Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, 80823-80824 [2020-27448]
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request, Proposed
Collection Requests: 2022–2024 IMLS
Grant Application Forms
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review,
comment request.
AGENCY:
The Institute of Museum and
Library Services announces that the
following information collection has
been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The purpose of this
Notice is to solicit comments about this
assessment process, instructions, and
data collections.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
below on or before January 13, 2021.
OMB is particularly interested in
comments that help the agency to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• 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).
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Office of Information and Regulatory
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Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for
Education, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, 202–395–7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants
Policy and Management, Office of
Grants Policy and Management,
Institute of Museum and Library
Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW,
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–
2135. Dr. Bodner can be reached by
telephone at 202–653–4636 or by email
at cbodner@imls.gov. Office hours are
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Institute of Museum and Library
Services is the primary source of federal
support for the nation’s libraries and
museums. We advance, support, and
empower America’s museums, libraries,
and related organizations through grant
making, research, and policy
development. Our vision is a nation
where museums and libraries work
together to work together to transform
the lives of individuals and
communities. To learn more, visit
www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: The purpose of this
collection is to facilitate the
administration of the IMLS application
and review processes for its
discretionary grants and cooperative
agreements. IMLS uses standardized
application forms for eligible libraries,
museums, and other organizations to
apply for its funding. The forms
submitted for public review in this
Notice are the IMLS Museum Program
Information Form, the IMLS LibraryDiscretionary Program Information
Form, and the IMLS Supplementary
Form, each of which is included in one
or more of the Grants.gov packages
associated with IMLS grant programs.
This action is to seek approval for the
information collection for the IMLS
Museum Program Information Form, the
IMLS Library-Discretionary Program
Information Form, and the IMLS
Supplementary Form for the next three
years.
The 60-day notice for the IMLS Grant
Application Forms was published in the
Federal Register on October 7, 2020, (85
FR 63299–63300). No comments were
received.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: Grant Application Forms.
OMB Number: 3137–0092.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Library and Museum
grant applicants.
Number of Respondents: 2,928.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 12 minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden: 512
hours.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $14,913.86.
Total Federal Costs: $60,316.80.
Dated: December 9, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist,
Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; National
Science Foundation Proposal/Award
Information—NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide
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 February 12, 2021
to be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, 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: Title of
Collection: ‘‘National Science
Foundation Proposal/Award
Information—NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide.’’
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2023.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
The primary purpose of this revision is
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to update the NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
to incorporate a number of policyrelated changes and clarifications of
language. The draft NSF PAPPG is now
available for your review and
consideration on the NSF website at
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. To
facilitate review, revised text has been
highlighted in yellow throughout the
document to identify significant
changes. A brief comment explanation
of the change also is provided.
Proposed Project: The National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Public
Law 81–507) sets forth NSF’s mission
and purpose:
‘‘To promote the progress of science;
to advance the national health,
prosperity, and welfare; to secure the
national defense. . . .’’
The Act authorized and directed NSF
to initiate and support:
• Basic scientific research and
research fundamental to the engineering
process;
• Programs to strengthen scientific
and engineering research potential;
• Science and engineering education
programs at all levels and in all the
various fields of science and
engineering;
• Programs that provide a source of
information for policy formulation; and
• Other activities to promote these
ends.
NSF’s core purpose resonates clearly
in everything it does: promoting
achievement and progress in science
and engineering and enhancing the
potential for research and education to
contribute to the Nation. While NSF’s
vision of the future and the mechanisms
it uses to carry out its charges have
evolved significantly over the last six
decades, its ultimate mission remains
the same.
Use of the Information: The regular
submission of proposals to the
Foundation is part of the collection of
information and is used to help NSF
fulfill this responsibility by initiating
and supporting merit-selected research
and education projects in all the
scientific and engineering disciplines.
NSF receives more than 50,000
proposals annually for new projects,
and makes approximately 11,000 new
awards.
Support is made primarily through
grants, contracts, and other agreements
awarded to approximately 2,000
colleges, universities, academic
consortia, nonprofit institutions, and
small businesses. The awards are based
mainly on merit evaluations of
proposals submitted to the Foundation.
The Foundation has a continuing
commitment to monitor the operations
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of its information collection to identify
and address excessive reporting burdens
as well as to identify any real or
apparent inequities based on gender,
race, ethnicity, or disability of the
proposed principal investigator(s)/
project director(s) or the co-principal
investigator(s)/co-project director(s).
Burden on the Public: The Foundation
estimates that an average of 120 hours
is expended for each proposal
submitted. An estimated 50,000
proposals are expected during the
course of one year for a total of
6,000,000 public burden hours
annually.
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: December 9, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed
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Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request
for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is re-issuing for
public comment draft regulatory guide
(DG), DG–1288 (Revision 1), ‘‘PlantSpecific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking
for Inservice Inspection of Piping.’’ This
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Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions
on Plant-Specific Changes to the
Licensing Basis,’’ as well as to endorse
the American Society of Mechanical
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‘‘Alternative Classification and
Examination Requirements, Section XI,
Division 1.’’
DATES: Submit comments by January 13,
2021. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Although a time limit is given,
comments and suggestions in
connection with items for inclusion in
guides currently being developed or
improvements in all published guides
are encouraged at any time.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2020–0256. 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 individuals listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Mail comments to: Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, ATTN: Program Management,
Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on accessing
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zeechung Wang, telephone: 301–415–
1686, email: Zeechung.Wang@nrc.gov,
or Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301–
415–2493, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@
nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–
0256 when contacting the NRC about
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information--NSF Proposal
and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
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 February 12,
2021 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, 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: Title of Collection: ``National Science
Foundation Proposal/Award Information--NSF Proposal and Award Policies
and Procedures Guide.''
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0058.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years. The primary purpose of this
revision is
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to update the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
(PAPPG) to incorporate a number of policy-related changes and
clarifications of language. The draft NSF PAPPG is now available for
your review and consideration on the NSF website at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. To facilitate review, revised text has been
highlighted in yellow throughout the document to identify significant
changes. A brief comment explanation of the change also is provided.
Proposed Project: The National Science Foundation Act of 1950
(Public Law 81-507) sets forth NSF's mission and purpose:
``To promote the progress of science; to advance the national
health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense. . .
.''
The Act authorized and directed NSF to initiate and support:
Basic scientific research and research fundamental to the
engineering process;
Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research
potential;
Science and engineering education programs at all levels
and in all the various fields of science and engineering;
Programs that provide a source of information for policy
formulation; and
Other activities to promote these ends.
NSF's core purpose resonates clearly in everything it does:
promoting achievement and progress in science and engineering and
enhancing the potential for research and education to contribute to the
Nation. While NSF's vision of the future and the mechanisms it uses to
carry out its charges have evolved significantly over the last six
decades, its ultimate mission remains the same.
Use of the Information: The regular submission of proposals to the
Foundation is part of the collection of information and is used to help
NSF fulfill this responsibility by initiating and supporting merit-
selected research and education projects in all the scientific and
engineering disciplines. NSF receives more than 50,000 proposals
annually for new projects, and makes approximately 11,000 new awards.
Support is made primarily through grants, contracts, and other
agreements awarded to approximately 2,000 colleges, universities,
academic consortia, nonprofit institutions, and small businesses. The
awards are based mainly on merit evaluations of proposals submitted to
the Foundation.
The Foundation has a continuing commitment to monitor the
operations of its information collection to identify and address
excessive reporting burdens as well as to identify any real or apparent
inequities based on gender, race, ethnicity, or disability of the
proposed principal investigator(s)/project director(s) or the co-
principal investigator(s)/co-project director(s).
Burden on the Public: The Foundation estimates that an average of
120 hours is expended for each proposal submitted. An estimated 50,000
proposals are expected during the course of one year for a total of
6,000,000 public burden hours annually.
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: December 9, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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