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78, No. 237, pgs. 74173–74174). The
agency has taken into consideration the
one comment that was received under
this notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: Heritage Health Index 2014 on
the State of America’s Collections (HHI
2014).
OMB Number: To Be Determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: The target population
for the HHI 2014 Survey is U.S. cultural
heritage organizations, including
libraries, museums, archives, and
archaeological repositories. A national
probability sample of institutions
generated using available mailing lists
will be employed by the survey.
Individual survey respondents within
selected institutions will be
knowledgeable persons about
collections care and practices. Federal
Government, State, Local or Tribal
Government, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 4,195.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1.8 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,723 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: N/A.
Total Annualized cost to respondents:
$21,130.
Total Annual costs to Federal
Government: $379,542.
Contact: Comments should be sent to
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for
Education, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, (202) 395–7316.
Dated: April 7, 2014.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, the
National Science Foundation invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this information collection.
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Written comments should be
received by June 9, 2014 to be assured
of consideration. Comments received
after that date will be considered to the
extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
DATES:
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: ontact Suzanne Plimpton,
the NSF Reports Clearance Officer,
phone (703) 292–7556, or send email 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, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of National Science
Foundation’s Partnerships for
International Research and Education
Program.
OMB Approval Number: Not
applicable.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Abstract. This is a request that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve, under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, a three year
clearance for Abt Associates Inc. to
conduct data collection efforts for an
outcome evaluation of the National
Science Foundation’s Partnerships for
International Research and Education
(PIRE) Program. The PIRE program
offers researchers an opportunity to
forge collaborative relationships with
foreign scientists and engineers and
provides educational and professional
development opportunities for U.S.based postdoctoral fellows, graduate
and undergraduate students to acquire
on-site research experience at an
international laboratory, institution or
research site, whether university-,
industry- or government-based. The
PIRE program funds projects across a
broad array of scientific and engineering
disciplines in an effort to catalyze longterm, sustainable international
partnerships for collaborative research.
Across its first four award cohorts in
2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012, PIRE has
made a total of 59 awards. PIRE grant
awards range from $2.5 million to $5
million and typically last five years.
These projects range from relatively
small, bi-national consortia (e.g., two
U.S. and two non-U.S. institutions in
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one foreign country) to large, multinational, multi-institutional awards
(e.g., a dozen U.S. institutions and 11
non-U.S. institutions representing eight
foreign nations). Many are multidisciplinary, combining, for example,
the expertise of econometricians with
researchers in fluid dynamics; and,
notably, many feature partnerships
between academic and industrial or
non-profit institutions. Collectively,
these 59 PIRE projects have provided
research and educational opportunities
for more than 100 postdoctoral fellows,
more than 625 graduate students and
approximately 600 undergraduates.
More than 600 U.S.-based and over 400
foreign-based faculty and researchers at
university and non-academic
institutions have participated in one or
more PIRE-funded collaborations.
To assess the program’s outcomes,
NSF plans to collect data to explore the
number and quality of publications
produced by PIRE projects and
participants, the international
experiences of participants, their
educational and career outcomes, the
extent to which program participants
establish and maintain collaborations
with foreign researchers, and what effect
the PIRE program has on policies and
practices at U.S. and foreign
institutions. The primary methods of
data collection will include analyses of
NSF program records and bibliometric
data, and web-based surveys of
principal investigators, postdoctoral and
student participants, foreign senior
investigators, and administrative
officials at U.S. institutions.
Expected Respondents: Includes PIRE
principal and co-principal investigators;
postdoctoral, graduate student and
undergraduate PIRE participants;
foreign senior investigators (individuals
with whom PIRE principal investigators
have formed partnerships);
administrative officials within
international affairs and/or study abroad
offices at U.S. institutions of the lead
PIRE principal investigators; and
principal or co-principal investigators,
postdoctoral and graduate student
participants in NSF-funded projects
other than PIRE, selected for similarity
to PIRE based on award year, amount,
and duration, research fields, and
degree of emphasis on international
collaboration.
Use of the Information: The purpose
of these studies is to provide NSF with
outcome data on the PIRE program.
These data would be used for internal
program management and for reporting
to stakeholders within and outside of
NSF.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates
3,000 survey responses collected one
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time at an average of 20 minutes per
response for a total of 1,000 hours.
Consult With Other Agencies & The
Public: NSF has not consulted with
other agencies. However, the contractor
conducting the evaluation has gathered
information from an external working
group of subject matter experts on the
study design and data collection plan. A
request for public comments will be
solicited through announcement of data
collection in the Federal Register.
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; 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. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection; they also will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 4, 2014.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension:
Rule 203A–2(d), OMB Control No. 3235–
0689, SEC File No. 270–630.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the
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previously approved collection of
information discussed below.
The title of the collection of
information is: ‘‘Exemption for Certain
Multi-State Investment Advisers (Rule
203A–2(d)).’’ Its currently approved
OMB control number is 3235–0689. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Pursuant to section 203A of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 80b–3a), an
investment adviser that is regulated or
required to be regulated as an
investment adviser in the state in which
it maintains its principal office and
place of business is prohibited from
registering with the Commission unless
that adviser has at least $25 million in
assets under management or advises a
Commission-registered investment
company. Section 203A also prohibits
from Commission registration an adviser
that: (i) Has assets under management
between $25 million and $100 million;
(ii) is required to be registered as an
investment adviser with the state in
which it maintains its principal office
and place of business; and (iii) if
registered, would be subject to
examination as an adviser by that state
(a ‘‘mid-sized adviser’’). A mid-sized
adviser that otherwise would be
prohibited may register with the
Commission if it would be required to
register with 15 or more states.
Similarly, Rule 203A–2(d) under the Act
(17 CFR 275.203a–2(d)) provides that
the prohibition on registration with the
Commission does not apply to an
investment adviser that is required to
register in 15 or more states. An
investment adviser relying on this
exemption also must: (i) Include a
representation on Schedule D of Form
ADV that the investment adviser has
concluded that it must register as an
investment adviser with the required
number of states; (ii) undertake to
withdraw from registration with the
Commission if the adviser indicates on
an annual updating amendment to Form
ADV that it would be required by the
laws of fewer than 15 states to register
as an investment adviser with the state;
and (iii) maintain in an easily accessible
place a record of the states in which the
investment adviser has determined it
would, but for the exemption, be
required to register for a period of not
less than five years from the filing of a
Form ADV relying on the rule.
Respondents to this collection of
information are investment advisers
required to register in 15 or more states
absent the exemption that rely on rule
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203A–2(d) to register with the
Commission. The information collected
under rule 203A–2(d) permits the
Commission’s examination staff to
determine an adviser’s eligibility for
registration with the Commission under
this exemptive rule and is also
necessary for the Commission staff to
use in its examination and oversight
program. This collection of information
is codified at 17 CFR 275.203a–2(d) and
is mandatory to qualify for and maintain
Commission registration eligibility
under rule 203A–2(d). Responses to the
recordkeeping requirements under rule
203A–2(d) in the context of the
Commission’s examination and
oversight program are generally kept
confidential.
The estimated number of investment
advisers subject to the collection of
information requirements under the rule
is 152. These advisers will incur an
average one-time initial burden of
approximately 8 hours, and an average
ongoing burden of approximately 8
hours per year, to keep records
sufficient to demonstrate that they meet
the 15-state threshold. These estimates
are based on an estimate that each year
an investment adviser will spend
approximately 0.5 hours creating a
record of its determination whether it
must register as an investment adviser
with each of the 15 states required to
rely on the exemption, and
approximately 0.5 hours to maintain
these records. Accordingly, we estimate
that rule 203A–2(d) results in an annual
aggregate burden of collection for SECregistered investment advisers of a total
of 1,216 hours. Estimates of average
burden hours are made solely for the
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, and are not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative
survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules and forms.
The public may view the background
documentation for this information
collection at the following Web site,
www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to: Shagufta_
Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas
Bayer, Chief Information Officer,
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/
o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments
must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13
(44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this information collection.
DATES: Written comments should be received by June 9, 2014 to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 1265, Arlington, VA
22230, or by email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: ontact Suzanne Plimpton, the
NSF Reports Clearance Officer, phone (703) 292-7556, or send email 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, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of National Science Foundation's Partnerships for
International Research and Education Program.
OMB Approval Number: Not applicable.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Abstract. This is a request that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a
three year clearance for Abt Associates Inc. to conduct data collection
efforts for an outcome evaluation of the National Science Foundation's
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Program.
The PIRE program offers researchers an opportunity to forge
collaborative relationships with foreign scientists and engineers and
provides educational and professional development opportunities for
U.S.-based postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students to
acquire on-site research experience at an international laboratory,
institution or research site, whether university-, industry- or
government-based. The PIRE program funds projects across a broad array
of scientific and engineering disciplines in an effort to catalyze
long-term, sustainable international partnerships for collaborative
research. Across its first four award cohorts in 2005, 2007, 2010 and
2012, PIRE has made a total of 59 awards. PIRE grant awards range from
$2.5 million to $5 million and typically last five years. These
projects range from relatively small, bi-national consortia (e.g., two
U.S. and two non-U.S. institutions in one foreign country) to large,
multi-national, multi-institutional awards (e.g., a dozen U.S.
institutions and 11 non-U.S. institutions representing eight foreign
nations). Many are multi-disciplinary, combining, for example, the
expertise of econometricians with researchers in fluid dynamics; and,
notably, many feature partnerships between academic and industrial or
non-profit institutions. Collectively, these 59 PIRE projects have
provided research and educational opportunities for more than 100
postdoctoral fellows, more than 625 graduate students and approximately
600 undergraduates. More than 600 U.S.-based and over 400 foreign-based
faculty and researchers at university and non-academic institutions
have participated in one or more PIRE-funded collaborations.
To assess the program's outcomes, NSF plans to collect data to
explore the number and quality of publications produced by PIRE
projects and participants, the international experiences of
participants, their educational and career outcomes, the extent to
which program participants establish and maintain collaborations with
foreign researchers, and what effect the PIRE program has on policies
and practices at U.S. and foreign institutions. The primary methods of
data collection will include analyses of NSF program records and
bibliometric data, and web-based surveys of principal investigators,
postdoctoral and student participants, foreign senior investigators,
and administrative officials at U.S. institutions.
Expected Respondents: Includes PIRE principal and co-principal
investigators; postdoctoral, graduate student and undergraduate PIRE
participants; foreign senior investigators (individuals with whom PIRE
principal investigators have formed partnerships); administrative
officials within international affairs and/or study abroad offices at
U.S. institutions of the lead PIRE principal investigators; and
principal or co-principal investigators, postdoctoral and graduate
student participants in NSF-funded projects other than PIRE, selected
for similarity to PIRE based on award year, amount, and duration,
research fields, and degree of emphasis on international collaboration.
Use of the Information: The purpose of these studies is to provide
NSF with outcome data on the PIRE program. These data would be used for
internal program management and for reporting to stakeholders within
and outside of NSF.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates 3,000 survey responses
collected one
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time at an average of 20 minutes per response for a total of 1,000
hours.
Consult With Other Agencies & The Public: NSF has not consulted
with other agencies. However, the contractor conducting the evaluation
has gathered information from an external working group of subject
matter experts on the study design and data collection plan. A request
for public comments will be solicited through announcement of data
collection in the Federal Register.
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; 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. Comments submitted in response
to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for
OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Dated: April 4, 2014.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2014-07963 Filed 4-9-14; 8:45 am]
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