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The final IRPS permits a credit union
defined as small under the RFA to selfcertify that it meets the MDI definition
based solely on its knowledge of its
current membership and the community
it services (e.g., potential membership
identified in its charter), without any
supporting documentation. The Program
will have a significantly beneficial
economic impact on small entities
because it offers eligible credit unions,
including small entities, various forms
of technical assistance and educational
opportunities at no cost. NCUA
therefore certifies that the final IRPS
will not have a significant adverse
economic impact on a substantial
number of small credit unions.
Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility
analysis is required.
as an MDI, such as links to U.S. Census
and HDMA data.
Section II of this final IRPS addresses
these comments. In response, NCUA has
narrowed the scope of the minority
representation requirement among a
credit union’s management to its board
of directors, thus reducing the
paperwork burden of assessing minority
representation among senior
management officials. Also, NCUA has
displayed on the agency’s Web site links
to sources of data for self-certifying as
an MDI; thus reducing the burden on
potential MDIs to locate the Web sites
for assessing source information to
document their self-certification. NCUA
will apply to OMB for approval of the
final IRPS.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) applies to rulemakings in which
an agency creates a new paperwork
burden on regulated entities or modifies
an existing burden. For purposes of the
PRA, a paperwork burden may take the
form of either a reporting or a
recordkeeping requirement, each
referred to as an information collection.
The 2013 proposed IRPS identified a
new information collection consisting of
the procedure for a credit union to
document its self-certification of
eligibility to participate in the
Program.40
The proposed IRPS invited interested
persons to submit comments on the
prescribed information collection
requirement to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), with a
copy to NCUA, at the address provided
in the preamble to the proposed IRPS.
NCUA received the following comments
on the information collection
requirement prescribed in the proposed
IRPS, encouraging the agency to:
• Remove the minority representation
requirement among management
officials in the MDI definition;
• restrict the collection of data by any
method that allows members to
voluntarily identify themselves as a
minority;
• require the majority of a credit
union’s members’ deposits and/or loan
products to be held by racial minorities;
• conform the annual review and
update of the minority self-certification
to the updating frequency of the data
supporting a self-certification (e.g.,
every ten years if using U.S. Census
data); and
• provide a portal on NCUA’s Web
site for credit unions to access the
sources of data relevant to self-certifying
Executive Order 13132
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Executive Order 13132 encourages
independent regulatory agencies to
consider the impact of their actions on
state and local interests. NCUA, an
independent regulatory agency as
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5), voluntarily
complies with the Executive Order to
adhere to fundamental federalism
principles. This final IRPS will not have
a substantial direct effect on the states,
on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. NCUA has
determined that this final IRPS does not
constitute a policy that has federalism
implications for purposes of the
executive order.
Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999
NCUA has determined that this final
IRPS will not affect family well-being
within the meaning of Section 654 of
the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law
105–277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998).
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The Board’s goal is to promulgate
clear and understandable regulations
that impose minimal regulatory burden.
We request your comments on whether
this final IRPS is understandable and
minimally intrusive if implemented as
proposed.
By the National Credit Union
Administration Board on June 18, 2015.
Gerard S. Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is the
second notice for public comment; the
first was published in the Federal
Register at 79 FR 2014–18873 filed 11
August 2014, and no comments were
received. Comments regarding whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
SUMMARY:
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the functions of the NSF, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
NSF’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated 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 7th Street
NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington,
Virginia 22230 or send email to
splimpto@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
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556. 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).
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:
Title of Collection: 2015 Survey of
Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0020.
Summary of Collection. The Survey of
Doctorate Recipients (SDR) has been
conducted biennially since 1973 and is
a longitudinal survey. The 2015 SDR
will consist of a sample of individuals
less than 76 years of age who have
earned a research doctoral degree in a
science, engineering or health field from
a U.S. institution. The purpose of this
longitudinal survey is to collect data
that will be used to provide national
estimates on the U.S.-educated doctoral
science and engineering workforce and
changes in their employment, education
and demographic characteristics.
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The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as subsequently amended,
includes a statutory charge to ‘‘. . .
provide a central clearinghouse for the
collection, interpretation, and analysis
of data on scientific and engineering
resources, and to provide a source of
information for policy formulation by
other agencies of the Federal
Government.’’ More recently, the
National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) was
established within NSF by Section 505
of the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 and given
a broader mandate to collect data related
to STEM education, the science and
engineering workforce, and U.S.
competitiveness in science, engineering,
technology, and R&D. The SDR is
designed to comply with these
mandates by providing information on
the supply and utilization of the
nation’s doctoral scientists and
engineers.
The NSF uses the information from
the SDR to prepare congressionally
mandated reports such as Women,
Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering and Science
and Engineering Indicators. The NSF
publishes statistics from the SDR in
many reports, but primarily in the
biennial series, Characteristics of
Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the
United States. A public release file of
collected data, designed to protect
respondent confidentiality, also will be
made available to researchers on the
Internet.
Data will be obtained by web survey,
mail questionnaire, and computerassisted telephone interviews beginning
in September 2015. The survey will be
collected in conformance with the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, and
the individual’s response to the survey
is voluntary. NSF will ensure that all
information collected will be kept
strictly confidential and will be used
only for statistical purposes.
A statistical sample of approximately
120,000 individuals with U.S.-earned
doctorates in science, engineering or
health will be contacted in 2015. This
sample will include approximately
106,000 individuals residing in the U.S.
and 14,000 residing abroad. NSF
expects the overall response rate to be
70 percent.
Estimate of Burden: The amount of
time to complete the questionnaire may
vary depending on an individual’s
circumstances; however, on average it
takes approximately 25 minutes.
Assuming a 70 percent response rate
(84,000 respondents), NSF estimates
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that the annual burden for the 2015 SDR
is estimated to be 35,000 hours.
Comment: On 11 August 2014, NSF
published in the Federal Register (79
FR 2014–18873) a 60-day notice of our
intent to request reinstatement of this
information collection authority from
OMB. In that notice, NSF solicited
public comments for 60 days ending 10
October 2014. No comments were
received from the public notice.
However, the first notice stated, ‘‘NSF
estimates increasing the current 47,000
sample size by no more than 70,000 for
a total sample size not to exceed
117,000 SEH doctorate holders’’ and
assumed a response rate of 80%. After
additional sample redesign work, the
sample size and estimated response
rates were changed to those described
above: A sample of approximately
120,000 with a 70% response rate, and
a September, rather than February, start
date. The later start date reflects the
time spent on the redesign efforts, and
the additional work required to select
and locate new sample members.
Dated: June 18, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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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
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is the second notice for public comment;
the first was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 2014-18873
filed 11 August 2014, and no comments were received. Comments regarding
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of
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the functions of the NSF, including whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the NSF's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to respond, including through the use
of appropriate automated 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 7th
Street NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H.
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email
to splimpto@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 may be obtained by
calling 703-292-7556. 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).
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:
Title of Collection: 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0020.
Summary of Collection. The Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) has
been conducted biennially since 1973 and is a longitudinal survey. The
2015 SDR will consist of a sample of individuals less than 76 years of
age who have earned a research doctoral degree in a science,
engineering or health field from a U.S. institution. The purpose of
this longitudinal survey is to collect data that will be used to
provide national estimates on the U.S.-educated doctoral science and
engineering workforce and changes in their employment, education and
demographic characteristics.
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as subsequently
amended, includes a statutory charge to ``. . . provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data
on scientific and engineering resources, and to provide a source of
information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal
Government.'' More recently, the National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) was established within NSF by Section
505 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 and given a
broader mandate to collect data related to STEM education, the science
and engineering workforce, and U.S. competitiveness in science,
engineering, technology, and R&D. The SDR is designed to comply with
these mandates by providing information on the supply and utilization
of the nation's doctoral scientists and engineers.
The NSF uses the information from the SDR to prepare
congressionally mandated reports such as Women, Minorities and Persons
with Disabilities in Science and Engineering and Science and
Engineering Indicators. The NSF publishes statistics from the SDR in
many reports, but primarily in the biennial series, Characteristics of
Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States. A public
release file of collected data, designed to protect respondent
confidentiality, also will be made available to researchers on the
Internet.
Data will be obtained by web survey, mail questionnaire, and
computer-assisted telephone interviews beginning in September 2015. The
survey will be collected in conformance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, and the
individual's response to the survey is voluntary. NSF will ensure that
all information collected will be kept strictly confidential and will
be used only for statistical purposes.
A statistical sample of approximately 120,000 individuals with
U.S.-earned doctorates in science, engineering or health will be
contacted in 2015. This sample will include approximately 106,000
individuals residing in the U.S. and 14,000 residing abroad. NSF
expects the overall response rate to be 70 percent.
Estimate of Burden: The amount of time to complete the
questionnaire may vary depending on an individual's circumstances;
however, on average it takes approximately 25 minutes. Assuming a 70
percent response rate (84,000 respondents), NSF estimates that the
annual burden for the 2015 SDR is estimated to be 35,000 hours.
Comment: On 11 August 2014, NSF published in the Federal Register
(79 FR 2014-18873) a 60-day notice of our intent to request
reinstatement of this information collection authority from OMB. In
that notice, NSF solicited public comments for 60 days ending 10
October 2014. No comments were received from the public notice.
However, the first notice stated, ``NSF estimates increasing the
current 47,000 sample size by no more than 70,000 for a total sample
size not to exceed 117,000 SEH doctorate holders'' and assumed a
response rate of 80%. After additional sample redesign work, the sample
size and estimated response rates were changed to those described
above: A sample of approximately 120,000 with a 70% response rate, and
a September, rather than February, start date. The later start date
reflects the time spent on the redesign efforts, and the additional
work required to select and locate new sample members.
Dated: June 18, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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