[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 12499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4691]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

[I.D. 022001B]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA).
    Title: NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0157.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 440.
    Number of Respondents: 390.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours for a GOES use agreement, 1 
hour for an Argos use agreement.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA operates two space-based data collection 
systems (DCS): the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 
(GOES) DCS and the Argos DSC flown on polar-orbiting satellites. NOAA 
allows users access to the DCS if they meet certain criteria. 
Applicants must submit information to ensure they meet these criteria. 
NOAA does not approve agreements when commercial services are available 
that can fulfill users' requirements.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, business or other 
for-profit organizations, individuals, and state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: 3-5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 15, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-4691 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
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