[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28420]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National 
Centers for Environmental Information Send2NCEI Web Application

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Donald W. Collins, (301) 713-4853 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    When creating a Request to Archive oceanographic data or 
information at the United States (U.S.) National Centers for 
Environmental Information (NCEI), well-organized and complete metadata 
describing those data are needed for long term understanding and use of 
those data. The Send2NCEI web application provides a web-based form for 
easily collecting required and optional descriptive metadata to 
describe oceanographic data in a way that supports Executive Order 
12906 and structures those metadata to conform to the internationally 
used ISO 19115 Geospatial Metadata suite of standards. Descriptive 
metadata informs the suitability of data for use by future data users 
and should provide critical context about how data were collected, what 
techniques and measurements were made, and data quality 
characterizations. Information about the data provider or other 
individuals is only used by NCEI to contact the data provider with 
questions about submitted data, about the status of the data in the 
archival process, and to provide appropriate scientific recognition and 
attribution for submitted data. Send2NCEI will be used by earth, ocean, 
and atmospheric scientists and their data managers.

II. Method of Collection

    Web-based application.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0024.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 24-13.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for extension of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; state, local or 
tribal governments; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 28, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-28420 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
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