U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee, 29003-29004 [E7-9839]

Download as PDF pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 23, 2007 / Notices 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 by 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: Title of Collection: FY 2007 and FY 2009 Survey for Science and Engineering Research Facilities. Expiration Date of Approval: April 31, 2006. 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[FR Doc. 07–2550 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–M NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee Notice of open stakeholder Webcast meeting. ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces the third of a series of open stakeholder webcast meetings sponsored by the Grants Policy Committee (GPC) of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council. DATES: The GPC will hold a webcast meeting on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 from 2–3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The Webcast will be broadcasted live. ADDRESSES: The GPC June 19 Webcast meeting will be broadcasted from and held in Room B–180 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating is limited—the first 50 people to respond and receive confirmation of the response can be part of the live audience. Both federal and non-federal employees must R.S.V.P. to reserve your seat by contacting Charisse CarneyNunes at GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. All who have reserved seating must arrive at the HUD building fifteen minutes prior to broadcast (arrive on the North side of the building). You must have a photo ID to gain access and will have to go through the security screening. The GPC encourages non-federal organizations PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29003 staffs and members to attend the meeting in person or via Webcast. Overview: The subject of this webcast meeting will be grant life cycle changes: data and reporting requirements and impacts on awardee and federal communities, policies, and planning. Specifically, the Webcast goals are to: (1) To raise awareness in the stakeholder community about new legislation concerning transparency and accountability and the effects it will have on stakeholder federal assistance funding cycle, data and reporting requirements, policies and planning; and (2) to share information about the GPC’s long-term planning and prioritization efforts and to receive input from stakeholders to inform a draft plan. Further Information About the GPC Webcast: Questions on the Webcast should be directed to Charisse CarneyNunes, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230; e-mail, GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. Information and materials that pertain to this webcast meeting, including the call-in telephone number and the agenda will be posted on the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative (FGSI) Web site at https://www.grants.gov/ aboutgrants/grants_news.jsp under ‘‘June 19 Meeting Materials.’’ The link to view the Webcast will be posted on this site, along with Webcast instructions. After the meeting, a link to its recording will be posted on the FGSI Web site for at least 90 days. Comments Submission Information: You may submit comments during the Webcast meeting via telephone or email. The call-in telephone number, which may be used only during the live Webcast, is 202–708–0995. The e-mail address for comments, which should be used only during the Webcast is HUDTV@HUD.GOV. The e-mail address for comments after the Webcast is GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. You may submit after Webcast comments via e-mail through close of business Tuesday, July 3, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Webcast meeting has been made possible by the cooperation of the National Science Foundation, HUD, and the GPC. Purpose of the Webcast meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to raise awareness in the stakeholder community about new legislation. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed into law in September 2006, and requires the full disclosure of entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year 2007. E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 29004 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 23, 2007 / Notices Specifically, the law requires that the Federal government create and maintain a single searchable Web site, accessible by the public at no cost to access, that includes specific data elements about most federal awards. Understanding this new legislation is extremely important to all GPC stakeholders because ultimately this law will apply to most awardees and sub-awardees, and federal agencies will require awardees to provide much of the needed data as a condition of receiving federal financial assistance. Secondarily, the purpose of the webcast meeting is to inform stakeholders about the GPC’s long-term planning and prioritization efforts and to receive input from stakeholders to inform a draft plan that will include both GPC’s mission and vision, as well as a listing of GPC priorities as they relate to ongoing activities connected to the FGSI. Meeting structure and agenda: The June 19 Webcast meeting will have the following structure and agenda: (1) Welcome by the host agency; (2) Overview of the FFATA by the Chair of the GPC; (3) Overview of the GPC’s long-term planning and proposed priorities by the Chair of the GPC; and (4) Participants’ discussion, questions and comments. Background: Background about the FGSI is set forth in the Federal Register published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54098). I. Introduction The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting a workshop to discuss issues of interest pertaining to the regulation of NRC-regulated fuel cycle facilities. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss various issues of the regulatory program related to the update of 10 CFR part 70. The specific issues to be discussed are 10 CFR part 70, Appendix A reportability of incidents, digital control systems, enforcement policy revisions, uranium solubility issues. The workshop will be held in Rockville, Maryland, at the NRC’s Executive Boulevard Building, located at 6003 Executive Boulevard and will be open to the public. We are expecting that NRC staff, licensees and certificate holders, and other interested parties and stakeholders will be making presentations on these issues of interest, with opportunity for followup discussion on each subject. II. Dates and Location Date: June 14, 2007. 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Executive Boulevard Building, 6003 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. III. Contact Dated: May 17, 2007. Thomas Cooley, Chair, Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council. [FR Doc. E7–9839 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] James Smith, Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Special Projects Branch, Mail Stop: T8F42, 301–415– 6459, Fax: 301–415–5370, e-mail: jas4@nrc.gov. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P IV. Further Information NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Notice of Public Meeting for Fuel Cycle Facilities Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Public Meeting Notice. AGENCY: pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Smith, Project Manager, Technical Support Section, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20005– 0001. Telephone: (301) 415–6459; fax number: (301) 415–5370; e-mail: jas4@nrc.gov. The document related to this action is available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The ADAMS accession number for the document related to this notice is provided in the following table. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the document located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of May 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 May 22, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Margie Kotzolas, Acting Chief, Technical Support Branch, Special Projects and Technical Support Directorate, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. E7–9923 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Notice of Availability of Model Safety Evaluation and Model License Amendment Request on Technical Specification Improvement Regarding Use of the Improved Banked Position Withdrawal Sequence for General Electric Boiling Water Reactors Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the staff of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model license amendment request (LAR), model safety evaluation (SE), and model proposed no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) determination related to changes to Standard Technical Specification (STS) 3.1.6, ‘‘Rod Pattern Control,’’ and STS 3.3.2.1, ‘‘Control Rod Block Instrumentation’’ for NUREG–1433 and NUREG–1434. The proposed changes would revise the Technical Specifications (TS) and Bases for STS 3.1.6, ‘‘Rod Pattern Control,’’ and STS 3.3.2.1, ‘‘Control Rod Block Instrumentation’’ to allow licensees to use an improved control rod banked position withdrawal sequence (BPWS) when performing a reactor shutdown. In addition, the proposed changes would add a footnote to Table 3.3.2.1–1, ‘‘Control Rod Block Instrumentation’’ for NUREG–1433 and NUREG–1434. The requirements for implementing the improved BPWS are described in General Electric Licensing Topical Report (LTR) NEDO–33091–A, Revision 2, ‘‘Improved BPWS Control Rod Insertion Process,’’ dated July 2004. The General Electric Boiling Water Reactor Owner’s Group (BWROG) participants in the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) initially proposed these changes to the STS in TSTF–476, Revision 0, ‘‘Improved BPWS Control Rod Insertion Process (NEDO–33091).’’ TSTF–476, Revision 1 was submitted on January 9, 2007 and was later accepted by NRC. Hereafter, all references to TSTF–476 refer to TSTF–476, Revision 1, unless otherwise noted. Technical E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29003-29004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9839]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee

ACTION: Notice of open stakeholder Webcast meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third of a series of open 
stakeholder webcast meetings sponsored by the Grants Policy Committee 
(GPC) of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council.

DATES: The GPC will hold a webcast meeting on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 
from 2-3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The Webcast will be 
broadcasted live.

ADDRESSES: The GPC June 19 Webcast meeting will be broadcasted from and 
held in Room B-180 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating 
is limited--the first 50 people to respond and receive confirmation of 
the response can be part of the live audience. Both federal and non-
federal employees must R.S.V.P. to reserve your seat by contacting 
Charisse Carney-Nunes at GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. All who have reserved 
seating must arrive at the HUD building fifteen minutes prior to 
broadcast (arrive on the North side of the building). You must have a 
photo ID to gain access and will have to go through the security 
screening. The GPC encourages non-federal organizations staffs and 
members to attend the meeting in person or via Webcast.
    Overview: The subject of this webcast meeting will be grant life 
cycle changes: data and reporting requirements and impacts on awardee 
and federal communities, policies, and planning. Specifically, the 
Webcast goals are to: (1) To raise awareness in the stakeholder 
community about new legislation concerning transparency and 
accountability and the effects it will have on stakeholder federal 
assistance funding cycle, data and reporting requirements, policies and 
planning; and (2) to share information about the GPC's long-term 
planning and prioritization efforts and to receive input from 
stakeholders to inform a draft plan.
    Further Information About the GPC Webcast: Questions on the Webcast 
should be directed to Charisse Carney-Nunes, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230; e-mail, 
GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. Information and materials that pertain to this 
webcast meeting, including the call-in telephone number and the agenda 
will be posted on the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative (FGSI) Web 
site at https://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/grants_news.jsp under ``June 
19 Meeting Materials.'' The link to view the Webcast will be posted on 
this site, along with Webcast instructions. After the meeting, a link 
to its recording will be posted on the FGSI Web site for at least 90 
days.
    Comments Submission Information: You may submit comments during the 
Webcast meeting via telephone or e-mail. The call-in telephone number, 
which may be used only during the live Webcast, is 202-708-0995. The e-
mail address for comments, which should be used only during the Webcast 
is HUDTV@HUD.GOV. The e-mail address for comments after the Webcast is 
GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. You may submit after Webcast comments via e-mail 
through close of business Tuesday, July 3, 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Webcast meeting has been made possible 
by the cooperation of the National Science Foundation, HUD, and the 
GPC.
    Purpose of the Webcast meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to 
raise awareness in the stakeholder community about new legislation. The 
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed 
into law in September 2006, and requires the full disclosure of 
entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal 
year 2007.

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Specifically, the law requires that the Federal government create and 
maintain a single searchable Web site, accessible by the public at no 
cost to access, that includes specific data elements about most federal 
awards. Understanding this new legislation is extremely important to 
all GPC stakeholders because ultimately this law will apply to most 
awardees and sub-awardees, and federal agencies will require awardees 
to provide much of the needed data as a condition of receiving federal 
financial assistance.
    Secondarily, the purpose of the webcast meeting is to inform 
stakeholders about the GPC's long-term planning and prioritization 
efforts and to receive input from stakeholders to inform a draft plan 
that will include both GPC's mission and vision, as well as a listing 
of GPC priorities as they relate to ongoing activities connected to the 
FGSI.
    Meeting structure and agenda: The June 19 Webcast meeting will have 
the following structure and agenda:
    (1) Welcome by the host agency;
    (2) Overview of the FFATA by the Chair of the GPC;
    (3) Overview of the GPC's long-term planning and proposed 
priorities by the Chair of the GPC; and
    (4) Participants' discussion, questions and comments.
    Background: Background about the FGSI is set forth in the Federal 
Register published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54098).

    Dated: May 17, 2007.
Thomas Cooley,
Chair, Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer 
Council.
[FR Doc. E7-9839 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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