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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request;
Education and Human Resources
Program Monitoring Clearance
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to renew this collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by December 31, 2018
to be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18253, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
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:
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NCSES, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the NCSES’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) 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
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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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title of Collection: Education and
Human Resources Program Monitoring
Clearance.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0226.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2019.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
renewal of an information collection.
Abstract: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) requests re-clearance
of program accountability data
collections that describe and track the
impact of NSF funding that focuses on
the Nation’s science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education and STEM workforce. NSF
funds grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements to colleges, universities, and
other eligible institutions, and provides
graduate research fellowships to
individuals in all parts of the United
States and internationally.
The Directorate for Education and
Human Resources (EHR), a unit within
NSF, promotes rigor and vitality within
the Nation’s STEM education enterprise
to further the development of the 21st
century’s STEM workforce and public
scientific literacy. EHR does this
through diverse projects and programs
that support research, extension,
outreach, and hands-on activities that
service STEM learning and research at
all institutional (e.g., pre-school through
postdoctoral) levels in formal and
informal settings; and individuals of all
ages (birth and beyond). EHR also
focuses on broadening participation in
STEM learning and careers among
United States citizens, permanent
residents, and nationals, particularly
those individuals traditionally
underemployed in the STEM research
workforce, including but not limited to
women, persons with disabilities, and
racial and ethnic minorities.
The scope of this information
collection request will primarily cover
descriptive information gathered from
education and training (E&T) projects
that are funded by NSF. NSF will
primarily use the data from this
collection for program planning,
management, and audit purposes to
respond to queries from the Congress,
the public, NSF’s external merit
reviewers who serve as advisors,
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including Committees of Visitors
(COVs), the NSF’s Office of the
Inspector General, and as a basis for
either internal or third-party evaluations
of individual programs.
The collections will generally include
three categories of descriptive data: (1)
Staff and project participants (data that
are also necessary to determine
individual-level treatment and control
groups for future third-party study or for
internal evaluation); (2) project
implementation characteristics (also
necessary for future use to identify wellmatched comparison groups); and (3)
project outputs (necessary to measure
baseline for pre- and post- NSF-fundinglevel impacts).
Use of the Information: This
information is required for effective
administration, communication,
program and project monitoring and
evaluation, and for measuring
attainment of NSF’s program, project,
and strategic goals, and as identified by
the President’s Accountability in
Government Initiative; GPRA, and the
NSF’s Strategic Plan. The Foundation’s
FY 2014–2018 Strategic Plan may be
found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/
2014/nsf14043/nsf14043.pdf.
Since this collection will primarily be
used for accountability and evaluation
purposes, including responding to
queries from COVs and other scientific
experts, a census rather than sampling
design typically is necessary. At the
individual project level funding can be
adjusted based on individual project’s
responses to some of the surveys. Some
data collected under this collection will
serve as baseline data for separate
research and evaluation studies.
NSF-funded contract or grantee
researchers and internal or external
evaluators in part may identify control,
comparison, or treatment groups for
NSF’s E&T portfolio using some of the
descriptive data gathered through this
collection to conduct well-designed,
rigorous research and portfolio
evaluation studies.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, not-for-profit institutions,
business or other for profit, and Federal,
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,160.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates
that a total reporting and recordkeeping
burden of 39,802 hours will result from
activities to monitor EHR STEM
education programs. The calculation is
shown in table 1.
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TABLE 1—ANTICIPATED PROGRAMS THAT WILL COLLECT DATA ON PROJECT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES ALONG WITH
THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN HOURS PER COLLECTION PER YEAR
Number of
respondents
Collection title
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU–
RISE) Monitoring System .........................................................................................................
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Monitoring System ...........................................................................................................................................
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Monitoring System ..........................
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP–BD) Monitoring System ...........................................................................................................................
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Monitoring System ................................
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S–STEM) Monitoring
System .....................................................................................................................................
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
Monitoring System ...................................................................................................................
Total ......................................................................................................................................
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.;
Correction
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Export license application;
opportunity to comment, request a
hearing, and petition for leave to
intervene; extension of comment period
and correction.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice
that was published in the Federal
Register (FR) on October 24, 2018,
regarding the review of an export
license application (XW019), submitted
by Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.
(PFNW). This action is necessary to
correct the Regulations.gov Docket ID
provided to the public for obtaining
information and submitting comments
through the Federal rulemaking website.
In addition, the NRC is extending the
period for commenting, requesting a
hearing, and petitioning for leave to
intervene.
DATES: The comment period and the
date to request a hearing, and petition
for leave to intervene in the document
published on October 24, 2018 (83 FR
53666) is extended. Comments must be
filed by November 30, 2018. Requests
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intervene must be filed by November 30,
2018. The correction is effective October
31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0245. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Email comments to:
hearing.docket@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive an automatic email reply
confirming receipt, then contact us at
301–415–1677.
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–
415–1101.
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
• Hand deliver comments to: 11555
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For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea R. Jones, Office of International
Programs, telephone: 404–997–4443;
email: Andrea.Jones2@nrc.gov, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the FR
on October 24, 2018 (83 FR 53666),
correct the Federal rulemaking website
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Number of
responses
Annual hour
burden
30
30
1,650
35
602
35
602
1,890
13,846
56
460
56
460
2,128
6,440
700
1,750
4,200
277
277
6,648
2,160
3,210
39,802
Docket ID from ‘‘NRC–2012–7946’’ to
‘‘NRC–2018–0245.’’
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day
of October 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Division of
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards.
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Honeywell, International, Inc.;
Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion
Facility
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
and draft finding of no significant
impact; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment a draft environmental
assessment (EA) and draft finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) for the
proposed renewal of NRC source
materials license SUB–526 for
Honeywell, International, Inc.’s
Metropolis Works uranium conversion
facility. The draft EA, ‘‘Draft
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Renewal of Source Materials
License SUB–526, Metropolis Works
Uranium Conversion Facility (Massac
County, Illinois),’’ documents the NRC
staff’s environmental review of the
license renewal application.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later
than November 30, 2018. Comments
received after this date will be
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Education and Human Resources Program Monitoring Clearance
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 31,
2018 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18253, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to [email protected]. 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: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the NCSES, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the NCSES's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 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; 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 collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Title of Collection: Education and Human Resources Program
Monitoring Clearance.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0226.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2019.
Type of Request: Intent to seek renewal of an information
collection.
Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests re-
clearance of program accountability data collections that describe and
track the impact of NSF funding that focuses on the Nation's science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and STEM
workforce. NSF funds grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to
colleges, universities, and other eligible institutions, and provides
graduate research fellowships to individuals in all parts of the United
States and internationally.
The Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), a unit
within NSF, promotes rigor and vitality within the Nation's STEM
education enterprise to further the development of the 21st century's
STEM workforce and public scientific literacy. EHR does this through
diverse projects and programs that support research, extension,
outreach, and hands-on activities that service STEM learning and
research at all institutional (e.g., pre-school through postdoctoral)
levels in formal and informal settings; and individuals of all ages
(birth and beyond). EHR also focuses on broadening participation in
STEM learning and careers among United States citizens, permanent
residents, and nationals, particularly those individuals traditionally
underemployed in the STEM research workforce, including but not limited
to women, persons with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
The scope of this information collection request will primarily
cover descriptive information gathered from education and training
(E&T) projects that are funded by NSF. NSF will primarily use the data
from this collection for program planning, management, and audit
purposes to respond to queries from the Congress, the public, NSF's
external merit reviewers who serve as advisors, including Committees of
Visitors (COVs), the NSF's Office of the Inspector General, and as a
basis for either internal or third-party evaluations of individual
programs.
The collections will generally include three categories of
descriptive data: (1) Staff and project participants (data that are
also necessary to determine individual-level treatment and control
groups for future third-party study or for internal evaluation); (2)
project implementation characteristics (also necessary for future use
to identify well-matched comparison groups); and (3) project outputs
(necessary to measure baseline for pre- and post- NSF-funding-level
impacts).
Use of the Information: This information is required for effective
administration, communication, program and project monitoring and
evaluation, and for measuring attainment of NSF's program, project, and
strategic goals, and as identified by the President's Accountability in
Government Initiative; GPRA, and the NSF's Strategic Plan. The
Foundation's FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14043/nsf14043.pdf.
Since this collection will primarily be used for accountability and
evaluation purposes, including responding to queries from COVs and
other scientific experts, a census rather than sampling design
typically is necessary. At the individual project level funding can be
adjusted based on individual project's responses to some of the
surveys. Some data collected under this collection will serve as
baseline data for separate research and evaluation studies.
NSF-funded contract or grantee researchers and internal or external
evaluators in part may identify control, comparison, or treatment
groups for NSF's E&T portfolio using some of the descriptive data
gathered through this collection to conduct well-designed, rigorous
research and portfolio evaluation studies.
Respondents: Individuals or households, not-for-profit
institutions, business or other for profit, and Federal, State, local
or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,160.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates that a total reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 39,802 hours will result from activities to
monitor EHR STEM education programs. The calculation is shown in table
1.
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Table 1--Anticipated Programs That Will Collect Data on Project Progress and Outcomes Along With the Number of
Respondents and Burden Hours per Collection per Year
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Number of Number of Annual hour
Collection title respondents responses burden
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Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) 30 30 1,650
and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research
Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE)
Monitoring System..............................................
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program 35 35 1,890
(IGERT) Monitoring System......................................
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) 602 602 13,846
Monitoring System..............................................
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Bridge to the 56 56 2,128
Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) Monitoring System.........................
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Monitoring 460 460 6,440
System.........................................................
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and 700 1,750 4,200
Mathematics (S-STEM) Monitoring System.........................
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent 277 277 6,648
Expansion Program (STEP) Monitoring System.....................
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Total....................................................... 2,160 3,210 39,802
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Dated: October 26, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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