[Federal Register: September 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 183)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is inviting comments on collection of
information that we have sent to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The Information Collection Request (ICR)
concerns the paperwork requirements for the National Land Remote
Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Program (NLRSEORP) and
describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Submit written comments by October 20, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on this information collection
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of Interior via e-mail [OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov]; or fax
(202) 395-6566; and identify your submission as 1028-NEW. Please also
submit a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO
80525 (mail); (970) 226-9230 (fax); or pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028-NEW, NLRSEORP in the subject
line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: To request additional
information concerning this ICR, contact Thomas Cecere by mail at U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 517 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 or by
telephone at (703) 648-5551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and
Research Program (NLRSEORP).
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Abstract: The Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research
Program (NLRSEORP) is an effort that involves the development of a U.S.
national consortium in building the capability to receive, process and
archive remotely sensed data for the purpose of providing access to
university and State organizations in a ready to use form, and to
expand the science of remote sensing through education, research/
applications development and outreach in areas such as environmental
monitoring, climate change research, natural resource management and
disaster analysis. Respondents are submitting proposals to acquire
funding for a National (U.S.) program to promote the uses of space-
based land remote sensing data and technologies through education and
outreach at the State and local level and through university based and
collaborative research projects. The information collected will ensure
that sufficient and relevant information is available to evaluate and
select a proposal for funding. A panel of USGS geography program
managers and scientists will review each proposal to evaluate the
technical merit, requirements, and priorities identified in the
program's call for proposals.
This notice concerns the collection of information that is
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding.
We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public
or for limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We intend to release the project
abstracts and primary investigators for awarded/funded projects only.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Affected Public: Non-profit organizations.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary (necessary to receive benefits).
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: We expect to
receive approximately 10 proposals during the grant application
process. We anticipate issuing 1 grant per year. The program is open to
non-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: Approximately 10 applications and 2
reports per year.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Based on comments received
during the FR Notice 60 day comment period, we estimate that the burden
will be 24 hours per applicant and 10 hours per grantee. We expect to
receive approximately 10 applications per year, taking each applicant
approximately 24 hours to complete, totaling 240 burden hours. We
anticipate awarding one (1) grant per year. The grantee will be
required to submit 2 reports: an interim 6 months after the start of
the project and a final report on or before 90 working days after the
expiration of the agreement. We estimate that it will take
approximately 10 hours to complete and submit both reports.
Annual Burden Hours: 250.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor; and you are not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection
of information, you are not obligated to respond.
Comments: To comply with the public consultation process, on April
29, 2008, we published a Federal Register notice (73 FR 23268)
announcing our intent to submit this information collection to OMB for
approval. In that notice we solicited public comments for 60 days,
ending on June 30, 2008. We did not receive any public comments in
response to the notice. We again invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public view, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds,
970-226-9445.
Dated: September 11, 2008.
Bruce Quirk,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological
Survey.
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