82 FR 55626 - Agency Information Collection Activities: The William T. Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

Page Range		55626-55627
FR Document		2017-25314

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the USGS is proposing to renew an information collection (IC).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55626-55627]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25314]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX14EB00A181100; OMB Control Number 1028-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities: The William T. Pecora 
Award; Application and Nomination Process

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference ``Information 
Collection 1028-0101, Pecora Award'' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS Center, 47914 
252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail), by telephone (605)-594-
6127, or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the USGS, 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.

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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.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed IC 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 USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 may 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: The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to 
individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make 
outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans 
and air), educating the next generation of scientists, informing 
decision makers or supporting natural or human-induced disaster 
response. The award is sponsored jointly by the Department of the 
Interior (DOI) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA).
    The award was established in 1974 to honor the memory of Dr. 
William T. Pecora, former Director of the USGS and Under Secretary, 
Department of the Interior. Dr. Pecora was a motivating force behind 
the establishment of a program for civil remote sensing of the Earth 
from space. His early vision and support helped establish what we know 
today as the Landsat satellite program. The purpose of the award is to 
recognize individuals or groups working in the field of remote sensing 
of the earth. National and international nominations are accepted from 
the public and private sector individuals, teams, organizations, and 
professional societies.
    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 
scientific and technical remote sensing community, contributions 
leading to successful practical applications of remote sensing, and/or 
major breakthroughs in remote sensing science or technology. 
Nominations may include up to 10 pages of supplemental information such 
as resume, publications list, and/or letters of endorsement.
    Title: The Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0101.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses and other 
academic and non-profit institutions; State, local and tribal 
governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 10-15.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 90.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-
hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    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.
    The authorities for this action are the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).

Frank Kelly,
Director, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
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Background they will not be required to undertake personal identifying information from
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service any other conservation measures than public review, we cannot guarantee that
(FWS) and the National Marine those agreed to, even if new information we will be able to do so. All comments
Fisheries Service (NMFS) are charged indicates that additional or revised and recommendations, including names
with implementing the Endangered conservation measures are needed for and addresses, will become part of the
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 the species, and they will not be subject record for this review.
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA or Act); among to additional resource use or land-use
restrictions. Authority
the purposes of the ESA are to provide
Under the 1999 policy, to approve a The authority for this action is the
a means to conserve the ecosystems
CCAA we had to ‘‘determine that the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
upon which species listed as
benefits of the conservation measures amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
endangered or threatened depend and a
implemented by a property owner under Dated: October 4, 2017.
program for listed species conservation.
a CCAA, when combined with those Gregory J. Sheehan,
Through its Candidate Conservation
benefits that would be achieved if it is
program, one of the FWS’s goals is to Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and
assumed that conservation measures Wildlife Service.
encourage the public to voluntarily
were also to be implemented on other
develop and implement conservation Dated: October 4, 2017.
necessary properties, would preclude or
agreements for declining species prior to Samuel D. Rauch III,
remove any need to list the covered
them being listed under the ESA. The Deputy Assistant Administrator for
species.’’ This language had led some
benefits of such conservation actions Regulatory Programs, National Marine
property owners to believe that the
may contribute to not needing to list a Services expected each individual
Fisheries Service.
species, to list a species as threatened CCAA to provide enough conservation [FR Doc. 2017–25267 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am]
instead of endangered, or to accelerate benefits to the species to remove any BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
the species’ recovery if it is listed. The need to list the species. The confusion
Services put in place a voluntary created by the hypothetical concept of
conservation program to provide conservation measures that need to be DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
incentives for non-Federal property implemented on ‘‘other necessary
owners to develop and implement Geological Survey
properties’’ lead us to revise the CCAA
conservation agreements for unlisted standard to require a net conservation [GX14EB00A181100; OMB Control Number
species: Candidate Conservation benefit to the covered species, 1028–0101]
Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs). specifically on the property to be
The policy for this type of agreement enrolled, and eliminated references to Agency Information Collection
was finalized on June 17, 1999 (64 FR ‘‘other necessary properties.’’ Although Activities: The William T. Pecora
32726), along with implementing the policy states that this revision does Award; Application and Nomination
regulations for FWS in part 17 of title 50 not increase the conservation standard Process
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (but rather makes it easier to understand AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
(64 FR 32706). The Services finalized a how we determine our standard), we are Interior.
revision of the CCAA policy on aware there has been some concern that ACTION: Notice.
December 27, 2016 (81 FR 95164). The this change is considered by some
FWS revised the CCAA regulations in members of the public to be a higher SUMMARY: In accordance with the
2004 (69 FR 24084; May 3, 2004), to standard while others considered it to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
make them easier to understand and be a lower standard than the previous USGS is proposing to renew an
implement by, among other things, standard. The Services are committed to information collection (IC).
defining ‘‘property owner’’ and strengthening the delivery of our DATES: Interested persons are invited to
clarifying several points, including the voluntary conservation tools, such as submit comments on or before January
transfer of permits, permit revocation, CCAAs, by making it easier to work 22, 2018.
and advanced notification of take. On with us on conservation efforts, thus we ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
December 27, 2016 (81 FR 95053), the are soliciting public review and on this information collection to the
FWS again revised the CCAA comment on whether to revise the 2016 Information Collection Clearance
regulations to make the regulations CCAA policy (and accompanying Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
consistent with the 2016 revisions to the regulation). Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston,
policy.
To participate in a CCAA, non- Request for Information VA 20192 (mail); or gs-help_
Federal property owners agree to infocollections@usgs.gov (email). Please
During the comment period (see
implement on their land the CCAA’s reference ‘‘Information Collection 1028–
DATES), we will accept written
specific conservation measures that 0101, Pecora Award’’ in all
comments and information on our 2016
reduce or eliminate threats to the CCAA policy (81 FR 95164; December correspondence.
species that are covered under the 27, 2016). You may submit your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
agreement. An ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) comments and materials by one of the Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS Center,
enhancement-of-survival permit is methods listed in ADDRESSES. Before 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD
57198 (mail), by telephone (605)–594–
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

issued to the agreement participant including your address, phone number,
providing a specific level of incidental email address, or other personal 6127, or holm@usgs.gov (email).
take coverage should the property identifying information in your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
owner’s agreed-upon conservation comment, you should be aware that USGS, in accordance with the
measures and routine property- your entire comment—including your Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
management actions (e.g., agricultural, personal identifying information—will provide the general public and other
ranching, or forestry activities) result in be posted on http:// Federal agencies with an opportunity to
take of the covered species, if it is listed. www.regulations.gov. While you can ask comment on proposed, revised, and
Property owners receive assurances that us in your comment to withhold your continuing collections of information.

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This helps us assess the impact of our sector individuals, teams, organizations, SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
information collection requirements and and professional societies. Management (BLM) proposes to offer 40
minimize the public’s reporting burden. Nomination packages include three parcels of public land totaling 754.78
It also helps the public understand our sections: (A) Cover Sheet, (B) Summary acres in the Las Vegas Valley by
information collection requirements and Statement, and (C) Supplemental competitive sale, sealed-bid and oral
provide the requested data in the Materials. The cover sheet includes auction, at not less than the appraised
desired format. professional contact information. The fair market values (FMV) pursuant to
We are soliciting comments on the Summary Statement is limited to two the Southern Nevada Public Land
proposed IC that is described below. We pages and describes the nominee’s Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), as
are especially interested in public achievements in the scientific and amended. The proposed sale will be
comment addressing the following technical remote sensing community, subject to the applicable provisions of
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to contributions leading to successful Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy
the proper functions of the USGS; (2) practical applications of remote sensing, and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA)
will this information be processed and and/or major breakthroughs in remote and BLM land sale regulations. The
used in a timely manner; (3) is the sensing science or technology. BLM has also completed a
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how Nominations may include up to 10 Determination of National
might the USGS enhance the quality, pages of supplemental information such Environmental Policy Act Adequacy
utility, and clarity of the information to as resume, publications list, and/or (DNA).
be collected; and (5) how might the letters of endorsement. DATES: Interested parties may submit
USGS minimize the burden of this Title: The Pecora Award; Application written comments regarding the
collection on the respondents, including and Nomination Process proposed sale until January 8, 2018. The
through the use of information OMB Control Number: 1028–0101. proposed sale is to occur by sealed bid
technology. Form Number: NA. and oral public auction on January 24,
Comments that you submit in Type of Review: Revision of a 2018, at 10 a.m., Pacific Time. The FMV
response to this notice are a matter of currently approved collection. for the parcels, the period to submit
public record. We will include or Affected Public: Individuals or sealed-bids, and the sale date will be
summarize each comment in our request households; Businesses and other announced in local and online media at
to OMB to approve this IC. Before academic and non-profit institutions; least 30 days prior to the sale. The BLM
including your address, phone number, State, local and tribal governments. will start accepting sealed bids
email address, or other personal Respondent’s Obligation: None. beginning on January 8, 2018. Sealed
identifying information in your Participation is voluntary. bids must be received by the BLM, Las
comment, you should be aware that Frequency of Collection: Annually. Vegas Field Office (LVFO) by no later
your entire comment—including your Estimated Total Number of Annual than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on January
personal identifying information—may Responses: 10–15. 19, 2018. The BLM will open the sealed
be made publicly available at any time. Estimated Time per Response: 6 bids on the day of the sale just prior to
While you may ask us in your comment hours. the oral bidding.
to withhold your personal identifying Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 90.
ADDRESSES: The proposed sale will
information from public review, we Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘non-hour occur at the City of Henderson Council
do so. cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. Chambers, 240 Water Street, Henderson,
Abstract: The William T. Pecora An agency may not conduct or Nevada 89009. Mail written comments
Award is presented annually to sponsor and you are not required to and submit sealed bids to the BLM Las
individuals or teams using satellite or respond to a collection of information Vegas Field Office, Assistant Field
aerial remote sensing that make unless it displays a currently valid OMB Manager, 4701 North Torrey Pines
outstanding contributions toward Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130.
control number.
understanding the Earth (land, oceans The authorities for this action are the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
and air), educating the next generation Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Fields, Realty Specialist, BLM Las Vegas
of scientists, informing decision makers U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). Field Office at email: jfields@blm.gov, or
or supporting natural or human-induced telephone: 702–515–5194. Persons who
disaster response. The award is Frank Kelly, use a telecommunications device for the
sponsored jointly by the Department of Director, Earth Resources Observation and deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
the Interior (DOI) and the National Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey. Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
Aeronautics and Space Administration [FR Doc. 2017–25314 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] contact the above individual during
(NASA). BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P normal business hours. The FRS is
The award was established in 1974 to available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
honor the memory of Dr. William T. to leave a message or question with the
Pecora, former Director of the USGS and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR above individual. You will receive a
Under Secretary, Department of the reply during normal business hours.
Interior. Dr. Pecora was a motivating Bureau of Land Management General information on previous BLM
force behind the establishment of a [LLNVS00560 L58530000 EU0000 241A; 14– public land sales go to: https://
www.blm.gov/snplma.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

program for civil remote sensing of the 08807; MO#4500109372; TAS: 17X]
Earth from space. His early vision and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
support helped establish what we know Notice of Realty Action: Competitive proposes to offer 40 parcels of public
today as the Landsat satellite program. Sale of 40 Parcels of Public Land in land within the Clark County
The purpose of the award is to recognize Clark County, NV jurisdiction. Twenty-eight of the parcels
individuals or groups working in the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, are located in the northwest part of the
field of remote sensing of the earth. Interior. valley, near Highway 95 and Interstate
National and international nominations 215. Nine parcels are located in the
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
are accepted from the public and private southwest part of the valley, south of

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2018.
Contact		Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail), by telephone (605)-594- 6127, or [email protected] (email).
FR Citation		82 FR 55626

82 FR 55626 - Agency Information Collection Activities: The William T. Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey