Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 17696-17697 [2017-07312]
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(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Sections 101(a) and 103(h) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 811(a) and
813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners. Title 30 CFR 56.19057 and
57.19057 require the examination and
certification of hoist operators’ fitness
by a qualified, licensed physician,
within twelve months preceding
hoisting duties. The safety of all metal
and nonmetal miners riding hoist
conveyances is largely dependent upon
the attentiveness and physical
capabilities of the hoist operator.
Improper movements, overspeed, and
overtravel of a hoisting conveyance can
result in serious physical harm or death
to all passengers.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Hoist Operators’
Physical Fitness. MSHA is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL–Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
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desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Hoist Operators’ Physical Fitness.
MSHA has updated the data with
respect to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden
costs supporting this information
collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0049.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 115.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 575.
Annual Burden Hours: 19 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $182,275.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
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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
requirements to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by May 12, 2017 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments 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,
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Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne
H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington,
Virginia 22230 or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of the
submission(s) 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on (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; (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.
It is not permissible for NSF to
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.
Title of Collection: 2017 Survey of
Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2018.
Summary of Collection. The Survey of
Doctorate Recipients (SDR) has been
conducted biennially since 1973. The
2017 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 (SEH) from a U.S.
institution. The purpose of this panel
survey is to collect data that will be
used to provide national estimates on
the doctoral science and engineering
workforce and changes in their
employment, education, and
demographic characteristics. The SDR is
sponsored by the National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the NSF and by the
National Institutes of Health. Data will
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be obtained by web, mail, and
computer-assisted telephone interviews
beginning in June 2017. Information
from the SDR are used in assessing the
quality and supply of the nation’s SEH
personnel resources for educational
institutions, private industry, and
professional organizations, as well as
federal, state, and local governments. A
public release file of collected data,
designed to protect respondent
confidentiality, will be made available
to researchers, reporters, and other
interested persons on the Internet.
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.’’ The SDR is designed to
comply with these mandates by
providing information on the supply
and utilization of the nation’s doctoral
level scientists and engineers.
The survey data will be collected in
conformance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 and the Federal
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of
2015. 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.
Use of the Information: 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.
These two reports are made available, in
full, on the Internet. However, summary
Digests of facts and figures from these
lengthy reports are made available both
in print and on the Internet. Although
NSF publishes statistics from the SDR in
many reports, a set of statistical tables
is produced online by NCSES in the
biennial publication of SDR Data Tables.
Expected Respondents: The NCSES
within NSF enhanced and expanded the
sample for the 2015 cycle of the SDR to
measure employment outcomes
according to the eligible SEH fine fields
of degree, as captured in the Survey of
Earned Doctorates. Providing reliable
estimates of the survey population by
fine fields required refreshing the 2013
survey sample of approximately 47,000
in 2013 with a larger sample of 120,000
in 2015. With the expanded 2015 SDR
sample, NCSES can produce reliable
estimates of SEH fine fields by
demographic characteristics, such as
gender, ethnicity, and race. The 2017
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SDR will maintain the 2015 expanded
sample and add about 11,000 doctorates
from the most recent 2014 and 2015
academic years for a total of 124,580
cases. NSF expects the overall response
rate to be 75 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. Thus,
NSF estimates that the total annual
burden for the 2017 SDR will be 38,932
hours (that is, 124,580 respondents at
75% response rate for 25 minutes).
Comment: On 19 September 2016,
NSF published in the Federal Register
(81 FR 2016–64206) a 60-day notice of
its intent to request renewal of this
information collection authority from
OMB. In that notice, NSF solicited
public comments for 60 days ending 18
November 2016. One public comment
was received, in support of renewing
the SDR and ‘‘releasing the survey data
in a more timely and predictable
manner.’’ NCSES acknowledged receipt
and thanked the person for their
comment. Relative to the first notice,
there are two substantive changes: (1)
The first notice stated, ‘‘The 2017 SDR
will maintain the 2015 expanded
sample along with a new sample of
about 10,000 doctorates . . . and will
not exceed 123,000 individuals in total
with U.S. earned doctorates in SEH
fields.’’ After additional analysis of the
sample frame of the final eligible sample
from the 2015 survey and the new
doctoral recipients from 2014 and 2015
academic years, the 2017 sample size is
revised to 124,580 cases effectively
increasing the estimated respondent
burden by 494 hours. (2) The survey
launch date is now planned for June
2017 rather than February 2017 to allow
for additional analysis and survey
design planning.
Dated: April 4, 2017.
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 requirements to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by May 12, 2017
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments 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 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Copies of the submission(s) 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on (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; (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.
It is not permissible for NSF to 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.
Title of Collection: 2017 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2018.
Summary of Collection. The Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) has
been conducted biennially since 1973. The 2017 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
(SEH) from a U.S. institution. The purpose of this panel survey is to
collect data that will be used to provide national estimates on the
doctoral science and engineering workforce and changes in their
employment, education, and demographic characteristics. The SDR is
sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the NSF and by the National Institutes of Health. Data
will
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be obtained by web, mail, and computer-assisted telephone interviews
beginning in June 2017. Information from the SDR are used in assessing
the quality and supply of the nation's SEH personnel resources for
educational institutions, private industry, and professional
organizations, as well as federal, state, and local governments. A
public release file of collected data, designed to protect respondent
confidentiality, will be made available to researchers, reporters, and
other interested persons on the Internet.
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.'' The SDR is designed to comply with these mandates by
providing information on the supply and utilization of the nation's
doctoral level scientists and engineers.
The survey data will be collected in conformance with the
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of
2002 and the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. 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.
Use of the Information: 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. These two reports are made available, in full,
on the Internet. However, summary Digests of facts and figures from
these lengthy reports are made available both in print and on the
Internet. Although NSF publishes statistics from the SDR in many
reports, a set of statistical tables is produced online by NCSES in the
biennial publication of SDR Data Tables.
Expected Respondents: The NCSES within NSF enhanced and expanded
the sample for the 2015 cycle of the SDR to measure employment outcomes
according to the eligible SEH fine fields of degree, as captured in the
Survey of Earned Doctorates. Providing reliable estimates of the survey
population by fine fields required refreshing the 2013 survey sample of
approximately 47,000 in 2013 with a larger sample of 120,000 in 2015.
With the expanded 2015 SDR sample, NCSES can produce reliable estimates
of SEH fine fields by demographic characteristics, such as gender,
ethnicity, and race. The 2017 SDR will maintain the 2015 expanded
sample and add about 11,000 doctorates from the most recent 2014 and
2015 academic years for a total of 124,580 cases. NSF expects the
overall response rate to be 75 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. Thus, NSF
estimates that the total annual burden for the 2017 SDR will be 38,932
hours (that is, 124,580 respondents at 75% response rate for 25
minutes).
Comment: On 19 September 2016, NSF published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 2016-64206) a 60-day notice of its intent to request
renewal of this information collection authority from OMB. In that
notice, NSF solicited public comments for 60 days ending 18 November
2016. One public comment was received, in support of renewing the SDR
and ``releasing the survey data in a more timely and predictable
manner.'' NCSES acknowledged receipt and thanked the person for their
comment. Relative to the first notice, there are two substantive
changes: (1) The first notice stated, ``The 2017 SDR will maintain the
2015 expanded sample along with a new sample of about 10,000 doctorates
. . . and will not exceed 123,000 individuals in total with U.S. earned
doctorates in SEH fields.'' After additional analysis of the sample
frame of the final eligible sample from the 2015 survey and the new
doctoral recipients from 2014 and 2015 academic years, the 2017 sample
size is revised to 124,580 cases effectively increasing the estimated
respondent burden by 494 hours. (2) The survey launch date is now
planned for June 2017 rather than February 2017 to allow for additional
analysis and survey design planning.
Dated: April 4, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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