64112 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 3, 2004 / Notices 

performance of the functions of NARA; 

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

information technology. In this notice, 

NARA is soliciting comments 

concerning the following information 

collection: 

Title: National Archives Experience—

Visitors Survey. 

OMB number: 3095–00XX. 

Agency form number: N/A. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Individuals who visit 

the National Archives Experience in 

Washington, DC. 

Estimated number of respondents:

4,200. 

Estimated time per response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion 

(when an individual visits the National 

Archives Experience in Washington, 

DC). 

Estimated total annual burden hours:

700 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by EO 12862 issued 

September 11, 1993, which requires 

Federal agencies to survey their 

customers concerning customer service. 

The general purpose of this voluntary 

data collection is to (1) provide baseline 

data concerning the effectiveness of the 

National Archives Experience and its 

several venues in enhancing visitors’

understanding that records matter, (2) 

measure customer satisfaction with the 

NAE, and (3) identify additional 

opportunities for improving the 

customers’ experience.

Dated: October 28, 2004. 

L. Reynolds Cahoon, 

Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and 

Information Services.

[FR Doc. 04–24441 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notices at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public 

comments on such records schedules, as 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be 

received in writing on or before 

December 20, 2004. Once the appraisal 

of the records is completed, NARA will 

send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff 

usually prepare appraisal 

memorandums that contain additional 

information concerning the records 

covered by a proposed schedule. These, 

too, may be requested and will be 

provided once the appraisal is 

completed. Requesters will be given 30 

days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi 

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

E-mail: records.mgt@nara.gov.

Fax: 301–837–3698. 

Requesters must cite the control 

number, which appears in parentheses 

after the name of the agency that 

submitted the schedule, and must 

provide a mailing address. Those who 

desire appraisal reports should so 

indicate in their request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

M. Wester, Jr., Director, Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML), 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Telephone: (301) 837–3120. E-mail: 

records.mgt@nara.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year 

Federal agencies create billions of 

records on paper, film, magnetic tape, 

and other media. To control this 

accumulation, agency records managers 

prepare schedules proposing retention 

periods for records and submit these 

schedules for NARA’s approval, using 

the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for 

Records Disposition Authority. These 

schedules provide for the timely transfer 

into the National Archives of 

historically valuable records and 

authorize the disposal of all other 

records after the agency no longer needs 

them to conduct its business. Some 

schedules are comprehensive and cover 

all the records of an agency or one of its 

major subdivisions. Most schedules, 

however, cover records of only one 

office or program or a few series of 

records. Many of these update 

previously approved schedules, and 

some include records proposed as 

permanent. 

No Federal records are authorized for 

destruction without the approval of the 

Archivist of the United States. This 

approval is granted only after a 

thorough consideration of their 

administrative use by the agency of 

origin, the rights of the Government and 

of private persons directly affected by 

the Government’s activities, and 

whether or not they have historical or 

other value. 

Besides identifying the Federal 

agencies and any subdivisions 

requesting disposition authority, this 

public notice lists the organizational 

unit(s) accumulating the records or 

indicates agency-wide applicability in 

the case of schedules that cover records 

that may be accumulated throughout an 

agency. This notice provides the control 

number assigned to each schedule, the 

total number of schedule items, and the 

number of temporary items (the records 

proposed for destruction). It also 

includes a brief description of the 

temporary records. The records 

schedule itself contains a full 

description of the records at the file unit 

level as well as their disposition. If 

NARA staff has prepared an appraisal 

memorandum for the schedule, it too 

includes information about the records. 

Further information about the 

disposition process is available on 

request. 

Schedules Pending 

1. National Archives and Records 

Administration, Government-wide (N1–

GRS–04–05, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 

Revision to General Record Schedule 

23, Item 7, which covers records of short 

term interest (including e-mail 

messages) which have minimal or no 

documentary or evidential value. The 

revisions reduce the retention period of 

these records, which were previously 

approved for disposal, and also clarify 

the series description.

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Dated: October 28, 2004. 

Michael J. Kurtz, 

Assistant Archivist for Records Services—

Washington, DC.

[FR Doc. 04–24501 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval to 

Revise and Extend an Information 

Collection

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for no longer than 1 year.

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by January 3, 2005, to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 295, Arlington, VA 22230; 

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 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 

Friday. You also may obtain a copy of 

the data collection instrument and 

instructions from Ms. Plimpton.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Collection: Follow-up 

Research on Undergraduate Research 

Opportunities (URO–2). 

OMB Number: 3145–0121. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2006. 

Type of request: Intent to seek 

approval to revise and extend an 

information collection for one year. 

Abstract: Follow-up Research on 

Undergraduate Research Opportunities 

(URO–2). 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation (NSF) manages a 

number of programs that provide 

meaningful research experiences for 

undergraduate students. This suite of 

programs includes: Research 

Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), 

both the Site and Supplement 

components; Research in Undergraduate 

Institutions (RUI); the undergraduate 

research components in several of NSF’s 

large research centers programs, e.g.,

Engineering Research Centers (ERC) 

Programs, Science and Technology 

Centers (STCs); and several institutionwide resources development programs 

in which undergraduate research 

experiences are often one component.

These Programs provide a wide range 

of US undergraduate students with 

opportunities to conduct hands-on 

research under the mentorship of 

graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, 

and faculty in various types of higher 

education institutions, including small 

liberal arts colleges, minority-serving 

institutions, research universities, as 

well as non-profit institutions in which 

science or engineering research is 

conducted. 

The purpose of the proposed 

evaluation is to follow-up on 

undergraduate participants in research 

experiences supported by NSF who 

were surveyed in 2003. The 2003 survey 

collected information about why 

participants chose to participate in 

research, the nature of the research 

activities, effects of research on 

participants knowledge, skills, 

confidence, awareness, and academic 

and career interests and aspirations. The 

proposed survey will provide 

information about participants’ current 

academic and employment status (in 

2003, most of the respondents were in 

their senior year of college) and 

participants’ current perceptions of the 

effects of their undergraduate research 

experiences on their career and 

academic decisions. The survey 

database will be linked to that of the 

2003 survey to assess differences on a 

number of dimensions, including NSF 

program, academic major, type of 

academic institution, and sex and race/

ethnicity of the participant. 

Use of the information: NSF and 

others who design undergraduate 

research programs will be able to use 

the information to help design programs 

that meet the needs of different kinds of 

students in different kinds of settings. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 30 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2900. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1450 hours—2900 

respondents at 30 minutes each. 

Frequency of response: One time. 

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; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond.

Dated: October 29, 2004. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation.

[FR Doc. 04–24533 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499] 

STP Nuclear Operating Company; 

South Texas Project, Unit No. 1 and 2; 

Exemption 

1.0 Background 

The STP Nuclear Operating Company 

(STPNOC or the licensee) is the holder 

of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–

76 and NPF–80, which authorize 

operation of South Texas Project (STP), 

Units 1 and 2, respectively. The licenses 

provide, among other things, that the 

facility is subject to all rules, 

regulations, and orders of the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC, the 

Commission) now or hereafter in effect. 

The facility consists of two 

pressurized water reactors located in 

Matagorda County, Texas. 

2.0 Request/Action 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) part 50, section 

50.44, specifies requirements for the 

control of hydrogen gas generated after 

a postulated loss-of-coolant accident 

(LOCA). Section 50.46 of 10 CFR 

contains acceptance criteria for the 

emergency core cooling system (ECCS) 

for reactors with zircaloy or ZIRLOTM

clad fuel. Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50 

requires, among other things, that the 

Baker-Just equation be used to predict 

the rates of energy release, hydrogen 

concentration, and cladding oxidation 

from the metal-water reaction. Of these 

three regulations (10 CFR 50.44, 50.46, 

and Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50), 10 

CFR 50.44 is the only one that has 

undergone considerable changes relative 

to its previous version, changes that 

became effective on January 1, 2004.