[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27322]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Application Notice
Establishing the Closing Date for Transmittal of Applications Under the
FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Competitive
Cooperative Agreements Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995
agency: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
action: Notice inviting applications for competitive cooperative
agreement awards for fiscal year 1995.
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summary: The purpose of the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(NSDI) Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program is to facilitate and
foster partnerships and alliances within and among various public and
private entities to assist in building the NSDI. The NSDI consists of
policies, standards, agreements, and partnerships among a variety of
sectors and disciplines that will promote more cost-effective
production, ready availability, and greater use of high quality
geospatial data. The NSDI Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program is
intended to encourage resource-sharing projects, between and among the
public and private sector through the use of technology, networking,
and enhanced interagency coordination efforts. Proposals must involve
two or more organizations and participants are expected to cost share
in the project. Activities initiated under this program will promote
access to data sets that are needed for national, regional, state, and
local analyses. Authority for this program is contained in the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of
1995.
Applications may be submitted by State and local government
agencies, educational institutions, private firms, private foundations,
and Federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes
or groups.
dates: The program announcement and applications forms are expected to
be available on or about November 15, 1994. Applications must be
received on or before February 15, 1995.
addresses: Copies of Program Announcement 8110 may be obtained by
writing to Nedra Stallone, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of
Procurement and Contracts, Mail Stop 205A, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, Virginia 22092, (703) 648-7364.
for further information contact: Jennifer Snyder, FGDC, U.S. Geological
Survey, 590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
Virginia 22092; telephone number (703) 648-5514; facsimile (703) 648-
5755. Internet gdc@usgs.gov''.
supplementary information: Under this FY 1995 program announcement,
proposals are to be directed towards two components of the NSDI. The
first component deals with creation of a distributed clearinghouse for
finding and accessing geospatial data. The second component involves
development and promulgation of the use of standards in data
collection, documentation, transfer, and search and query. The
following list of efforts is considered within the scope of the two
aforementioned activities. Development and implementation of the
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse: Create (inventory, evaluate,
catalog data, and establish Internet access) and manage a node on the
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse that provides users with a means
for finding, accessing, and sharing data; establish, develop, or expand
programs or projects, through development of training programs,
information guides and other explanatory materials, that increase the
contributions of local, regional, or national data sets to the National
Geospatial Data Clearinghouse; and, design, develop, or implement tools
to assist in the inventory, evaluation, documentation, cataloging,
serving, maintaining, and sharing of geospatial data. Develop and
further the implementation of FGDC-endorsed standards: Conduct programs
to increase user comprehension and adoption of the FGDC Content
Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata and the Spatial Data Transfer
Standard; and, stimulate the development of applicable geospatial data
standards in partnership with the FGDC Subcommittees and Working
Groups. Develop software tools or techniques to aid the evaluation of
geospatial metadata or data through the National Geospatial Data
Clearinghouse; develop means of displaying the quality of geospatial
data; and, develop means of speeding comparison and evaluating data for
using metadata.
Dated: October 26, 1994.
William Gossman,
Acting Assistant Director for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-27322 Filed 11-3-94; 8:45 am]
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