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easily create complete, standards-based 

descriptive information about geospatial 

data. The following tools, in use or 

planned for use by NOAA Program 

offices, are authorized to collect 

geospatial metadata consistent with 

Executive Order 12906, NOAA 

Administrative Order 212–15, and the 

2013 Office of Science and Technology 

Policy Memorandum ‘Public Access to 

Research Results’. Geospatial metadata 

collected by the listed tools are 

voluntary, but the ability for data 

documented by relevant geospatial 

metadata is significantly degraded if 

metadata are incomplete, inaccurate or 

otherwise less than the information 

collection tool supports. 

• National Environmental Satellite, 

Data and Information Service: 

Send2NCEI web application (currently 

approved as OMB Control Number: 

0648–0024). 

• National Environmental Satellite, 

Data and Information Service: 

Advanced Tracking and Resource tool 

for Archive Collections (ATRAC) web 

application (new). 

• National Environmental Satellite, 

Data and Information Service: 

Collection Metadata Editing Tool 

(CoMET) web application (new). 

• National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS): InPort metadata authoring tool 

(new). 

• Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research (OAR): Science Data 

Information System (SDIS) metadata 

and data submission tool (new). 

Collecting geospatial metadata is 

necessary to fully understand, use, and 

reuse geospatial data, geospatial 

metadata because metadata provides 

contextual information about data 

formats, bounding areas, use and access 

limitations (if any). Geospatial metadata 

from this information collection also 

supports multiple search and discovery 

catalog services, such as data.gov, 

NASA Global Change Master Directory 

(GCMD), and many others. 

Information will be collected from 

data producers (primarily university, 

private industry, and governmentfunded scientific researchers) in 

multiple fields of geosciences, biological 

and atmospheric sciences, and socioeconomic sciences. Geospatial metadata 

typically includes descriptive 

information about specific observed, 

calculated, or modelled data (e.g., title, 

abstract, purpose statement, descriptive 

discovery keywords), characteristics of 

the described data (e.g., date and spatial 

range of data collection activities, data 

processing steps, collected/measured 

variables and units of measure for those 

variables) and administrative 

information (e.g., who collected or 

created data and metadata, how to cite 

data when used in scientific analyses). 

Information collected by the listed tools 

is used to inform the appropriate use of 

data described by related geospatial 

metadata. 

The existing OMB control number is 

being revised to include additional 

information collection instruments that 

collect similar kinds of geospatial 

metadata as Send2NCEI, but that have 

different community-based practices or 

standards that provide for more or less 

details in the metadata requested. 

Additionally, the title of this collection 

of information is being revised from 

National Centers for Environmental 

Information (NCEI) Send2NCEI Web 

Application to NOAA Geospatial 

Metadata to more accurately reflect the 

revised collection of information. 

II. Method of Collection 

All of the listed information 

collection instruments use a series of 

guided web page (html) forms to collect 

specific elements of geospatial metadata 

(e.g., start/end date of data observations, 

descriptive discovery keywords, file 

format types and file-naming 

conventions). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0024. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular. [Revision 

and extension of a current information 

collection.] 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

government; Federal government; 

Research universities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

665 respondents per year, 

Send2NCEI—300 respondents/year, 

ATRAC—100 respondents/year, 

CoMET—50 respondents/year, 

InPort—15 respondents/year, 

SDIS—200 respondents/year. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.95 

hours, 

Send2NCEI—.75 hours/response, 

ATRAC—4 hours/response, 

CoMET—3 hours/response, 

InPort—1 hour/response, 

SDIS—1 hour/response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 990 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

NMFS and OAR internal policies related 

to availability of future funding options 

may apply to users of InPort and SDIS 

tools, respectively. 

Legal Authority: Executive Order 

12906, NOAA Administrative Order 

212–15, 2013 Office of Science and 

Technology Policy Memorandum 

‘Public Access to Research Results’, 

NOAA Response to OSTP Memorandum 

‘Public Access to Research Results’. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 may 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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01956 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 3D Nation Elevation Data 

Requirements and Benefits Study 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 


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SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0762 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Ashley 

Chappell, NOAA Integrated Ocean and 

Coastal Mapping Coordinator, 1315 East 

West Hwy., SSMC3, Rm 6813, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910, 240–429–0293, or 

ashley.chappell@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS), and partner mapping agencies 

are working to improve the technology 

systems, data, and services that provide 

information about 3D data and related 

applications within the United States. 

By continuing to learn about business 

uses and associated benefits that would 

be realized from improved 3D data, the 

agencies can more effectively prioritize 

and direct investments that will best 

serve user needs. The 3D Nation 

Elevation Data Requirements and 

Benefits Study [3D Nation Study] is part 

of the continuing effort to develop and 

refine future program alternatives that 

would provide enhanced 3D data to 

meet many Federal, State, and other 

national business needs. 

In 2017, NOAA and the USGS 

initiated a 3D Nation Study follow-on to 

the National Enhanced Elevation 

Assessment (NEEA) white paper 

finalized in 2012 (NEEA overview can 

be found at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/ 

2012/3088/). The 3D Nation Study 

incorporates coastal and ocean 

requirements for elevation data together 

with terrestrial elevation data needs. 

The primary tool to gather information 

is a questionnaire covering a wide range 

of business uses that depend on 3D data 

to inform policy, regulation, scientific 

research, and management decisions. 

For purposes of the study, 3D data refers 

to topographic elevation data (precise 

three-dimensional measurements of the 

terrestrial terrain) and bathymetric 

elevation data (three-dimensional 

surface of the underwater terrain). The 

3D Nation Study seeks to understand 

needs for 3D elevation data in terms of 

mission critical activities, geographic 

extents of data needs, accuracy 

requirements, frequency needed, and 

anticipated benefits of having the 

required data. The study also aims to 

describe 3D elevation data needs in 

relation to other data types such as the 

shoreline; characteristics of tides, 

currents, and waves; and the physical 

and chemical properties of the water 

itself. 

Because 3D data are collected and 

used to meet a wide range of mission 

critical needs, the 3D Nation Study 

seeks input from managers and data 

users from a variety of government 

entities (e.g., Federal, State, local, 

Tribal) as well as not for profit, 

academic, and private/commercial 

entities. The findings will update a 

baseline of national business needs and 

associated benefits for 3D data and 

associated technologies. This baseline 

enhances the responsiveness of NOAA, 

USGS, and partner agency programs to 

stakeholder needs. It is intended to 

inform the design of directed future 

programs that balance requirements, 

benefits, and costs at a national scale. 

Collected responses are aggregated at 

the agency, organization, state and 

national levels. Responses associated 

with individuals are not distributed. 

The information collection is conducted 

using a standardized template. 

Responses are one-time and voluntary. 

In-person interviews to clarify 

questionnaire results may also be 

arranged. The current version of the 

study questionnaire is available at the 

3D Nation Study information site 

(https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/ 

display/3DNationStudy/Questionnaire). 

II. Method of Collection 

Emails are sent to a comprehensive 

list of stakeholders, with requests to 

forward to any other interested 

participants. The emails include a link 

to the online survey, which can also be 

provided upon request by paper or other 

means. In-person interviews may follow 

to resolve questions, clarify answers and 

add more detail to responses. Responses 

may be summarized at the organization 

level and verified by respondents 

willing for their input to be included in 

final reports and appendices. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0762. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Federal government, 

State, local or tribal governments; notfor-profit institutions, academia, 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1200. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

activities. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Coast and Geodetic 

Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et 

seq.). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 


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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01954 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA828] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its River Herring and 

Shad (RH/S) Advisory Panel (AP) via 

webinar. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, February 8, 2021, from 1 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below for agenda details. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via online webinar, with connection 

information available via the Council’s 

website at www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

website at www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is gather AP 

input on several RH/S white papers 

being developed by Council staff. 

Briefing materials will be posted to the 

Council’s website at www.mafmc.org. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Kathy Collins, (302) 526–5253, at least 

5 days prior to any meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 25, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01945 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Applications and Reporting 

Requirements for Incidental Taking of 

Marine Mammals by Specified 

Activities Under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0151 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Dwayne 

Meadows, Ph.D., National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Office of Protected 

Resources F/PR1, 1315 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 

(301) 427–8647, Dwayne.Meadows@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972 (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et. seq.) 

prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine mammals 

unless otherwise authorized or 

exempted by law. Among the provisions 

that allow for lawful take of marine 

mammals, sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) 

of the MMPA direct the Secretary of 

Commerce to allow, upon request, the 

incidental, but not intentional, taking of 

small numbers of marine mammals by 

U.S. citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing), 

within a specified geographical region 

if, after notice and opportunity for 

public comment, we find that the taking 

will have a negligible impact on the 

affected species or stock(s) and will not 

have an unmitigable adverse impact on 

the availability of the species or stock(s) 

for subsistence uses (where relevant). 

NMFS also must set forth the 

permissible methods of taking; other 

means of effecting the least practicable 

adverse impact on the species or stock 

and its habitat (mitigation); and 

requirements pertaining to the 

monitoring and reporting of such taking. 

NMFS Office of Protected Resources 

leads the process for the agency. 

Issuance of an incidental take 

authorization (Authorization) under 

section 101(a)(5)(A) or 101(a)(5)(D) of 

the MMPA requires three sets of 

information collection: (1) A complete 

application for an Authorization, as set 

forth in our implementing regulations at 

50 CFR 216.104, which provides the 

information necessary for us to make the 

necessary statutory determinations, 

including estimates of take and an 

assessment of impacts on the affected 

species and stocks; (2) information 

relating to required monitoring; and (3) 

information related to required 

reporting. These collections of 

information enable us to: (1) Evaluate 

the proposed activity’s impact on 

marine mammals; (2) arrive at the 

appropriate determinations required by 

the MMPA and other applicable laws 

prior to issuing the authorization; and 

(3) monitor impacts of activities for 

which we have issued Authorizations to 

determine if our predictions regarding 

impacts on marine mammals remain 

valid. 

We do not propose any changes to the 

information collection beyond expecting 

an increased number of respondents and 

responses due to increases in the 

number of requests for incidental take 

authorizations. 


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