The National Geological and
Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP)offers financial
support to State geological agencies to create metadata that will
describe sample sites for State geological surveys that have
related site-specific data resources. This collection of metadata
will be used to produce a National Digital Catalog that will be a
fully-distributed system with a primary Web portal for locating
publicly available State geoscience data from anywhere in the
United States. Financial assistance will be awarded annually on a
competitive basis following the evaluation and ranking of State
proposals by a review panel composed of representatives from DOI,
State geological surveys, academic institutions, and the private
sector. To submit a proposal to the NGGDPP, a project narrative
will be completed and submitted via Grants.gov.
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.