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OMB Control No: 1028-0103	ICR Reference No: 202310-1028-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-1028-004
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Jake Weltzin
Title: USA National Phenology Network The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/27/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	4,102,333	4,093,342
Time Burden (Hours)	141,272	138,857
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,460	11,485

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,102,333	4,093,342	0	8,991
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	141,272	138,857	0	2,415
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,460	11,485	-11,485	4,460

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Annual cost burden estimate is lower...estimated that 20% of our users will collect data using clipboard, pencil, and paper, whereas the remaining 80% will use the mobile application, based on the 3-year average from 2024-26 projections.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $230,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Kristine Martin 559 273-2811 kmartin@usgs.gov