[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 206 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60626-60627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21032]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the

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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 Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 440.
    Number of Respondents: 390.
    Average Hours per Response: Geostationary Operational Environmental 
Satellite Data Collection System Use Agreement, 3 hours; Argos System 
Use Agreement, 1 hour.
    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 or other 
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: October 19, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-21032 Filed 10-24-07; 8:45 am]
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