Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards: Charter Renewal, 96695 [2024-28432]
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NCSES is the primary sponsor of the
Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR);
the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
serves as a co-sponsor. The SDR has
been conducted biennially since 1973
and is a longitudinal survey. The 2025
SDR will consist of a sample of
individuals under 76 years of age who
have earned a research doctoral degree
in a science, engineering, or health
(SEH) field from a U.S. academic
institution. The purpose of this panel
survey is to collect data to provide
national estimates on the doctoral
science and engineering workforce and
changes in their employment,
education, and demographic
characteristics. NCSES uses these data
to prepare congressionally mandated
reports (explained below). Government
agencies and academic researchers use
SDR data and publications to make
planning decisions regarding science
and engineering research, training, and
employment opportunities. Employers
also use the SDR to understand trends
in employment sectors, industry types,
and salary. Students who want to learn
about the relationship between graduate
education and careers often obtain
valuable information from the SDR. Data
and publications from the SDR are
available to the public on the NCSES
website: https://ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/
doctorate-recipients/. The first SDR
longitudinal data products were
released in 2022 and are available here:
Survey of Doctorate Recipients: https://
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf22327.
The SDR will collect data by web
survey and computer-assisted telephone
interviews beginning in June 2025. The
survey will be collected in conformance
with the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
(CIPSEA) of 2018 and the individual’s
response to the survey is voluntary.
NCSES will ensure that all information
collected will be kept strictly
confidential and will be used only for
statistical purposes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses
the information from the SDR to prepare
two congressionally mandated reports:
Diversity and STEM: Women,
Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities
and Science and Engineering Indicators.
NCSES publishes statistics from the
SDR in additional reports, primarily in
the biennial series, Characteristics of
Scientists and Engineers with U.S.
Doctorates. As with prior SDR data
collections, a cross-sectional public
release file of collected data designed to
protect respondent confidentiality will
be made available to researchers on the
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Expected Respondents: The SDR
sample is drawn using the Survey of
Earned Doctorates (SED) as a frame. The
SDR uses a fixed panel design with a
sample of new doctoral graduates added
to the panel in each biennial survey
cycle. For the 2025 SDR, a statistical
sample of approximately 116,000
individuals with U.S. earned doctorates
in science, engineering, or health will be
contacted. The sample consists of all
eligible cases from the previous cycle
(106,000) after removing cases that have
never responded or have chronically not
responded. The 2025 sample will also
include 10,000 new doctoral graduates
who received their U.S. doctorate
between July 2021 and June 2023.
Across the full sample, NCSES estimates
approximately 88% of individuals will
reside in the U.S. and the remaining
12% will reside abroad.
Estimate of Burden: NCSES expects
the overall 2025 SDR response rate to be
approximately 70 percent. The amount
of time to complete the questionnaire
may vary depending on an individual’s
circumstances; however, based on 2023
SDR completion times, NCSES estimates
an average completion time of
approximately 21 minutes. NCSES
estimates that the average annual
burden for the 2025 survey cycle over
the course of the three-year OMB
clearance period will be no more than
9,474 hours [(116,000 respondents ×
70% response × 21 minutes)/60
minutes/3 years].
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NCSES,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
NCSES’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, use, 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.
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Dated: December 2, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
Russell E. Chazell,
[FR Doc. 2024–28441 Filed 12–4–24; 8:45 am]
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards: Charter Renewal
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice of renewal of the charter
of the Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards.
ACTION:
The Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) was
established by section 29 of the Atomic
Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended.
Its purpose is to provide advice to the
Commission with regard to the hazards
of proposed or existing reactor facilities,
to review each application for a
construction permit or operating license
for certain facilities specified in the
AEA, and such other duties as the
Commission may request. The Nuclear
Regulatory Commission has determined
that renewal of the charter for the ACRS
until December 2, 2026, is in the public
interest in connection with the statutory
responsibilities assigned to the ACRS.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell E. Chazell, Office of the
Secretary, NRC, Washington, DC 20555;
telephone: (301) 415–7469 or at
Russell.Chazell@nrc.gov.
The AEA,
as amended by Public Law 100–456,
also specifies that the Defense Nuclear
Safety Board may obtain the advice and
recommendations of the ACRS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Membership on the Committee
includes individuals experienced in
reactor operations and management;
probabilistic risk assessment; analysis of
reactor accident phenomena; design of
nuclear power plant structures, systems
and components; materials science; and
mechanical, civil, and electrical
engineering.
This action is being taken in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of December, 2024.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards: Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the charter of the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) was
established by section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as
amended. Its purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard
to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review
each application for a construction permit or operating license for
certain facilities specified in the AEA, and such other duties as the
Commission may request. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has
determined that renewal of the charter for the ACRS until December 2,
2026, is in the public interest in connection with the statutory
responsibilities assigned to the ACRS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell E. Chazell, Office of the
Secretary, NRC, Washington, DC 20555; telephone: (301) 415-7469 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AEA, as amended by Public Law 100-456,
also specifies that the Defense Nuclear Safety Board may obtain the
advice and recommendations of the ACRS.
Membership on the Committee includes individuals experienced in
reactor operations and management; probabilistic risk assessment;
analysis of reactor accident phenomena; design of nuclear power plant
structures, systems and components; materials science; and mechanical,
civil, and electrical engineering.
This action is being taken in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of December, 2024.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-28432 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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