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(703) 648–7195 (fax). Please Reference
Information Collection 1028–0096 in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadine Hartke by mail at U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 400 National
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192, or by telephone at
703–648–4607. You may also find
information about this ICR at
www.reginfo.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Department of the Interior
Regional Climate Science Centers.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0096.
Type of Request: Notice of an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Respondent Obligation: Required to
obtain a benefit.
Abstract: The National Climate
Change and Wildlife Science Center
(NCCWSC) has the responsibility to
manage DOI Climate Science Centers
(CSCs) that are co-located at cooperating
organizations at non-USGS facilities.
The NCCWSC works in close
partnership with the climate change
science and natural and cultural
resource management communities to
understand high priority science needs
and to develop science information
tools that can help resource managers
develop strategies for responding to
climate change. This program provides
funding for researchers through
cooperative agreements that involve
climate change science as a major
component. Eight DOI CSCs have been
established. The DOI CSCs and host
partnerships have been established on a
5-year renewable basis. The initial
information collection activity was
performed to identify the preferred
locations/institutional partners for
Climate Science Centers. This was a full
and open competition announced on
Grants.gov. Based on this information,
CSC host institutions have been
identified and have entered cooperative
agreements with USGS. At present,
information collection activities focus
on annual performance and financial
reports, required under the cooperative
agreements. This information is used to
conduct an annual performance
evaluation of each CSC’s progress in
meeting the goals of the agreement.
Frequency of Collection: Once
annually.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: We expect to receive
approximately 40 responses (annual
status reports) from a combination of
state/local and tribal governments as
well as from individuals representing
the private sector.
Estimated Annual Responses: 40.

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Estimated Annual burden hours: 800.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There is no non-hour cost
burden associated with this activity.
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.
Comments: To comply with the
public consultation process, on January
11, 2013, we published a Federal
Register notice (78 FR 2422)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day public
comment period, which ended March
12, 2013. In response to our Federal
Register Notice, we received two
comments, which consisted of general
invectives about the U.S. Government
and did not pertain to this information
collection. We again invite comments
concerning this information collection
on: (1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents. Please note that the
comments submitted 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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
T. Douglas Beard, Jr.,
Chief, NCCWSC, U.S. Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Notice of an Extension of an
Information Collection (1028–0092)
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an
information collection (1028–0092).
AGENCY:

We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
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 IC. This
collection is scheduled to expire on July
31, 2013.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before June 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
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 [email protected] (email). Please
Reference Information 1028–0092 in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information please
contact Teresa Dean at (703) 648–4825
or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The NGP of the USGS provides
funding for the collection of geospatial
data to advance the development of The
National Map and other national
geospatial databases. In FY 2010,
projects for the collection of
orthoimagery and elevation data were
funded through the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act. Subject to future
funding availability, opportunities for
the collection or revision of data
including elevation, orthoimagery,
hydrography and other layers in the
national databases may be possible. We
will accept applications from State,
local or tribal governments and
academic institutions to supplement
ongoing data collection activities to
respond to an increasing demand for
more accurate and current geospatial
data. To submit a proposal a completed
project narrative and application must
be submitted via Grants.gov. Grant
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technical report at the end of the project
period. All application instructions and
forms are available on the Internet
through Grants.gov (http://
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
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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0092.
Title: The National Map: Topographic
Data 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
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.
Comments: We are soliciting
comments as to: (a) Whether the
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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,
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 we will be able to do
so.
Dated: April 22, 2013.
Julia Fields,
Deputy Director, National Geospatial
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Call for Nominations for the
Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area Advisory Council,
Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:

The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) was directed by the Omnibus
Public Lands Management Act of 2009
to establish the Dominguez-Escalante
National Conservation Area (D–E NCA)
Advisory Council (Council). The 10member Council was formed in
December 2010 to provide
recommendations to the Secretary
through the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) during the
development of a resource management
plan (RMP) for the D–E NCA. The call
for nominations is to fill 8 of the 10
seats on the Council. The appointments
for these eight members are scheduled
to expire in November 2013.
DATES: Submit nomination packages on
or before May 29, 2013.
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Send completed Council
nominations to D–E NCA Interim
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office,
2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO
81506. Nomination forms may be
obtained at the Grand Junction Field
Office at the above address, at the BLM
Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S.
Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401, or
online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/
nca/denca/denca_rmp/
DENCA_Resource_Advisory
_Council.html.
ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katie A. Stevens, Field Manager, Grand
Junction Field Office, 970–244–3000,
[email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D–E
NCA and Dominguez Canyon
Wilderness, located within the D–E
NCA, were established by the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009,
Public Law 111–11 (Act). The D–E NCA
is comprised of approximately 210,012
acres of public land, including
approximately 66,280 acres designated
as Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
located in Delta, Montrose and Mesa
counties, Colorado. The purpose of the
D–E NCA is to conserve and protect the
unique and important resources and
values of the land for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future
generations. These resources and values
include the geological, cultural,
archaeological, paleontological, natural,
scientific, recreational, wilderness,
wildlife, riparian, historical,
educational, and scenic resources of the
public lands; and the water resources of
area streams based on seasonally
available flows that are necessary to
support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial
species and communities. According to
the Act, the 10-member council is to
include, to the extent practicable:
1. One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Mesa County Commission;
2. One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Montrose County Commission;
3. One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Delta County Commission, (This
member was replaced already recently
and therefore their term will not expire
in November 2013);

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