[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4056-4057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1601]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX12EB00A181000]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 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), the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is inviting comments on an information 
collection request (ICR) that we have sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR concerns the 
paperwork requirements for the National Land Remote Sensing Education, 
Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA) and describes the nature of 
the collection and the estimated burden and cost. As required by the 
PRA, and as 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 ICR. This 
Information Collection is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012.

DATES: Submit written comments by February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on this information collection 
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior via email [[email protected]]; or fax 
(202) 395-5806; and identify your submission as number 1028-0085. 
Please also submit a copy of your comments to Shari Baloch, USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, VA 20192, MS 807; (703) 648-7199 (fax); or [email protected] 
(email). Please reference Information Collection number 1028-0085, 
NLRSEORA in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
concerning this ICR, contact Thomas Cecere by email at 
[email protected]; by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, MS 517 National 
Center, Reston, VA 20192 or by telephone at (703) 648-5551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Title: National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and 
Research Activity (NLRSEORA).
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0085.
    Abstract: The Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research 
Activity (NLRSEORA) is an effort that involves the development of a 
U.S. National consortium in building the capability to receive, process 
and archive remotely sensed data for the purpose of providing access to 
university and State organizations in a ready to use form; and to 
expand the science of remote sensing through education, research/
applications development and outreach in areas such as environmental 
monitoring, climate change research, natural resource management and 
disaster analysis. Respondents are submitting proposals to acquire 
funding for a National (U.S.) program 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. The information collected will ensure 
that sufficient and relevant information is available to evaluate and 
select a proposal for funding. A panel of USGS geography program 
managers and scientists will review each proposal to evaluate the 
technical merit, requirements, and priorities identified in the 
program's call for proposals.
    This notice concerns the collection of information that is 
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding. 
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 of Collection: On-occasion.
    Affected Public: Non-profit organizations.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary (necessary to receive benefits).
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: We expect to 
receive approximately 10 proposals during the grant application 
process. We anticipate issuing 1 grant per year. The program is open to 
non-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: Approximately 10 applications and 
two reports per year.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: We expect to receive 
approximately 10 applications per year, taking each applicant 
approximately 24 hours to complete, totaling 240 burden hours. We 
anticipate awarding one (1) grant per year. The grantee will be 
required to submit an interim Annual Progress Report to the designated 
USGS Project Officer within 90 days of the end of the project period 
and a final report on or before 90 working days after the expiration of 
the agreement. We estimate that it will take approximately 48 hours to 
complete and submit both reports.
    Annual Burden Hours: 288 hours per year.
    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.
    Comments: To comply with the public consultation process, on 
October 21, 2011, we published a Federal Register notice (76 FR 65529) 
announcing our intent to submit this information collection to OMB for 
approval. In that notice we solicited public comments for 60 days, 
ending on December 20, 2011. We did not receive any public comments in 
response to the notice.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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 submitted in response to 
this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your 
address, phone number, email 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 OMB in your comment 
to withhold your personal identifying information from public view, we 
cannot guarantee that it will be done.

     Dated: January 20, 2012.
Bruce Quirk,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
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