[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55391-55392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25178]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX17EE000101000; OMB Control Number 1028-0110]


Agency Information Collection Activities; International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) Geospatial Metadata Editors 
Registry

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
USGS is proposing to renew an information collection.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `Information 
Collection 1028-0110, ISO Geospatial Metadata Editors Registry' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Carlino, Federal Geographic 
Data Committee Office of the Secretariat, USGS, P.O. Box 25046, Mail 
Stop 302, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 (mail); 303-202-4260 
(phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information 
about this IC at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the USGS, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, provide the general public and other 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, 
and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the 
impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the 
public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed IC that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that 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, 
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 may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: As National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) 
stakeholders move forward with the implementation of the International 
Organization for Standardization's (ISO) 191** series of geospatial 
metadata standards, there is increasing demand for information about 
applications/editors that can be used to create ISO compliant metadata 
records. The USGS, through the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) 
Office of the Secretariat (www.fgdc.gov), proposes development of an 
online registration system for developers of ISO Geospatial Metadata 
Editors to voluntarily describe their metadata tools. Developers will 
be asked to include information such as features of the editor, its 
functionality, supported standards, and point of contact information 
through a login-based, online form. The FGDC Metadata Working Group 
(MWG) (https://www.fgdc.gov/organization/working-groups-subcommittees/mwg/index_html), whose membership represents Federal, State, Local and 
Tribal governments and the Private Sector, has requested the 
development of the registry as a useful tool to learn about available 
ISO Geospatial Metadata Editors. Because the information about the 
editors may be of interest or utility to others implementing ISO 
geospatial metadata standards, the FGDC will make the information 
collected available on the Web in the form of a simple registry-type 
database. FGDC MWG members as well as non FGDC MWG members including 
geospatial metadata implementers from private sector, academia, all 
forms of government, and the general public, will have read-only access 
to the editor information published in the registry.
    Title: ISO Geospatial Metadata Editors Registry.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0110.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Request: Renewal of existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, Local and Tribal governments, 
Private Sector, and others involved in the development of ISO 
geospatial metadata.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Following its initial collection from 
editor developers, the information will be reviewed at least annually. 
As part of the annual review, all editor developers listed in the 
registry will be contacted and requested to update their information, 
if needed, via the login-based online form. Additionally, all NSDI 
stakeholders will be reminded via Web posting at the FGDC Web site 
(www.fgdc.gov) and community-of-practice networking that new editors 
may be added to the registry.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate that it will take one hour 
per person to document a single editor for inclusion in the registry. 
In future years, review of editor information to ensure currency or 
identification of new editors is expected to require de minimis effort.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

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    The authorities for this action are the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)

Kenneth M. Shaffer,
Deputy Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee Office of the 
Secretariat, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2017-25178 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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