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REUs provide undergraduate students
at U.S. higher education institutions to
work with a faculty on a research
project. They can take the form of REU
Sites or REU Supplements. REU Sites
are based on independent proposals to
initiate and conduct projects that engage
a number of students in research, and
REU Supplements are included as a
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renewal NSF grants or cooperative
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ongoing NSF-funded research projects.
By offering this opportunity to
undergraduate students the REU
program seeks to expand student
participation in all kinds of research—
both disciplinary and
interdisciplinary—encompassing efforts
by individual investigators, groups,
centers, national facilities, and others. It
draws on the integration of research and
education to attract a diverse pool of
talented students into careers in science
and engineering, including teaching and
education research related to science
and engineering, and to help ensure that
these students receive the best
education possible.
The data collection intends to assess
the impact of REU participation on
career pathways and will be done
through an online survey. The
researchers will collect data from past
participants including the students and
the mentors with a separate survey
customized for each group. The specific
evaluation objectives are:
1. Identify the career trajectory of the
REU participants since their
participation in the REU program
including degrees they received,
institutions they attended, and their
current status (e.g., employed, graduate
students).
2. Document the structure of the REU
experience that the respondents
participated in. These may include the
type of REU (e.g., Site, Supplement),
location of REU, and timing of REU.
3. Describe the REU mentors’
perceptions of the REU program on the
student participants and the mentors’
career development.
4. Examine the skills the participants
gained and experiences they had during
their REU participation. These may
include technical skills, information on
graduate school application process,
and research training.
5. Analyze the relationships between
REU participation and career pathways
specifically focusing on whether these
experiences are associated with the
participants’ interest in and ultimate
selection of research careers in
computing.
Ultimately, the findings from the
analysis of this data collection will be
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used to improve the impact of CISE REU
Program in order to better reach its goals
of providing meaningful research
opportunities to undergraduate students
and, in doing so, attracting a broad
range of students to computing/STEM
careers.
Use of information: The information
collected through this survey will be
used to evaluate the NSF CISE REU
Program.
Expected Respondents: The survey
will be sent to students and mentors
who participated in the NSF CISE REU
Program through an REU Site or a
Supplement. Further, in order to obtain
data from an appropriate comparison
group, the researchers will also include
participants of other REUs and similar
activities. The CISE REU Program
participant list will be obtained from
NSF and comparison group participants
will be culled from a list of individuals
previously surveyed by the researchers.
The estimated number of individuals
who will be receiving this survey is
25,000. Based on an approximate
response rate of 30%, there will be an
estimated 7,500 respondents when the
data collection is completed.
Average time per respondent: The
online survey is designed to be
completed in 20 minutes or less.
Frequency: Each respondent will be
asked to complete this survey once
during late summer/early fall 2021.
Estimated burden on public: Based on
7,500 estimated responses and 20
minutes per respondent, the estimate for
this data collection is 2,500 burden
hours.
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 respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: July 30, 2021.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
National Artificial Intelligence
Research Resource Task Force; Notice
of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as amended),
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
announces the following meeting:
Name and Committee Code: National
Artificial Intelligence Research Resource
Task Force (84629) (Virtual).
Date and Time: August 30, 2021,
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314; Virtual meeting.
To attend the virtual meeting, please
send your request for the virtual
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cmessam@nsf.gov.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Brenda Williams,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
22314; Telephone: 703–292–8900;
email: bwilliam@nsf.gov.
Purpose Of Meeting: The Task Force
shall investigate the feasibility and
advisability of establishing and
sustaining a National Artificial
Intelligence Research Resource; and
propose a roadmap detailing how such
resource should be established and
sustained.
Agenda: In this meeting, the Task
Force will discuss (i) the goals,
anticipated outcomes, and evaluation
metrics of the National Artificial
Intelligence Research Resource; (ii)
ownership, administration, and
governance models; and (iii) the range
of computer capabilities that will form
a key element of the resource.
Dated: July 30, 2021.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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In the Matter of Cammenga and
Associates, LLC ; Establishment of
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Pursuant to delegation by the
Commission, see 37 FR 28,710 (Dec. 29,
1972), and the Commission’s
regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.103,
2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318,
2.321, notice is hereby given that an
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
(Board) is being established to preside
over the following proceeding:
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Cammenga and Associates, LLC
(Denial of License Amendment
Requests)
This Board is being established
pursuant to a filing titled ‘‘Hearing
Request’’ submitted by Cammenga and
Associates, LLC (Cammenga). The filing
challenges the NRC Staff’s decision in a
July 1, 2021 letter denying Cammenga’s
request for amendments to License No.
21–26460–03E and Sealed Source and
Device Registration Certificate NR–
0210–D–101–E.
The Board is comprised of the
following Administrative Judges:
Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman,
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Washington, DC
20555–0001.
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Washington, DC
20555–0001.
All correspondence, documents, and
other materials shall be filed in
accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule.
See 10 CFR 2.302.
Rockville, Maryland.
Dated: July 29, 2021.
Edward R. Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board Panel.
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University of Massachusetts Lowell;
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Research Reactor
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
renewal of Facility Operating License
No. R–125, held by the University of
Massachusetts Lowell (UML, the
licensee), which would authorize
continued operation of the UML
Research Reactor (UMLRR) at a
maximum steady-state thermal power of
1.0 megawatt (MW). The UMLRR is a
plate-type-fueled research reactor
located on the campus of UML, in
Lowell, Middlesex County,
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Massachusetts. If approved, the renewed
license would authorize UML to
continue to operate the UMLRR for an
additional 20 years from the date of
issuance of the renewed license. The
NRC has prepared this environmental
assessment (EA) and finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) to consider
the impacts associated with the renewal
of the operating license.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in
this notice are available on August 4,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2018–0053 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0053. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, 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. For the convenience of the
reader, the ADAMS accession numbers
are provided in a table in the
‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of
this notice.
• Attention: The PDR, where you may
examine and order copies of public
documents, is currently closed. You
may submit your request to the PDR via
email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1–
800–397–4209 or 302–415–4737,
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET),
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward Helvenston, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
4067; email: Edward.Helvenston@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering renewal of
Facility Operating License No. R–125,
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which authorizes the licensee to operate
the UMLRR, located on the campus of
UML in Lowell, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, at a maximum steadystate thermal power of 1.0 MW. The
renewed license would authorize
continued operation of UMLRR for an
additional 20 years from the date of
issuance of the renewed license. UML
submitted its renewal application by
letter dated October 20, 2015. UML
subsequently supplemented its renewal
application as described under
‘‘Identification of the Proposed Action’’
in Section II of this notice. Therefore, as
required by section 51.21 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), ‘‘Criteria for and identification of
licensing and regulatory actions
requiring environmental assessments,’’
the NRC prepared this EA. Based on the
results of the EA, the NRC did not
identify any significant impacts from
the proposed action (i.e., license
renewal) and is, therefore, issuing a
FONSI in accordance with 10 CFR
51.32, ‘‘Finding of no significant
impact.’’
II. Environmental Assessment
Facility Site and Environs
The UMLRR is a heterogeneous open
pool non-power reactor that has been in
operation since January 1975 for
teaching and research purposes. The
reactor is licensed to operate at a
thermal power of 1.0 MW, and is
located on the North Campus of UML,
which includes classrooms, offices, and
other facilities in an area just north of
the Middlesex River.
The UMLRR is housed in a steelreinforced concrete building. The
reactor itself is situated in an open pool,
which serves as part of the primary
coolant loop as well as moderator,
coolant, and shielding. The reactor will
be fueled with uranium-silicide and
uranium-aluminide low-enriched
uranium fuel elements. Waste heat is
dissipated via forced-convection cooling
at full power, although the reactor can
also be cooled via natural convection at
lower power levels. A double loop
coolant system transfers waste heat from
the reactor to the atmosphere via the
primary coolant system, heat exchanger,
a secondary cooling system, and a
cooling tower. Makeup water is
provided through municipal water
supply (city of Lowell). An Area
Radiation Monitoring System
continuously monitors gamma and beta
radiation levels at locations in the
UMLRR facility. A Stack Radiation
Monitoring System continuously
monitors air exiting the facility through
the ventilation system exhaust stack for
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In the Matter of Cammenga and Associates, LLC ; Establishment of
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Pursuant to delegation by the Commission, see 37 FR 28,710 (Dec.
29, 1972), and the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.103,
2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, notice is hereby given
that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established
to preside over the following proceeding:
[[Page 41998]]
Cammenga and Associates, LLC
(Denial of License Amendment Requests)
This Board is being established pursuant to a filing titled
``Hearing Request'' submitted by Cammenga and Associates, LLC
(Cammenga). The filing challenges the NRC Staff's decision in a July 1,
2021 letter denying Cammenga's request for amendments to License No.
21-26460-03E and Sealed Source and Device Registration Certificate NR-
0210-D-101-E.
The Board is comprised of the following Administrative Judges:
Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed
in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. See 10 CFR 2.302.
Rockville, Maryland.
Dated: July 29, 2021.
Edward R. Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.
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