Proposal Review Panel for Computing and Communication Foundations; Notice of Meeting, 31668-31669 [2016-11816]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Establish 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
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 18, 2016 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or
Comments: Ms. 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Requirements for Materials Research
Science and Engineering Centers
(MRSECs).
OMB Number: 3145–0230.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
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Overview of This Information
Collection
The Materials Research Science and
Engineering Centers (MRSECs) Program
supports innovation in interdisciplinary
research, education, and knowledge
transfer. MRSECs build intellectual and
physical infrastructure within and
between disciplines, weaving together
knowledge creation, knowledge
integration, and knowledge transfer.
MRSECs conduct world-class research
through partnerships of academic
institutions, national laboratories,
industrial organizations, and/or other
public/private entities. New knowledge
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thus created is meaningfully linked to
society.
MRSECs 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. MRSECs capitalize on
diversity through participation in center
activities and demonstrate leadership in
the involvement of groups
underrepresented in science and
engineering.
MRSECs are required to submit
annual reports on progress and plans,
which are used as a basis for
performance review and determining
the level of continued funding. To
support this review and the
management of a Center, MRSECs will
be required to develop a set of
management and performance
indicators for submission annually to
NSF via the Research Performance
Project Reporting module in
Research.gov and an external technical
assistance contractor that collects
programmatic data electronically. 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 MRSEC effort.
Such reporting requirements are
included in the cooperative agreement
that is binding between the academic
institution and NSF.
Each Center’s annual report will
address the following categories of
activities: (1) Research, (2) education,
(3) knowledge transfer, (4) partnerships,
(5) shared experimental facilities, (6)
diversity, (7) management, and (8)
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.
MRSECs are required to file a final
report through the RPPR and external
technical assistance contractor. Final
reports contain similar information and
metrics as annual reports, effectively
they constitute the last annual report;
the Program Officer maintains a
cumulative database with all relevant
achievements and metrics.
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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: 80 hours per
center for 21 centers for a total of 1,680
hours.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One from each of the 21
MRSECs.
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: May 16, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review Panel for Computing
and Communication Foundations;
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Proposal Panel Review for
Computing and Communication
Foundations—Science and Technology
Centers—Integrative Partnerships
(#1192) Site Visit.
Date/Time:
June 7, 2016; 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
June 8, 2016; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
June 9, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Place: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
02139.
Type of Meeting: Part Open.
Contact Person: John Cozzens,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Room 1115,
Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: (703)
292–8910.
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Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess
the progress of the STC Award: 1231216
‘‘A Center for Brains, Minds and
Machines: the Science and the
Technology of Intelligence’’, and to
provide advise and recommendations
concerning further NSF support for the
Center.
Agenda: MIT Site Visit.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[RIS–2016–06; NRC–2011–0146]
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under
Military Control and for Coordination
on Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act Response Actions at the U.S.
Department of Defense Sites With
Radioactive Materials
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Closed
AGENCY:
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory issue summary;
issuance.
Site Team and NSF Staff meets to
discuss Site Visit materials, review
process and charge
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open
Presentations by Awardee Institution,
faculty staff and students, to Site
Team and NSF Staff; Discussions,
question and answer sessions
1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.: Closed
Draft report on education and research
activities
Thursday, June 9, 2016
8:30 a.m.–noon: Open
Response presentations by Site Team
and NSF Staff Awardee Institution
faculty staff; Discussions, question
and answer sessions
Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed
Complete written site visit report with
preliminary recommendations.
Reason for Closing: The program review
include information of a proprietary
or confidential nature, including
technical information; financial data,
such as salaries; and personal
information concerning individuals
associated with the award. These
matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.
552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government
in the Sunshine Act.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has issued a
regulatory issues summary (RIS) NRC–
2016–06, ‘‘NRC Regulation of Radium226 Under Military Control and for
Coordination on Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) Response
Actions at the U.S. Department of
Defense (DoD) Sites with Radioactive
Materials,’’ and a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the NRC
and the DoD for coordination on
CERCLA response actions at DoD sites
with unlicensed radioactive materials.
DATES: This RIS was issued on May 9,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2011–0146 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding these documents.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to these documents
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2011–0146. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
it is mentioned in this document.
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• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
• The RIS is also available on the
NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select
2016 and then select ‘‘RIS–2016–06’’).
• The MOU is also available on the
NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/
ML16092A294.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Chang, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–5563; email: Richard.Chang@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The RIS summarizes the NRC’s
regulatory oversight of radium-226
under military control, and explains
that the NRC and the DoD will
coordinate on CERCLA response actions
at the DoD sites with radioactive
material, including radium, that is not
licensed under the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (AEA) through an
MOU. On April 28, 2016, the NRC and
the DoD entered into an MOU that
governs both agencies’ roles and
responsibilities with respect to the
DoD’s CERCLA response actions for
radium contamination and other
unlicensed material contamination.
The final RIS and an enclosure
containing a summary of public
comments on the draft RIS and NRC’s
responses are available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML15167A324.
The MOU is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML16092A294.
II. Congressional Review Act
This RIS is a rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801–808). However, the Office of
Management and Budget has not found
it to be a major rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
of May 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christepher McKenney,
Acting Director, Division of
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review Panel for Computing and Communication
Foundations; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Proposal Panel Review for Computing and Communication
Foundations--Science and Technology Centers--Integrative Partnerships
(#1192) Site Visit.
Date/Time:
June 7, 2016; 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
June 8, 2016; 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
June 9, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
02139.
Type of Meeting: Part Open.
Contact Person: John Cozzens, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Room 1115, Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: (703) 292-
8910.
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Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess the progress of the STC
Award: 1231216 ``A Center for Brains, Minds and Machines: the Science
and the Technology of Intelligence'', and to provide advise and
recommendations concerning further NSF support for the Center.
Agenda: MIT Site Visit.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Closed
Site Team and NSF Staff meets to discuss Site Visit materials, review
process and charge
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open
Presentations by Awardee Institution, faculty staff and students, to
Site Team and NSF Staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions
1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Closed
Draft report on education and research activities
Thursday, June 9, 2016
8:30 a.m.-noon: Open
Response presentations by Site Team and NSF Staff Awardee Institution
faculty staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions
Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed
Complete written site visit report with preliminary recommendations.
Reason for Closing: The program review include information of a
proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information;
financial data, such as salaries; and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the award. These matters are exempt under 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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