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(TA–W–83,035A) and Hewlett Packard 

Company, Technology & Operations, 

Sales Operations, WW Sales 

Transformation, Quote to Order, Quote 

and Configuration, including remote 

workers from Arkansas, California, 

Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, 

and Texas, and including leased 

workers from Modis, Omaha, Nebraska 

(TA–W–83,035B). 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–83,035 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers of Hewlett Packard Company, 

HP Enterprise Services, America Sales 

Operations, Omaha, Nebraska (TA–W– 

83,035); Hewlett Packard Company, Order 

Management, America Sales Operations, 

Omaha, Nebraska (TA–W–83,035A); and 

Hewlett Packard Company, Technology & 

Operations, Sales Operations, WW Sales 

Transformation, Quote to Order, Quote and 

Configuration, including remote workers 

from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, 

Idaho, Massachusetts, and Texas, and 

including leased workers from Modis, 

Omaha, Nebraska (TA–W–83,035B), who 

became totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after August 28, 2012 

through September 12, 2015, and all workers 

in the group threatened with total or partial 

separation from employment on the date of 

certification through two years from the date 

of certification, are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of 

Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day 

of April, 2015. 

Del Min Amy Chen, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2015–12049 Filed 5–18–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; General 

Inquiries to State Agency Contacts 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘General 

Inquiries to State Agency Contacts,’’ to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use, without change, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S. C. 

3501 et se. Public comments on the ICR 

are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before June 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201502-1220-005 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

For Further Information: Contact 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S. C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

General Inquiries to State Agency 

Contacts information collection. The 

BLS awards funds to State Agencies in 

order to assist them in operating either 

or both the Labor Market Information 

and the Occupational Safety and Health 

Statistics Federal/State Cooperative 

Statistical Programs. To ensure a timely 

flow of data and to be able to evaluate 

and improve the programs, it is 

necessary to conduct ongoing 

communications between the BLS and 

State partners dealing with, for example, 

deliverables, program enhancements, 

and administrative issues. The BLS 

Authorizing Statute authorizes this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 

1 & 2. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0168. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

August 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 10, 2015 (80 FR 7500). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0168. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: General Inquiries 

to State Agency Contacts. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0168. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 


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Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 54. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 23,890. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

15,927 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: May 12, 2015. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–11984 Filed 5–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Comment Request: National Science 

Foundation Proposal/Award; 

Information—NSF Proposal and Award 

Policies and Procedures Guide 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Request for comment notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request renewed clearance of this 

collection. In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on the NSF Proposal and 

Award Policies and Procedures Guide 

(PAPPG). The primary purpose of this 

revision is to implement NSF’s new 

Public Access Policy, as well as to 

revise the PAPPG to incorporate a 

number of other policy-related changes. 

The draft NSF PAPPG is now 

available for your review and 

consideration on the NSF Web site at 

http://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. 

NSF is particularly interested in 

public comment on the policy changes 

that are identified in the PAPPG. After 

obtaining and considering public 

comment, NSF will prepare the 

submission requesting OMB clearance 

of this collection for no longer than 3 

years. 

In addition to the type of comments 

identified above, comments also 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. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received by July 20, 2015 to be assured 

of consideration. Comments received 

after that date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the information collection and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request should be 

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 

1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. The draft NSF 

Proposal and Award Policies and 

Procedures Guide may be found at: 

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton on (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: 

November 30, 2017. 

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 

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. 

Dated: May 14, 2015. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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