Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 69134-69135 [E9-30939]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Geological Survey

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69134-69135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30939]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-
0092).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey is requesting renewal of an 
existing information collection that received emergency clearance on 
October 22, 2009. We will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our 
continued effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite 
the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on this IC. We 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.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before March 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection directly 
to Phadrea Ponds, Information Collections Clearance Officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); 
(970) 226-9230 (fax); or pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Use Information 
Collection Number 1028-0092 in the subject line.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
please contact Teresa Dean at (703) 648-4825 or e-mail at 
tdean@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    During FY10, the NGP of the USGS will provide funding under the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the collection of 
orthoimagery and elevation data. We will accept applications from 
State, local or tribal governments and academic institutions to advance 
the development of The National Map and other national geospatial 
databases. This effort will support our need to supplement ongoing data 
collection activities to respond to an increasing demand for more 
accurate and current elevation data and orthoimagery. To submit a 
proposal, a completed project narrative and application must be 
submitted via Grants.gov. Grant recipients must complete a final 
technical report at the end of the project period. All application 
instructions and forms are available on the Internet through Grants.gov 
(https://www.grants.gov). Hard/paper submissions and electronic copies 
submitted via e-mail will not be accepted under any circumstances. All 
reports will be accepted electronically via e-mail.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
    Title: National Map: Imagery and Elevation Maps Grants Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondent Obligation: Required to receive benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments, 
private and non-profit firms, and academic institutions.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40 applications and 20 final 
reports.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping: ``Hour'' Burden: 
2,680 hours. We expect to receive approximately 40 applications. It 
will take each applicant approximately 60 hours to complete the 
narrative and present supporting documents. This includes the time for 
project conception and development, proposal writing, reviewing, and 
submitting the proposal application through Grants.gov (totaling 2,400 
burden hours). We anticipate awarding 20 grants per year. The award 
recipients must submit quarterly and final reports during the project. 
Within 7 days of the beginning of each quarter, a report must be 
submitted summarizing the previous quarter's progress. The quarterly 
report will take at least 1 hour to prepare (totaling 80 burden hours). 
A final report must be submitted within 90 calendar days of the end of 
the project period. We estimate that approximately 10 hours will be 
used to complete the final report (totaling 200 hours).
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments 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 the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that it will be done. To comply with the public process, we 
publish this Federal Register notice announcing that we will submit 
this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the required 60 day 
public comment period.

    Dated: December 23, 2009.
Julia Fields,
Deputy Director, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. E9-30939 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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