[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 243 (Monday, December 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59852-59853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23512]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-2025-0015; OMB Control Number 1028-0085/Reinstatement;
GX21EB00A181100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National Land
Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, we) proposes to reinstate an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
[ssquf] Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS-2025-0015.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis Watts by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-7819. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
You may also view the information collection request (ICR) at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on
new, 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
August 12, 2025 (90 FR 38796). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
address,
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or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment--including your PII--may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: The National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and
Research Activity 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. The purposes are to provide university
and State organizations with access to data 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 water
availability (or lack thereof), phenology, natural resource management
and disaster analysis.
Respondents submit 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 Core Science Systems Mission Area managers and
scientists will review each proposal to evaluate the technical merit,
requirements, and priorities identified in the 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), its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 30 CFR 250.197, ``Data and information
to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.''
Responses are voluntary. No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are
asked. We intend to release the project abstracts and primary
investigators for awarded/funded projects only.
Title of Collection: National Land Remote Sensing Education,
Outreach and Research Activity.
Office of Management and Budget Control Number: 1028-0085.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Public or private institutions of
higher education including universities; State and local governments
(including county, city township or special district governments),
independent school districts, Native American Tribal governments or
organizations, nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3)
status).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: Approximately 5
respondents.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 5
responses or applications.
Estimated Completion 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.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 120 hours per year.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-
hour-cost'' burdens associated with this information collection.
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 authority for this action is the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Curtis Watts,
Intelligence Operations Specialist, USGS Core Science Systems.
[FR Doc. 2025-23512 Filed 12-19-25; 8:45 am]
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