[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65529-65530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX12EB00A181000]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0085).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we (U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information 
collection (IC) described below. for the National Land Remote Sensing 
Education, Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA). As required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), and as a part of our 
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on this IC. As a federal agency, we 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. 
This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012.

DATES: Submit written comments by December 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments concerning the IC to the USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7199 
(fax); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please reference Information 
Collection 1028-0085.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Thomas Cecere at 703-648-5551 
(phone), [email protected] (e-mail), or 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 
517, Reston, VA, 20192 (mail) .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and 
Research Activity (NLRSEORA).
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0085.
    Form Number: Standard Form 424 Application for Federal Assistance, 
Standard Form 424A Budget Information Non-Construction Programs, and 
Standard Form 424B Assurances Non-Construction Programs, and Project 
narrative guidance posted on Grants.gov.
    Abstract: Oversight for this effort is through the U.S. Geological 
Survey's Land Remote Sensing Program, therefore it is more appropriate 
to refer to this effort as an activity rather than as a program as was 
previously indicated. Respondents are submitting proposals to acquire 
funding for a National (U.S.) activity 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. Technologies of interest include 
multispectral and hyper-spectral electro-optical, thermal, and radar. 
Although most activities are anticipated to occur at the State and 
local levels, a national coordination effort is necessary

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to ensure a standardized approach and to ensure a consistent quality of 
information.
    To submit a proposal for the NLRSEORA, three standard OMB forms and 
project narrative must be completed and submitted via Grants.gov. This 
notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork 
burden of these forms. The forms are available at http://www07.grants.gov/agencies/approved_standard_forms.jsp.
    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: Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 10 
proposals are submitted by individuals involved in the area of 
geospatial science.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Annual Burden Hours: 240.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: We 
estimate the public reporting burden averages 16 to 24 hours per 
response. This includes the time for reviewing instructions, developing 
the proposal, and completing and reviewing the information.
    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.
    Request for Comments: We invite comment concerning this IC 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 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 IC. 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 us in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that it will be done.

    Dated: October 17, 2011.
Bruce Quirk,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2011-27268 Filed 10-20-11; 8:45 am]
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