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Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Title: Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Title XII Advances and Voluntary
Repayment Process.
OMB Number: 1205–0199.
Agency Number: Not applicable.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Respondents: Up to 53.
Frequency: As needed, based on a
State’s discretion.
Total Responses: DOL currently
projects that on average, 27 States could
borrow during each calendar year from
2010 through 2012. Although it’s
impossible to know the exact number of
responses, the maximum would be 4
requests for advances and 4 requests for
voluntary repayments per State each
year. This will result in 648 total
responses over the three year window or
an average of 216 responses per year.
Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 216.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: Friday, May 15, 2009.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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. This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 74 FR 964, and three
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission
of this information collection request
may be found at: https://
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www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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; 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 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 chines@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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton at (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.
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:
Comments: On January 9, 2009, we
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 964) a 60-day notice of our intent to
request renewal of this information
collection authority from OMB. In that
notice, we solicited public comments
for 60 days ending March 10, 2009.
Three comments were received from the
public notice. The first comment came
from B. Sachau of Floram Park, NJ, via
e-mail on January 9, 2005. Ms. Sachau
objected to the information collection.
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Ms. Sachau had no specific suggestions
for altering the data collection plans
other than to discontinue them entirely.
Because the comment does not pertain
to the collection of information on the
required forms for which NSF is seeking
OMB approval, NSF is proceeding with
the clearance request.
The second comment (more of a
request) came from Jerry Stone with the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). He
requested a copy of the current survey
form and instructions, which were
provided to him.
The third comment came from Dr.
Dennis Fixler, the Chief Statistician of
BEA, who submitted a letter of support
for the survey (included with the
information collection request materials
found at the Web site above). This letter
stated that the collected survey data are
crucial to key components of BEA’s
economic statistics and requested some
additional data elements be collected in
future years. Some of these elements are
planned to be collected on the
redesigned survey instrument, which
will be pilot tested with 40 institutions
during the FY 2009 survey. The letter
also requested that BEA be kept
informed about modifications to the
survey instrument.
Title: Survey of Research and
Development Expenditures at
Universities and Colleges.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0100.
Proposed Renewal Project: Separately
budgeted current fund expenditures on
research and development in the
sciences and engineering performed by
universities and colleges and Federally
funded research and development
centers—A Web survey, the Survey of
Research and Development
Expenditures at Universities and
Colleges, originated in fiscal year (FY)
1954 and has been conducted annually
since FY 1972. The survey is the
academic research and development
expenditure component of the NSF
statistical program that seeks to provide
a ‘‘central clearinghouse for the
collection, interpretation, and analysis
of data on the availability of, and the
current and projected need for,
scientific and technical resources in the
United States, and to provide a source
of information for policy formulation by
other agencies of the Federal
government,’’ as mandated in the
National Science Foundation Act of
1950.
Use of the Information: The proposed
project will continue the annual survey
cycle for up to three years. The
Academic R&D Survey will be a census
of the full population—for FY 2009 an
expected 751 institutions (713
universities or colleges plus 38 federally
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funded research and development
centers—FFRDCs). These institutions
account for over 95 percent of the
Nation’s academic R&D funds. NSF will
also conduct a pretest of a revised and
expanded version of the survey for
planned implementation in FY 2010
with a subset of 40 universities or
colleges.
The survey has provided continuity of
statistics on R&D expenditures by
source of funds and by science &
engineering (S&E) field, with separate
data requested on current fund
expenditures for research equipment by
S&E field. Further breakdowns are
collected on passed through funds to
subrecipients and received as a
subrecipient, and on R&D expenditures
by field of science and engineering from
specific Federal Government agency
sources. Information on R&D for nonS&E fields is also requested. Data are
published in NSF’s annual publication
series Academic R&D Expenditures and
are available electronically on the World
Wide Web.
The survey is a fully automated Web
data collection effort and is handled
primarily by the administrators in
Total number
of institutions
Year
FY
FY
FY
FY
1999
2000
2001
2002
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Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Establish an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 21, 2009 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
Acting 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 use
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
university budget and accounting
offices. To minimize burden,
institutions are provided with an
abundance of guidance and help menus
on the Web, in addition to printing and
responding via paper copy if necessary.
Each record is pre-loaded with the
institution’s 2 previous years’ data and
a complete program for editing and
trend checking. Response to this
voluntary survey in FY 2007 was 96.9
percent.
Burden estimates are as follows: 1
Doctorategranting
burden hours
480
700
625
625
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday. You also may
obtain a copy of the data collection
instrument and instructions from
Suzanne Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: National
Evaluation of the Alliances for Graduate
Education and the Professoriate Faculty
and Student Surveys.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to establish an information
collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The Division of
Human Resource Development (HER/
HRD) of the National Science
Foundation has requested impact
information on the Alliances for
Graduate Education and the
Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Funded
by NSF, the AGEP Program has funded
28 alliances of colleges and universities
to promote the participation of
underrepresented minority groups in
PhD programs in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM). The ultimate goal
of the program is to increase the number
of underrepresented minorities in these
fields who enter the professoriate. NSF
now seeks follow-up information on
program participants—that is, students
and faculty—to determine what impact
the program has had on graduate
students’ decisions to enroll in and
graduate from STEM doctoral programs
Master’sgranting
burden
hours
20.8
21.0
30.2
28.7
13.0
12.0
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10.5
9.0
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9.4
9.2
12.1
4.5
and enter the professoriate. NSF
proposes a one-time on-line survey of
STEM graduate students currently
enrolled in STEM doctoral programs
and faculty members at universities
taking part in AGEP.
Estimate of Burden: The Foundation
estimates that, on average, 30 minutes
per respondent will be required to
complete the surveys, for a total of 8,250
hours for all respondents. Respondents
from the 104 institutions that received
NSF AGEP support will be asked to
complete this survey once.
Respondents: STEM faculty at AGEP
institutions and STEM graduate
students at AGEP institutions.
Estimate Total Number of Responses:
16,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,250 hours.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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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.
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published
in the Federal Register at 74 FR 964, and three comments were received.
NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the
publication of this second notice. The full submission of this
information collection request may be found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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; 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 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 chines@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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton at (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.
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:
Comments: On January 9, 2009, we published in the Federal Register
(74 FR 964) a 60-day notice of our intent to request renewal of this
information collection authority from OMB. In that notice, we solicited
public comments for 60 days ending March 10, 2009. Three comments were
received from the public notice. The first comment came from B. Sachau
of Floram Park, NJ, via e-mail on January 9, 2005. Ms. Sachau objected
to the information collection. Ms. Sachau had no specific suggestions
for altering the data collection plans other than to discontinue them
entirely. Because the comment does not pertain to the collection of
information on the required forms for which NSF is seeking OMB
approval, NSF is proceeding with the clearance request.
The second comment (more of a request) came from Jerry Stone with
the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). He requested a copy of the
current survey form and instructions, which were provided to him.
The third comment came from Dr. Dennis Fixler, the Chief
Statistician of BEA, who submitted a letter of support for the survey
(included with the information collection request materials found at
the Web site above). This letter stated that the collected survey data
are crucial to key components of BEA's economic statistics and
requested some additional data elements be collected in future years.
Some of these elements are planned to be collected on the redesigned
survey instrument, which will be pilot tested with 40 institutions
during the FY 2009 survey. The letter also requested that BEA be kept
informed about modifications to the survey instrument.
Title: Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at
Universities and Colleges.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0100.
Proposed Renewal Project: Separately budgeted current fund
expenditures on research and development in the sciences and
engineering performed by universities and colleges and Federally funded
research and development centers--A Web survey, the Survey of Research
and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, originated
in fiscal year (FY) 1954 and has been conducted annually since FY 1972.
The survey is the academic research and development expenditure
component of the NSF statistical program that seeks to provide a
``central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and
analysis of data on the availability of, and the current and projected
need for, scientific and technical resources in the United States, and
to provide a source of information for policy formulation by other
agencies of the Federal government,'' as mandated in the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950.
Use of the Information: The proposed project will continue the
annual survey cycle for up to three years. The Academic R&D Survey will
be a census of the full population--for FY 2009 an expected 751
institutions (713 universities or colleges plus 38 federally
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funded research and development centers--FFRDCs). These institutions
account for over 95 percent of the Nation's academic R&D funds. NSF
will also conduct a pretest of a revised and expanded version of the
survey for planned implementation in FY 2010 with a subset of 40
universities or colleges.
The survey has provided continuity of statistics on R&D
expenditures by source of funds and by science & engineering (S&E)
field, with separate data requested on current fund expenditures for
research equipment by S&E field. Further breakdowns are collected on
passed through funds to subrecipients and received as a subrecipient,
and on R&D expenditures by field of science and engineering from
specific Federal Government agency sources. Information on R&D for non-
S&E fields is also requested. Data are published in NSF's annual
publication series Academic R&D Expenditures and are available
electronically on the World Wide Web.
The survey is a fully automated Web data collection effort and is
handled primarily by the administrators in university budget and
accounting offices. To minimize burden, institutions are provided with
an abundance of guidance and help menus on the Web, in addition to
printing and responding via paper copy if necessary. Each record is
pre-loaded with the institution's 2 previous years' data and a complete
program for editing and trend checking. Response to this voluntary
survey in FY 2007 was 96.9 percent.
Burden estimates are as follows: \1\
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Master's- Bachelor's
Total number Doctorate- granting degree FFRDC's
Year of granting burden burden burden
institutions burden hours hours hours hours
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FY 1999..................................... 480 20.8 13.0 7.5 9.4
FY 2000..................................... 700 21.0 12.0 10.5 9.2
FY 2001..................................... 625 30.2 11.9 9.0 12.1
FY 2002..................................... 625 28.7 14.9 12.2 4.5
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Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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