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workers assigned to enter regulated
areas; informing workers of their
medical examination results; and
providing workers with access to their
medical records. Further, employers
must retain worker medical records for
specified time periods and make them
available upon request to OSHA and
NIOSH.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
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III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting an adjustment
decrease in burden hours from 1,598 to
1,472 (a total decrease of 126 hours).
The decrease is due to a correction
made to the burden hour time estimates
associated with reviewing and updating
existing decontamination procedures
(from one hour to 15 minutes) and with
reviewing, updating and posting
existing instructions for the entry and
exit procedures for regulated areas, and
of existing emergency procedures (from
one and a quarter hours (1.25 hours) to
15 minutes). The agency estimates an
increase in both the number of
establishments (from 93 to 95
establishments) and the number of
exposed workers (from 643 to 657).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: 13 Carcinogens Standard (29
CFR 1910.1003).
OMB Number: 1218–0085.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 95.
Frequency: On occasion; Annually.
Total Responses: 2,162.
Average Time per Response: Time per
response ranges from approximately 5
minutes (for employers to maintain
records) to 2 hours (for worker medical
surveillance).
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,472.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $99,207.
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IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0860).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the OSHA docket number, so
the Agency can attach them to your
comments.
Because of security procedures, the
use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of
comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627).
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information, such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available through the Web site and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice.
The authority for this notice is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
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Labor’s Order No. 4–2010 (75 FR
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Signed at Washington, DC on December 2,
2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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the National Science Foundation Act, as
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Government in the Sunshine Act (5
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the transaction of National Science
Board business and other matters
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AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National
Science Board
DATE AND TIME: Monday, December 12,
2011 at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December
13 at 8:00 a.m., and Wednesday,
December 14, at 8:00 a.m.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at
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dtopousi@nsf.gov, (703) 292–7750.
STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
December 12, 2011
4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
December 13, 2011
9:40 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.
4:45 p.m.–5 p.m.
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• Discussion of Final Report and
Recommendations.
• Task Force Chairmen’s Closing
Remarks.
December 12, 2011
• Presentation and discussion of the
NSF mid-scale award data analysis.
• Discussion of the revised MS Task
Force report outline.
• Update on the MS Task Force
customer satisfaction survey.
2 p.m.–4 p.m.
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
December 13, 2011
Open Session: 3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Open Session: 9 a.m.–9:40 a.m.
8 a.m.–8:20 a.m.
8:20 a.m.–9 a.m.
9 a.m.–9:40 a.m.
9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
• Chairman’s Remarks.
• Approval of Minutes from recent
teleconferences: October 12, 2011,
November 14, 2011.
• Final Approval of the Mid-scale
Instrumentation Report to Congress.
Planning discussion for upcoming SCF
meetings in February and May 2012.
• Chairman’s Closing Remarks.
• Chairman’s Remarks.
• Approval of minutes from the July
29, 2011 closed meeting.
• Approval of Minutes of the July 28,
2011 Open Session.
• Committee Chairman’s Opening
Remarks.
• Inspector General’s Update.
• FY 2011 Financial Statement Audit
Report.
• Chief Financial Officer’s Update.
• Chief Information Officer’s Report.
• Human Capital Management
Update.
• OIG FY 2012 Audit Plan.
• Update on Procedures re Personally
Identifiable and Sensitive Information.
• Committee Chairman’s Closing
Remarks.
Committee on Strategy and Budget
(CSB)
Committee on Audit and Oversight
(A&O)
Open Session: 9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Closed Session: 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
December 14, 2011
11 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
OPEN SESSIONS:
December 14, 2011
8 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.–3 p.m.
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Closed Session: 9:40 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Monday, December 12, 2011
Committee on Programs and Plans
(CPP)
Open Session: 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
• Approval of Open CPP Minutes for
July 2011.
• Committee Chairman’s Remarks: CY
2012 Schedule of Action and
Information Items for NSB Review; CPP
Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale
Research—Charge Revision.
• Discussion Item: Status of CPP
Program Portfolio Planning.
• NSB Information Items: Update on
Polar Contracts, Update Subcommittee
on Recompetition of NSF Facilities.
• NSB Information Item & Discussion:
NSF High Performance Computing
Strategy.
• NSB Briefing: Update on Changes in
BIO Process in Receipt of Proposals.
•
•
•
•
•
Committee Chairman’s Remarks.
SCF Update and Report to Congress.
Update on FY 2012 Budget.
Strategic Planning.
Closing Remarks.
Committee on Audit and Oversight
(A&O)
• Approval of Minutes of the July 28,
2011 Meeting Closed Session.
• Committee Chair’s Opening
Remarks.
• Procurement activities.
Committee on Strategy and Budget
(CSB)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.
Open Session: 8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
• Approval of the August 29, 2011
and September 6, 2011 Teleconference
Minutes.
• FY 2012 Transfer Authority.
• Update on NSF FY 2013 Budget
Development.
• Policies and planning for budget
processes for FY 2014 and beyond.
Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI)
Committee on Programs and Plans
(CPP)
Committee on Education and Human
Resources (CEH)
• Approval of Open Session Minutes,
July 2011.
• Committee Chairman’s Remarks.
• Director’s Remarks.
Æ Briefing on Blue Ribbon Panel.
Æ Other Committee Business.
• Update on Icebreaker Support for
this year.
• Discussion on Long-term Plan for
Icebreaker Support.
Closed Session: 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Open Session: 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
CSB Task Force on Data Policies (DP)
• Committee Chairman’s Remarks
• Approval of Closed CPP Minutes for
July 2011 and October 2011
• NSB Action: Operation of the
International Astronomy Observatory
• Approval of July 2011 minutes.
• Update on the National Science and
Technology Council Committee on
STEM—Inventory of Federal STEM
education activities and 5-year strategic
Federal STEM education plan.
• Discussion of the NSF STEM
education research portfolio: getting
from theory to scale.
Open Session: 8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session 8:00 a.m.–8:20 a.m.
Task Force on Merit Review (MR)
• Chairman’s Introduction
Open Session: 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
CPP Task Force on Unsolicited MidScale Research (MS)
Open Session 8:20 a.m.–9 a.m.
• Approval of the September 13, 2011
Task Force Meeting minutes.
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• Approval of minutes from the July
28, 2011 meeting, August 24, 2011
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• Task Force Chairmen’s Remarks.
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• Chairman’s Remarks.
• Approval of September 13, 2011,
meeting minutes.
• Discussion and Comment on the
Revised Recommendations.
• Closing remarks from the Chairman.
Committee on Science & Engineering
Indicators (SEI)
Open Session: 9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
• Approval of July minutes.
• Committee Chairman’s Remarks.
• Progress Report on Science and
Engineering Indicators 2012.
• Science and Engineering Indicators
2012 Companion Piece.
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• Science and Engineering Indicators
2012 Rollout.
• Chairman’s Summary.
Plenary Board Meeting
Executive Closed Session: 11 a.m.–11:15
a.m.
• Approval of Executive Closed
Session Minutes, September 13, 2011.
• Candidate Sites for 2012 Board
Retreat and Off-Site Meeting.
• Approval of Honorary Award
Recommendations.
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
• Approval of Closed Session
Minutes, July 2011.
• Approval of Closed Session
Minutes, September 6, 2011.
• Awards and Agreements
(Resolutions).
• Closed Committee Reports.
Plenary Open
Open Session: 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
• Presentation—‘‘Data Driven
Discovery in Science.’’
Plenary Open
Open Session: 1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
•
•
•
•
Approval of Open Session Minutes.
Chairman’s Report.
Director’s Report.
Open Committee Reports.
Meeting Adjourns: 3:00 p.m.
Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science
Board.
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exceeds $1 million. (For this purpose, a
plan is underfunded if its funding target
attainment percentage is less than 100
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person or persons that are liable for
required contributions (i.e., a
contributing sponsor and each member
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payment failures to notify PBGC within
10 days of the due date whenever there
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and the total of the unpaid balances
(including interest) exceeds $1 million.
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part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
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hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the
transaction of National Science Board business and other matters
specified, as follows:
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National Science Board
DATE AND TIME: Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday,
December 13 at 8:00 a.m., and Wednesday, December 14, at 8:00 a.m.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation,
4201Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must
contact the Board Office [call 703-292-7000 or send an email message to
nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov] at least 24 hours prior to the
teleconference and provide name and organizational affiliation. All
visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk located in the lobby at
the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance on the day of the teleconference
to receive a visitor's badge.
UPDATES: Please refer to the National Science Board website
www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional information and schedule updates (time,
place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/.
AGENCY CONTACT: Jennie L. Moehlmann, jmoehlma@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7000.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: Dana Topousis, dtopousi@nsf.gov, (703) 292-
7750.
STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
December 12, 2011
4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
December 13, 2011
9:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.
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December 14, 2011
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
OPEN SESSIONS:
December 12, 2011
2 p.m.-4 p.m.
December 13, 2011
8 a.m.-8:20 a.m.
8:20 a.m.-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
December 14, 2011
8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Monday, December 12, 2011
Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Open Session: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Approval of Open CPP Minutes for July 2011.
Committee Chairman's Remarks: CY 2012 Schedule of Action
and Information Items for NSB Review; CPP Task Force on Unsolicited
Mid-Scale Research--Charge Revision.
Discussion Item: Status of CPP Program Portfolio Planning.
NSB Information Items: Update on Polar Contracts, Update
Subcommittee on Recompetition of NSF Facilities.
NSB Information Item & Discussion: NSF High Performance
Computing Strategy.
NSB Briefing: Update on Changes in BIO Process in Receipt
of Proposals.
Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Closed Session: 4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Committee Chairman's Remarks
Approval of Closed CPP Minutes for July 2011 and October
2011
NSB Action: Operation of the International Astronomy
Observatory
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session 8:00 a.m.-8:20 a.m.
Chairman's Introduction
CPP Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research (MS)
Open Session 8:20 a.m.-9 a.m.
Approval of the September 13, 2011 Task Force Meeting
minutes.
Presentation and discussion of the NSF mid-scale award
data analysis.
Discussion of the revised MS Task Force report outline.
Update on the MS Task Force customer satisfaction survey.
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Open Session: 9 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
Chairman's Remarks.
Approval of Minutes from recent teleconferences: October
12, 2011, November 14, 2011.
Final Approval of the Mid-scale Instrumentation Report to
Congress.
Planning discussion for upcoming SCF meetings in February and May 2012.
Chairman's Closing Remarks.
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Closed Session: 9:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
Chairman's Remarks.
Approval of minutes from the July 29, 2011 closed meeting.
Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Committee Chairman's Remarks.
SCF Update and Report to Congress.
Update on FY 2012 Budget.
Strategic Planning.
Closing Remarks.
Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
Approval of the August 29, 2011 and September 6, 2011
Teleconference Minutes.
FY 2012 Transfer Authority.
Update on NSF FY 2013 Budget Development.
Policies and planning for budget processes for FY 2014 and
beyond.
Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)
Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Approval of July 2011 minutes.
Update on the National Science and Technology Council
Committee on STEM--Inventory of Federal STEM education activities and
5-year strategic Federal STEM education plan.
Discussion of the NSF STEM education research portfolio:
getting from theory to scale.
Task Force on Merit Review (MR)
Open Session: 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Approval of minutes from the July 28, 2011 meeting, August
24, 2011 teleconference, September 13, 2011 meeting.
Task Force Chairmen's Remarks.
Discussion of Final Report and Recommendations.
Task Force Chairmen's Closing Remarks.
Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)
Open Session: 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Approval of Minutes of the July 28, 2011 Open Session.
Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks.
Inspector General's Update.
FY 2011 Financial Statement Audit Report.
Chief Financial Officer's Update.
Chief Information Officer's Report.
Human Capital Management Update.
OIG FY 2012 Audit Plan.
Update on Procedures re Personally Identifiable and
Sensitive Information.
Committee Chairman's Closing Remarks.
Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)
Closed Session: 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes of the July 28, 2011 Meeting Closed
Session.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks.
Procurement activities.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI)
Open Session: 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
Approval of Open Session Minutes, July 2011.
Committee Chairman's Remarks.
Director's Remarks.
[cir] Briefing on Blue Ribbon Panel.
[cir] Other Committee Business.
Update on Icebreaker Support for this year.
Discussion on Long-term Plan for Icebreaker Support.
CSB Task Force on Data Policies (DP)
Open Session: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
Chairman's Remarks.
Approval of September 13, 2011, meeting minutes.
Discussion and Comment on the Revised Recommendations.
Closing remarks from the Chairman.
Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)
Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Approval of July minutes.
Committee Chairman's Remarks.
Progress Report on Science and Engineering Indicators
2012.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 Companion Piece.
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Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 Rollout.
Chairman's Summary.
Plenary Board Meeting
Executive Closed Session: 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Approval of Executive Closed Session Minutes, September
13, 2011.
Candidate Sites for 2012 Board Retreat and Off-Site
Meeting.
Approval of Honorary Award Recommendations.
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Approval of Closed Session Minutes, July 2011.
Approval of Closed Session Minutes, September 6, 2011.
Awards and Agreements (Resolutions).
Closed Committee Reports.
Plenary Open
Open Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Presentation--``Data Driven Discovery in Science.''
Plenary Open
Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Approval of Open Session Minutes.
Chairman's Report.
Director's Report.
Open Committee Reports.
Meeting Adjourns: 3:00 p.m.
Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board..
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