[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19730]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15EB00A181100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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 September 30, 2015.

DATES: Submit written comments by September 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written 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 by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify 
your submission with `Information Collection 1028-0085 National Land 
Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity' in all 
correspondence. Please also forward a copy of your comments and 
suggestions 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) 648-7195 (fax); or 
[email protected] (email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Cook, Land Remote Sensing 
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 
516, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-6136 (phone); or [email protected] 
(email). You may also find information about this ICR at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National 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 format; 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 Land Remote Sensing 
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.'' No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are 
asked. We intend to release the project abstracts and primary 
investigators for awarded/funded projects only.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0085.
    Form Number: NA.
    Title: National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and 
Research Activity (NLRSEORA).
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Affected Public: Non-profit organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to receive benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 5 
applications.
    Estimated Time per Response: We expect to receive approximately 5 
applications per year, taking each applicant approximately 24 hours to 
complete, totaling 120 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 for a total of 48 
hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 168 hours per year.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this ICR.
    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.

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.

Timothy R. Newman,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2015-19730 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am]
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