Justification - GPSonBM

Project Title: GPS on Bench Marks (GPSonBM)

Program Office Sponsoring or Conducting this CSC Project: NOS/National Geodetic Survey

Authority for this CSC Project: CCSA

Purpose of this CSC Project: Increase the spatial resolution and local accuracy of NGS products being produced as part of the Modernization of the National Spatial Reference System

Type(s) of Information Collected and From Whom It Is Collected: This project collects mark recovery reports, as well as the following contact information for the voluntary participants: name, email address and agency they work for.

Use of the Information: NOS uses the mark recovery reports to increase the spatial resolution and local accuracy of NGS products being produced. It uses the contact information if there is a problem in loading the data submitted.

Method(s) of Information Collection: Electronically

Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government, and Federal government

Estimated Average Annual Number of Participants: 354

Estimated Average Annual Number of Responses per Participant: 26

Estimated Average Minutes per Response: 445

Estimated Average Annual Burden Hours: 68,263

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Participants in this CSC Project: $0

Estimated Average Annual Costs to the Federal Government: $14,373

Estimated Average Annual Number of Federal Government Employees (FTEs): 0.10

Recruitment and Retention Methods for Voluntary Participants (SSA item 1): The GPSonBM program uses webinars, newsletters, and engagements at geospatial professional conferences and workshops to recruit and retain participants.

Gifts or Payments (SSA Item 9): We do not plan to provide a gift or payment to the voluntary participants.

Annual and Multi-Year Schedules (SSA Item 16): The data collection: will occur from July 2019 thru September 2023. The release of new products created using collected data is scheduled for mid-2025 with the roll out of the Modernized National Spatial Reference System.

Display OMB Control No. and Expiration Date (SSA Item 17): This information will be provided when individuals sign up to participate in this CSC project.

Statistical Methods: This CSC project will not employ statistical methods.

Approval for Pretesting: This CSC project will not require additional pretesting with more than nine members of the public.

Supplemental Documents: There is one supplemental document for this CSC project. It provides promotional and recruiting information and data entry and application forms.

CERTIFICATION: I certify the following are true.

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

4. The collection will not include highly influential scientific information, ,which is information NOAA or OMB determines: (i) could have a potential impact of more than $500 million in any year, or (ii) is novel, controversial, or precedent setting or has significant interagency interest.

5. The collection complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

6. The collection will provide qualitative and quantitative data that help inform scientific research and monitoring, validate models or tools, support STEM learning, and enhance the quantity and quality of data collected to support NOAA’s mission.

Name: Galen Scott