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item). Raw commercial imagery not
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6. Department of Health and Human
Services, Indian Health Service (DAA–
0513–2015–0009, 2 items, 2 temporary
items). Case files for reviewing grant
research protocols and records of
meetings of the Institutional Review
Board.
7. Department of Justice, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
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item, 1 temporary item). Internal
communication log files.
8. Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Investigation (DAA–0065–
2015–0004, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Master files of an electronic information
system used to track requests for
information from facial comparison
search requests.
9. Department of Justice, Office of
Legislative Affairs (DAA–0060–2013–
0010, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Copies
of bills, reports, testimony, and other
correspondence supporting the
Department’s communications on
proposed legislation. Proposed for
permanent retention are final position
statements.
10. Department of the Navy, United
States Marine Corps (DAA–0127–2015–
0007, 3 items, 3 temporary items).
Master files of an electronic information
system used to track and manage drill
requirements for the Marine Corps
Reserve.
11. Department of the Treasury,
Internal Revenue Service (DAA–0058–
2015–0003, 6 items, 6 temporary items).
Tax practitioner enrollment records
including case files, applications,
correspondence, and related materials.
12. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Division of Enforcement
(DAA–0180–2015–0003, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Summary information
of closed cases.
13. Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget
(DAA–0051–2015–0014, 2 items, 2
temporary items). Records of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
including documentation related to
routine regulatory review and the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
14. Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau (DAA–0173–2015–0004, 1 item,
1 temporary item). Filings of proposed
changes in depreciation rates from local
exchange carriers.
15. Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau (DAA–0173–2015–0007, 1 item,
1 temporary item). Annual survey data
of fixed voice and broadband service
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rates offered to consumers in urban
areas.
16. National Archives and Records
Administration, Research Services (N2–
208–15–1, 5 items, 5 temporary items).
Records of the Office of War Information
which are fragmentary, duplicative, or
low-level in nature. These records were
accessioned to the National Archives
but lack sufficient historical value to
warrant continued preservation.
17. Peace Corps, Office of Strategic
Partnerships (DAA–0490–2014–0002, 3
items, 3 temporary items). Records of
the Office of Gifts and Grants
Management including donor files,
marketing materials, and working files.
18. Peace Corps, Agency-wide (DAA–
0490–2015–0004, 1 item, 1 temporary
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personal service contracts for workers at
overseas posts.
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International Religious Freedom,
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temporary items). Records include
general program correspondence; Web
site content, design, management, and
technical operations files; and routine
and uncaptioned photographs. Proposed
for permanent retention are files
documenting the commission’s
establishment, organization, directives,
charters, and policy documents; records
of the chairman, commissioners, and
executive director; and other records
such as reports to Congress, meeting
files, publications, news releases,
photographs, historically significant
litigation case files, and records related
to public meetings.
Dated: October 5, 2015.
Laurence Brewer,
Director, National Records Management
Program.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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. This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 80 FR 43801, and no
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
SUMMARY:
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submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission
may be found at: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Comments: Comments regarding (a)
whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; or (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 should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725 17th 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(s)
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556.
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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or
send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Individuals who use a
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(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
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number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Monitoring for the
National Science Foundation’s Math
and Science Partnership (MSP) Program.
OMB Control No.: 3145–0199.
1. Abstract
• This document has been prepared
to support the clearance of data
collection instruments to be used in the
evaluation of the Math and Science
Partnership (MSP) program. The goals
for the program are to (1) ensure that all
K–12 students have access to, are
prepared for, and are encouraged to
participate and succeed in challenging
curricula and advanced mathematics
and science courses; (2) enhance the
quality, quantity, and diversity of the K–
12 mathematics and science teacher
workforce; and (3) develop evidencebased outcomes that contribute to our
understanding of how students
effectively learn the knowledge, skills
and ways of thinking inherent in
mathematics, computer science,
engineering, and/or the natural sciences.
The motivational force for realizing
these goals is the formation of
partnerships between institutions of
higher education (IHEs) and K–12
school districts. The role of IHE content
faculty is the cornerstone of this
intervention. In fact, it is the rigorous
involvement of science, mathematics,
and engineering faculty—and the
expectation that both IHEs and K–12
school systems will be transformed—
that distinguishes MSP from other
education reform efforts.
• The components of the overall MSP
portfolio include active projects whose
initial awards were made in prior MSP
competitions: (1) Comprehensive
Partnerships that implement change in
mathematics and/or science educational
practices in both higher education
institutions and in schools and school
districts, resulting in improved student
achievement across the K–12
continuum; (2) Targeted Partnerships
that focus on improved K–12 student
achievement in a narrower grade range
or disciplinary focus within
mathematics or science; (3) Institute
Partnerships: Teacher Institutes for the
21st Century that focus on the
development of mathematics and
science teachers as school—and districtbased intellectual leaders and master
teachers; (4) Research, Evaluation and
Technical Assistance (RETA) projects
that build and enhance large-scale
research and evaluation capacity for all
MSP awardees and provide them with
tools and assistance in the
implementation and evaluation of their
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work; (5) MSP-Start Partnerships are for
awardees new to the MSP program,
especially from minority-serving
institutions, community colleges and
primarily undergraduate institutions, to
support the necessary data analysis,
project design, evaluation and team
building activities needed to develop a
full MSP Targeted or Institute
Partnership; and (6) Phase II
Partnerships for prior MSP Partnership
awardees focus on specific innovation
areas of their work where evidence of
significant positive impact is clearly
documented and where an investment
of additional resources and time would
produce more robust findings and
results.
The MSP monitoring information
system, comprised of eight web-based
surveys, collects a common core of data
about each component of MSP. The Web
application for MSP has been developed
with a modular design that incorporates
templates and self-contained code
modules for rapid development and
ease of modification. A downloadable
version will also be available for
respondents who prefer a paper version
that they can mail or fax to the external
contractor.
Use of the information: This
information is required for effective
program planning, administration,
communication, program and project
monitoring and evaluation, and for
measuring attainment of NSF’s program,
project and strategic goals; the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–171)
which established the Academic
Competitiveness (ACC). The MSP
program is also directly aligned with
two of NSF’s long-term investment
categories: (1) Transform the Frontiers
and (2) Innovate for Society.
2. Expected Respondents
The expected respondents are
principal investigators of all Targeted
and Institute partnership projects;
STEM and education faculty members
and administrators who participated in
MSP; school districts and IHEs that are
partners in an MSP project; and teachers
participating in Institute Partnerships.
3. Burden on the Public
Number of Respondents: 1936.
Burden of the Public: The estimated
total annual response burden for this
collection is 17,727 hours.
This figure is based upon the previous
3 years of collecting information under
this clearance and anticipated
collections. The average annual
reporting burden is estimated to be
between less than 1 and 50 hours per
respondent depending on whether a
respondent is a direct participant who is
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self-reporting or representing a project
and reporting on behalf of many project
participants. The majority of
respondents (60%) are estimated to
require fewer than two hours to
complete the survey. The burden on the
public is negligible because the study is
limited to project participants that have
received funding from the MSP
Program.
Dated: October 8, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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.
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published
in the Federal Register at 80 FR 43801, and no comments were received.
NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the
publication of this second notice. The full submission may be found at:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Comments: Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; or (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 should
be addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,
Attention: Desk Officer for National Science Foundation, 725 17th
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(s) may be obtained by
calling 703-292-7556.
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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (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).
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Monitoring for the National Science
Foundation's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program.
OMB Control No.: 3145-0199.
1. Abstract
This document has been prepared to support the clearance
of data collection instruments to be used in the evaluation of the Math
and Science Partnership (MSP) program. The goals for the program are to
(1) ensure that all K-12 students have access to, are prepared for, and
are encouraged to participate and succeed in challenging curricula and
advanced mathematics and science courses; (2) enhance the quality,
quantity, and diversity of the K-12 mathematics and science teacher
workforce; and (3) develop evidence-based outcomes that contribute to
our understanding of how students effectively learn the knowledge,
skills and ways of thinking inherent in mathematics, computer science,
engineering, and/or the natural sciences. The motivational force for
realizing these goals is the formation of partnerships between
institutions of higher education (IHEs) and K-12 school districts. The
role of IHE content faculty is the cornerstone of this intervention. In
fact, it is the rigorous involvement of science, mathematics, and
engineering faculty--and the expectation that both IHEs and K-12 school
systems will be transformed--that distinguishes MSP from other
education reform efforts.
The components of the overall MSP portfolio include active
projects whose initial awards were made in prior MSP competitions: (1)
Comprehensive Partnerships that implement change in mathematics and/or
science educational practices in both higher education institutions and
in schools and school districts, resulting in improved student
achievement across the K-12 continuum; (2) Targeted Partnerships that
focus on improved K-12 student achievement in a narrower grade range or
disciplinary focus within mathematics or science; (3) Institute
Partnerships: Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century that focus on the
development of mathematics and science teachers as school--and
district-based intellectual leaders and master teachers; (4) Research,
Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects that build and
enhance large-scale research and evaluation capacity for all MSP
awardees and provide them with tools and assistance in the
implementation and evaluation of their work; (5) MSP-Start Partnerships
are for awardees new to the MSP program, especially from minority-
serving institutions, community colleges and primarily undergraduate
institutions, to support the necessary data analysis, project design,
evaluation and team building activities needed to develop a full MSP
Targeted or Institute Partnership; and (6) Phase II Partnerships for
prior MSP Partnership awardees focus on specific innovation areas of
their work where evidence of significant positive impact is clearly
documented and where an investment of additional resources and time
would produce more robust findings and results.
The MSP monitoring information system, comprised of eight web-based
surveys, collects a common core of data about each component of MSP.
The Web application for MSP has been developed with a modular design
that incorporates templates and self-contained code modules for rapid
development and ease of modification. A downloadable version will also
be available for respondents who prefer a paper version that they can
mail or fax to the external contractor.
Use of the information: This information is required for effective
program planning, administration, communication, program and project
monitoring and evaluation, and for measuring attainment of NSF's
program, project and strategic goals; the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109-171) which established the Academic Competitiveness (ACC).
The MSP program is also directly aligned with two of NSF's long-term
investment categories: (1) Transform the Frontiers and (2) Innovate for
Society.
2. Expected Respondents
The expected respondents are principal investigators of all
Targeted and Institute partnership projects; STEM and education faculty
members and administrators who participated in MSP; school districts
and IHEs that are partners in an MSP project; and teachers
participating in Institute Partnerships.
3. Burden on the Public
Number of Respondents: 1936.
Burden of the Public: The estimated total annual response burden
for this collection is 17,727 hours.
This figure is based upon the previous 3 years of collecting
information under this clearance and anticipated collections. The
average annual reporting burden is estimated to be between less than 1
and 50 hours per respondent depending on whether a respondent is a
direct participant who is self-reporting or representing a project and
reporting on behalf of many project participants. The majority of
respondents (60%) are estimated to require fewer than two hours to
complete the survey. The burden on the public is negligible because the
study is limited to project participants that have received funding
from the MSP Program.
Dated: October 8, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2015-26161 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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