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Applicants apply on-line using a Webbased resume, which prompts them to 

provide pertinent personal data 

necessary to apply for a position. 

Use of the Information: The 

information is used by NSF to provide 

applicants with the ability to apply 

electronically for NSF positions and 

receive notification as to their 

qualifications, application dispensation 

and to request to be notified of future 

vacancies for which they may qualify. 

In order to apply for vacancies, 

applicants are encouraged to submit 

certain data in order to receive 

consideration. Users only need access to 

the Internet for this system to work. 

This information is used to determine 

which applicants are best qualified for 

a position, based on applicant responses 

to a series of job related ‘‘yes/no’’ or 

‘‘multiple choice’’ questions. The 

resume portion requires applicants to 

provide the same information they 

would provide were they submitting a 

paper OF–612. The obvious benefit 

being that the applicant may do so online, 24 hours a day/seven days a week 

and receive electronic notification about 

the status of their application or 

information on other vacancies for 

which they may qualify. Staff members 

of the Division of Human Resource 

Management and the selecting official(s) 

for specific positions for which 

applicants apply are the only ones privy 

to the applicant data. The most 

significant data is not the applicant 

personal data such as address or phone 

number but rather their description of 

their work experience and their 

corresponding responses to those 

questions, which determine their overall 

rating, ranking, and referral to the 

selecting official. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated average 45 minutes to 

create the on line resume and 

potentially less than 45 minutes to 

apply for jobs on-line. 

There is no financial burden on the 

applicant, in fact this relieves much of 

the burden the former paper-intensive 

process puts on applicants.

Respondents: Individuals. 7971 

applicants applied for NSF vacancies 

between October 2003 and September 

2004. 

Average Number of Applicants:

Approximately 42 responses per job 

opening for vacancy announcements 

between October 2003 and September 

2004. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: Approximately 45 

minutes per respondent total time is all 

that is needed to complete the on-line 

application, for a total of 5,978.25 hours 

annually. 

Frequency of Responses: Applicants 

need only complete the resume one 

time, and they may use that resume to 

apply as often as they wish for any NSF 

job opening. 

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 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.

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Committee for Biological 

Sciences; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting:

Name: Advisory Committee for Biological 

Sciences (BIO) (1110). 

Date and Time: November 18, 2004; 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m., November 19, 2004; 8:30 a.m.–

3 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Room 

375. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Mary E. Clutter, 

Assistant Director, Biological Sciences, Room 

605, National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 Tel No.: 

(703) 292–8400. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory 

Committee for BIO provides advice, 

recommendations, and oversight concerning 

major program emphases, directors, and goals 

for the research-related activities of the 

divisions that make up BIO. 

Agenda: Planning and Issues Discussion:

• Committee of Visitors Report 

• Education and Outreach Activities 

• Subcommittee Reports

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting:

Name: Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee (9556). 

Date/Time: November 18, 2004; 1 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m. (EST). November 19, 2004; 8 a.m. 

to 12:15 p.m. (EST). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235, Arlington, 

VA. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Mary Ann Birchett, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 292–

8100. 

Purposes of Meeting: To provide advice 

concerning issues related to the oversight, 

integrity, development and enhancement of 

NSF’s business operations. 

Agenda:

November 18, 2004

P.M.: Welcome and introduction of new 

members; updates—Office of Budget, 

Finance, and Award Management, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Chief Information Officer activities. 

Presentation and discussion—Large 

Facilities: Forming a Subcommittee; update 

on Business Analysis. 

November 19, 2004

A.M.: Presentation and discussion—

eGovernment at NSF; Federal Initiatives in 

eGovernment; meeting with NSF Acting 

Director; committee discussion; planning for 

next meeting; feedback; other business.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Earth Scope Science and Education 

Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463, as amended), the National 

Science Foundation announces the 

following meeting.

Name: EarthScope Science and Education 

Advisory Committee (#16638). 

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Dates/Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

November 16, 2004 (NSF); 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 (EarthScope 

Office); 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, November 

17, 2004 (NSF). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 

Stafford I Building, Room 770; EarthScope 

Office, 1200 New York Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Type of Meeting: Part Open (see agenda 

below). 

Contact Person: Dr. Kaye Shedlock, 

Program Director, EarthScope Program, 

Division of Earth Sciences, Room 785, 

National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 

(703) 292–4693. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To carry out 

EarthScope proposal and management 

review, including program evaluation, GPRA 

assessments, and access to privileged 

materials; and to provide advice, 

recommendations, and oversight concerning 

EarthScope construction, operation, science 

and education support. 

Agenda: Closed: November 16, 2004, 8:30 

a.m.–5:30 p.m.—To review the EarthScope 

Project Execution Plan (PEP) covering 

funding decisions for personnel and 

subcontracts for the construction phase of 

EarthScope; proposal actions from the 2004 

EarthScope Solicitation, including the 

discussion of proposals still under review. 

Open: November 17, 2004, 8:30 a.m.–12 

p.m.—To provide advice on the 2004 

EarthScope Solicitation, education and 

outreach management structure, and revision 

of volcanic area instrumentation. 

Closed: November 17, 2004, 1 p.m.–5:30 

p.m.—continue discussions of EarthScope 

Project Execution Plan (PEP) covering 

funding decisions. 

Reason For Closing: During the closed 

sessions, the committee will be reviewing 

proposal actions that may include privileged 

intellectual property or information 

confidential in nature, including personal 

information concerning individuals 

associated with the proposals. These matters 

are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and 

(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499] 

STP Nuclear Operating Company, et 

al., South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; 

Notice of Partial Withdrawal of 

Application for Amendment to Facility 

Operating License 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission) has 

granted the request of STP Nuclear 

Operating Company (the licensee) to 

partially withdraw its September 22, 

2003 (ML032691396), application for 

proposed amendment to Facility 

Operating License No. NPF–76 and 

Facility Operating License No. NPF–80 

for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 

2, respectively. The facility is located in 

Matagorda County, Texas. 

The proposed amendment would 

have modified the facility Technical 

Specifications (TSs) to change the 

requirements for the Engineered Safety 

Features sequencer and the Surveillance 

Requirements that are applicable in 

Modes 5 and 6 to provide needed 

clarification. In addition, the proposed 

amendment would correct a 

typographical error from requirement 

‘‘c.’’ in TS 3.2.4 to requirement ‘‘b.’’

The Commission had previously 

issued a Notice of Consideration of 

Issuance of Amendment published in 

the Federal Register on November 12, 

2003 (68 FR 64139). However, by letter 

dated September 30, 2004 

(ML042800236), the licensee withdrew 

the proposed change except for that part 

which corrected the typographical error. 

For further details with respect to this 

action, see the application for 

amendment dated September 22, 2003, 

and the licensee’s letter dated 

September 30, 2004, which partially 

withdrew the application for license 

amendment. Documents may be 

examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), 

located at One White Flint North, Public 

File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike 

(first floor), Rockville, Maryland. 

Publicly available records will be 

accessible electronically from the 

Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) Public 

Electronic Reading Room on the Internet 

at the NRC Web site, http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/html.

Persons who do not have access to 

ADAMS or who encounter problems in 

accessing the documents located in 

ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR 

Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–

397–4209, or 301–415–4737 or by e-mail 

to pdr@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day 

of October 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

David H. Jaffe, 

Senior Project Manager, Section 1, Project 

Directorate IV, Division of Licensing Project 

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–29–OLA; ASLBP No. 04–

831–01–OLA] 

Yankee Atomic Electric Company; 

Establishment of Atomic Safety and 

Licensing Board 

Pursuant to delegation by the 

Commission dated December 29, 1972, 

published in the Federal Register, 37 FR 

28,710 (1972), and the Commission’s 

regulations, see 10 CFR 2.104, 2.300, 

2.303, 2.309, 2.311, 2.318, and 2.321, 

notice is hereby given that an Atomic 

Safety and Licensing Board is being 

established to preside over the following 

proceeding:

Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Yankee 

Nuclear Power Station, Franklin County, 

Massachusetts (Operating License 

Amendment)

This proceeding concerns a request 

for hearing submitted on August 20, 

2004, by the Citizens Awareness 

Network, Inc., in response to a June 14, 

2004 notice of opportunity for hearing 

(69 FR 34,696, 34,707 (June 22, 2004)), 

regarding a November 24, 2003 request 

to amend the operating license of 

Yankee Atomic Electric Company’s 

Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Rowe, 

Massachusetts. The new license 

condition would document the date of 

NRC approval of the license termination 

plan (LTP) for the facility and provide 

criteria to determine the need for NRC 

approval of changes to the approved 

LTP. 

The Board is comprised of the 

following administrative judges:

Alan S. Rosenthal, Chair, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Dr. Richard F. Cole, Atomic Safety and 

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. 

Dr. Charles N. Kelber, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001.

All correspondence, documents, and 

other materials shall be filed with the 

administrative judges in accordance 

with 10 CFR 2.302.

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th 

day of October 2004. 

G. Paul Bollwerk, III, 

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel.

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