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July 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
persons who are to respond to the
collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Fellowship
Applications and Award Forms.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0023.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend without revision an
information collection for three years.
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ACTION:
Abstract
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. The full submission may be found
at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. This is the second notice; the
first notice was published at 73 FR
30421 and no comments were received.
Comments regarding (a) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (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
should be addressed to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
National Science Foundation, 725—17th
Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington,
Virginia 22230 or send e-mail to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments regarding
these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556.
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number
and the agency informs potential
Section 10 of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
et seq.), as amended, states that ‘‘The
Foundation is authorized to award,
within the limits of funds made
available * * * scholarships and
graduate fellowships for scientific study
or scientific work in the mathematical
physical, medical, biological,
engineering, social, and other sciences
at appropriate nonprofit American or
nonprofit foreign institutions selected
by the recipient of such aid, for stated
periods of time.’’
The Foundation Fellowship Programs
are designed to meet the following
objectives:
• To assure that some of the Nation’s
most talented students in the sciences
obtain the education necessary to
become creative and productive
scientific researchers.
• To train or upgrade advanced
scientific personnel to enhance their
abilities as teachers and researchers.
• To promote graduate education in
the sciences, mathematics, and
engineering at institutions that have
traditionally served ethnic minorities.
• To encourage pursuit of advanced
science degrees by students who are
members of ethnic groups traditionally
under-represented in the Nation’s
advanced science personnel pool.
The list of fellowship award programs
sponsored by the Foundation may be
found via FastLane through the NSF
Web site: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov.
Estimate of Burden: These are annual
award programs with application
deadlines varying according to the
fellowship program. Public burden may
also vary according to program, however
it is estimated that each submission is
averaged to be 12 hours per respondent.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses:
8,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 102,000 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
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Dated: July 28, 2008.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NRC has recently
submitted to OMB for review the
following proposal for the collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
that a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The NRC published a Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period on this information collection on
May 8, 2008.
1. Type of submission, new, revision,
or extension: Extension.
2. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR Part 31, General
Domestic Licenses for Byproduct
Material.
3. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0016.
4. The form number if applicable: N/
A.
5. How often the collection is
required: Reports are submitted as
events occur. General license
registration requests may be submitted
at any time. Changes to the information
on the registration may be submitted as
they occur.
6. Who will be required or asked to
report: Persons receiving, possessing,
using, or transferring devices containing
byproduct material.
7. An estimate of the number of
annual responses: 35,663 (1,073 NRC
responses + 3,900 NRC recordkeepers +
11,290 Agreement State responses +
19,400 Agreement State recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: Approximately 3,900 NRC
general licensees and 19,400 Agreement
State general licensees.
9. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
The full submission may be found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. This is the second notice; the first notice was published at
73 FR 30421 and no comments were received. Comments regarding (a)
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (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 should be addressed to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for
National Science Foundation, 725--17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments
regarding these information collections are best assured of having
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556.
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless
the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Fellowship Applications and Award Forms.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0023.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend without revision
an information collection for three years.
Abstract
Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), as amended, states that ``The Foundation is
authorized to award, within the limits of funds made available * * *
scholarships and graduate fellowships for scientific study or
scientific work in the mathematical physical, medical, biological,
engineering, social, and other sciences at appropriate nonprofit
American or nonprofit foreign institutions selected by the recipient of
such aid, for stated periods of time.''
The Foundation Fellowship Programs are designed to meet the
following objectives:
To assure that some of the Nation's most talented students
in the sciences obtain the education necessary to become creative and
productive scientific researchers.
To train or upgrade advanced scientific personnel to
enhance their abilities as teachers and researchers.
To promote graduate education in the sciences,
mathematics, and engineering at institutions that have traditionally
served ethnic minorities.
To encourage pursuit of advanced science degrees by
students who are members of ethnic groups traditionally under-
represented in the Nation's advanced science personnel pool.
The list of fellowship award programs sponsored by the Foundation
may be found via FastLane through the NSF Web site: https://
www.fastlane.nsf.gov.
Estimate of Burden: These are annual award programs with
application deadlines varying according to the fellowship program.
Public burden may also vary according to program, however it is
estimated that each submission is averaged to be 12 hours per
respondent.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 102,000 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Dated: July 28, 2008.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. E8-17553 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]
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