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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX13EF00CDACQ00]
Information Collection Sent to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; National
Geospatial Program: The National Map
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
Information Collection (1028–0092).
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. The ICR, which is
summarized below, describes the nature
of the collection and the estimated
burden and cost. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
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 August 30, 2013.
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:
(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or
by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your
submission with OMB Control Number
1028–0092. Please also send 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 dgovoni@usgs.gov (email). Please
reference OMB Information Collection
1028–0092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information please
contact Teresa Dean by telephone at
(703) 648–4825 or tdean@usgs.gov
(email). You may also find information
about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
The USGS will provide funding for
the collection of orthoimagery and
elevation data. We will accept
applications from State, local, or tribal
governments; nonprofit,
nongovernmental organizations; and
academic institutions to advance the
development of The National Map and
other national geospatial databases. This
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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.
Respondents will submit applications
and project narratives via Grants.gov.
Grant recipients must complete
quarterly reports and a final technical
report at the end of the project period.
All application instructions and forms
are available on the Internet through
Grants.gov (www.grants.gov). Hard/
paper submissions and electronic copies
submitted via email will not be accepted
under any circumstances. All reports
will be accepted electronically via
email.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0092.
Title: National Geospatial Program:
The National Map.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondent Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Applications
are submitted in response to a NOFA;
reports are submitted quarterly and at
the end of the project period.
Description of Respondents: State,
local, and tribal governments; private
and non-profit firms; and academic
institutions.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 175 (75 applications, 80
quarterly reports and 20 final reports).
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 4,980
hours. We expect to receive
approximately 75 applications. It will
take each applicant approximately 60
hours to complete the narrative and
prepare supporting documents. This
includes the time for project conception
and development, proposal writing,
reviewing, and submitting the proposal
application through Grants.gov (totaling
4,500 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 approximately
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 it
will take approximately 20 hours per
grantee to complete a final report
(totaling 400 burden hours).
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
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III. Request for Comments
On April 29, 2013, we published a
Federal Register notice (78 FR 25095)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting
comments. The comment period closed
on June 28, 2013. We did not receive
any comments in response to that
notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (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) ways to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms 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.
Dated: July 24, 2013.
Julia Fields,
Deputy Director, National Geospatial
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Grazing Permits
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking
comments on the renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Grazing Permits
authorized by OMB Control Number
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX13EF00CDACQ00]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; National Geospatial Program: The National
Map
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an Information Collection (1028-
0092).
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA) 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 August 30, 2013.
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: (OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify your
submission with OMB Control Number 1028-0092. Please also send 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 dgovoni@usgs.gov (email). Please reference OMB Information
Collection 1028-0092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
please contact Teresa Dean by telephone at (703) 648-4825 or
tdean@usgs.gov (email). You may also find information about this ICR at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USGS will provide funding for the collection of orthoimagery
and elevation data. We will accept applications from State, local, or
tribal governments; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; 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. Respondents will submit applications and project
narratives via Grants.gov. Grant recipients must complete quarterly
reports and a final technical report at the end of the project period.
All application instructions and forms are available on the Internet
through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov). Hard/paper submissions and
electronic copies submitted via email will not be accepted under any
circumstances. All reports will be accepted electronically via email.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0092.
Title: National Geospatial Program: The National Map.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondent Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Applications are submitted in response to
a NOFA; reports are submitted quarterly and at the end of the project
period.
Description of Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments;
private and non-profit firms; and academic institutions.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 175 (75 applications, 80
quarterly reports and 20 final reports).
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 4,980
hours. We expect to receive approximately 75 applications. It will take
each applicant approximately 60 hours to complete the narrative and
prepare supporting documents. This includes the time for project
conception and development, proposal writing, reviewing, and submitting
the proposal application through Grants.gov (totaling 4,500 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 approximately 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 it will take approximately 20
hours per grantee to complete a final report (totaling 400 burden
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
On April 29, 2013, we published a Federal Register notice (78 FR
25095) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on June 28, 2013. We did
not receive any comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (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) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms 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.
Dated: July 24, 2013.
Julia Fields,
Deputy Director, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-18298 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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