Notice2023-07083
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreements
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Published
April 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20132-20133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07083]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreements
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on
January 20, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0157.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 225.
Average Hours per Response: GOES DCS Use Agreement and Argos DCS
Use Agreement--0.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 113.
Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) operates two space-based data collection systems (DCS) per 15
CFR part 911: the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES) DCS and the Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
(POES) DCS, also known as the Argos system. Both the GOES DCS and the
Argos DCS are operated to support environmental applications, e.g.,
meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, ecology, and remote sensing of
Earth resources. In addition, the Argos DCS currently supports
applications related to protection of the environment, e.g., hazardous
material tracking, fishing vessel tracking for treaty enforcement, and
animal tracking. Presently, the majority of users of these systems are
government agencies and researchers and much of the data collected by
both the GOES DCS and the Argos DCS are provided to the World
Meteorological Organization via the Global Telecommunication System for
inclusion in the World Weather Watch Program.
Current loading on both of the systems does not use the entire
capacity of that system, so NOAA is able to make its excess capacity
available to other users who meet certain criteria. Applications are
made in response to the requirements in 15 CFR 911 (under the authority
of 15 U.S.C. 313, Duties of the Secretary of Commerce and others),
using system use agreement (SUA) forms. The application information
received is used to determine if the applicant meets the criteria for
use of the system. The system use agreements contain the following
information: (1) the period of time the agreement is valid and
procedures for its termination, (2) the authorized use(s) of the DCS,
and its priorities for use, (3) the extent of the availability of
commercial services which met the user's requirements and the reasons
for choosing the government system, (4) any applicable government
interest in the data, (5) required equipment standards, (6) standards
of operation, (7) conformance with applicable International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) agreements and regulations, (8) reporting time and frequencies,
(9) data formats, (10) data delivery systems and schedules and (11)
user-borne costs.
Accepted applicants use the NOAA DCS to collect environmental data
and in limited cases, non-environmental data via the Argos DCS, to
support other governmental and non-governmental research or operational
requirements, such as for law enforcement purposes. The applicants must
submit information to ensure that they meet these criteria. NOAA does
not approve agreements where there is a commercial service available to
fulfill the user requirements (per 15 CFR part 911).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government;
State, local, or Tribal government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annual, every 3 years, every 5 years (per regulations).
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
Legal Authority: 15 CFR 911.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0157.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-07083 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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