Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 54584-54585 [05-18298]
Download as PDF
54584
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2005 / Notices
for LEP persons to the recipient’s
programs and activities.
While all recipients must work
toward building systems that will
ensure access for LEP individuals, the
Endowment acknowledges that the
implementation of a comprehensive
system to serve LEP individuals is a
process and that a system will evolve
over time as it is implemented and
periodically reevaluated. As recipients
take reasonable steps to provide
meaningful access to federally assisted
programs and activities for LEP persons,
the Endowment will look favorably on
intermediate steps recipients take that
are consistent with this Guidance, and
that, as part of a broader
implementation plan or schedule, move
their service delivery system toward
providing full access to LEP persons.
This does not excuse noncompliance
but instead recognizes that full
compliance in all areas of a recipient’s
activities and for all potential language
minority groups may reasonably require
a series of implementing actions over a
period of time. However, in developing
any phased implementation schedule,
recipients should ensure that the
provision of appropriate assistance for
significant LEP populations or with
respect to activities having a significant
impact on the health, safety, legal rights,
or livelihood of beneficiaries is
addressed first. Recipients are
encouraged to document their efforts to
provide LEP persons with meaningful
access to federally assisted programs
and activities.
In cases where a recipient of federal
financial assistance from the
Endowment also receives assistance
from one or more other federal agencies,
there is no obligation to conduct and
document separate but identical
analyses and language assistance plans.
The Endowment, in discharging its
compliance and enforcement obligations
under Title VI, will look to analyses
performed and plans developed in
response to similar detailed LEP
guidance issued by other federal
agencies. Accordingly, as an adjunct to
this Guidance, recipients may, where
appropriate, also rely on guidance
issued by other agencies in discharging
their Title VI LEP obligations.
In determining a recipient entity’s
compliance with Title VI, the
Endowment’s primary concern is to
ensure that the entity’s policies and
procedures overcome barriers resulting
from language differences that would
deny LEP persons a meaningful
opportunity to participate in and access
programs, services, and benefits. A
recipient entity’s appropriate use of the
methods and options discussed in this
VerDate Aug<18>2005
15:03 Sep 14, 2005
Jkt 205001
policy guidance is viewed by the
Endowment as evidence of that entity’s
willingness to comply voluntarily with
its Title VI obligations.
Dated: August 22, 2005.
Murray Welsh,
Director of Administrative Services, National
Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 05–18320 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7537–01–P
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request clearance of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for no longer than 1 year.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by November 14, 2005
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(703) 292–7556; or sent 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. You may obtain a copy of the
data collection instrument and
instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Follow-on Study:
Evaluation of the Research Experiences
for Teachers (RET) Program,
Participants in FY 2004 and FY 2005
Awards.
OMB Number: 3145–0198.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2007.
Type of request: Renewal.
Abstract: Proposed Project: The
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
initiated the Research Experiences for
Teachers (RET) Supplements activity in
FY 2001 to be add-ons to active awards
PO 00000
Frm 00065
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
funded by ENG programs. The intent
was to build on the popular NSF-wide
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) Supplements
activity by providing opportunities for
K–12 teachers to conduct hands-on
experiences in the laboratories/facilities
of ENG-funded researchers. The
assumption was that, like
undergraduates, the teachers could
benefit from involvement in research
and direct exposure to the scientific
method, and they could transfer what
they learned into classroom activities.
Typically the supplements supported
one or two teachers. Beginning in FY
2002, ENG has also funded RET Site
awards, which are similar to REU Sites
in that NSF awards fund groups of
teachers to work with faculty members
at the same institution and to engage in
group activities related to the research.
In 2003, community college faculty
became eligible as participants in RET
awards. By design, all RET awards are
made to the university in whose
research the teachers participate.
The initial study of the program just
concluded focused on participants in
ENG-funded RET Supplement and Site
awards in 2001 through 2003. That
study resulted in modifications to the
RET program announcement for the FY
200 competition. The proposed followup study will be very similar to the
initial study and focus on teachers who
participated in RET during 2004 and
2005. The follow-on study will examine
how RET experiences have affected
participating teachers’ subsequent
teaching techniques, attitudes about
teaching, and professional development
activities. Outcomes and impacts
beyond the teachers’ own classrooms,
such as knowledge transfer activities,
formal partnerships formed between the
RET Principal Investigators (PIs)—the
awardees—and the teachers’ school
system/district will also be examined.
The first survey found that follow-up
interaction between PIs and teachers
were strongly related to reported
positive effects. Accordingly, the followup study will explore this aspect of the
experience in somewhat greater detail
that was done in the first survey. The
survey data collection will be done on
the World Wide Web as before.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 40 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Form: 600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 400 hours (600
respondents at 40 minutes per
response).
E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM
15SEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2005 / Notices
Frequency of Response: One time.
Dated: September 9, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 05–18298 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555–01–M
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–219]
American Energy Company, LLC
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station; Notice of Acceptance for
Docketing of the Application and
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
Regarding Renewal of Facility
Operating License No. DRP–16 for an
Additional 20-Year Period
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is considering application for the
renewal of Operating License No. DPR–
16, which authorizes the AmerGen
Energy Company, LLC, to operate the
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
at 1930 megawatts (MWt) thermal. The
renewed license would authorize the
applicant to operate the Oyster Creek
Nuclear Generating Station for an
additional 20 years beyond the period
specified in the current license. The
current Operating License for the Oyster
Creek Nuclear Generating Station
expires on April 9, 2009.
The Commission’s staff has received
an application dated July 22, 2005, from
AmerGen Energy Company, LLC,
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the
operating license number DPR–16 for
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station. A Notice of Receipt and
Availability of the license renewal
application, ‘‘AmerGen Energy
Company, LLC; Oyster Creek Nuclear
Generating Station; Notice of Receipt
and Availability of Application for
Renewal Facility Operating License No.
DPR–16 for an Additional 20-Year
Period,’’ was published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2005 (70 FR
44940).
The Commission’s staff has
determined that AmerGen Energy
Company, LLC has submitted sufficient
information in accordance with 10 CFR
54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c)
that is acceptable for docketing. The
current Docket No. 50–219 for Operating
License No. DPR–16 will be retained.
The docketing of the renewal
application does not preclude
requesting additional information as the
review proceeds, nor does it predict
VerDate Aug<18>2005
15:03 Sep 14, 2005
Jkt 205001
whether the Commission will grant or
deny the application.
Before issuance of each requested
renewed license, the NRC will have
made the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s rules
and regulations. In accordance with 10
CFR 54.29, the NRC will issue a
renewed license on the basis of its
review if it finds that actions have been
identified and have been or will be
taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
effects of aging during the period of
extended operation on the functionality
of structures and components that have
been identified as requiring aging
management review, and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been
identified as requiring review, such that
there is reasonable assurance that the
activities authorized by the renewed
license will continue to be conducted in
accordance with the current licensing
basis (CLB), and that any changes made
to the plant’s CLB comply with the Act
and the Commission’s regulations.
Additionally, in accordance with 10
CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an
environmental impact statement that is
a supplement to the Commission’s
NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal
of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated May
1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as
part of the environmental scoping
process, the staff intends to hold a
public scoping meeting. Detailed
information regarding this meeting will
be the subject of a separate Federal
Register notice.
Within 60 days after the date of
publication of this Federal Register
Notice, the applicant may file a request
for a hearing, and any person whose
interest may be affected by this
proceeding and who wishes to
participate as a party in the proceeding
must file a written request for a hearing
and a petition for leave to intervene
with respect to the renewal of the
licenses. Requests for a hearing and a
petition for leave to intervene shall be
filed in accordance with the
Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for
Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10
CFR part 2. Interested persons should
consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309,
which is available at the Commission’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, First Floor, Rockville,
Maryland 20852 and is accessible from
the Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
PO 00000
Frm 00066
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
54585
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC’s PDR reference staff by telephone
at 1–800–397–4209, or by e-mail at
pdr@nrc.gov. If a request for a hearing/
petition for leave to intervene is filed
within the 60-day period, the
Commission or a presiding officer
designated by the Commission or by the
Chief Administrative Judge of the
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel will rule on the request/petition;
and the Secretary or the Chief
Administrative Judge of the Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board will issue a
notice of a hearing or an appropriate
order. In the event that no request for a
hearing/petition for leave to intervene is
filed within the 60-day period, the NRC
may, upon completion of its evaluations
and upon making the findings required
under 10 CFR parts 51 and 54, renew
the license without further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a
petition for leave to intervene shall set
forth with particularity the interest of
the petitioner in the proceeding, and
how that interest may be affected by the
results of the proceeding, taking into
consideration the limited scope of
matters that may be considered
pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54. The
petition must specifically explain the
reasons why intervention should be
permitted with particular reference to
the following factors: (1) The nature of
the requestor’s/petitioner’s right under
the Act to be made a party to the
proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of
the requestor’s/petitioner’s property,
financial, or other interest in the
proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of
any decision or order which may be
entered in the proceeding on the
requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The
petition must also set forth the specific
contentions which the petitioner/
requestor seeks to have litigated at the
proceeding.
Each contention must consist of a
specific statement of the issue of law or
fact to be raised or controverted. In
addition, the requestor/petitioner shall
provide a brief explanation of the bases
of each contention and a concise
statement of the alleged facts or the
expert opinion that supports the
contention on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the
contention at the hearing. The
requestor/petitioner must also provide
references to those specific sources and
documents of which the requestor/
petitioner is aware and on which the
requestor/petitioner intends to rely to
establish those facts or expert opinion.
The requestor/petitioner must provide
sufficient information to show that a
genuine dispute exists with the
E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM
15SEN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54584-54585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18298]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of
this collection for no longer than 1 year.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by November 14,
2005 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292-7556; or sent 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. You may obtain a copy of the data collection instrument and
instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Follow-on Study: Evaluation of the Research
Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program, Participants in FY 2004 and FY
2005 Awards.
OMB Number: 3145-0198.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2007.
Type of request: Renewal.
Abstract: Proposed Project: The Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
initiated the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplements
activity in FY 2001 to be add-ons to active awards funded by ENG
programs. The intent was to build on the popular NSF-wide Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements activity by providing
opportunities for K-12 teachers to conduct hands-on experiences in the
laboratories/facilities of ENG-funded researchers. The assumption was
that, like undergraduates, the teachers could benefit from involvement
in research and direct exposure to the scientific method, and they
could transfer what they learned into classroom activities. Typically
the supplements supported one or two teachers. Beginning in FY 2002,
ENG has also funded RET Site awards, which are similar to REU Sites in
that NSF awards fund groups of teachers to work with faculty members at
the same institution and to engage in group activities related to the
research. In 2003, community college faculty became eligible as
participants in RET awards. By design, all RET awards are made to the
university in whose research the teachers participate.
The initial study of the program just concluded focused on
participants in ENG-funded RET Supplement and Site awards in 2001
through 2003. That study resulted in modifications to the RET program
announcement for the FY 200 competition. The proposed follow-up study
will be very similar to the initial study and focus on teachers who
participated in RET during 2004 and 2005. The follow-on study will
examine how RET experiences have affected participating teachers'
subsequent teaching techniques, attitudes about teaching, and
professional development activities. Outcomes and impacts beyond the
teachers' own classrooms, such as knowledge transfer activities, formal
partnerships formed between the RET Principal Investigators (PIs)--the
awardees--and the teachers' school system/district will also be
examined. The first survey found that follow-up interaction between PIs
and teachers were strongly related to reported positive effects.
Accordingly, the follow-up study will explore this aspect of the
experience in somewhat greater detail that was done in the first
survey. The survey data collection will be done on the World Wide Web
as before.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 40 minutes per response.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per Form: 600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 400 hours (600
respondents at 40 minutes per response).
[[Page 54585]]
Frequency of Response: One time.
Dated: September 9, 2005.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 05-18298 Filed 9-14-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-M