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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 147 / Tuesday, August 2, 2005 / Notices
Education Programs at the July 30, 2005
deadline.
Michael McDonald,
Acting Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–15175 Filed 8–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7536–01–P
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) is
inviting the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on this
proposed continuing information
collection. This is the second notice for
public comment; the first was published
in the Federal Register at 70 FR 20937
and one comment was received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed submission to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance simultaneously
with the publication of this second
notice.
DATES: Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
OMB within 30 days of publication in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NSF,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
NSF’s estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; or (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725–17th Street, NW.,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,
and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or
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send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies
of the submission may be obtained by
calling (703) 292–7556.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimption, NSF Reports
Clearance Officer at (703) 292–7556 or
send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment: On April 22, 2005, we
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 20937) a 60-day notice of our intent
to request renewal of this information
collection authority from OMB. In that
notice, we solicited public comments
for 60 days ending June 21, 2005. One
comment was received from the public
notice. The comment came from B.
Sachau of Floram Park, NJ., via e-mail
on April 30, 2005. Ms. Sachau had no
specific suggestions for altering the data
collection, other than to express a desire
for it to end.
Response: NSF believes that because
the comment does not pertain to the
collection of information or the required
forms for which NSF is seeking OMB
approval, NSF is proceeding with the
clearance request.
Title of Collection: Cross-Project
Evaluation of The National Science
Foundation’s Local Systemic Change
Through Teacher Enhancement Program
(LSC).
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0161.
Abstract: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) requests a three-year
extension for evaluation and data
collection (e.g., surveys and interviews)
from participants in projects funded by
the Local Systemic Change (LSC)
through Teacher Enhancement (TE)
program. This recurring study or ‘‘CrossProject Evaluation’’ was most recently
approved through July 2005 (OMB 345–
0161). The LSC program is a large-scale
effort to modify the nature of teacher inservice training (also called professional
development) provided to science and
mathematics teachers in a large number
of school districts across the United
States. NSF provided each individual
project with a grant(s) of up to $6
million.
Data collection from the NSF-funded
LSC projects has been going on for a
long number of years. The surveys and
interview protocols are part of a
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longitudinal data collection used for
program-wide monitoring and
evaluation of the remaining LSC
projects. The universe of LSC projects
the last time this collection was
renewed was 72. The current universe
for this study of LSC projects is 15. NSF
does not anticipating making new
project awards under the LSC program.
As in the past each of the projects will
administer teacher and principal
questionnaires (surveys) at appropriate
times during the school year based on
each the evaluation’s design.
Horizon Research, Inc. maintains
survey responses in a database designed
to provide information and reports on
LSC projects for individual project
accountability and for overall
assessment to help NSF judge program
effectiveness. Horizon’s data analysis
and reports are useful both to the
projects themselves for self-assessments
and to the NSF in order to help to
measure the LSC program’s
performance. In particular, NSF uses
these data 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).
Horizon’s reports to NSF deal with
the characteristics and performance of
the LSC program and include tables and
charts generated from the database. The
LSC study’s broad questions addressed
by data analysis include (but are not
limited to):
What is the impact of the LSC projects
on science and mathematics curriculum,
instruction, and assessment? How do
participant reports of instructional
practice change over the course of the
LSC projects? How do participant
reports of assessment practice change
over the course of the projects? How do
teacher and principal beliefs about
effective science and mathematics
instruction change over the course of
the NSF-funding for the projects? What
is the overall quality of the professional
development activities? How do
participants rate various aspects of
professional development experiences
provided by the projects? What is the
extent of teacher involvement in these
projects?
Respondents: Individuals or
households, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5650.
Burden on the Public: 1870 hours.
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Dated: July 27, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 05–15225 Filed 8–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555–01–M
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to OMB and solicitation of
public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a
submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information
collections under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the
requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information
collection: NRC Form 396, ‘‘Certification
of Medical Examination by Facility
Licensee’’.
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0024.
3. How often the collection is
required: Upon application for an initial
operator license, every six years for the
renewal of operator or senior operator
license, and upon notices of disability.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
Facility licensees who are tasked with
certifying the medical fitness of an
applicant or licensee.
5. The number of annual respondents:
137.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request: 758 (288 hours for reporting
(.25 hours per response) and 470 hours
for recordkeeping (3.4 hours per
recordkeeper)).
7. Abstract: NRC Form 396 is used to
transmit information to the NRC
regarding the medical condition of
applicants for initial operator licenses or
renewal of operator licenses and for the
maintenance of medical records for all
licensed operators. The information is
used to determine whether the physical
condition and general health of
applicants for operator licensees is such
that the applicant would not be
expected to cause operational errors and
endanger public health and safety.
Submit, by October 3, 2005,
comments that address the following
questions:
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1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the
information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting
statement may be viewed free of charge
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC World Wide Web
site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/. The
document will be available on the NRC
home page site for 60 days after the
signature date of this notice.
Comments and questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the NRC Clearance
Officer, Brenda Jo Shelton (T–5 F53),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301–415–7233, or by
Internet electronic mail to
infocollects@nrc.gov.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this27th day
of July 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
[FR Doc. E5–4104 Filed 8–1–05; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–277 and 50–278]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
PSEG Nuclear LLC, Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3;
Notice of Consideration of Approval of
Transfer of Facility Operating Licenses
and Conforming Amendments and
Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order
under title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), section 50.80
approving the transfer of Facility
Operating Licenses Nos. DPR–44 and
DPR–56 for the Peach Bottom Atomic
Power Station, Units 2 and 3, to the
extent currently held by PSEG Nuclear
LLC with respect to its ownership
interests in the plants to Exelon
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Generation Company, LLC. Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, is the
licensed operator of Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3.
PSEG Nuclear LLC and Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, currently
each own 50 percent of Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3.
The transfer of PSEG Nuclear’s
ownership interests to Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, is part of the
proposed merger of PSEG Nuclear LLC’s
indirect parent corporation, Public
Service Enterprise Group into Exelon
Corporation, the indirect parent
company of Exelon Generation
Company, LLC. The Commission is also
considering amending the licenses for
administrative purposes to reflect the
proposed transfer.
According to an application for
approval filed by Exelon Generation
Company, LLC, on behalf of itself and
PSEG Nuclear LLC, Exelon Generation
Company, LLC, would own 100 percent
of the facility following approval of the
proposed license transfers. There would
be no change with regard to Exelon
Generation Company, LLC’s, operation
of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,
Units 2 and 3. No physical changes to
the Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3, facility or
operational changes are being proposed
in the application.
The proposed amendments would
replace references to PSEG Nuclear LLC
in the license with references to Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, as necessary,
to reflect the proposed transfer.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,
or any right thereunder, shall be
transferred, directly or indirectly,
through transfer of control of the
license, unless the Commission shall
give its consent in writing. The
Commission will approve an
application for the transfer of a license,
if the Commission determines that the
proposed transferee is qualified to hold
the license, and that the transfer is
otherwise consistent with applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission
pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed
conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless
otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific
application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the
license of a utilization facility which
does no more than conform the license
to reflect the transfer action involves no
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF)
is inviting the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on
this proposed continuing information collection. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal
Register at 70 FR 20937 and one comment was received. NSF is forwarding
the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second
notice.
DATES: Comments regarding these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if received by OMB within 30 days
of publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
NSF, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of NSF's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; or (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
National Science Foundation, 725-17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of
the submission may be obtained by calling (703) 292-7556.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimption, NSF Reports
Clearance Officer at (703) 292-7556 or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment: On April 22, 2005, we published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 20937) a 60-day notice of our intent to request renewal of this
information collection authority from OMB. In that notice, we solicited
public comments for 60 days ending June 21, 2005. One comment was
received from the public notice. The comment came from B. Sachau of
Floram Park, NJ., via e-mail on April 30, 2005. Ms. Sachau had no
specific suggestions for altering the data collection, other than to
express a desire for it to end.
Response: NSF believes that because the comment does not pertain to
the collection of information or the required forms for which NSF is
seeking OMB approval, NSF is proceeding with the clearance request.
Title of Collection: Cross-Project Evaluation of The National
Science Foundation's Local Systemic Change Through Teacher Enhancement
Program (LSC).
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0161.
Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests a three-
year extension for evaluation and data collection (e.g., surveys and
interviews) from participants in projects funded by the Local Systemic
Change (LSC) through Teacher Enhancement (TE) program. This recurring
study or ``Cross-Project Evaluation'' was most recently approved
through July 2005 (OMB 345-0161). The LSC program is a large-scale
effort to modify the nature of teacher in-service training (also called
professional development) provided to science and mathematics teachers
in a large number of school districts across the United States. NSF
provided each individual project with a grant(s) of up to $6 million.
Data collection from the NSF-funded LSC projects has been going on
for a long number of years. The surveys and interview protocols are
part of a longitudinal data collection used for program-wide monitoring
and evaluation of the remaining LSC projects. The universe of LSC
projects the last time this collection was renewed was 72. The current
universe for this study of LSC projects is 15. NSF does not
anticipating making new project awards under the LSC program. As in the
past each of the projects will administer teacher and principal
questionnaires (surveys) at appropriate times during the school year
based on each the evaluation's design.
Horizon Research, Inc. maintains survey responses in a database
designed to provide information and reports on LSC projects for
individual project accountability and for overall assessment to help
NSF judge program effectiveness. Horizon's data analysis and reports
are useful both to the projects themselves for self-assessments and to
the NSF in order to help to measure the LSC program's performance. In
particular, NSF uses these data 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).
Horizon's reports to NSF deal with the characteristics and
performance of the LSC program and include tables and charts generated
from the database. The LSC study's broad questions addressed by data
analysis include (but are not limited to):
What is the impact of the LSC projects on science and mathematics
curriculum, instruction, and assessment? How do participant reports of
instructional practice change over the course of the LSC projects? How
do participant reports of assessment practice change over the course of
the projects? How do teacher and principal beliefs about effective
science and mathematics instruction change over the course of the NSF-
funding for the projects? What is the overall quality of the
professional development activities? How do participants rate various
aspects of professional development experiences provided by the
projects? What is the extent of teacher involvement in these projects?
Respondents: Individuals or households, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5650.
Burden on the Public: 1870 hours.
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Dated: July 27, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 05-15225 Filed 8-1-05; 8:45 am]
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