[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16003-16004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7928]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: National Geological and 
Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a new information collection request (ICR) 
for approval of the paperwork requirements for the National Geological 
and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP). This notice 
provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden 
of the project

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narrative and report requirements discussed below.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on this information collection 
directly to the Office of Management and Budget Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of 
the Interior, via e-mail [[email protected]] or fax 202-395-
5806; 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 [email protected] (e-mail). Please reference 
Information Collection 1028-NEW, NGGDPP in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances W. Pierce at (703) 648-6636 or 
by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 912 National Center, Sunrise Valley 
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This notice concerns the collection of information that is 
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding 
under the NGGDPP. We will accept proposals from State geological 
surveys requesting funds to inventory and assess the condition of 
current collections and data preservation needs. Financial assistance 
will be awarded annually on a competitive basis following the 
evaluation and ranking of State proposals by a review panel composed of 
representatives from the Department of the Interior, State geological 
surveys, academic institutions, and the private sector. To submit a 
proposal, you must complete a project narrative and submit the 
application via Grants.gov. Grant recipients must complete a final 
technical report at the end of the project period. Narrative and report 
guidance is available through http://datapreservation.usgs.gov/ and at 
http://www.Grants.gov.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection.
    Title: National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation 
Program (NGGDPP).
    Respondent Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 62 State 
Geological Surveys.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 62 (34 applications and 28 
reports).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 1,232 
hours. We expect to receive approximately 34 applications. It takes 
each applicant approximately 35 hours to complete the narrative and to 
present supporting documents. This includes the time for project 
conception and development, proposal writing and reviewing, and 
submitting the proposal application through Grants.gov (totaling 1,190 
burden hours). We anticipate awarding 28 grants per year. The award 
recipients must submit a final report. We estimate that it will take 
approximately 1.5 hours to complete the requirement for the reports 
(totaling 42 hours).
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.

III. Request for Comments

    On September 15, 2008, we published a Federal Register notice (73 
FR 53265) announcing that we would submit this information collection 
to OMB for approval. The notice provided a 60-day public comment period 
ending on November 14, 2008. We did not receive any comments in 
response to that notice.
    We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 anytime. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: April 2, 2009.
Frances Pierce,
Acting Program Coordinator, National Geological and Geophysical Data 
Preservation.
[FR Doc. E9-7928 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]
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