[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4509-4510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01856]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX17EE000101000; OMB Control Number 1028-0110]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) Geospatial Metadata Editors 
Registry

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to U.S.G.S., Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference `Information Collection 
1028-0110, ISO Geospatial Metadata Editors Registry' in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorna Schmid, Federal Geographic Data 
Committee Office of the Secretariat, USGS, Mail Stop 509, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-6834 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email). You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S.G.S., 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on

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November 21, 2017 (82 FR 55391). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR 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 U.S.G.S.; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the U.S.G.S. enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
U.S.G.S. 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. 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 can 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 website 
(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.
    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. 2018-01856 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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