented the Water Use Date and Research program (WUDR), to work
with state water agencies in gathering and analyzing their data,
and assists this effort via cooperative agreements. WUDR will be
used to improve the collection and reporting of water use
categories by state agencies, including the inclusion of categories
that have been discontinued in the past due to limited resources.
This collection will also be used in reports to Congress on water
resources in the nation.
This is a new data collection
program and therefore new burden hours for State water agencies
that participate.
$182,077
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
James Sayer 650 329-4093
jsayer@usgs.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.