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the NATO ASI Travel Awards Program.
The following describes the procedures
for the administration of the
Foundation’s NATO Advanced Study
Institute (ASI) Travel Awards, which
provide travel support for a number of
U.S. graduate students to attend the
ASIs scheduled for Europe.
• ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE
DETERMINATION
Once NATO has notified DGE that the
schedule of institutes is final, and DGE
has received the descriptions of each
institute, DGE determines which
institutes NSF will support. The ASI
travel award program supports those
institutes that offer instruction in the
STEM fields traditionally supported by
NSF as published in Guide to Programs.
The program will not support
institutes that deal with clinical topics,
biomedical topics, or topics that have
disease-related goals. Examples of areas
of research that will not be considered
are epidemiology; toxicology; the
development or testing of drugs or
procedures for their use; diagnosis or
treatment of physical or mental disease,
abnormality, or malfunction in human
beings or animals; and animal models of
such conditions. However, the program
does support institutes that involve
research in bioengineering, with
diagnosis or treatment-related goals that
apply engineering principles to
problems in biology and medicine while
advancing engineering knowledge. The
program also supports bioengineering
topics that aid persons with disabilities.
Program officers from other Divisions in
NSF will be contacted should scientific
expertise outside of DGE be required in
the determination process.
• SOLICITATION FOR
NOMINATIONS
Following the final determination as
to which Advanced Study Institutes
NSF will support, DGE contacts each
institute director to ask for a list of up
to 5 nominations to be considered for
NSF travel support.
• DGE/EHR CONTACT WITH THE
INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED
Each individual who is nominated by
a director will be sent the rules of
eligibility, information about the
amount of funding available, and the
forms (NSF Form 1379, giving our
Division of Financial Management
(DFM) electronic banking information;
NSF Form 1310 (already cleared), and
NSF Form 192 (Application for
International Travel Grant)) necessary
for our application process.
• THE FUNDING PROCESS
Once an applicant has been selected
to receive NSF travel award support, his
or her application is sent to DFM for
funding. DFM electronically transfers
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the amount of $1000 into the bank or
other financial institution account
identified by the awardee.
Our plan is to have the $1000 directly
deposited into the awardee’s account
prior to the purchase of their airline
ticket. An electronic message to the
awardee states that NSF is providing
support in the amount of $1000 for
transportation and miscellaneous
expenses. The letter also states that the
award is subject to the conditions in
F.L. 27, Attachment to International
Travel Grant, which states the U.S. flagcarrier policy.
As a follow-up, each ASI director may
be asked to verify whether all NSF
awardees attended the institute. If an
awardee is identified as not utilizing the
funds as prescribed, we contact the
awardee to retrieve the funds. However,
if our efforts are not successful, we will
forward the awardee’s name to the
Division of Grants and Agreements
(DGA), which has procedures to deal
with that situation.
We also ask the awardee to submit a
final report on an NSF Form 250, which
we provide as an attachment to the
electronic award message.
• SELECTION OF AWARDEES
The criteria used to select NSF
Advanced Study Institute travel
awardees are as follows:
1. The applicant is an advanced
graduate student.
2. We shall generally follow the order
of the nominations, listed by the
director of the institute, within priority
level.
3. Those who have not attended an
ASI in the past will have a higher
priority than those who have.
4. Nominees from different
institutions and research groups have
higher priority than those from the same
institution or research group. (Typically,
no more than one person is invited from
a school or from a research group.)
Use of the Information: For NSF Form
192, information will be used in order
to verify eligibility and qualifications for
the award. For NSF Form 250,
information will be used to verify
attendance at Advanced Study Institute
and will be included in Division
reports.
Estimate of Burden: Form 192—1.5
hours. Form 250—2 hours.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Award: 150 responses, broken down as
follows: For NSF Form 250, 75
respondents; for NSF Form 192, 75
respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 262.5 hours, broken down
by 150 hours for NSF Form 250 (2 hours
per 75 respondents); and 112.5 hours for
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NSF Form 192 (1.5 hours per 75
respondents).
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; 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.
Dated: May 6, 2008.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD
Proposed Information Collection
Activity: Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request
National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NTSB is announcing that
it has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This ICR
describes a voluntary web site that the
NTSB proposes to use to obtain
feedback from the public regarding the
NTSB Web site. This Notice informs the
public that they may submit comments
concerning the NTSB’s proposed
collection of information to the NTSB
Desk Officer at the OMB.
DATES: Submit written comments
regarding this proposed collection of
information by June 9, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Respondents may submit
written comments on the collection of
information to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for the National
Transportation Safety Board,
Washington, DC 20503.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Christine Fortin, NTSB Office of Chief
Information Officer, at (202) 314–6607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the NTSB previously
published a Notice in the Federal
Register indicating its proposal to
collect feedback concerning its public
Web site, and sought comments from
the public concerning this proposed
ICR. The NTSB did not receive any
comments. At this juncture, in
accordance with OMB regulations that
require this additional Notice for
proposed ICRs, the NTSB seeks to notify
the public that it may submit comments
on this proposed ICR to OMB. 5 CFR
1320.10(a).
The NTSB Online Customer
Satisfaction Survey will seek the
public’s feedback regarding a variety of
aspects of the current NTSB Web site. In
particular, the survey will solicit
feedback concerning the public’s
satisfaction with the content of
information on the Web site, as well as
the presentation and organization of
information that is available on the
NTSB Web site. The survey will also ask
the public for opinions regarding the
overall utility of certain categories of the
existing Web site. The survey will also
seek responses to questions concerning
ways to improve the Web site, such as
whether the public would find it helpful
to include certain information. In
addition, the survey will seek general
comments regarding ways the NTSB can
improve its Web site. Finally, the survey
will inquire into whether respondents
are affiliated with a particular group,
industry, or profession, and how often
respondents visit the NTSB Web site.
Respondents’ participation in the
survey is voluntary. The survey will
only be available on the NTSB Web site,
and the NTSB has carefully reviewed
the survey to ensure that it has used
plain, coherent, and unambiguous
terminology in its requests for
information and feedback. The survey is
not duplicative of other agencies’
collections of information. The survey
will consist of seven questions, and
imposes minimal burden on
respondents: the NTSB estimates that
respondents will spend approximately
10 minutes in completing the survey.
The NTSB estimates that approximately
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100 respondents will participate in the
survey.
Dated: May 2, 2008.
Vicky D’Onofrio,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD
Agenda; Sunshine Act Meeting
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May
13, 2008.
PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429
L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC
20594.
STATUS: The one item is open to the
public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 7853A
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Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Train 68QB 119 with Release of
Hazardous Materials and Fire, New
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2006.
News Media Contact: Telephone:
(202) 314–6100.
Individuals requesting specific
accommodations should contact Antoin
Downs at (202) 314–6557 by Friday,
May 9, 2008.
The public may view the meeting via
a live or archived Webcast by accessing
a link under ‘‘News & Events’’ on the
NTSB home page at https://
www.ntsb.gov.
For More Information Contact: Vicky
D’Onofrio, (202) 314–6410.
TIME AND DATE:
Dated: May 2, 2008.
Vicky D’Onofrio,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Implementation of Textile Safeguard
Measure Under the Dominican
Republic—Central America—United
States Free Trade Agreement
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Proclamation
8228 of March 28, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg.
18,141 (2008)), the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) is providing
notice of a modification to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) to reflect a textile
safeguard measure under the Dominican
Republic—Central America—United
States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA–
DR or the Agreement).
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed,
delivered, or faxed to Rachel A. Alarid,
Director of Textile Trade Policy, Office
of the United States Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508, fax number
(202) 395–5639.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel A. Alarid, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 202–395–
3026.
On April
25, 2008, the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) determined, pursuant to Section
322(a)–(b) of the Dominican Republic—
Central America—United States Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(Pub. L. 109–53; 19 U.S.C. 4082), to
impose a textile safeguard measure on
certain cotton socks of Honduras. This
measure takes the form of an increase in
the rate of duty in the amount of 5
percent ad valorem on all CAFTA–DR
originating cotton socks of Honduras
classifiable in subheading 6115.95 of the
HTS that are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption
during the period July 1, 2008 through
December 31, 2008. This duty will be
applied on the full value of the entered
goods, regardless of the value of any
United States content of such goods. See
73 Fed. Reg. 23,196 (2008).
In Proclamation 8228 of March 28,
2008, the President directed the USTR
to modify the HTS to reflect CAFTA–DR
textile safeguard determinations by
CITA. Pursuant to this authority,
effective with respect to goods of
Honduras, under the terms of general
note 29 to the HTS, that are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after July 1, 2008
and before the close of December 31,
2008, subchapter XV of chapter 99 of
the HTS is hereby modified as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request
AGENCY: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The NTSB is announcing that it has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This ICR
describes a voluntary web site that the NTSB proposes to use to obtain
feedback from the public regarding the NTSB Web site. This Notice
informs the public that they may submit comments concerning the NTSB's
proposed collection of information to the NTSB Desk Officer at the OMB.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding this proposed collection of
information by June 9, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Respondents may submit written comments on the collection of
information to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20503.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Fortin, NTSB Office of Chief
Information Officer, at (202) 314-6607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act, the NTSB previously published a Notice in the Federal Register
indicating its proposal to collect feedback concerning its public Web
site, and sought comments from the public concerning this proposed ICR.
The NTSB did not receive any comments. At this juncture, in accordance
with OMB regulations that require this additional Notice for proposed
ICRs, the NTSB seeks to notify the public that it may submit comments
on this proposed ICR to OMB. 5 CFR 1320.10(a).
The NTSB Online Customer Satisfaction Survey will seek the public's
feedback regarding a variety of aspects of the current NTSB Web site.
In particular, the survey will solicit feedback concerning the public's
satisfaction with the content of information on the Web site, as well
as the presentation and organization of information that is available
on the NTSB Web site. The survey will also ask the public for opinions
regarding the overall utility of certain categories of the existing Web
site. The survey will also seek responses to questions concerning ways
to improve the Web site, such as whether the public would find it
helpful to include certain information. In addition, the survey will
seek general comments regarding ways the NTSB can improve its Web site.
Finally, the survey will inquire into whether respondents are
affiliated with a particular group, industry, or profession, and how
often respondents visit the NTSB Web site.
Respondents' participation in the survey is voluntary. The survey
will only be available on the NTSB Web site, and the NTSB has carefully
reviewed the survey to ensure that it has used plain, coherent, and
unambiguous terminology in its requests for information and feedback.
The survey is not duplicative of other agencies' collections of
information. The survey will consist of seven questions, and imposes
minimal burden on respondents: the NTSB estimates that respondents will
spend approximately 10 minutes in completing the survey. The NTSB
estimates that approximately 100 respondents will participate in the
survey.
Dated: May 2, 2008.
Vicky D'Onofrio,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-10117 Filed 5-8-08; 8:45 am]
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