83 FR 4510 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; The William T. Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-01844

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) is proposing to renew an information collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX14EB00A181100; OMB Control Number 1028-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; The William T. 
Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to U.S.G.S., Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
[####] in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS Center, 47914 252nd Street, 
Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail), by telephone (605)-594-6127, or 
[email protected] (email). You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S.G.S., 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. 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 
November 22, 2017, 82 FR 55626. No comments were received.

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    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR 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 U.S.G.S.; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the U.S.G.S. enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
U.S.G.S. 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. 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 can 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 of Collection: Pecora Award; Application and Nomination 
Process.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0101.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Public individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 12.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: There are no non-hour 
costs burdens.
    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 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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November 21, 2017 (82 FR 55391). No available on the Web in the form of a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
comments were received. simple registry-type database. FGDC
We are again soliciting comments on MWG members as well as non FGDC Geological Survey
the proposed ICR that is described MWG members including geospatial [GX14EB00A181100; OMB Control Number
below. We are especially interested in metadata implementers from private 1028–0101]
public comment addressing the sector, academia, all forms of
following issues: (1) Is the collection government, and the general public, will Agency Information Collection
necessary to the proper functions of the have read-only access to the editor Activities; Submission to the Office of
U.S.G.S.; (2) will this information be information published in the registry. Management and Budget for Review
processed and used in a timely manner; Title: ISO Geospatial Metadata Editors and Approval; The William T. Pecora
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Registry. Award; Application and Nomination
(4) how might the U.S.G.S. enhance the Process
quality, utility, and clarity of the OMB Control Number: 1028–0110.
information to be collected; and (5) how Form Number: Not applicable. AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,
might the U.S.G.S. minimize the burden Interior.
Type of Request: Renewal of existing
of this collection on the respondents, ACTION: Notice of information collection.
information collection.
including through the use of
information technology. Affected Public: Federal, State, Local SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Comments that you submit in and Tribal governments, Private Sector, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
response to this notice are a matter of and others involved in the development U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) is
public record. Before including your of ISO geospatial metadata. proposing to renew an information
address, phone number, email address, Respondent’s Obligation: None. collection.
or other personal identifying Participation is voluntary. DATES: Interested persons are invited to
information in your comment, you Frequency of Collection: Following its submit comments on or before March 2,
should be aware that your entire initial collection from editor developers, 2018.
comment—including your personal the information will be reviewed at least ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
identifying information—may be made annually. As part of the annual review, this information collection request (ICR)
publicly available at any time. While all editor developers listed in the to the Office of Management and
you can ask us in your comment to registry will be contacted and requested Budget’s Desk Officer for the
withhold your personal identifying to update their information, if needed, Department of the Interior by email at
information from public review, we via the login-based online form. OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Additionally, all NSDI stakeholders will facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
do so. be reminded via Web posting at the provide a copy of your comments to
Abstract: As National Spatial Data U.S.G.S., Information Collections
FGDC website (www.fgdc.gov) and
Infrastructure (NSDI) stakeholders move Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
community-of-practice networking that
forward with the implementation of the 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to
new editors may be added to the
International Organization for gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. Please
registry.
Standardization’s (ISO) 191** series of reference OMB Control Number 1028–
geospatial metadata standards, there is Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: Approximately 5. [####] in the subject line of your
increasing demand for information comments.
about applications/editors that can be Estimated Time per Response: We
used to create ISO compliant metadata FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
estimate that it will take one hour per
records. The USGS, through the Federal person to document a single editor for request additional information about
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) inclusion in the registry. In future years, this ICR, Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS
Office of the Secretariat (www.fgdc.gov), review of editor information to ensure Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls,
proposes development of an online currency or identification of new editors SD 57198 (mail), by telephone (605)–
registration system for developers of ISO is expected to require de minimis effort. 594–6127, or holm@usgs.gov (email).
Geospatial Metadata Editors to You may also view the ICR at http://
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
voluntarily describe their metadata
hours.
tools. Developers will be asked to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
include information such as features of Estimated Reporting and U.S.G.S., in accordance with the
the editor, its functionality, supported Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
standards, and point of contact Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ provide the general public and other
information through a login-based, burdens associated with this IC. Federal agencies with an opportunity to
online form. The FGDC Metadata An agency may not conduct or comment on proposed, revised, and
Working Group (MWG) (https:// sponsor and a person is not required to continuing collections of information.
www.fgdc.gov/organization/working- respond to a collection of information This helps us assess the impact of our
groups-subcommittees/mwg/index_ unless it displays a currently valid OMB information collection requirements and
html), whose membership represents control number. minimize the public’s reporting burden.
Federal, State, Local and Tribal The authorities for this action are the It also helps the public understand our
governments and the Private Sector, has Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 information collection requirements and
requested the development of the
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U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). provide the requested data in the
registry as a useful tool to learn about desired format.
available ISO Geospatial Metadata Kenneth M. Shaffer, A Federal Register notice with a 60-
Editors. Because the information about Deputy Director, Federal Geographic Data, day public comment period soliciting
the editors may be of interest or utility Committee Office of the Secretariat, U.S. comments on this collection of
to others implementing ISO geospatial Geological Survey. information was published on
metadata standards, the FGDC will [FR Doc. 2018–01856 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am] November 22, 2017, 82 FR 55626. No
make the information collected BILLING CODE 4338–11–P comments were received.

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We are again soliciting comments on achievements in the scientific and DATES: Interested persons are invited to
the proposed ICR that is described technical remote sensing community, submit comments on or before March 2,
below. We are especially interested in contributions leading to successful 2018.
public comment addressing the practical applications of remote sensing, ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
following issues: (1) Is the collection and/or major breakthroughs in remote this information collection request (ICR)
necessary to the proper functions of the sensing science or technology. to the Office of Management and
U.S.G.S.; (2) will this information be Nominations may include up to 10 Budget’s Desk Officer for the
processed and used in a timely manner; pages of supplemental information such Department of the Interior by email at
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; as resume, publications list, and/or OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
(4) how might the U.S.G.S. enhance the letters of endorsement. facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
quality, utility, and clarity of the Title of Collection: Pecora Award; provide a copy of your comments to
information to be collected; and (5) how Application and Nomination Process. USGS, Information Collections
might the U.S.G.S. minimize the burden OMB Control Number: 1028–0101. Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley
of this collection on the respondents, Form Number: None. Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by
including through the use of Type of Review: Revision of a email to gs-info_collections@usgs.gov.
information technology. currently approved collection. Please reference OMB Control Number
Comments that you submit in Respondents/Affected Public: Public 1028–0111 in the subject line of your
response to this notice are a matter of individuals. comments.
public record. Before including your Total Estimated Number of Annual
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
address, phone number, email address, Respondents: 12.
or other personal identifying Total Estimated Number of Annual request additional information about
information in your comment, you Responses: 12. this ICR, contact Erin Korris, by email
should be aware that your entire Estimated Completion Time per at ekorris@usgs.gov, or by telephone at
comment—including your personal Response: 8 hours. 303–202–4503. You may also view the
identifying information—may be made Total Estimated Number of Annual ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
publicly available at any time. While Burden Hours: 100 hours. do/PRAMain.
you can ask us in your comment to Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
withhold your personal identifying Frequency of Collection: Annually. USGS, in accordance with the
information from public review, we Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Burden Cost: There are no non-hour provide the general public and other
do so. costs burdens. Federal agencies with an opportunity to
Abstract: The William T. Pecora An agency may not conduct or comment on proposed, revised, and
Award is presented annually to sponsor and a person is not required to continuing collections of information.
individuals or teams using satellite or respond to a collection of information This helps us assess the impact of our
aerial remote sensing that make unless it displays a currently valid OMB information collection requirements and
outstanding contributions toward control number. minimize the public’s reporting burden.
understanding the Earth (land, oceans The authority for this action is the It also helps the public understand our
and air), educating the next generation Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 information collection requirements and
of scientists, informing decision makers U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). provide the requested data in the
or supporting natural or human-induced Frank Kelly, desired format.
disaster response. The award is A Federal Register notice with a 60-
Director, Earth Resources Observation and
sponsored jointly by the Department of day public comment period soliciting
Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
the Interior (DOI) and the National comments on this collection of
[FR Doc. 2018–01844 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
Aeronautics and Space Administration information was published on
BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
(NASA). November 21, 2017, 82 FR 55390. No
The award was established in 1974 to comments were received.
honor the memory of Dr. William T. We are again soliciting comments on
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the proposed ICR that is described
Pecora, former Director of the USGS and
Under Secretary, Department of the U.S. Geological Survey below. We are especially interested in
Interior. Dr. Pecora was a motivating public comment addressing the
force behind the establishment of a [GX17EG40DW73200; OMB Control Number following issues: (1) Is the collection
program for civil remote sensing of the 1028–0111] necessary to the proper functions of the
Earth from space. His early vision and USGS; (2) will this information be
Agency Information Collection
support helped establish what we know processed and used in a timely manner;
Activities; Submission to the Office of
today as the Landsat satellite program. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Management and Budget for Review
The purpose of the award is to recognize (4) how might the USGS enhance the
and Approval; The National Map Corps
individuals or groups working in the quality, utility, and clarity of the
(TNMCorps)—Volunteered Geographic
field of remote sensing of the earth. information to be collected; and (5) how
Information Project
National and international nominations might the USGS minimize the burden of
are accepted from the public and private AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, this collection on the respondents,
sector individuals, teams, organizations, Interior. including through the use of
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

and professional societies. ACTION: Notice of Information information technology.
Nomination packages include three Collection; request for comment. Comments that you submit in
sections: (A) Cover Sheet, (B) Summary response to this notice are a matter of
Statement, and (C) Supplemental SUMMARY: In accordance with the public record. Before including your
Materials. The cover sheet includes Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, address, phone number, email address,
professional contact information. The the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are or other personal identifying
Summary Statement is limited to two proposing to renew an information information in your comment, you
pages and describes the nominee’s collection. should be aware that your entire

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 2, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information about this ICR, Thomas Holm, USGS, EROS Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail), by telephone (605)-594-6127, or [email protected] (email). You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		83 FR 4510

83 FR 4510 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; The William T. Pecora Award; Application and Nomination Process

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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