OMB control number

Generic Clearance for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects

OMB 0648-0828 · DOC/NOAA.

OMB 0648-0828

NOAA is requesting a new generic clearance for its citizen science and crowdsourcing (CSC) projects. NOAA relies on scientific information. CSC projects allow NOAA to collect 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. NOAA will use the information gathered under this generic clearance to support the activities listed above and might provide unprecedented avenues for conducting breakthrough research. The information collected under this generic clearance will be from voluntary participants who actively seek to participate on their own initiative through an open and transparent process and the data will be available to support the scientific research (including assessments, tools, models, etc.) of NOAA and its partners. Its partners include states, tribal or local entities, business or other for-profit organizations, and not-for-profit institutions or organizations. In collaborating with other federal agencies and/or non-federal entities, NOAA may sponsor citizen science or crowdsourcing projects to collect information that supports its mission. All CSC projects must comply with NOAA policies and the scope of this generic clearance, which includes, but is not limited to, the natural, applied, social, and cultural sciences as they apply to crowdsourcing and citizen science activities.

The latest form for Generic Clearance for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects expires 2027-09-30 and is listed under ICR 202212-0648-013.

View the official OMB control history on Reginfo.gov.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
FLDRS Data Collection (document unavailable)	Form
Vessel Configuration Form (document unavailable)	Form and Instruction
Non-Disclosure Form (document unavailable)	Form and Instruction
Data Waiver (document unavailable)	Form
Landowner Preferences for Salmon Habitat Restoration Programs Questionnaire (document unavailable)	Form
Community Worksheet (document unavailable)	Form
Application Form for NOAA NIHHIS Center for Heat Resilient Communities (document unavailable)	Form
Mahi Catch Metadata Form	Form
SAFMC Citizen Science Research Priorities Tool	Form
SAFMC Release	Form
Saltwater Conversations	Form
Standard Operating Procedures	Form and Instruction
Data Call Form	Form
Marine Mammal Sighting Form	Form
Sablefish Tag Form	Form
NMFS - Groundfish Tagging Program	Form
Tagged Shark Recapture Form	Form
Monk Seal Reporting Form	Form
Report a Stranded, Injured, or Dead Sturgeon	Form and Instruction
Tag Recapture Report	Form
Fish Tagging Report	Form
Sample Process Agenda for the Participatory Fisheries System Modeling	Form and Instruction
Session Log	Form
Beluga Log	Form
Finding Hal	Form and Instruction
GPSonBM Web Pages & Data Submission Portals	Form and Instruction
Transect Survey Form	Form
Survey Coversheet	Form
Shoreline Site Characterization Form	Form
HAB Screening Data - Tropics Region 2	Form
HAB Screening Data - Tropics Region 1	Form
HAB Screening Data - Pacific Region 5	Form
HAB Screening Data - Pacific Region 4	Form
HAB Screening Data - Pacific Region 2	Form
HAB Screening Data - Pacific Region 1	Form
HAB Screening Data - Gulf of Mexico	Form
HAB Screening Data - Freshwater	Form
HAB Screening Data - Atlantic Region 3	Form
HAB Screening Data - Atlantic Region 2	Form
HAB Screening Data - Atlantic Region 1	Form
Data Licensing Form - Extended Options	Form
Data Licensing Form	Form
NOS - Externally Sourced Bathymetry Data	Form
Oil Descriptor Form	Form
Photo Documentation Log	Form
Live Species Form	Form
Human Activities Form - Non-Boating	Form
Beach Monitoring Survey	Form
IHO CSB Trusted Node Agreement	Form and Instruction
Co0perative Agreement with Observer	Form and Instruction
Application for NIHHIS Urban Heat Island Mapping	Form and Instruction
0648-CS 30day 88 FR 55014_20230814.pdf	Supplementary Document
0648-CSC Supporting Statement Part A 07.23.2023.docx	Supporting Statement A
Appendix B (Mini-ICR template with instructions 07.30.2023.docx	Supplementary Document
Appendix A (laws etc.) 07.23.2023.docx	Supplementary Document
0648-CSC Supporting Statement Part B 07.23.2023.docx	Supporting Statement B
0648-CS 60-day 87 FR 52511 2022-0826.pdf	Supplementary Document
Angler Community Data Collection	Other-Screenshots
Gulf Coral Life List	Other-Screenshots
Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery Dependent Data to Support Scientific Research	Form
Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery Dependent Data to Support Scientific Research	Form and Instruction
Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery Dependent Data to Support Scientific Research	Form and Instruction
Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery Dependent Data to Support Scientific Research	Form
Click a Coral	Other-Screenshot
Cetacean Sightings in the Pacific Islands Region	Other-Letter
Landowner Preferences for Salmon Habitat Restoration Programs	Form
NIHHIS Heat Resilient Communities Project	Form
NIHHIS Heat Resilient Communities Project	Form
NIHHIS Heat Resilient Communities Project	Instruction
NMFS - Sea Turtle Facial Recognition	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - Fishermen for Mahimahi Diet Study	Form
NMFS - Fishermen for Mahimahi Diet Study	Form
NMFS - GMFMC Public Information: Fisherman Feedback Tool	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - SAFMC Citizen Science Research Priorities	Form
NMFS - SAFMC Citizen Science Research Priorities	Form
NMFS - SAFMC SMILE	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - SAFMC FISHstory Project	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - SAFMC Release Project	Form
NMFS - SAFMC Release Project	Form
NMFS - SAFMC Public Information Tool Saltwater Conversations	Form
NMFS - SAFMC Public Information Tool Saltwater Conversations	Form
NMFS - California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program	Form and Instruction
NMFS - California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program	Form and Instruction
NMFS - Right Whale Sightings Advisory System	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - Aquaculture Ecosystem Services Horizon Scan	Form
NMFS - Aquaculture Ecosystem Services Horizon Scan	Form
NMFS - Measuring Social Acceptance for Aquaculture	Other-Interview Guide
NMFS - Marine Mammal Data Collection	Form
NMFS - Marine Mammal Data Collection	Form
NMFS - Groundfish Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Groundfish Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Cooperative Shark Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Cooperative Shark Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Hawaiian Monk Seal Sighting reporting	Form
NMFS - Hawaiian Monk Seal Sighting reporting	Form
NMFS - Hawaiian Monk Seal Sighting reporting	Instruction
NMFS - Giant Manta Ray Reporting	Instruction
NMFS - Sturgeon Salvage Network	Form and Instruction
NMFS - Sturgeon Salvage Network	Form and Instruction
NMFS - Smalltooth Sawfish Encounter Hotline	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - Elwha Ecosystem Restoration - CS Monitoring	Other-Screenshot
NMFS - Honu Count	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - Salish Sea Young of the Year Rockfish Survey	Instruction
NMFS - Sturgeon Vessel Strike Team	Instruction
NMFS - Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps and Large Trawlers (eMOLT)	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - SWFSC Sea Turtle Sightings Survey	Other-Screenshots
NMFS - False Killer Whale Sightings in the Main Hawaiian Islands	Instruction
Report Branded or Entangled Steller Sea Lions	Instruction
NMFS - Cooperative Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Cooperative Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Cooperative Tagging Program	Form
NMFS - Participatory Fisheries System Dynamics Modeling	Form and Instruction
NMFS - Participatory Fisheries System Dynamics Modeling	Form and Instruction
NMFS - Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership (AKBMP) Project	Form
NMFS - Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership (AKBMP) Project	Form
NMFS - Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership (AKBMP) Project	Instruction
NMFS - OceanEYES	Other-Screenshots
NOS - Wanted Alive White Abalone Community Science Initiative	Form and Instruction
NOS - Wanted Alive White Abalone Community Science Initiative	Form and Instruction
NOS - Planned BioBlitz Event at Mallows Bay National Marine Sanctuary	Other-Screenshots
NOS - GPS on Bench Marks (GPSonBM)	Form and Instruction
NOS - GPS on Bench Marks (GPSonBM)	Form and Instruction
NOS - HABscope	Other-Screenshots
NOS - Marine Debris Monitoring & Assessment Project	Form
NOS - Marine Debris Monitoring & Assessment Project	Form
NOS - Marine Debris Monitoring & Assessment Project	Form
NOS - Marine Debris Monitoring & Assessment Project	Form
NOS - Marine Debris Monitoring & Assessment Project	Instruction
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Form
NOS - Phytoplankton Monitoring Network	Instruction
NOS - Externally Sourced Bathymetry Data	Form
NOS - Externally Sourced Bathymetry Data	Form
NOS - Externally Sourced Bathymetry Data	Form
NOS - Externally Sourced Bathymetry Data	Instruction
NOS - Whale Alert	Other-Screenshots
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Form
NOS - Beachwatch	Other-Screenshots: Application
NOS - LiMPETS Network	Other-Screenshots
NESDIS - Crowdsourced Bathymetry	Form and Instruction
NESDIS - Crowdsourced Bathymetry	Instruction
NESDIS - CrowdMag	Instruction
NWS - COOP	Form and Instruction
NWS - COOP	Other-Screenshots
NWS - Voluntary Observing Ship Program	Other-Screenshots
NWS - SKYWARN	Instruction
OAR - NIHHIS Urban Heat Island Mapping	Form and Instruction
OAR - NIHHIS Urban Heat Island Mapping	Form and Instruction
OAR - Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground (mPING)	Other-mPING Screenshots
OAR - Old Weather	Other-Promotional/Recruitment Info, Screenshots

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Concluded	Action
202212-0648-013	Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	2023-08-14		Approved with change

OMB Details

OAR - Old Weather

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Environmental Management - Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting