Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreement

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Summary

**What it does:** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is requesting approval to collect information through agreements for their Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS). This system uses satellites to gather environmental data from remote locations. **Who it affects:** - Organizations, researchers, or agencies that want to use NOAA's satellite data collection services - Anyone who needs to transmit environmental data (like weather stations, buoys, or research equipment) via satellite to NOAA **What would change:** If approved, NOAA would be authorized to require participants to fill out agreement forms and provide information when using their satellite data collection services. This is essentially paperwork authorization - allowing NOAA to legally collect the necessary information from users who want to transmit data through their satellite system. This is a routine administrative process where federal agencies must get permission from the Office of Management and Budget before collecting information from the public.

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