[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47666-47667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19243]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX14EB00A181100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments: 
The William T. Pecora Award Application and Nomination Process

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

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0101).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995, 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 IC. This 
collection is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before October 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7197 (fax); or [email protected] (email). Please 
reference ``Information

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Collection 1028-0101, Pecora Award'' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  To request additional information 
about this IC, please contact the U.S. Geological Survey, Tina Pruett, 
MS-517, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192 (mail), by telephone 
(703)-648-4585, or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or 
groups that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the 
earth by means of remote sensing. The award is sponsored jointly by the 
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA).
    In 1974 the Pecora award was established in honor of Dr. William T. 
Pecora, former Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Under Secretary, 
Department of the Interior and a motivating force behind the 
establishment of a program for civil remote sensing of the earth from 
space. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals or groups 
working in the field of remote sensing of the earth. National and 
international nominations are accepted from the public and private 
sector individuals, teams, organizations, and professional societies.
    Nomination packages include three sections: (A) Cover Sheet, (B) 
Summary Statement, and (C) Supplemental Materials. The cover sheet 
includes professional contact information. The Summary Statement is 
limited to two pages and describes the nominee's achievements in the 
scientific and technical remote sensing community, contributions 
leading to successful practical applications of remote sensing, and/or 
major breakthroughs in remote sensing science or technology. 
Nominations may include up to 10 pages of supplemental information such 
as resume, publications list, and/or letters of endorsement.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0101.
    Form Number: Various if many different forms or screen shots, 
otherwise provide the form number.
    Title: The Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process.
    Type of Request: Renew approval for an existing information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses and other 
academic and non-profit institutions; State, local and tribal 
governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 10-20.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    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 and current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (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) how to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Tim Newman,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2014-19243 Filed 8-13-14; 8:45 am]
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