As National Spatial Data
Infrastructure (NSDI) stakeholders move forward with the
implementation of the International Organization for
Standardization's (ISO) 191** series of geospatial metadata
standards, there is increasing demand for information about
applications / editors that can be used to create ISO compliant
metadata records. The USGS, through the Federal Geographic Data
Committee (FGDC) Office of the Secretariat (www.fgdc.gov), proposes
development of an online registration system for developers of ISO
Geospatial Metadata Editors to voluntarily describe their metadata
tools. Developers will be asked to include information such as
features of the editor, its functionality, supported standards, and
point of contact information through a login-based, online form.
The FGDC MWG
(www.fgdc.gov/participation/working-groups-subcommittees/mwg/),
whose membership represents Federal, State, Local and Tribal
governments and the Private Sector, has requested the development
of the registry as a useful tool to learn about available ISO
Geospatial Metadata Editors. Since the information about the
editors may be of interest or utility to others implementing ISO
geospatial metadata standards, the FGDC will make the information
collected available on the Web in the form of a simple
registry-type database. FGDC MWG users as well as non FGDC MWG
members including geospatial metadata implementers from private
sector, academia, all forms of government, and the general public,
will have read-only access to the editor information published in
the registry.
EO: EO
12906 Name/Subject of EO: COORDINATING GEOGRAPHIC DATA ACQUISITION
AND ACCESS: THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 113 a Name of Law: National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act
The ISO Geospatial Metadata
Editors Registry provides a mechanism for the Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC) to help Federal agencies and the broader
community use the standards developed consistent with OMB Circular
No. A-119 and that have been adopted through the FGDC process as
well as meet Executive Order 12906 that directs FGDC to coordinate
and improve utilization of geospatial data. Several ISO metadata
standard updates have been recently released (2014) and the FGDC is
now ready to begin implementation of the Registry.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.