[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 40859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15403]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 070104H]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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).
    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 Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 440.
    Number of Respondents: 390.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours for GOES; 1 hour for ARGOS.
    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. The 
applicants must submit information to ensure they meet these criteria. 
NOAA does not approve agreements when commercial services are available 
that fulfill users' requirements.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business and other 
for-profit organizations; individuals or households, 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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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, FAX number 202-395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: June 30, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15403 Filed 7-6-04; 8:45 am]
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