When creating a Request to Archive
oceanographic data or information at the NOAA National Centers for
Environmental Information (NCEI), well-organized and complete
metadata describing those data are needed for long term
understanding and use of those data. The Send2NCEI web application
provides a web-based form for easily collecting required and
optional descriptive metadata to describe earth, ocean, and
atmospheric data in a way that supports Executive Order 12906 and
structures those metadata to conform to the internationally used
ISO 19115 Geospatial Metadata standard. Descriptive metadata
informs the suitability of data for use by future data users and
should provide critical context about how data were collected, what
techniques and measurements were made, and data quality
characterizations. Information about the data provider or other
individuals is only used by NCEI to contact the data provider with
questions about submitted data, about the status of the data in the
archival process, and to provide appropriate scientific recognition
and attribution for submitted data. Send2NCEI will be used by
earth, ocean, and atmospheric scientists and their data
managers.
EO: EO
12906 Name/Subject of EO: Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition
and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
The average response time has
been adjusted to 45 minutes, from 1 hour.
$11,085
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Donald Collins 301 713-3275 ext.
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No
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.