Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection, 32378-32379 [2011-13904]

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AGENCY: ACTION: 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 August 5, 2011 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. SUMMARY: 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 instrument and instructions from Suzanne Plimpton. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: National Evaluation of the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, program survey and interview and focus group protocols. 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 of the Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR/HRD) of the National Science Foundation has requested information on the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Funded by NSF, the AGEP Program currently funds 17 alliances of postsecondary institutions to promote the participation of underrepresented minority students 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 seeks information from participants— that is, staff, students and faculty—to determine what influence the program has had on minority graduate students’ decisions to enroll in and graduate from STEM doctoral programs and enter the professoriate. NSF proposes a longitudinal approach to the evaluation that includes analysis of extant data sources (e.g., Survey of Earned Doctorates), virtual site visits with AGEP institutions, and a program survey. The virtual site visits will include up to 30 PhD granting universities (up to 10 each year in 2011, 2012, and 2013). These site visits include interviews with program staff and focus groups with students and faculty via videoconferencing or phone. The program survey will be completed once by each AGEP-funded institution. Estimate of Burden for Virtual Site Visits: The Foundation estimates that, on average, 90 minutes will be required to conduct each program staff interview (2 per institution) and 60 minutes will be required for each faculty or student focus group (6 participants per group per institution). The Foundation estimates a total of up to 90 (1.5 hr × 2 × 30) hours to complete all program staff interviews and up to 360 (1hr × 12 × 30) hours to complete all faculty and student focus groups bringing the total burden hours to 450 for all respondents. Visited institutions will be selected E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2011 / Notices based on characteristics (e.g., institution type, student population served, age of alliance, geography) that will allow for a variety of perspectives. Respondents (Virtual Site Visits): AGEP STEM program staff at 30 AGEP STEM institutions; STEM faculty at 30 AGEP STEM institutions and STEM graduate students at 30 AGEP institutions. Estimated Total Number of Respondents (Virtual Site Visits): 420 individuals total. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 150 hrs annually. Estimate of Burden for Program Survey: The Foundation estimates that, on average, 30 minutes will be required to administer a 65 question survey to a program coordinator at each AGEP STEM funded PhD institution. The survey will be administered once to all institutions funded as of May 2013. Respondents from the up to 82 institutions that received NSF AGEP support will be asked to complete this survey once. Respondents (Surveys): One AGEP STEM program staff member at up to 82 AGEP STEM institutions. Estimated Total Number of Responses (Surveys): 5,330. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 25 hours in year one for each of the 50 surveys; 8 hours in year two and 8 hours in year three for estimated grantees after spring 2011. Dated: June 1, 2011. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2011–13904 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. NRC–2011–0099] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public comment. jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB’s approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Jun 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 354, ‘‘Data Report on Spouse.’’ 2. Current OMB approval number: OMB 3150–0026. 3. How often the collection is required: On Occasion. 4. Who is required or asked to report: NRC contractors, licensees, applicants, and other (e.g. intervenor’s) who marry or cohabitate after completing the Personnel Security Forms, or after having been granted an NRC access authorization or employment clearance. 5. The number of annual respondents: 80. 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 16 hours. 7. Abstract: NRC Form 354 must be completed by NRC contractors, licensees, applicants who marry or cohabitate after completing the Personnel Security Forms, or after having been granted an NRC access authorization or employment clearance. Form 354 identifies the respondent, the marriage, and data on the spouse and spouse’s parents. This information permits the NRC to make initial security determinations and to assure there is no increased risk to the common defense and security. Submit, by August 5, 2011, comments that address the following questions: 1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? 2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? 4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology? The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the NRC’s Public Document Room, Room O–1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/ public-involve/doc-comment/omb/ index.html. The document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available for public inspection. Because your comments will PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32379 not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC–2011–0099. You may submit your comments by any of the following methods: Electronic comments: Go to https:// www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. NRC–2011–0099. Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T–5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T–5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, by telephone at 301– 415–6258, or by e-mail to INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of May, 2011. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. 2011–13852 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. NRC–2011–0114] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB’s approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 61—Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste. 2. Current OMB approval number: 3150–0135. 3. How often the collection is required: Applications for licenses are SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32378-32379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13904]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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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 August 5, 
2011 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

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 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, program survey and interview 
and focus group protocols.
    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 of the 
Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR/HRD) of the National 
Science Foundation has requested information on the Alliances for 
Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Funded by NSF, 
the AGEP Program currently funds 17 alliances of postsecondary 
institutions to promote the participation of underrepresented minority 
students 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 seeks information from participants--
that is, staff, students and faculty--to determine what influence the 
program has had on minority graduate students' decisions to enroll in 
and graduate from STEM doctoral programs and enter the professoriate. 
NSF proposes a longitudinal approach to the evaluation that includes 
analysis of extant data sources (e.g., Survey of Earned Doctorates), 
virtual site visits with AGEP institutions, and a program survey. The 
virtual site visits will include up to 30 PhD granting universities (up 
to 10 each year in 2011, 2012, and 2013). These site visits include 
interviews with program staff and focus groups with students and 
faculty via videoconferencing or phone. The program survey will be 
completed once by each AGEP-funded institution.
    Estimate of Burden for Virtual Site Visits: The Foundation 
estimates that, on average, 90 minutes will be required to conduct each 
program staff interview (2 per institution) and 60 minutes will be 
required for each faculty or student focus group (6 participants per 
group per institution). The Foundation estimates a total of up to 90 
(1.5 hr x 2 x 30) hours to complete all program staff interviews and up 
to 360 (1hr x 12 x 30) hours to complete all faculty and student focus 
groups bringing the total burden hours to 450 for all respondents. 
Visited institutions will be selected

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based on characteristics (e.g., institution type, student population 
served, age of alliance, geography) that will allow for a variety of 
perspectives.
    Respondents (Virtual Site Visits): AGEP STEM program staff at 30 
AGEP STEM institutions; STEM faculty at 30 AGEP STEM institutions and 
STEM graduate students at 30 AGEP institutions.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents (Virtual Site Visits): 420 
individuals total.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 150 hrs annually.
    Estimate of Burden for Program Survey: The Foundation estimates 
that, on average, 30 minutes will be required to administer a 65 
question survey to a program coordinator at each AGEP STEM funded PhD 
institution. The survey will be administered once to all institutions 
funded as of May 2013. Respondents from the up to 82 institutions that 
received NSF AGEP support will be asked to complete this survey once.
    Respondents (Surveys): One AGEP STEM program staff member at up to 
82 AGEP STEM institutions.
    Estimated Total Number of Responses (Surveys): 5,330.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 25 hours in year one 
for each of the 50 surveys; 8 hours in year two and 8 hours in year 
three for estimated grantees after spring 2011.

    Dated: June 1, 2011.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2011-13904 Filed 6-3-11; 8:45 am]
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