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Request for Clearance for Recurring
Study of National Science FoundationSponsored Graduate Education Impacts
or Legacy (GEIL)
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request reinstatement and clearance
of this collection. In accordance with
the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
OMB clearance of this collection for no
longer than 3 years.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques of
other forms of information technology;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques of
other forms of information technology.
Written comments should be
received by August 8, 2005, to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
DATES:
Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
295, Arlington, VA 22230, or be e-mail
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or
send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title of Collection: Recurring Study of
National Science Foundation-sponsored
Graduate Education Impacts of Legacy
(GEIL). (Formerly called the Evaluation
of the Initial Impacts of the Integrative
Graduate Education Research and
Traineeship (IGERT) Program).
OMB Control No.: 3145–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2005.
Abstract: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) requests extension of
data collection (e.g., interviews, surveys,
focus groups, site visits) measuring
NSF’s contribution to the Nation’s
graduate education enterprise and
overall science and engineering
workforce. This continuation expands
the data collection formerly called ‘‘The
Evaluation fo the Initial Impacts of the
IGERT Program’’ most recently
approved through July 2005 (OMB
3145–0182).
IGERT began data collection in the
late 1990s for use in program research,
management and evaluation. Data
collection was concurrent with NSFfunding in order to document IGERT’s
initial impact within individual
departments or institutions (often called
projects), and on student, faculty and
other participants as compared to the
educational and training experiences of
individuals who were external to
IGERT. This request expands data
collection to the portfolio of NSFfunded graduate education programs
and projects, typically on a program-byprogram sub-study basis in order to
address long-term impact.
For over fifty years NSF has funded
directly and indirectly (e.g. via
institutions), tens of thousands of
individuals who pursue Postundergraduate education or research
training. NSF’s graduate education
portfolio includes:
The Integrative Graduate Education
Research and Traineeship (IGERT)
program. IGERT provides grants to
institutions to recruit and support
doctoral students in interdisciplinary
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics programs (STEM).
The Graduate Teaching Fellows in K–
12 Education (GK–12) program. GK–12
provides grants to institutions to
support STEM graduate students’
acquisition of skills that will prepare
them for careers in the 21st century.
The Graduate Research Fellowship
(GRF) program. GRF provides three
years of funding to eligible individuals
for graduate study leading to research-
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based masters or doctoral degrees at an
IHE of their choice. A longer list of
NSF’s graduate education opportunities
and eligibility information is on the NSF
website under the link: ‘‘Specialized
information for Graduate Students’’ at:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/
education.jsp?org=NSF&fund_type=2.
Through longitudinal study NSF aims
to learn about the long-term impact or
legacy of its program strategies in
graduate education. A primary goal is to
identify and follow-up with individuals
who participated in NSF-funded
programs or projects, especially
students who graduated with masters or
doctoral degrees. The primary means of
data collection will be surveys. Site
visits, focus groups and interviews are
used to improve survey instruments,
clarify responses or address questions of
institutional impact. Typical
respondents are former NSF-funded
fellows, trainees or other participants in
NSF-funded projects or are professional
scientists, engineers, IHE faculty, K–
graduate educators, education
administrators and K–IHE policymakers.
NSF uses the analysis of responses to
prepare and publish reports and to
respond to requests from Committees of
Visitors, Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget, particularly as
related to the Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA) and the
Program Effectiveness Rating Tool
(PART).
The study’s broad questions include
but are not limited to: What do
individuals following post-participation
in IGERT or other NSF-funded graduate
education opportunities do? Do IGERT
or other NSF-funded opportunities
provide graduates with the professional
and/or research skills needed to work in
science and engineering? Are IGERT or
other NSF-sponsored graduates satisfied
that their NSF-funded graduate
education advanced their careers in
science or engineering? To what extent
do IGERT or other former-NSF
sponsored graduates engage in the
science and engineering workforce
conduct inter- or multi-disciplinary
science? Is there evidence of a legacy
from NSF-funding that changed a
degree-granting department beyond
number of students supported and
degrees awarded? To what extent have
projects achieved or contributed to
individual project goals or the NSF
program goals? To what extent have
NSF-funded projects or programs
broadened participation by diverse
individuals, particularly individuals
traditionally underemployed in science
or engineering, including but not
limited to women, minorities, and
persons-with-disabilities?
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Respondents: Individuals or
households, not-for-profit institutions,
business or other for profit, and Federal,
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 4000.
Burden on the Public: 2000 hours.
Dated: June 3, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted
the following proposal(s) for the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
approval.
Summary of Proposal(s)
(1) Collection title: Availability for
Work.
(2) Form(s) submitted: UI–38, UI–38s,
ID–8k.
(3) OMB Number: 3220–0164.
(4) Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 09/30/2005.
(5) Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
(6) Respondents: Individuals or
households, Non-profit institutions.
(7) Estimated annual number of
respondents: 7,600.
(8) Total annual responses: 7,600.
(9) Total annual reporting hours:
1,085.
(10) Collection description: Under
Section 1(k) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable
for any day in which the claimant is not
available for work. The collection
obtains information needed by the RRB
to determine whether a claimant is
willing and ready to work.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (312–751–3363) or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois, 60611–2092 or
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
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Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small Business Development Center
National Advisory Board; Public
Meeting
The U.S. Small Business
Administration, National Small
Business Development Center Advisory
Board will be hosting a public meeting
on Thursday, June 23, 2005, starting at
4 p.m. The meeting will be held at the
Illinois District Office, located at 500
West Madison Street, Suite 1250,
Chicago, IL 60660. The meeting will
review the Illinois SBDC Network, and
discuss such matters that may be
presented by members and the staff of
the U.S. Small Business Administration
or interested others.
Anyone wishing to make an oral
presentation to the Board must contact
Erika Fischer, Senior Program Analyst,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
Office of Small Business Development
Centers, 409 3rd Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20416, telephone (202)
205–7045; fax (202) 481–0681; e-mail:
Erika.Fischer@sba.gov.
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 (68 FR 19875),
I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition, ‘‘Robert
Mapplethorpe and the Classical
Tradition,’’ imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, are of cultural significance. The
objects are imported pursuant to a loan
agreement with the foreign lender. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit objects at the Guggenheim
Museum, New York, New York, from on
or about July 1, 2005, to on or about
August 24, 2005, and at possible
additional venues yet to be determined,
is in the national interest. Public notice
of these determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, contact Paul W.
Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, 202/453–8052, and
the address is United States Department
of State, SA–44, Room 700, 301 4th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547–
0001.
Dated: June 1, 2005.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Conducting Component Level Tests To
Demonstrate Compliance; Correction
[Public Notice 5095]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition; Determinations:
‘‘Robert Mapplethorpe and the
Classical Tradition’’
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999 (64 FR 56014),
Delegation of Authority No. 236 of
October 19, 1999 (64 FR 57920), as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final policy;
correction.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ACTION:
[Policy Statement No. ANM–03–115–31
SUMMARY: This document contains a
correction to the Notice of final policy
on conducting component level tests in
order to demonstrate compliance with
the requirements of § 25.785(b) and (d),
that was published in the Federal
Register on May 20, 2005 (70 FR 29374).
In the ‘‘Background’’ section of that
notice, the FAA inadvertently left out a
portion of a sentence in the second
paragraph. This action corrects that
error.
Jan
Thor, Standardization Branch, ANM–
113, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind
Ave. SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056,
telephone: 425–227–2127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request reinstatement and clearance of this collection. In accordance
with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection
for no longer than 3 years.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques of other forms of
information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques of other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments should be received by August 8, 2005, to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA
22230, or be e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292-7556 or
send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Clearance for Recurring Study of National Science
Foundation-Sponsored Graduate Education Impacts or Legacy (GEIL)
Title of Collection: Recurring Study of National Science
Foundation-sponsored Graduate Education Impacts of Legacy (GEIL).
(Formerly called the Evaluation of the Initial Impacts of the
Integrative Graduate Education Research and Traineeship (IGERT)
Program).
OMB Control No.: 3145-0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2005.
Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests extension
of data collection (e.g., interviews, surveys, focus groups, site
visits) measuring NSF's contribution to the Nation's graduate education
enterprise and overall science and engineering workforce. This
continuation expands the data collection formerly called ``The
Evaluation fo the Initial Impacts of the IGERT Program'' most recently
approved through July 2005 (OMB 3145-0182).
IGERT began data collection in the late 1990s for use in program
research, management and evaluation. Data collection was concurrent
with NSF-funding in order to document IGERT's initial impact within
individual departments or institutions (often called projects), and on
student, faculty and other participants as compared to the educational
and training experiences of individuals who were external to IGERT.
This request expands data collection to the portfolio of NSF-funded
graduate education programs and projects, typically on a program-by-
program sub-study basis in order to address long-term impact.
For over fifty years NSF has funded directly and indirectly (e.g.
via institutions), tens of thousands of individuals who pursue Post-
undergraduate education or research training. NSF's graduate education
portfolio includes:
The Integrative Graduate Education Research and Traineeship (IGERT)
program. IGERT provides grants to institutions to recruit and support
doctoral students in interdisciplinary Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics programs (STEM).
The Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program.
GK-12 provides grants to institutions to support STEM graduate
students' acquisition of skills that will prepare them for careers in
the 21st century.
The Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program. GRF provides three
years of funding to eligible individuals for graduate study leading to
research-based masters or doctoral degrees at an IHE of their choice. A
longer list of NSF's graduate education opportunities and eligibility
information is on the NSF website under the link: ``Specialized
information for Graduate Students'' at: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/
education.jsp?org=NSF&fund_type=2.
Through longitudinal study NSF aims to learn about the long-term
impact or legacy of its program strategies in graduate education. A
primary goal is to identify and follow-up with individuals who
participated in NSF-funded programs or projects, especially students
who graduated with masters or doctoral degrees. The primary means of
data collection will be surveys. Site visits, focus groups and
interviews are used to improve survey instruments, clarify responses or
address questions of institutional impact. Typical respondents are
former NSF-funded fellows, trainees or other participants in NSF-funded
projects or are professional scientists, engineers, IHE faculty, K-
graduate educators, education administrators and K-IHE policymakers.
NSF uses the analysis of responses to prepare and publish reports and
to respond to requests from Committees of Visitors, Congress and the
Office of Management and Budget, particularly as related to the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Program
Effectiveness Rating Tool (PART).
The study's broad questions include but are not limited to: What do
individuals following post-participation in IGERT or other NSF-funded
graduate education opportunities do? Do IGERT or other NSF-funded
opportunities provide graduates with the professional and/or research
skills needed to work in science and engineering? Are IGERT or other
NSF-sponsored graduates satisfied that their NSF-funded graduate
education advanced their careers in science or engineering? To what
extent do IGERT or other former-NSF sponsored graduates engage in the
science and engineering workforce conduct inter- or multi-disciplinary
science? Is there evidence of a legacy from NSF-funding that changed a
degree-granting department beyond number of students supported and
degrees awarded? To what extent have projects achieved or contributed
to individual project goals or the NSF program goals? To what extent
have NSF-funded projects or programs broadened participation by diverse
individuals, particularly individuals traditionally underemployed in
science or engineering, including but not limited to women, minorities,
and persons-with-disabilities?
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Respondents: Individuals or households, not-for-profit
institutions, business or other for profit, and Federal, State, local
or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 4000.
Burden on the Public: 2000 hours.
Dated: June 3, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 05-11435 Filed 6-8-05; 8:45 am]
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