    [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2026)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 14681-14682]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2026-05905]

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
    Request; NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreement

        The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
    collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
    review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
    1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
    general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
    continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
    our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
    reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
    Federal Register on December 22, 2025, during a 60-day comment period.
    This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
        Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
    Commerce.
        Title: NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreement.
        OMB Control Number: 0648-0157.
        Form Number(s): None.
        Type of Request: Regular submission [revision and extension of a
    current information collection].
        Number of Respondents: 225.
        Average Hours per Response: .5 hours.
        Total Annual Burden Hours: 113.
        Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of an
    existing information collection. The Polar-Orbiting Operational
    Environmental Satellite (POES) data collection system (DCS), also known
    as the Argos system, is being removed from this collection as it is no
    longer administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration (NOAA).
        NOAA operates a space-based data collection system (DCS) per 15 CFR
    part 911: the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)
    DCS. The GOES DCS is operated to support environmental applications,
    e.g., meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, ecology, and remote sensing
    of Earth resources. Presently, the majority of users of this system are
    government agencies and researchers and much of the data collected by
    the GOES DCS are provided to the World Meteorological Organization via
    the Global Telecommunication System for inclusion in the World Weather
    Watch Program.
        Current loading does not use the entire capacity of that system, so
    NOAA is able to make its excess capacity available to other users who
    meet certain criteria. Applications are made in response to the
    requirements in 15 CFR 911 (under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 313,
    Duties of the Secretary of Commerce and others), using system use
    agreement (SUA) form. The application information received is used to
    determine if the applicant meets the criteria for use of the system.
    The SUA contains the following information: (1) the period of time the
    agreement is valid and procedures for its termination, (2) the
    authorized use(s) of the DCS, and its priorities for use, (3) the
    extent of the availability of commercial services which met the user's
    requirements and the reasons for choosing the government system, (4)
    any applicable government interest in the data, (5) required equipment
    standards, (6) standards of operation, (7) conformance with applicable
    International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Federal Communications
    Commission

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    (FCC) agreements and regulations, (8) reporting time and frequencies,
    (9) data formats, (10) data delivery systems and schedules and (11)
    user-borne costs.
        Accepted applicants use the NOAA DCS to collect environmental data.
    The applicants must submit information to ensure that they meet these
    criteria. NOAA does not approve agreements where there is a commercial
    service available to fulfill the user requirements (per 15 CFR part
    911).
        Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government;
    state, local, or tribal government; business or other for-profit
    organizations.
        Frequency: Annual, every 3 years, every 5 years (per regulations).
        Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
        Legal Authority: 15 CFR 911.
        This information collection request may be viewed at
    www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
    Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
        Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
    collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
    this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
    under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
    function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
    Control Number 0648-0157.

    Sheleen Dumas,
    Department PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
    Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
    [FR Doc. 2026-05905 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]
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