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standardized forms for tracking plant
and animal activity as part of a project
called Nature’s Notebook. The Nature’s
Notebook forms are used to record
phenology (e.g., timing of leafing or
flowering of plants and reproduction or
migration of animals) as part of a
nationwide effort to understand and
predict how plants and animals respond
to environmental variation and changes
in weather and climate. Contemporary
data collected through Nature’s
Notebook are quality-checked, described
and made publicly available; data are
used to inform decision-making in a
variety of contexts, including
agriculture, drought monitoring, and
wildfire risk assessment. Phenological
information is also critical for the
management of wildlife, invasive
species, and agricultural pests, and for
understanding and managing risks to
human health and welfare, including
allergies, asthma, and vector-borne
diseases. Participants may contribute
phenology information to Nature’s
Notebook through a browser-based web
application or via mobile applications
for iPhone and Android operating
systems, meeting GPEA requirements.
The web application interface consists
several components: User registration, a
searchable list of 1,016 plant and animal
species which can be observed; a
‘‘profile’’ for each species that contains
information about the species including
its description and the appropriate
monitoring protocols; a series of
interfaces for registering as an observer,
registering a site, registering plants and
animals at a site, generating datasheets
to take to the field, and a data entry page
that mimics the datasheets.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0103.
Form Number: Various (4 forms).
Title: USA National Phenology
Network—The Nature’s Notebook Plant
and Animal Observing Program.
Type of Request: Notice of an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Members of the
public, registered with Nature’s
Notebook.
Respondent’s Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
During the Spring and Fall seasons
when phenology is changing quickly,
we recommend respondents make
observations twice per week.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: We project that 6,478
responders will register with Nature’s
Notebook, and of those 648 will watch
the training videos. The same 6,478
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observation records. In total, this will
result in 2,634,269 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: When
joining the program, responders spend
13 minutes each to register and read
guidelines and 83 minutes to watch all
training videos. After that responders
may spend about 2 minutes per record
to observe and submit phenophase
status record.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
89,871.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We estimate the total annual
non-hour cost burden to be $11,447.
This cost applies to new observers and
includes material used to mark sites or
plants during the first observation.
Marking helps to ensure reporting
consistency for future observations.
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 and current expiration date.
III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments 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) ways 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 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 us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Jake Weltzin,
Program Manager, Status & Trends Program
and Executive Director, USA National
Phenology Network.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments:
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Cooperative Agreements Program
(NSDI CAP)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new information
collection.
AGENCY:

We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, 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.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
are considered, we must receive them
on or before October 6, 2015.
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) 648–7197 (fax);
or [email protected] (email).
Please reference ‘Information Collection
1028—NEW, NSDI CAP in all
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brigitta Urban-Mathieux, Federal
Geographic Data Committee Office of
the Secretariat, U.S. Geological Survey,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop
590, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–
5175 (phone); or [email protected]
(email). You may also find information
about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Respondents are submitting proposals
to acquire funding for projects to help
build the infrastructure necessary for
the geospatial data community to
effectively discover, access, share,
manage, and use digital geographic data.
The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(NSDI) consists of the technologies,
policies, organizations, and people
necessary to promote cost-effective
production, and the ready availability
and greater utilization of geospatial data
among a variety of sectors, disciplines,
and communities. Specific NSDI areas
of emphasis include: Metadata

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documentation, clearinghouse
establishment, geospatial data
framework development, standards
implementation, and geographic
information system (GIS) organizational
coordination.
We will issue a request for proposal
(RFP) via Grant.gov. The incoming
proposals will be reviewed and scored
based on the responses to the questions
in the RFP. Responses are voluntary. No
questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are
asked. We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and it’s implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
We intend to release the project
abstracts and primary investigators for
awarded/funded projects only.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW.
Form Number: NA
Title: National Spatial Data
Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements
Program (NSDI CAP).
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector; State,
Local, and Tribal governments;
Academia, and Non-profit
organizations.
Respondent’s Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: This is an
annual offer.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 60
Estimated Time per Response: 25
hours
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,500 hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.
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
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III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments 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) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the

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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 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 us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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must file a notice that they wish to
protest with the Chief, Branch of
Geographic Services. A statement of
reasons for a protest may be filed with
the notice of protest and must be filed
with the Chief, Branch of Geographic
Services within thirty days after the
protest is filed. If a protest against the
survey is received prior to the date of
official filing, the filing will be stayed
pending consideration of the protest. A
plat will not be officially filed until the
day after all protests have been
dismissed or otherwise resolved. 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.

Bureau of Land Management

Humboldt Meridian, California

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S 1⁄2 of the SE 1⁄4 of section 7, accepted July
29, 2015.

Filing of Plats of Survey: California

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

Ivan DeLoatch,
Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data
Committee, Core Science Systems.
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AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
The plats of survey of lands
described below are scheduled to be
officially filed in the Bureau of Land
Management, California State Office,
Sacramento, California.
DATES: September 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be
obtained from the California State
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825, upon required
payment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief, Branch of Geographic Services,
Bureau of Land Management, California
State Office, 2800 Cottage Way W–1623,
Sacramento, California 95825, (916)
978–4310. 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: A person
or party who wishes to protest a survey
SUMMARY:

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T. 23 N., R. 13 W., metes-and-bounds
survey of lots in section 36, accepted July 21,
2015.
T. 17 S., R. 8 E., dependent resurvey and
subdivision of section 6, accepted July 28,
2015.
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T. 9 N., R. 23 E., supplemental plat of the
NW 1⁄4 of the NE 1⁄4 of section 31, accepted
July 14, 2015.
T. 9 S., R. 14 E., supplemental plat of the
SW 1⁄4 of section 32, accepted July 15, 2015.
T. 2 N., R. 9 E., dependent resurvey and
subdivision of section 34, accepted July 21,
2015.
Authority: 43 U.S.C., Chapter 3.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Lance J. Bishop,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, California.
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