Fish Service Seeks to Keep GIS Data Collection Unchanged
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking to renew their approval to collect info through their ArcGIS Online platform without making any changes. This affects anyone who uses or provides data for this system, and they’re inviting comments until February 23, 2026. No new costs or big changes are coming—just keeping things running smoothly!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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AGOL Data-Collection Renewed Without Change
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing its ArcGIS Online (AGOL) information-collection approval with no changes. The collection is voluntary, covers private sector and government respondents, and the notice estimates 300 respondents producing 1,500 annual responses at about 5 minutes per response (total estimated burden 126 hours). Comments are invited through February 23, 2026.
Types of Data Collected via AGOL
When you or your organization submit data to AGOL, the Service may collect name and contact information, optional photographs, comments, and project-specific geospatial data such as road- and stream-crossing details, conservation project descriptions (including start/end dates and project cost), asset reporting (trails, gates), wildlife observations, and vegetation monitoring. The notice states sensitive data is restricted to an internal intranet AGOL and that the system contains only controlled unclassified information designated as low impact under FISMA; it also states no personally identifiable information (PII) is allowed within the system.
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