[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8654-8655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04096]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: National Centers for Environmental Information Send2NCEI Web 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0024.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 24-13.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 300.

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    Needs and Uses: 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.
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; state, local or 
tribal governments; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: February 23, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04096 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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