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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2015–040]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NARA gives public notice
that it has submitted to OMB for
approval the information collection
described in this notice. We invite the
public to comment on the proposed
information collection pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit any written comments to
OMB at the address below on or before
June 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr.
Nicholas A. Fraser, Desk Officer for
NARA, by mail to Office of Management
and Budget; New Executive Office
Building; Washington, DC 20503; by fax
to 202–395–5167, or by email to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone
at 301–837–1694 or by fax at 301–713–
7409 with requests for additional
information or copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
statement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed information
collections. NARA published a notice of
proposed collection for this information
collection on February 18, 2015 (80 FR
8700 and 8701). We received one
comment, noting that the word
‘‘qualified’’ (used twice on the bottom of
page 1 of NA Form 17003) was used to
describe an auditor’s opinion. The term
‘‘qualified’’ was replaced with the word
‘‘modified’’ a couple of years ago during
the accounting profession’s update of
standards. As a result of this comment,
NARA changed the two instances of the
word ‘‘qualified’’ with the word
‘‘modified’’ on NA Form 17003. We
have now submitted the described
information collection to OMB for
approval.
In response to this notice, comments
and suggestions should address one or
more of the following points: (a)
Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for NARA to
properly perform its functions; (b)
NARA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection and its
accuracy; (c) ways NARA could enhance
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information it collects; (d) ways NARA
could minimize the burden on
respondents of collecting the
information, including through
information technology; and (e) whether
this collection affects small businesses.
In this notice, NARA solicits comments
concerning the following information
collection:
Title: Accounting System and
Financial Capability Questionnaire.
OMB number: 3095–0072.
Agency form numbers: NA Form
17003.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Not-for-profit
institutions and state, local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated number of respondents: 75.
Estimated time per response: 4 hours.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
300.
Abstract: Pursuant to Title 2, Section
215 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Grants and Agreements with Institutions
of Higher Education, Hospitals, and
Other Non-Profit Organizations
(formerly Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A–110) and
Office of Management and Budget
Circular A–133, Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations, grant recipients are
required to maintain adequate
accounting controls and systems in
managing and administering Federal
funds. Some of the recipients of grants
from the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC) have proven to have limited
experience with managing Federal
funds. This questionnaire is designed to
identify those potential recipients and
provide appropriate training or
additional safeguards for Federal funds.
Additionally, the questionnaire serves
as a pre-audit function in identifying
potential deficiencies and minimizing
the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, or
mismanagement, which we use in lieu
of a more costly and time-consuming
formal pre-award audit.
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Extend an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request clearance of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
SUMMARY:
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
(NSF)
Sunshine Act Meetings; National
Science Board
The National Science Board, pursuant
to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
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will prepare the submission requesting
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 6, 2015 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or
Comments: Contact Suzanne H.
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(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). You
also may obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument and instructions
from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Requirements for Science and
Technology Centers (STC): Integrative
Partnerships.
OMB Number: 3145–0194.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2015.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection.
Abstract
Proposed Project: The Science and
Technology Centers (STC): Integrative
Partnerships Program supports
innovation in the integrative conduct of
research, education and knowledge
transfer. Science and Technology
Centers build intellectual and physical
infrastructure within and between
disciplines, weaving together
knowledge creation, knowledge
integration, and knowledge transfer.
STCs conduct world-class research
through partnerships of academic
institutions, national laboratories,
industrial organizations, and/or other
public/private entities. New knowledge
thus created is meaningfully linked to
society.
STCs enable and foster excellent
education, integrate research and
education, and create bonds between
learning and inquiry so that discovery
and creativity more fully support the
learning process. STCs capitalize on
diversity through participation in center
activities and demonstrate leadership in
the involvement of groups
underrepresented in science and
engineering.
Centers selected will be required to
submit annual reports on progress and
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plans, which will be used as a basis for
performance review and determining
the level of continued funding. To
support this review and the
management of a Center, STCs will be
required to develop a set of management
and performance indicators for
submission annually to NSF via an NSF
evaluation technical assistance
contractor. These indicators are both
quantitative and descriptive and may
include, for example, the characteristics
of center personnel and students;
sources of financial support and in-kind
support; expenditures by operational
component; characteristics of industrial
and/or other sector participation;
research activities; education activities;
knowledge transfer activities; patents,
licenses; publications; degrees granted
to students involved in Center activities;
descriptions of significant advances and
other outcomes of the STC effort. Part of
this reporting will take the form of a
database which will be owned by the
institution and eventually made
available to an evaluation contractor.
This database will capture specific
information to demonstrate progress
towards achieving the goals of the
program. Such reporting requirements
will be included in the cooperative
agreement which is binding between the
academic institution and the NSF.
Each Center’s annual report will
address the following categories of
activities: (1) Research, (2) education,
(3) knowledge transfer, (4) partnerships,
(5) diversity, (6) management and (7)
budget issues.
For each of the categories the report
will describe overall objectives for the
year, problems the Center has
encountered in making progress towards
goals, anticipated problems in the
following year, and specific outputs and
outcomes.
Use of the Information: NSF will use
the information to continue funding of
the Centers, and to evaluate the progress
of the program.
Estimate of Burden: 100 hours per
center for seventeen centers for a total
of 1700 hours.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions;
federal government.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One from each of the seventeen
centers.
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
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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.
Dated: April 30, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Extend an Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF
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will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of
this collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 6, 2015
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or Comments: Contact Suzanne H.
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(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). You also may obtain a copy of the data collection instrument
and instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting Requirements for Science and
Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships.
OMB Number: 3145-0194.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2015.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend an information
collection.
Abstract
Proposed Project: The Science and Technology Centers (STC):
Integrative Partnerships Program supports innovation in the integrative
conduct of research, education and knowledge transfer. Science and
Technology Centers build intellectual and physical infrastructure
within and between disciplines, weaving together knowledge creation,
knowledge integration, and knowledge transfer. STCs conduct world-class
research through partnerships of academic institutions, national
laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private
entities. New knowledge thus created is meaningfully linked to society.
STCs enable and foster excellent education, integrate research and
education, and create bonds between learning and inquiry so that
discovery and creativity more fully support the learning process. STCs
capitalize on diversity through participation in center activities and
demonstrate leadership in the involvement of groups underrepresented in
science and engineering.
Centers selected will be required to submit annual reports on
progress and plans, which will be used as a basis for performance
review and determining the level of continued funding. To support this
review and the management of a Center, STCs will be required to develop
a set of management and performance indicators for submission annually
to NSF via an NSF evaluation technical assistance contractor. These
indicators are both quantitative and descriptive and may include, for
example, the characteristics of center personnel and students; sources
of financial support and in-kind support; expenditures by operational
component; characteristics of industrial and/or other sector
participation; research activities; education activities; knowledge
transfer activities; patents, licenses; publications; degrees granted
to students involved in Center activities; descriptions of significant
advances and other outcomes of the STC effort. Part of this reporting
will take the form of a database which will be owned by the institution
and eventually made available to an evaluation contractor. This
database will capture specific information to demonstrate progress
towards achieving the goals of the program. Such reporting requirements
will be included in the cooperative agreement which is binding between
the academic institution and the NSF.
Each Center's annual report will address the following categories
of activities: (1) Research, (2) education, (3) knowledge transfer, (4)
partnerships, (5) diversity, (6) management and (7) budget issues.
For each of the categories the report will describe overall
objectives for the year, problems the Center has encountered in making
progress towards goals, anticipated problems in the following year, and
specific outputs and outcomes.
Use of the Information: NSF will use the information to continue
funding of the Centers, and to evaluate the progress of the program.
Estimate of Burden: 100 hours per center for seventeen centers for
a total of 1700 hours.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions; federal government.
Estimated Number of Responses per Report: One from each of the
seventeen centers.
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.
Dated: April 30, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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