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appendix B to part 701. The Chartering
Manual requires credit unions to
prepare and submit forms with regard to
chartering, field of membership
amendments, service to underserved
areas, and conversions from Federal to
state credit unions and state to Federal
credit unions.
The NCUA uses the information to
determine if the charter application,
field of membership amendment, or
conversion application meets the
requirements of the Act and NCUA
regulations.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Notfor-profit institutions.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 8,985.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
8,985.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2.11.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,994.
Reason for Change: Adjustment have
been make reflect the current number of
respondents reporting and a more
accurate accounting of the time needed
to respond.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit comments
concerning: (a) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper execution of the function of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of the
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the
Board, the National Credit Union
Administration, on June 22, 2020.
Dated: June 22, 2020.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics, National Science
Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
The National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within 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. This is the
second notice for public comment; the
first was published in the Federal
Register and 2 comments were received.
NCSES 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments regarding (a)
whether the 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, use, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
(d) 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, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Suite 18200, Alexandria, VA 22314 or
send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
NCSES 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.
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Title of Collection: Survey of Graduate
Students and Postdoctorates in Science
and Engineering.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0062.
Summary of Collection: The Survey of
Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in
Science and Engineering (GSS),
sponsored by the NCSES within NSF
and the National Institutes of Health, is
designed to comply with legislative
mandates by providing information on
the characteristics of academic graduate
enrollments in science, engineering and
health fields. This request to extend the
information collection for three years is
to cover the 2020, 2021, and 2022 GSS
survey cycles. The information collected
by the GSS is solicited under the
authority of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
and the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010. Data
collection starts each fall in October and
data are obtained primarily through a
Web survey. Data are disseminated
annually. All information will be used
for statistical purposes only.
Participation in the survey is voluntary.
To improve coverage of postdocs, the
GSS periodically collects information
on postdocs employed in Federally
Funded Research and Development
Centers (FFRDCs). This survey of
postdocs at FFRDCs will be conducted
as part of the 2021 GSS survey cycle.
Additional details regarding this
survey are provided in an earlier
Federal Register Notice, at 85 FR 19169.
Use of the Information: The GSS data
are routinely provided to Congress,
other parts of NSF, other Federal
agencies, the GSS institutions
themselves, and several professional
societies. In addition, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) publish GSS
data annually in the NIH Data Book
https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/.
Expected Respondents: The GSS is an
annual census of all eligible academic
institutions in the U.S. with graduate
programs in science, engineering, and
health fields. The response rate is
calculated based on the number of
reporting units (departments, programs,
research centers, and health care
facilities) that respond to the survey. For
reference, in 2018, the GSS population
was 19,592 units at 715 academic
institutions. Based on recent cycles
NCSES expects the annual response rate
to be around 99 percent.
Estimate of Burden: The total
estimated respondent burden of the
GSS, including 1,000 hours for potential
methodological studies to improve the
survey procedures, will be 56,480 hours
over the three-cycle survey clearance
period. NCSES may review and revise
this burden estimate based on
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completion time data collected during
the 2019 GSS survey cycle, which is
ongoing.
TABLE 1—GSS ESTIMATED RESPONSE BURDEN
Category
Respondents
(number of
school
coordinators)
Total burden for 2020 ..............................................................................................................................................
Total burden for 2021 ..............................................................................................................................................
GSS institutions ................................................................................................................................................
FFRDCs ............................................................................................................................................................
Total burden for 2022 ..............................................................................................................................................
Potential future methodological studies (across all 3 survey cycles) .....................................................................
911
959
916
43
921
........................
18,424
18,542
18,469
73
18,514
1,000
Total estimated burden .....................................................................................................................................
2,791
56,480
Estimated average annual burden ..........................................................................................................................
930
18,827
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Comments: As required by 5 CFR
1320.8(d), comments on the information
collection activities as part of this study
were solicited through publication of a
60-Day Notice in the Federal Register
on April 6, 2020, at 85 FR 19169.
NCSES received 2 comments.
NCSES received the first comment on
4 April 2020 from an economics
professional association requesting a
copy of the draft information collection
request (ICR) including the survey
instrument and supporting statement.
NCSES informed the commenters that
the ICR was currently undergoing
internal review within NCSES with
plans to submit it for public review in
June and that the GSS would be largely
unchanged from its current design.
NCSES received a second comment
on 6 May 2020 from a group
representing several organizations. The
commenters requested that NCSES
include measures of sexual orientation
and gender identity on the GSS. NCSES
informed the commenters that it shares
their interest in improving federal data
collections and providing reliable
measures for important segments of the
population. Furthermore, NCSES
described its process for evaluating
possible questionnaire additions,
including the extensive experimentation
involved and the time and resources
required. Finally, NCSES informed the
commenters that it is conducting
research to evaluate these measures and
does not intend to include them in the
2020–22 GSS.
Dated: June 22, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit modification
request received and permit issued.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of requests to modify permits
issued to conduct activities regulated
and permits issued under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has
published regulations under the
Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code
of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of a requested permit
modification and permit issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703–
292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation (NSF), as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR
part 670), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996, has developed regulations for
the establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection.
NSF issued a permit (ACA 2018–010)
to David J. Smith on October 26, 2017.
The issued permit allows the applicant
to introduce non-indigenous species
into Antarctica. Dormant
microbiological samples, pre-loaded
into and remaining within a triple
containment vessel, were brought to
Antarctica to be launched into the
Earth’s stratosphere as part of NASA’s
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Total burden
(hours)
Long Duration Balloon program (LDB).
Details about the samples and the
containment vessel are provided in the
permit (attached). The microbiological
samples, still contained within the
vessel, will be returned to the USA and
the home institution after recovery of
the balloon payload.
A recent modification to this permit,
dated June 19, 2019, permitted the
permit holder to continue to conduct
permitted activities, under the original
permit conditions, until March 31, 2023.
Now, the permit holder proposes to
include an additional species of
microorganism to the next payload. The
quantity and state (dormant) of the
bacterial spores, as well as the sample
and payload preparation methods,
would be identical to the original
permit. The Environmental Officer has
reviewed the modification request and
has determined that the amendment is
not a material change to the permit, and
it will have a less than a minor or
transitory impact.
Dates of Permitted Activities: June 23,
2020 to March 31, 2023.
The permit modification was issued on
June 23, 2020.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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The National Science Board’s
Committee on Oversight (CO), pursuant
to NSF regulations, the National Science
Foundation Act, as amended, and the
Government in the Sunshine Act,
hereby gives notice of the scheduling of
a teleconference for the transaction of
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within 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. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal
Register and 2 comments were received. NCSES 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments regarding (a) whether the 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,
use, and clarity of the information to be collected, including through
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; (d) 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, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 18200, Alexandria, VA 22314
or send email to [email protected].
NCSES 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.
Title of Collection: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates
in Science and Engineering.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0062.
Summary of Collection: The Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS), sponsored by the NCSES
within NSF and the National Institutes of Health, is designed to comply
with legislative mandates by providing information on the
characteristics of academic graduate enrollments in science,
engineering and health fields. This request to extend the information
collection for three years is to cover the 2020, 2021, and 2022 GSS
survey cycles. The information collected by the GSS is solicited under
the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as
amended and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. Data
collection starts each fall in October and data are obtained primarily
through a Web survey. Data are disseminated annually. All information
will be used for statistical purposes only. Participation in the survey
is voluntary.
To improve coverage of postdocs, the GSS periodically collects
information on postdocs employed in Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers (FFRDCs). This survey of postdocs at FFRDCs will be
conducted as part of the 2021 GSS survey cycle.
Additional details regarding this survey are provided in an earlier
Federal Register Notice, at 85 FR 19169.
Use of the Information: The GSS data are routinely provided to
Congress, other parts of NSF, other Federal agencies, the GSS
institutions themselves, and several professional societies. In
addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) publish GSS data
annually in the NIH Data Book https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/.
Expected Respondents: The GSS is an annual census of all eligible
academic institutions in the U.S. with graduate programs in science,
engineering, and health fields. The response rate is calculated based
on the number of reporting units (departments, programs, research
centers, and health care facilities) that respond to the survey. For
reference, in 2018, the GSS population was 19,592 units at 715 academic
institutions. Based on recent cycles NCSES expects the annual response
rate to be around 99 percent.
Estimate of Burden: The total estimated respondent burden of the
GSS, including 1,000 hours for potential methodological studies to
improve the survey procedures, will be 56,480 hours over the three-
cycle survey clearance period. NCSES may review and revise this burden
estimate based on
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completion time data collected during the 2019 GSS survey cycle, which
is ongoing.
Table 1--GSS Estimated Response Burden
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Respondents
(number of Total burden
Category school (hours)
coordinators)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total burden for 2020................... 911 18,424
Total burden for 2021................... 959 18,542
GSS institutions.................... 916 18,469
FFRDCs.............................. 43 73
Total burden for 2022................... 921 18,514
Potential future methodological studies .............. 1,000
(across all 3 survey cycles)...........
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Total estimated burden.............. 2,791 56,480
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Estimated average annual burden......... 930 18,827
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Comments: As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), comments on the
information collection activities as part of this study were solicited
through publication of a 60-Day Notice in the Federal Register on April
6, 2020, at 85 FR 19169. NCSES received 2 comments.
NCSES received the first comment on 4 April 2020 from an economics
professional association requesting a copy of the draft information
collection request (ICR) including the survey instrument and supporting
statement. NCSES informed the commenters that the ICR was currently
undergoing internal review within NCSES with plans to submit it for
public review in June and that the GSS would be largely unchanged from
its current design.
NCSES received a second comment on 6 May 2020 from a group
representing several organizations. The commenters requested that NCSES
include measures of sexual orientation and gender identity on the GSS.
NCSES informed the commenters that it shares their interest in
improving federal data collections and providing reliable measures for
important segments of the population. Furthermore, NCSES described its
process for evaluating possible questionnaire additions, including the
extensive experimentation involved and the time and resources required.
Finally, NCSES informed the commenters that it is conducting research
to evaluate these measures and does not intend to include them in the
2020-22 GSS.
Dated: June 22, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2020-13768 Filed 6-25-20; 8:45 am]
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