Feds Renew Map of Every Creek and Puddle
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey wants to renew and update its Hydrography Addressing Tool info collection, which helps map water features. This affects anyone who provides data to the agency and aims to keep paperwork light and clear. You’ve got until February 20, 2025, to share your thoughts—no cost changes expected, just smoother data gathering!
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You must register to use HydroAdd
To use the Hydrography Addressing Tool (HydroAdd/HydroAdd3d) you must register on the HydroAdd website and provide a username and an email contact. The registration is voluntary, estimated at 1 minute per response, with a total of about 100 annual respondents and a total annual burden of 1 to 2/3 hours; frequency is one time or as needed if your contact changes.
Login method changes to login.gov
USGS will authenticate HydroAdd users with login.gov instead of ArcGIS.com or DOI logins as part of planned tool modifications. The notice says these authentication changes are part of revisions and that the modifications do not affect the information collection.
You cannot edit the National Hydrography Dataset
HydroAdd displays your hosted geospatial data and lets you address it to the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), but HydroAdd does not allow users to edit the NHD. Users are strictly limited to editing their own data, not the NHD itself.
Public comments are due and may include PII
The USGS invites public comments on this information collection through February 20, 2025, via www.reginfo.gov and other channels. Comments are a matter of public record and the notice warns that including your address, phone number, email, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in comments may make that information publicly available.
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