Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee; Solicitation for Committee Member Nominations, 10385-10386 [2023-03401]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 2023 / Notices Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 757–864–3292, or b.edwards-bodmer@nasa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Cheryl Parker, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–03405 Filed 2–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P I. Abstract As part of a requirement from the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VII, 10824, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1742) the NASA Administrator shall arrange for the conduct of a survey of the use of NASA Earth observation data by States, Tribal organizations, and territories. The collection of this information will enable the agency to understand how Earth observation data is used, how it might impact decision making, and where any gaps might exist. II. Methods of Collection Electronic, virtual focus groups, and in-person focus groups. III. Data lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Title: Survey of the Use of NASA Earth Observation Data by States, Tribes, and Territories. OMB Number: Type of review: New. Affected Public: Officials representing states, tribes, and territories. Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 2. Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1. Annual Responses: 2,000. Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours (focus group + quantitative survey). Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $95,000. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Feb 16, 2023 Jkt 259001 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–2023–018] Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee; Solicitation for Committee Member Nominations Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is soliciting nominations to fill a vacancy on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee. We are seeking a representative outside of government who has significant expertise in FOIA. The new member will serve the remainder of the term through June 30, 2024. DATES: We must receive nominations for Committee membership no later than 5 p.m. EST on Monday, February 27. ADDRESSES: Email nominations to OGIS at foia-advisory-committee@nara.gov. If you are unable to submit by email, please contact Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Mitchell by phone at 202.741.5775 or by email at foiaadvisory-committee@nara.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) established the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee in accordance with the United States Second Open PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10385 Government National Action Plan, released on December 5, 2013, and operates the Committee under the directive in FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(h)(2)(C), that the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) within NARA ‘‘identify procedures and methods for improving compliance’’ with FOIA. The Committee is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. II. Charter and Membership Appointment Terms NARA initially chartered the Committee on May 20, 2014. The Archivist of the United States renewed the Committee’s charter for a fifth term on April 28, 2022, and in August 2022, the Acting Archivist of the United States appointed 20 members to serve for two (2) years, concurrent with the Committee charter. A non-Government representative member has resigned from the Committee, creating a vacancy. III. Committee Membership The 2022–2024 FOIA Advisory Committee consists of no more than 20 individuals who shall include a range of Government and non-Government representatives. Members are selected in accordance with the charter. Nominations for the vacant seat should be non-Governmental FOIA experts. For more information about the charter and Committee membership is available at https://www.archives.gov/ogis/foiaadvisory-committee/2022-2024-term. IV. Committee Members’ Responsibilities All Committee members are expected to attend the eight virtual or in-person public meetings remaining in the twoyear Committee term that ends June 30, 2024. All Committee members are expected to volunteer for one or more of three working subcommittees that meet at various times during the two-year term. The remaining meetings of the 2022–2024 Committee term are scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023; Thursday, June 8, 2023; Thursday, September 7, 2023; Thursday, December 7, 2023; Tuesday, March 5, 2024; Thursday, April 4, 2024; Thursday, May 9, 2024, and Thursday, June 13, 2024. V. Nomination Information All nominations for the Committee vacancy must include the following information: 1. If you are self-nominating: Your name, title, relevant contact information (including telephone and email address); and your re´sume´ or curriculum vitae. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 10386 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 2023 / Notices 2. If you are nominating another individual: The nominee’s name, title, and relevant contact information; and their re´sume´ or curriculum vitae. 3. For both self-nominations and nominations by other individuals: Your submission must include a statement (not to exceed one page) highlighting the contributions the nominee would make as a member of the Committee. The Acting Archivist of the United States will review the nominations and make a final appointment. OGIS will notify in writing the nominee the Acting Archivist selects. Tasha Ford, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–03401 Filed 2–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Intent To Renew a Current Information Collection National Science Foundation; National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (OMB Control Number 3145–0062). In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NSF is providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comments, NSF will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for three years. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by April 18, 2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the address below. For Additional Information or Comments: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite E7400, 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). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Feb 16, 2023 Jkt 259001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. OMB Control Number: 3145–0062. Expiration Date of Current Approval: August 31, 2023. Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend an information collection for three years. Abstract: Established within NSF by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 § 505, codified in the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) serves as a central Federal clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemination of objective data on science, engineering, technology, and research and development for use by practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public. 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. The GSS, which originated in 1966 and has been conducted annually since 1972, is a census of all departments in science, engineering, and health (SEH) fields within academic institutions with graduate programs in the United States. This request to extend the information collection for three years is to cover the 2023, 2024, and 2025 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. All information will be used for statistical purposes only. Participation in the survey is voluntary. The expected frame for the 2023 GSS includes 709 institutions comprising 797 schools with 876 total Coordinators. The GSS is the only national survey that collects information on the characteristics of graduate enrollment and postdoctoral appointees (postdocs) for specific SEH disciplines at the department level. It collects information on: (1) Master’s and doctoral students’ ethnicity and race, citizenship, gender, source and mechanism of financial support (e.g., fellowships, traineeships, assistantships) and enrollment status. PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (2) Postdocs’ ethnicity and race, citizenship, gender, source and mechanism of financial support, type of doctoral degree, and degree origin (U.S. or foreign); and (3) Other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers’ gender and type of doctoral degree. To improve coverage of postdocs, the GSS periodically collects information on postdocs employed in Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) by ethnicity and race, gender, citizenship, source and mechanism of financial support, and field of research. This survey of postdocs at FFRDCs will be conducted as part of the 2023 and 2025 GSS survey cycles. In these years, there will be an additional 43 coordinators contacted to respond to GSS. The initial GSS data request is sent to a designated respondent, the School Coordinator, at each academic institution in the fall. The School Coordinators gather the data for all of the reporting units at the institution. Reporting units are comprised of the departments, programs, research centers, and health care facilities at each institution. The School Coordinator may upload a file with the requested data on the GSS website, which will automatically aggregate the data and populate the cells of the Web survey instrument for each of the reporting units. This method of data provision is called Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The School Coordinator also may upload partial data (e.g., student enrollment information) and delegate the provision of other data (e.g., financial support information) to the appropriate reporting units at their institution (unit respondents). Institutions that do not want to use EDI will be able to complete the survey through manual entry of data (i.e., typing the data for each response item on every unit) in the Web survey instrument as in the past. Data are disseminated annually on the NCSES website https://www.nsf.gov/ statistics/srvygradpostdoc in the form of 93 data tables, a 3 to 5 page InfoBrief, and public use files (https:// www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/ pub_data.cfm). In addition, current and historical data are available via the NCSES Integrated Data Tool (https:// ncsesdata.nsf.gov/ids/?utm_ source=Main&utm_ medium=Main&utm_ campaign=Main).The Data Tool combines GSS data with academic sector data from both NCSES and the National Center of Education Statistics and allows for custom querying. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10385-10386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03401]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2023-018]


Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee; 
Solicitation for Committee Member Nominations

AGENCY: Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is 
soliciting nominations to fill a vacancy on the Freedom of Information 
Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee. We are seeking a representative outside 
of government who has significant expertise in FOIA. The new member 
will serve the remainder of the term through June 30, 2024.

DATES: We must receive nominations for Committee membership no later 
than 5 p.m. EST on Monday, February 27.

ADDRESSES: Email nominations to OGIS at [email protected]. If you are unable to submit by email, please 
contact Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact 
information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Mitchell by phone at 
202.741.5775 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) established 
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee in accordance 
with the United States Second Open Government National Action Plan, 
released on December 5, 2013, and operates the Committee under the 
directive in FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(h)(2)(C), that the Office of Government 
Information Services (OGIS) within NARA ``identify procedures and 
methods for improving compliance'' with FOIA. The Committee is governed 
by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App.

II. Charter and Membership Appointment Terms

    NARA initially chartered the Committee on May 20, 2014. The 
Archivist of the United States renewed the Committee's charter for a 
fifth term on April 28, 2022, and in August 2022, the Acting Archivist 
of the United States appointed 20 members to serve for two (2) years, 
concurrent with the Committee charter. A non-Government representative 
member has resigned from the Committee, creating a vacancy.

III. Committee Membership

    The 2022-2024 FOIA Advisory Committee consists of no more than 20 
individuals who shall include a range of Government and non-Government 
representatives. Members are selected in accordance with the charter. 
Nominations for the vacant seat should be non-Governmental FOIA 
experts. For more information about the charter and Committee 
membership is available at https://www.archives.gov/ogis/foia-advisory-committee/2022-2024-term.

IV. Committee Members' Responsibilities

    All Committee members are expected to attend the eight virtual or 
in-person public meetings remaining in the two-year Committee term that 
ends June 30, 2024. All Committee members are expected to volunteer for 
one or more of three working subcommittees that meet at various times 
during the two-year term. The remaining meetings of the 2022-2024 
Committee term are scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023; Thursday, 
June 8, 2023; Thursday, September 7, 2023; Thursday, December 7, 2023; 
Tuesday, March 5, 2024; Thursday, April 4, 2024; Thursday, May 9, 2024, 
and Thursday, June 13, 2024.

V. Nomination Information

    All nominations for the Committee vacancy must include the 
following information:
    1. If you are self-nominating: Your name, title, relevant contact 
information (including telephone and email address); and your 
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.

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    2. If you are nominating another individual: The nominee's name, 
title, and relevant contact information; and their r[eacute]sum[eacute] 
or curriculum vitae.
    3. For both self-nominations and nominations by other individuals: 
Your submission must include a statement (not to exceed one page) 
highlighting the contributions the nominee would make as a member of 
the Committee.
    The Acting Archivist of the United States will review the 
nominations and make a final appointment. OGIS will notify in writing 
the nominee the Acting Archivist selects.

Tasha Ford,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-03401 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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