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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police
Public Contact Survey.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Not applicable. Survey will
be conducted in computer-assisted
personal interviewing (CAPI)
environment. Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Eligible respondents
to the survey must be age 16 or older.
The Police Public Contact Survey
fulfills the mandate set forth by the
Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to collect,
evaluate, and publish data on the use of
excessive force by law enforcement
personnel. The survey will be
conducted as a supplement to the
National Crime Victimization Survey in
all sample households for a six (6)
month period. Other: None.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: A total of approximately
74,317 persons will be eligible for the
PPCS questions during July through
December 2008. Of the 74,317 persons,
we expect approximately 80 percent or
59,231 persons will complete a PPCS
interview. Of those persons interviewed
for the PPCS, we estimate
approximately 81.5 percent or 48,272
persons will complete only the first two
(contact screener questions) survey
questions. The estimated time to read
the introductory statement and
administer the first two contact screener
questions to the respondents is
approximately .025 hours (1.5 minutes)
per person. Furthermore, we estimate
that the remaining 18.5 percent of the
interviewed persons or 10,958 persons
will report contact with the police. The
estimated time required to ask the
detailed questions regarding the nature
of the contact is estimated to take an
average of .167 hours (10 minutes).
Respondents will be asked to respond to
this survey only once during the six
month period.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total respondent burden
is approximately 3,037 hours.
If Additional Information is Required
Contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
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Dated: October 23, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA,
Department of Justice.
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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts;
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
The National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA) has submitted the following
public information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35]. Copies of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Sunil Iyengar via telephone
at 202–682–5424 (this is not a toll-free
number) or e-mail at
research@arts.endow.gov. Individuals
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who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call 202–
682–5496 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Comments should be sent to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
National Endowment for the Arts, Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202–
395–7316, within 30 days from the date
of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Agency: National Endowment for the
Arts.
Title: The Big Read Audio Guide
Distribution Project.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Public libraries.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
13,965.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3.5
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 825.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): 0.
Description: The National Endowment
for the Arts plans to conduct an
evaluation to assess the Big Read Audio
Guide Distribution Project. The Big
Read is an initiative of the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in
partnership with the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
and in cooperation with Arts Midwest,
designed to revitalize the role of
literature in American popular culture
by providing citizens with the
opportunity to read and discuss a single
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book of fiction within their
communities. This evaluation is aimed
at assessing the distribution of Big Read
Audio Guides to 16,500 public libraries
across the U.S. The activities include
collecting uniform data from all libraries
receiving the audio guides and still keep
data collection burdens to a minimum.
ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National
Endowment for the Arts, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616,
Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone
(202) 682–5424 (this is not a toll-free
number), fax 202/682–5677.
Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services, National
Endowment for the Arts.
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In the Matter of Arizona Public Service
Company; Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station; Confirmatory
Order Modifying License (Effective
Immediately)
I
Arizona Public Service Company
(APS) (Licensee) is the holder of reactor
operating licenses, License Nos. NPF–
41, NPF–51, NPF–74, issued by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
or Commission), pursuant to 10 CFR
Part 50, on June 6, 1985, April 24, 1986,
and November 25, 1987. The licenses
authorize the operation of Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) in
accordance with conditions specified
therein. The facility is located on the
Licensee’s site in Buckeye, Arizona.
This Confirmatory Order is the result of
an agreement reached during an
alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
mediation session conducted on August
27, 2007.
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On November 20, 2006, the NRC
Office of Investigations (OI) began an
investigation (OI Case No. 4–2007–009)
at PVNGS. As a result of the staff’s
review of the information, the NRC was
concerned that a senior reactor operator
(SRO), stationed as a reactor operator,
appeared to have engaged in deliberate
misconduct. Specifically, on November
8, 2006, the SRO had mistakenly
entered an incorrect blowdown constant
into the plant computer and
subsequently attempted to conceal the
mistake by falsifying the blowdown
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record. The NRC’s preliminary findings
were discussed in a letter to APS dated
July 12, 2007. That letter identified an
apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.9 that
was being considered for escalated
enforcement action, and identified the
NRC’s concern that the SRO actions may
have involved willfulness in the form of
deliberate misconduct. A predecisional
enforcement conference had been
scheduled to discuss the apparent
violation. However, prior to the
conference, APS requested ADR in an
attempt to resolve the issue. ADR is a
general term encompassing various
techniques for resolving conflict outside
of court using a neutral third party. The
technique that the NRC has decided to
employ is mediation.
On August 27, 2007, the NRC and
APS met in an ADR session mediated by
a professional mediator, arranged
through Cornell University’s Institute on
Conflict Resolution. At the conclusion
of the ADR session, APS and the NRC
did reach an Agreement in Principle.
This Confirmatory Order is issued
pursuant to the agreement reached
during the ADR process.
III
During that ADR session, a
preliminary settlement agreement was
reached. Pursuant to the NRC’s
Alternative Dispute Resolution program
(ADR), the following are the terms and
conditions agreed upon in principle by
APS and the NRC relating to the issues
described in the NRC’s letter to APS
dated July 12, 2007.
Whereas, APS and the NRC agree that
there were two issues: (1) A licensed
operator failed to self-report an error he
made in entering data into a plant
computer, and subsequently he
attempted to conceal his error, and (2)
a failure by APS to promptly notify
other licensees of a potential access
authorization issue with respect to this
individual, in violation of NRC
requirements;
Whereas, the actions of this licensed
operator, though unacceptable, were of
very low significance from a nuclear
safety perspective;
Whereas, the actions of this licensed
operator were identified by APS and
APS promptly informed the NRC;
Whereas the access authorization
issue is of very low safety significance;
Whereas, APS has completed
corrective actions to address the issues
described in the July 12, 2007, letter
issued by the NRC to APS, including
actions to correct the initial error made
by the plant licensed operator, to reduce
the likelihood of similar errors in the
future, to improve Independent
Verifications, to further improve the
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safety culture in the plant Operations
Department, and to improve APS’
processes for ensuring that pertinent
information regarding personnel access
authorization is appropriately
communicated to other nuclear power
plant licensees; and
Whereas, these terms and conditions
shall not be binding on either party
until memorialized in a confirmatory
order issued by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to APS relating to this
matter.
APS planned to complete additional
corrective and improvement actions
with respect to these issues, and agrees
to take the following actions, which will
be included in a Confirmatory Order
from the NRC to APS:
1. APS will develop training on these
issues, using a case study. The training
will focus on the importance of selfreporting errors, the importance of
performing good independent
verifications, and deterring individuals
from concealing mistakes. APS will
provide this training to its Operations
Department within 6 months of the date
of the Confirmatory Order.
2. APS will perform assessments of its
independent verification processes in
the Operations and Maintenance
Departments. The assessments will be
completed within 12 months of the date
of the Confirmatory Order, and
applicable actions resulting from the
assessment will be tracked for
completion. In addition, within this
same time period, APS will incorporate
in a Quality Assurance (QA) audit plan
a follow-up assessment to ensure the
actions to improve the independent
verification processes were effective.
3. Within 12 months of the date of
this Confirmatory Order, APS will
provide training on both issues
identified above to its leaders and
managers. The intent of this training
will be to focus leaders and managers on
the importance of balancing
accountability with encouraging
workers to self-report errors and on the
importance of communicating this with
their workers, and on ensuring that
potential access authorization issues are
promptly addressed.
4. Within 12 months of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, APS will utilize the
case study identified in Item 3 in
evaluating its training for new leaders
with a goal towards ensuring that new
leaders are sensitized to balancing
accountability with encouraging
workers to self-report errors, on the
importance of communicating this with
their workers, and on ensuring that
potential access authorization issues are
promptly addressed.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts; Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the
following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35]. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may
be obtained by contacting Sunil Iyengar via telephone at 202-682-5424
(this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail at research@arts.endow.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD)
may call 202-682-5496 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday
through Friday.
Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the
Arts, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, 202-395-7316, within 30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is particularly
interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity
of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
Title: The Big Read Audio Guide Distribution Project.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Public libraries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,965.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3.5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 825.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): 0.
Description: The National Endowment for the Arts plans to conduct
an evaluation to assess the Big Read Audio Guide Distribution Project.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) and in cooperation with Arts Midwest, designed to revitalize the
role of literature in American popular culture by providing citizens
with the opportunity to read and discuss a single
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book of fiction within their communities. This evaluation is aimed at
assessing the distribution of Big Read Audio Guides to 16,500 public
libraries across the U.S. The activities include collecting uniform
data from all libraries receiving the audio guides and still keep data
collection burdens to a minimum.
ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, Washington, DC 20506-0001,
telephone (202) 682-5424 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202/682-
5677.
Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. E7-21165 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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