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Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both
meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft =
1200/3937 m) in Utah, for all well
defined geodetic survey control
monuments maintained by NGS in the
National Spatial Reference System
(NSRS) and computed from various
geodetic positioning utilities. The
adoption of this standard is
implemented in accordance with NGS
policy and a request from the Utah
Department of Transportation, the Utah
Council of Land Surveyors, and the
Utah Automated Geographic Reference
Center.
Individuals or organizations
wishing to submit comments on the
Publication of North American Datum of
1983 State Plane Coordinates in feet in
Utah, should do by August 17, 2009.
DATES:
Written comments should
be sent to the attention of David Doyle,
Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the
National Geodetic Survey, National
Ocean Service (N/NGS2), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,
20910, fax 301–713–4324, or via e-mail
Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to David Doyle, Chief
Geodetic Surveyor, National Geodetic
Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
Phone: (301) 713–3178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract
In 1991, NGS adopted a policy that
defines the conditions under which
NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs)
would be published in feet in addition
to meters. As outlined in that policy,
each state or territory must adopt NAD
83 legislation (typically referenced as
Codes, Laws or Statutes), which
specifically defines a conversion to
either U.S. Survey or International Feet
as defined by the U.S. Bureau of
Standards in 59 FR 5442. To date, 48
states have adopted the NAD 83
legislation however, for various reasons,
only 33 included a specific definition of
the relationship between meters and
feet. This lack of uniformity has led to
confusion and misuse of SPCs as
provided in various NGS products,
services and tools, and created errors in
mapping, charting and surveying
programs in numerous states due to
inconsistent coordinate conversions.
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Juliana P. Blackwell,
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National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
RIN: 0660–ZA01
Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability and
solicitation of applications; publication
of OMB control number for information
collection.
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) announces
approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of the collection of
information requirements contained a
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for
the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP)
published on July 9, 2009.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information requirements in the BTOP
NOFA are due by August 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden
hour estimates or other aspects of the
collection of information associated
with BTOP should be directed to
Gwellnar Banks, Department of
Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230 (or via electronic mail at
gbanks@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the BTOP, contact
Anthony Wilhelm, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of
Telecommunications and Information
Applications, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, by telephone at (202) 482–
2048 or via electronic mail at
btop@ntia.doc.gov. You may obtain
additional information regarding
applications for BTOP via the Internet at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
broadbandgrants/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9,
2009, NTIA along with the Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, published a Notice of
Funds Availability (NOFA) (74 FR
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33104) announcing procedures for
broadband grant and loan programs
established pursuant to the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA), Pub. L. No. 111–5, 123 Stat.
115 (2009). NTIA established the
Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP) to make available
grants for deploying broadband
infrastructure in unserved and
underserved areas in the United States,
enhancing broadband capacity at public
computer centers, and promoting
sustainable broadband adoption
projects.
The application requirements for the
BTOP contained in the NOFA are an
information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act. However, when the
NOFA was submitted for publication,
the collection of information had not yet
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
Subsequently, NTIA received OMB
approval for this collection of
information. NTIA announces that the
collection of information is approved
under OMB Control Number 0660–0031,
with an expiration date of January 31,
2010. This collection of information was
approved by OMB in accordance with
the emergency processing provisions
under 5 CFR § 1320.13 to allow NTIA to
fulfill its ARRA requirements.
In the BTOP NOFA, NTIA requested
public comments on the collection of
information specifically for the BTOP
Infrastructure, Public Computer Center,
and Sustainable Adoption programs.
(See 74 FR at 33128 – 33129). The
comments requested will be utilized as
a part of a request by NTIA, if it decides
to continue to use this collection past
the approved emergency request
clearance time period. At that time,
NTIA would resubmit a collection of
information request to OMB in
accordance with the review process
provided in the regulations
implementing the Paperwork Reduction
Act. A specific comment deadline was
inadvertently not included in the BTOP
NOFA and is hereby announced in this
notice. Comments are due by August 31,
2009.
Dated: July 10, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
RIN: 0660-ZA01
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability and solicitation of applications;
publication of OMB control number for information collection.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
of the collection of information requirements contained a Notice of
Funds Availability (NOFA) for the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP) published on July 9, 2009.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information requirements in the
BTOP NOFA are due by August 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden hour estimates or other aspects of
the collection of information associated with BTOP should be directed
to Gwellnar Banks, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via electronic mail
at gbanks@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the BTOP,
contact Anthony Wilhelm, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Telecommunications and Information Applications, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, by telephone at (202) 482-2048 or via electronic mail at
btop@ntia.doc.gov. You may obtain additional information regarding
applications for BTOP via the Internet at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2009, NTIA along with the Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, published a Notice
of Funds Availability (NOFA) (74 FR 33104) announcing procedures for
broadband grant and loan programs established pursuant to the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123
Stat. 115 (2009). NTIA established the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program (BTOP) to make available grants for deploying
broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas in the
United States, enhancing broadband capacity at public computer centers,
and promoting sustainable broadband adoption projects.
The application requirements for the BTOP contained in the NOFA are
an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act. However, when the NOFA was submitted for publication,
the collection of information had not yet been approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). Subsequently, NTIA received OMB
approval for this collection of information. NTIA announces that the
collection of information is approved under OMB Control Number 0660-
0031, with an expiration date of January 31, 2010. This collection of
information was approved by OMB in accordance with the emergency
processing provisions under 5 CFR Sec. 1320.13 to allow NTIA to
fulfill its ARRA requirements.
In the BTOP NOFA, NTIA requested public comments on the collection
of information specifically for the BTOP Infrastructure, Public
Computer Center, and Sustainable Adoption programs. (See 74 FR at 33128
- 33129). The comments requested will be utilized as a part of a
request by NTIA, if it decides to continue to use this collection past
the approved emergency request clearance time period. At that time,
NTIA would resubmit a collection of information request to OMB in
accordance with the review process provided in the regulations
implementing the Paperwork Reduction Act. A specific comment deadline
was inadvertently not included in the BTOP NOFA and is hereby announced
in this notice. Comments are due by August 31, 2009.
Dated: July 10, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-16904 Filed 7-15-09; 8:45 am]
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