Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; The William T. Pecora Award Application and Nomination Process, 74763 [2014-29356]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX15EB00A181100]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments; The
William T. Pecora Award Application
and Nomination Process
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently
approved information collection, (1028–
0101).
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) the information
collection request (ICR) described
below. To comply with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part
of our continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this ICR.
This collection is scheduled to expire
on January 31, 2015.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
on this ICR are considered, we must
receive them on or before January 15,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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
1028–0101 William T. Pecora Award’.
Please also forward 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 gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email).
Please reference ‘OMB Information
Collection 1028–0101: William T.
Pecora Award’ in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Holm, EROS Center, U.S.
Geological Survey, 47914 252nd Street,
Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail); 605–594–
6127 (phone); or holm@usgs.gov (email).
You may also find information about
this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
The William T. Pecora Award is
presented annually to individuals or
groups that make outstanding
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contributions toward understanding the
Earth by means of remote sensing. The
award is sponsored jointly by the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
In 1974 the Pecora Award was
established in honor of Dr. William T.
Pecora, former Director of the U.S.
Geological Survey, Under Secretary,
Department of the Interior and a
motivating force behind the
establishment of a program for civil
remote sensing of the earth from space.
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.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0101.
Form Number: None.
Title: The William T. Pecora Award
Application and Nomination Process.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondent Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Businesses
and other academic and non-profit
institutions; state and local government
agencies.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
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collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until the OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obliged to respond.
Comments: On 8–13–2014, we
published a Federal Register notice (79
FR 47666) announcing that we would
submit this ICR to OMB for approval
and soliciting comments. The comment
period closed on 10–13–2014. We
received no comments.
III. Request for Comments
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR 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 comments submitted
in response to this notice are a matter
of public record. Before including your
personal mailing address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in
your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment, including
your personally identifiable
information, may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
the OMB in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that it will be done.
Frank Kelly,
Director, Earth Resources Observation and
Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX15EB00A181100]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments;
The William T. Pecora Award Application and Nomination Process
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently approved information
collection, (1028-0101).
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described
below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as
part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this ICR. This collection is scheduled
to expire on January 31, 2015.
DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, we must
receive them on or before January 15, 2015.
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 1028-0101 William T. Pecora
Award'. Please also forward 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 gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference `OMB Information
Collection 1028-0101: William T. Pecora Award' in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Holm, EROS Center, U.S.
Geological Survey, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (mail);
605-594-6127 (phone); or holm@usgs.gov (email). You may also find
information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or
groups that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the
Earth by means of remote sensing. The award is sponsored jointly by the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
In 1974 the Pecora Award was established in honor of Dr. William T.
Pecora, former Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Under Secretary,
Department of the Interior and a motivating force behind the
establishment of a program for civil remote sensing of the earth from
space. 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.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0101.
Form Number: None.
Title: The William T. Pecora Award Application and Nomination
Process.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses
and other academic and non-profit institutions; state and local
government agencies.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that 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. Until the OMB approves a collection
of information, you are not obliged to respond.
Comments: On 8-13-2014, we published a Federal Register notice (79
FR 47666) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval
and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on 10-13-2014. We
received no comments.
III. Request for Comments
We again invite comments concerning this ICR 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 comments submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Frank Kelly,
Director, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S.
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2014-29356 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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