[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 10090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03795]


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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 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.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0157.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 415.
    Average Hours per Response: 68 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 471.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of an existing 
information collection.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates 
two space-based data collection systems (DCS), the Geostationary 
Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) DCS and the Polar-Orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) DCS, also known as the Argos 
system. NOAA allows users access to the DCS if they meet certain 
criteria. The applicants must submit information to ensure that they 
meet these criteria. NOAA does not approve agreements where there is a 
commercial service available to fulfill the user's requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or 
tribal government; federal government.
    Frequency: Annually, every three years, every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to review Department of Commerce collections 
under review.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax no. (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: February 18, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03795 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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