80_FR_78995 80 FR 78753 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on the Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

80 FR 78753 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on the Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 242 (December 17, 2015)

Page Range78753-78754
FR Document2015-31746

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this ICR.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78753-78754]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31746]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX16EE000101000]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on 
the Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection, Doug D. Nebert NSDI 
Champion of the Year Award.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that 
we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the 
information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our continuing 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on this ICR.

DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB 
must receive them on or before January 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information 
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer 
for the Department of the Interior, via email: 
([email protected]); or by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify 
your submission with `OMB Control Number 1028--NEW Doug D. Nebert NSDI 
Champion of the Year Award'. Please also forward a copy of your 
comments and suggestions on this information collection to the 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-7195 
(fax); or [email protected] (email). Please reference `OMB 
Information Collection 1028--NEW: Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the 
Year Award in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brigitta Urban-Mathieux, Federal 
Geographic Data Committee Office of the Secretariat, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 590, Reston, VA 20192 
(mail); 703-648-5175 (phone); or [email protected]

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(email). You may also find information about this ICR at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Nominations for Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award are 
accepted from the public and private sector individuals, teams, 
organizations, and professional societies that are from the United 
States of America. Nomination packages include three sections: (A) 
Cover Sheet, (B) Summary Statement, and (C) Supplemental Materials. The 
cover sheet includes professional contact information. The Summary 
Statement is limited to two pages and describes the nominee's 
achievements in the development of an outstanding, innovative, and 
operational tool, application, or service capability that directly 
supports the spatial data infrastructures. Nominations may include up 
to 10 pages of supplemental information such as resume, publications 
list, and/or letters of endorsement. The award consists of a citation 
and plaque, which are presented to the recipient at an appropriate 
public forum by the FGDC Chair. The name of the recipient is also 
inscribed on a permanent plaque, which are displayed by the FGDC.
    The Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award honors a 
respected colleague, technical visionary, and recognized U.S. national 
leader in the establishment of spatial data infrastructures that 
significantly enhance the understanding of our physical and cultural 
world. The award is sponsored by the Federal Geographic Data Committee 
(FGDC) and its purpose is to recognize an individual or a team 
representing Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and (or) local 
government, academia, or non-profit and professional organization that 
has developed an outstanding, innovative, and operational tool, 
application, or service capability used by multiple organizations that 
furthers the vision of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028[m x dash]NEW.
    Title: Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award.
    Type of Request: Approval of new information collection.
    Respondent Obligation: Required to obtain benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: This is an annual offer.
    Description of Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments; 
academia, and non-profit organizations.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate that it will take 10 
hour(s) per nomination to complete the award nomination process.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    Comments: On September 9, 2015, we published a Federal Register 
notice (80 FR 54309) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB 
for approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on 
November 9, 2015. We did receive one comment from the public; however, 
the comment was not directly related to this project but rather a 
rejection of all government data collection.

III. Request for Comments

    We again invite comments concerning this ICR as to: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize 
the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this notice are 
a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us and the OMB 
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

Ivan DeLoatch,
Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee, Core Science 
Systems.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 242 / Thursday, December 17, 2015 / Notices 78753 Background the Association of Fish and Wildlife Meeting Agenda The Council was formed in January Agencies, who both serve in ex officio The Council will hold a 1993 to advise the Secretary of the capacities. Other Council members are teleconference to: Interior, through the Director of the directors from State agencies • Consider and approve the Council’s Service, on nationally significant responsible for managing recreational Boating Infrastructure Grant Program recreational fishing, boating, and fish and wildlife resources and Review Committee’s funding aquatic resource conservation issues. individuals who represent the interests recommendations for fiscal year 2015 The Council represents the interests of of saltwater and freshwater recreational proposal; the public and private sectors of the fishing, recreational boating, the • Discuss a proposed pilot project sport fishing, boating, and conservation recreational fishing and boating associated with permitting recreational communities and is organized to industries, recreational fisheries projects; enhance partnerships among industry, resource conservation, Native American • Schedule an upcoming spring constituency groups, and government. tribes, aquatic resource outreach and meeting; and The 18-member Council, appointed by education, and tourism. Background • Consider other Council business. the Secretary of the Interior, includes information on the Council is available The final agenda will be posted on the the Service Director and the president of at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. PUBLIC INPUT You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER IN- If you wish to: FORMATION CONTACT) no later than: Listen to the teleconference ..................................................................... Monday, January 4, 2016. Submit written information or questions before the teleconference for Monday, January 4, 2016. the council to consider during the teleconference. Give an oral presentation during the teleconference ............................... Monday, January 4, 2016. Submitting Written Information or submit written statements to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Questions Council Coordinator up to 30 days and as part of our continuing efforts to subsequent to the teleconference. reduce paperwork and respondent Interested members of the public may burden, we invite the general public and submit relevant information or Meeting Minutes other Federal agencies to take this questions for the Council to consider Summary minutes of the opportunity to comment on this ICR. during the teleconference. Written teleconference will be maintained by DATES: To ensure that your comments statements must be received by the date the Council Coordinator (see FOR listed in ‘‘Public Input’’ under on this ICR are considered, OMB must FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and will receive them on or before January 19, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, so that the be available for public inspection within information may be made available to 2016. 90 days of the meeting and will be the Council for their consideration prior posted on the Council’s Web site at ADDRESSES: Please submit written to this teleconference. Written http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. comments on this information statements must be supplied to the collection directly to the Office of Council Coordinator in one of the Stephen Guertin, Management and Budget (OMB), Office following formats: One hard copy with Acting Director. of Information and Regulatory Affairs, original signature, and one electronic [FR Doc. 2015–31724 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] Attention: Desk Officer for the copy via email (acceptable file formats BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Department of the Interior, via email: are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS (OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or PowerPoint, or rich text file). by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR submission with ‘OMB Control Number Giving an Oral Presentation 1028—NEW Doug D. Nebert NSDI Geological Survey Champion of the Year Award’. Please Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation during the [GX16EE000101000] also forward a copy of your comments teleconference will be limited to 2 and suggestions on this information minutes per speaker, with no more than Agency Information Collection collection to the Information Collection a total of 15 minutes for all speakers. Activities: Request for Comments on Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Interested parties should contact the the Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS Council Coordinator, in writing the Year Award 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 648–7195 (fax); or gs-info_collections@ INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on Interior. usgs.gov (email). Please reference ‘OMB the public speaker list for this Information Collection 1028—NEW: ACTION: Notice of a new information teleconference. To ensure an Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES collection, Doug D. Nebert NSDI opportunity to speak during the public Year Award in all correspondence. Champion of the Year Award. comment period of the teleconference, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: members of the public must register SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Brigitta Urban-Mathieux, Federal with the Council Coordinator. Survey) are notifying the public that we Geographic Data Committee Office of Registered speakers who wish to expand have submitted to the Office of the Secretariat, U.S. Geological Survey, upon their oral statements, or those who Management and Budget (OMB) the 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop had wished to speak but could not be information collection request (ICR) 590, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648– accommodated on the agenda, may described below. 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78754 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 242 / Thursday, December 17, 2015 / Notices (email). You may also find information Estimated Time per Response: We DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov. estimate that it will take 10 hour(s) per SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: nomination to complete the award Office of the Secretary nomination process. [167D0102DM/DS64600000/ I. Abstract Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 100 DLSN00000.000000/DX.64601] Nominations for Doug D. Nebert NSDI hours. Champion of the Year Award are Notice of Senior Executive Service accepted from the public and private Estimated Reporting and Performance Review Board sector individuals, teams, organizations, Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Appointments and professional societies that are from Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ the United States of America. burdens associated with this collection AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. Nomination packages include three of information. ACTION: Notice. sections: (A) Cover Sheet, (B) Summary Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Statement, and (C) Supplemental (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an SUMMARY: This notice provides the Materials. The cover sheet includes agency may not conduct or sponsor and names of individuals who have been professional contact information. The you are not required to respond to a appointed to serve as members of the Summary Statement is limited to two collection of information unless it Department of the Interior Senior pages and describes the nominee’s displays a currently valid OMB control Executive Service (SES) Performance achievements in the development of an number. Review Board. outstanding, innovative, and operational DATES: These appointments are effective Comments: On September 9, 2015, we tool, application, or service capability published a Federal Register notice (80 upon publication in the Federal that directly supports the spatial data FR 54309) announcing that we would Register. infrastructures. Nominations may submit this ICR to OMB for approval FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: include up to 10 pages of supplemental and soliciting comments. The comment Raymond Limon, Director, Office of information such as resume, period closed on November 9, 2015. We Human Resources, Office of the publications list, and/or letters of did receive one comment from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, endorsement. The award consists of a public; however, the comment was not 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC citation and plaque, which are directly related to this project but rather 20240, Telephone Number: (202) 208– presented to the recipient at an a rejection of all government data 5310. appropriate public forum by the FGDC collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chair. The name of the recipient is also III. Request for Comments members of the Department of the inscribed on a permanent plaque, which Interior SES Performance Review Board are displayed by the FGDC. We again invite comments concerning The Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion are as follows: this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed ANDERSON, ALLYSON K. of the Year Award honors a respected collection of information is necessary colleague, technical visionary, and ANDREW, JONATHAN M. for the agency to perform its duties, ANDROFF, BLAKE J. recognized U.S. national leader in the including whether the information is establishment of spatial data APPLEGATE, JAMES D. R. useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s ARAGON, JOSE RAMON infrastructures that significantly estimate of the burden of the proposed enhance the understanding of our ARROYO, BRYAN collection of information; (c) how to AUSTIN, STANLEY J. physical and cultural world. The award enhance the quality, usefulness, and is sponsored by the Federal Geographic BAIL, KRISTIN MARA clarity of the information to be BALES, JERAD D. Data Committee (FGDC) and its purpose collected; and (d) how to minimize the is to recognize an individual or a team BARCHENGER, ERVIN J. burden on the respondents, including BATHRICK, MARK L. representing Federal, State, Tribal, the use of automated collection regional, and (or) local government, BEALL, JAMES W. techniques or other forms of information BEAN, MICHAEL J. academia, or non-profit and professional technology. organization that has developed an BEARPAW, GEORGE WATIE Please note that comments submitted BEAUDREAU, TOMMY P. outstanding, innovative, and operational in response to this notice are a matter BECK, RICHARD T. tool, application, or service capability of public record. Before including your BELIN, ALLETTA D. used by multiple organizations that personal mailing address, phone BERRIGAN, MICHAEL J. furthers the vision of the National number, email address, or other BERRY, DAVID A. Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). personally identifiable information in BIRDSONG, BRET CREECH II. Data your comment, you should be aware BLACK, MICHAEL S. OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW. that your entire comment, including BLAIR, JOHN WATSON Title: Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion your personally identifiable BLANCHARD, MARY JOSIE of the Year Award. information, may be made publicly BLEDSOE DOWNES, ANN MARIE Type of Request: Approval of new available at any time. While you can ask BOLING, EDWARD A. information collection. us and the OMB in your comment to BOLTON, HANNIBAL BOWKER, BRYAN L. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Respondent Obligation: Required to withhold your personal identifying obtain benefit. information from public review, we BRANUM, LISA A. Frequency of Collection: This is an cannot guarantee that it will be done. BROWN, LAURA B. annual offer. BROWN, WILLIAM Y Description of Respondents: State, Ivan DeLoatch, BRZEZINSKI, MARK F. local, and tribal governments; academia, Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data BUFFA, NICOLE and non-profit organizations. Committee, Core Science Systems. BURCH, MELVIN E. Estimated Total Number of Annual [FR Doc. 2015–31746 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] BURCKMAN, JAMES N. Responses: 10. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P BURDEN, JOHN W. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Dec 16, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new information collection, Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award.
DatesTo ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must receive them on or before January 19, 2016.
ContactBrigitta Urban-Mathieux, Federal Geographic Data Committee Office of the Secretariat, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 590, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-5175 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation80 FR 78753 
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