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then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Once you have
found this information collection
request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ and enter or
upload your comment and information.
Alternatively, comments can be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
National Endowment for the Arts, Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call
(202) 395–7316, within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) is
particularly interested in comments
which:
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Agency: National Endowment for the
Arts.
Title: 2022 Final Descriptive Report
Update.
OMB Number: 3135–0140.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Nonprofit
organizations, government agencies, and
individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,838.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.47
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 43,311 hours.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Final Descriptive Reports
elicit relevant information from
individuals, nonprofit organizations,
and government arts agencies that
receive funding from the National
Endowment for the Arts. According to
OMB 2 CFR part 200, recipients of
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federal funds are required to report on
project activities and expenditures.
Reporting requirements are necessary to
ascertain that grant projects have been
completed, and that all terms and
conditions have been fulfilled.
Dated: August 26, 2022.
Bonita Smith,
Director, Office of Administrative Services &
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2022–18845 Filed 9–2–22; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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
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 71 comments from ten
organizations were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAmain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
VA 22314, 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). Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556.
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless the
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Comments on the National
Science Foundation Proposal and
Award Policies and Procedures Guide
and NSF’s Responses
The draft NSF PAPPG was made
available for review by the public on the
NSF website at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/
dias/policy/. NSF received 159
responses from 45 organizations in
response to the First Federal Register
notice published on April 13, 2022, at
87 FR 21928. All comments have been
considered in the development of the
proposed version. Please see https://
www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. A
summary of the significant changes and
clarifications to the PAPPG has been
incorporated into the document.
Title of Collection: ‘‘National Science
Foundation Proposal & Award Policies
& Procedures Guide.’’
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L.
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
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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
It has been estimated that the public
expends an average of approximately
120 burden hours for each proposal
submitted. Since the Foundation
expects to receive approximately 47,900
proposals in FY 2023, an estimated
5,748,000 burden hours will be placed
on the public.
The Foundation has based its
reporting burden on the review of
approximately 47,900 new proposals
expected during FY 2023. It has been
estimated that anywhere from one hour
to 20 hours may be required to review
a proposal. We have estimated that
approximately 5 hours are required to
review an average proposal. Each
proposal receives an average of 3
reviews, resulting in approximately
718,500 hours per year.
The information collected on the
reviewer background questionnaire
(NSF 428A) is used by managers to
maintain an automated database of
reviewers for the many disciplines
represented by the proposals submitted
to the Foundation. Information collected
on gender, race, and ethnicity is used in
meeting NSF needs for data to permit
response to Congressional and other
queries into equity issues. These data
also are used in the design,
implementation, and monitoring of NSF
efforts to increase the participation of
various groups in science, engineering,
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and education. The estimated burden
for the Reviewer Background
Information (NSF 428A) is estimated at
5 minutes per respondent with up to
10,000 potential new reviewers for a
total of 833 hours.
The aggregate number of burden
hours is estimated to be 6,467,333. The
actual burden on respondents has not
changed.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022–19102 Filed 9–2–22; 8:45 am]
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Week of September 19, 2022—Tentative
Monday, September 19, 2022
10:00 a.m. Briefing on NRC
International Activities (Closed—Ex. 1
& 9)
Week of September 26, 2022—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 26, 2022.
Week of October 3, 2022—Tentative
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the week of October 3, 2022.
Week of October 10, 2022—Tentative
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10:00 a.m. NRC All Employees
Meeting (Public Meeting) (Contact:
Anthony DeJesus: 301–287–9219)
[NRC–2022–0001]
Additional Information: The meeting
will be held in the Commissioners’
Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. The public is
invited to attend the Commission’s
meeting in person or watch live via
webcast at the Web address—https://
video.nrc.gov/.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Weeks of September 5,
12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 2022. The
schedule for Commission meetings is
subject to change on short notice. The
NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can
be found on the internet at: https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/schedule.html.
PLACE: The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.,
braille, large print), please notify Anne
Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist,
at 301–287–0745, by videophone at
240–428–3217, or by email at
Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on
requests for reasonable accommodation
will be made on a case-by-case basis.
STATUS: Public and closed.
Members of the public may request to
receive the information in these notices
electronically. If you would like to be
added to the distribution, please contact
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC
20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at
Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov or Tyesha.Bush@
nrc.gov.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
TIME AND DATE:
Week of September 5, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Operating Reactors
and New Reactors Business Lines
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Jennie
Rankin, 301–415–1530)
Additional Information: The meeting
will be held in the Commissioners’
Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. The public is
invited to attend the Commission’s
meeting in person or watch live via
webcast at the Web address—https://
video.nrc.gov/.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information or to verify the
status of meetings, contact Wesley Held
at 301–287–3591 or via email at
Wesley.Held@nrc.gov.
The NRC is holding the meetings
under the authority of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Wesley W. Held,
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–19292 Filed 9–1–22; 4:15 pm]
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the week of September 5, 2022.
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[FR Doc No: 2022-19102]
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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 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 71 comments from ten organizations were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314, 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). Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of
this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling 703-292-7556.
NSF 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Comments on the National Science Foundation Proposal and
Award Policies and Procedures Guide and NSF's Responses
The draft NSF PAPPG was made available for review by the public on
the NSF website at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. NSF received
159 responses from 45 organizations in response to the First Federal
Register notice published on April 13, 2022, at 87 FR 21928. All
comments have been considered in the development of the proposed
version. Please see https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. A summary of
the significant changes and clarifications to the PAPPG has been
incorporated into the document.
Title of Collection: ``National Science Foundation Proposal & Award
Policies & Procedures Guide.''
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0058.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub.
L. 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
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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
It has been estimated that the public expends an average of
approximately 120 burden hours for each proposal submitted. Since the
Foundation expects to receive approximately 47,900 proposals in FY
2023, an estimated 5,748,000 burden hours will be placed on the public.
The Foundation has based its reporting burden on the review of
approximately 47,900 new proposals expected during FY 2023. It has been
estimated that anywhere from one hour to 20 hours may be required to
review a proposal. We have estimated that approximately 5 hours are
required to review an average proposal. Each proposal receives an
average of 3 reviews, resulting in approximately 718,500 hours per
year.
The information collected on the reviewer background questionnaire
(NSF 428A) is used by managers to maintain an automated database of
reviewers for the many disciplines represented by the proposals
submitted to the Foundation. Information collected on gender, race, and
ethnicity is used in meeting NSF needs for data to permit response to
Congressional and other queries into equity issues. These data also are
used in the design, implementation, and monitoring of NSF efforts to
increase the participation of various groups in science, engineering,
and education. The estimated burden for the Reviewer Background
Information (NSF 428A) is estimated at 5 minutes per respondent with up
to 10,000 potential new reviewers for a total of 833 hours.
The aggregate number of burden hours is estimated to be 6,467,333.
The actual burden on respondents has not changed.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022-19102 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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