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information collection request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
including, among other things, a
description of the likely respondents,
proposed frequency of response, and
estimated total burden may be obtained
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King
on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) and e-mail
king.darrin@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send written comments on or before
March 17, 2008 to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: Katherine Astrich, Desk Officer for
the Veterans’ Employment Training
Service, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, e-mail
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. In
order to ensure the appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference the OMB Control Number (see
below).
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
(1) 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Title: Federal Contractor Veterans’
Report VETS–100/VETS–100A.
OMB Control Number: 1293–0005.
Agency Form Numbers: VETS–100
and VETS–100A.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,000.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
156,200.
Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $0.
Description: The Vietnam Era
Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act
of 1974 (‘‘VEVRAA’’), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d),
requires Federal contractors and
subcontractors subject to the Act’s
affirmative action provisions in 38
U.S.C. 4212(a) to track and report
annually to the Secretary of Labor the
number of employees in their
workforces, by job category and hiring
location, who belong to the specified
categories of covered veterans. The
regulations set forth in 41 CFR part 61–
250 currently require contractors to use
the Federal Contractor Veterans’
Employment Report VETS–100 (‘‘VETS–
100 Report’’) form for reporting
information on the number of covered
veterans in their workforces. The part
61–250 regulations and the VETS–100
Report apply to contractors with
contracts that were entered into before
December 1, 2003.
The Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) (Pub.
L. 107–288), which was enacted in
2002, amended VEVRAA by making two
changes to the reporting requirements
applicable to contracts entered into on
or after December 1, 2003. The JVA
amendments: (1) Increased from $25,000
to $100,000, the dollar amount of the
contract that subjects a Federal
contractor to the requirement to report
on veterans’ employment; and (2)
changed the categories of covered
veterans under VEVRAA, and thus the
categories of veterans that contractors
are required to track and report on
annually.
VETS published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) published on
August 8, 2006, (71 FR 44945), to
implement the changes made by JVA to
the VEVRAA reporting requirements.
The NPRM proposed to adopt a new set
of regulations that would be codified in
a new 41 CFR part 61–300. In addition,
the NPRM proposed to adopt a new
form for reporting the information on
veterans’ employment required by the
JVA amendments and name it the
Federal Contractor Veterans’
Employment Report VETS–100A. The
part 60–300 regulations and the VETS–
100A Report will apply to contractors
with contracts that were entered into or
modified on or after December 1, 2003.
The information collected is to be used
by the Department of Labor for
compliance monitoring. For additional
information, see related notice
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published on October 2, 2007 at 72 FR
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Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB) announces that it is planning to
submit a request for a three-year
extension of an Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting this ICR to OMB for review
and approval, MSPB is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of its
information collection activities as
described below.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information to Dr.
Dee Ann Batten, Merit Systems
Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann
Batten at (202) 653–6772, ext. 1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from
OMB for each collection of information
they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB
intends to ask for a three-year renewal
of its Generic Clearance Request for
Voluntary Customer Surveys, OMB
Control No. 3124–0012. Executive Order
12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service
Standards,’’ mandates that agencies
identify their customers and survey
them to determine the kind and quality
of services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.
In this regard, we are soliciting
comments on the public reporting
burden. The reporting burden for the
collection of information on this request
is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to
30 minutes, with an average of 15
minutes, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information.
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In the estimated annual reporting
burden listed below, the reason that the
annual number of respondents differs
from the number of total annual
responses is that the latter figure
assumes a 60% response rate. Our
experience has been that fewer than
60% of those invited to participate in
our voluntary customer surveys avail
themselves of that opportunity.
In addition, the MSPB invites
comments on (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of MSPB’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of MSPB’s estimate of
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
5 CFR parts
Annual
number of
respondents
Frequency
per response
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
(average)
Total hours
1201, 1208, and 1209 ..........................................................
2,500
1
1,500
0.25
375
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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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.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Continue an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request renewal 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 an 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 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by April 15, 2008 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 by e-mail
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230;
telephone 703–292–7556; or send e-mail
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
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Title of Collection: National Science
Foundation Science Honorary Awards.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0035.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2008.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to continue an information
collection for three years.
Abstract: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) administers several
honorary awards, among them the
President’s National Medal of Science,
the Alan T. Waterman Award, the NSB
Vannevar Bush Award, and the NSB
Public Service Award.
In 2003, to comply with E-government
requirements, the nomination processes
were converted to electronic submission
through the National Science
Foundation’s (NSF) FastLane system.
Individuals can now prepare
nominations and references through
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards.
First-time users must register on the
Fastlane Web site using the link found
in the upper right-hand corner above the
‘‘Log In’’ box before accessing any of the
honorary award categories.
Use of the Information: The
Foundation has the following honorary
award programs:
• President’s National Medal of
Science. Statutory authority for the
President’s National Medal of Science is
contained in 42 U.S.C. 1881 (Pub. L. 86–
209), which established the award and
stated that
‘‘(t)he President shall * * * award the Medal
on the recommendations received from the
National Academy of Sciences or on the basis
of such other information and evidence as
* * * appropriate.’’
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Subsequently, Executive Order 10961
specified procedures for the Award by
establishing a National Medal of Science
Committee which would ‘‘receive
recommendations made by any other
nationally representative scientific or
engineering organization.’’ On the basis
of these recommendations, the
Committee was directed to select its
candidates and to forward its
recommendations to the President.
In 1962, to comply with these
directives, the Committee initiated a
solicitation form letter to invite these
nominations. In 1979, the Committee
initiated a nomination form as an
attachment to the solicitation letter. A
slightly modified version of the
nomination form was used in 1980.
The Committee established the
following guidelines for selection of
candidates:
1. Principal criterion: The total impact of
an individual’s work on the current state of
physical, biological, mathematical,
engineering or social and behavioral
sciences.
2. Achievements of an unusually
significant nature in relation to the potential
effects on the development of scientific
thought.
3. Unusually distinguished service in the
general advancement of science and
engineering, especially when accompanied
by substantial contributions to the content of
science. Recognition by peers within the
scientific community.
4. Contributions to innovation and
industry.
5. Influence on education through
publications, teaching activities, outreach,
mentoring, etc.
6. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent
resident who has applied for citizenship.
In 2003, the Committee changed the
active period of eligibility to three years,
including the year of nomination. After
that time, candidates must be
renominated with a new nomination
package for them to be considered by
the Committee.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S.
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announces that it is planning to
submit a request for a three-year extension of an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and approval, MSPB is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of its information collection
activities as described below.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Dr. Dee Ann Batten, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten at (202) 653-6772, ext. 1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a
three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary
Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124-0012. Executive Order 12862,
``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' mandates that agencies identify
their customers and survey them to determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing
services.
In this regard, we are soliciting comments on the public reporting
burden. The reporting burden for the collection of information on this
request is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, with an
average of 15 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
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In the estimated annual reporting burden listed below, the reason that
the annual number of respondents differs from the number of total
annual responses is that the latter figure assumes a 60% response rate.
Our experience has been that fewer than 60% of those invited to
participate in our voluntary customer surveys avail themselves of that
opportunity.
In addition, the MSPB invites comments on (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
MSPB's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB's estimate of burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Hours per
5 CFR parts Annual number Frequency per Total annual response Total hours
of respondents response responses (average)
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1201, 1208, and 1209............................................... 2,500 1 1,500 0.25 375
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William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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