Request for Approval

DI-4011 (Rev. 07/2018)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control. No. 1090-0011
Expiration Date 10/31/2021

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL UNDER THE
“DOI GENERIC CLEARANCE FOR THE COLLECTION OF
QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK ON AGENCY SERVICE DELIVERY”

See Page 4 for Instructions on Completing This Form
Title of Information Collection

Email Request For Feedback From Industry Partners
Purpose
The USGS manages the interagency 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), and is seeking input on the value of that data for broadband industry applications.
3DEP was created in response to growing needs for high-quality elevation data, with a goal to complete acquisition of nationwide lidar (IfSAR in Alaska) by 2023
to provide the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution elevation data – both bare earth and 3D point clouds – collected in a timeframe of less than
a decade. The data are acquired by commercial vendors to a common specification , and available at no cost and license free to the public through The National
Map. At this point, USGS has acquired lidar data for about 70% of the Nation, including 100% of IfSAR in Alaska. The high-resolution elevation models and lidar
point clouds provide a highly accurate representation of the Earth's surface, potentially useful in for a variety of broadband related applications.
The USGS has lately been coordinating with Federal partners to include line-of-sight viewsheds from communication infrastructure sites on public land
represented in BLM's JOEL map. The inclusion of these products to industry could prove valuable in determining signal propagation, siting, or as an input to other
models that require a representation of the terrain. USGS is seeking feedback on the utility of that addition, and confirmation of its value to industry to justify
production.
Specifically, we are seeking feedback from our industry partners regarding the following questions:
1) What processes or applications do you currently use that require elevation models or other representation of terrain?
2) What engineering, design, planning, or construction products could be improved or enhanced through the use of the USGS 3DEP data?
3) Is a line-of-sight model from communication infrastructure sites on public land of value to industry? In what way?
If you have additional questions regarding the 3DEP program, data availability, or any other details, please feel free to contact Dr. Mike Tischler, Director of the
USGS National Geospatial Program (mtischler@usgs.gov).

Description of Respondents

The respondents will be members of the broadband industry who have engaged with Federal
Partners leading the American Broadband Initiative (ABI). The ABI lead at the Office of Science,
Technology, and Policy, will send the feedback request via email to no more than nine (maximum)
members of the broadband industry.
Type of Collection (Check One)
Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form

Customer Satisfaction Survey

Focus Group

Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software

Small Discussion Group

Other: Market Research

Certification
I certify the following to be true:
1. The collection is voluntary.
2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.
3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.
4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.
5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions.
6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the future.
Typed Name of Requester
Signature
Date
Debbie Fugate, National Geospatial Program, USGS

Bureau ICCO
Recommend
Not Recommended
DOI PRA Program Lead
Approved
Not Approved

DEBBIE FUGATE

Digitally signed by DEBBIE FUGATE
Date: 2020.06.22 15:32:21 -04'00'

FOR USE BY ICC PROGRAM STAFF ONLY
Signature

JAMES SAYER
DOI Tracking Number
2020-USGS-FT103

06/22/2020

Date

Digitally signed by JAMES SAYER
Date: 2020.06.24 07:54:24 -07'00'

Signature

Date

signed by JEFFREY PARRILLO
JEFFREY PARRILLO Digitally
Date: 2020.06.24 11:48:39 -04'00'

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DI-4011 (Rev. 07/2018)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control. No. 1090-0011
Expiration Date 10/31/2021

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10 minutes

4

Federal Cost: (Consult your Bureau/Office Information Collection Clearance Officer for assistance, if necessary)
The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $ 0.00

, based on: (provide details below)

There is no cost to the federal government, we do not intend to aggregate email responses. We are
aiming to solicit feedback from four (up to a maximum of nine) broadband industry partners.

Sample Response to Federal Cost Question:
“If we receive 20 submissions and it takes 30 minutes to process and implement each one, then the total burden is $322.40
assuming a GS-7 step 5 is processing the submissions. Please note, however, that this custom form is a tool meant to accept
submissions in a standard format rather than through the freeform submissions that would otherwise come in by personal email.
Thus the existence of this form actually saves the government money by standardizing submissions and decreasing the workload of
processing each one.”
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DI-4011 (Rev. 07/2018)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control. No. 1090-0011
Expiration Date 10/31/2021

If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the
following questions:
Selection of Targeted Respondents
1. Do you have a customer list (or something similar) that defines the universe of potential respondents and do you have a
sampling plan for selecting from this universe?
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PLEASE SUBMIT SURVEY INSTRUMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, AND SCRIPTS WITH YOUR REQUEST.

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DI-4011 (Rev. 07/2018)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control. No. 1090-0011
Expiration Date 10/31/2021

Instructions for completing Request for Approval under the
“Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback”

Title of Information Collection: Provide the name of the collection that is the subject of the request. (e.g., Comment card for soliciting
feedback on xxxx)
Purpose: Provide a brief description and how you will use this information collection. If this is part of a larger study or effort, please
include this in your explanation.
Description of Respondents: Provide a brief description of the targeted group or groups for this collection of information. These
groups must have experience with the program.
Type of Collection: Check one box. If you are requesting approval of other instruments under the generic, you must complete a form
for each instrument.
Certification: Please read the certification carefully. If you incorrectly certify, OMB will return the collection as improperly submitted or
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Gifts or Payments: If you answer yes to the question, please describe the incentive and provide a justification for the amount.
Burden Hour Calculation:
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If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the following
questions:
Selection of Targeted Respondents: Please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents
and how you will select them. If the answer is yes, to the first question, you may provide the sampling plan in an attachment.
Administration of the Instrument: Identify how you will collect the information. More than one box may be checked. Indicate
whether there will be interviewers (e.g., for surveys) or facilitators (e.g., for focus groups) used.
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associated instructions and scripts. The survey instrument document must show the OMB Control Number 1090-0011 and
Expiration Date 10/31/2021 along with the following Statements:
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501) to [insert brief justification for collection of information]. Your response is voluntary and we will not
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and assigned OMB Control Number 1090-0011, which expires ##/##/####.
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instructions, gather information, and complete and submit the survey. You may submit comments on any aspect of
this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, US Geological Survey, gsinfo_collections@usgs.gov.”

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