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provide its advice and 

recommendations to the Agency. The 

Committee will hold meetings and make 

site visits as necessary to accomplish 

their responsibilities. The Committee 

will function solely as an advisory body 

and will comply fully with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

Committee will consist of non-NASA 

employees. In addition, there may be 

associate members selected for 

Committee Subcommittees or Panels. 

The Committee may also request 

appointment of consultants to support 

specific tasks. Members of the 

Committee, Subcommittees and Panels 

will be chosen from among industry, 

academia, and government with 

recognized knowledge and expertise in 

fields relevant to education. Total 

membership will reflect a balanced 

view. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible NASA Official: Ms. 

Gwendolyn Sykes, Chief Financial 

Officer and Chief Acquisition Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, 300 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20546, telephone 202/

358–0978.

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–24222 Filed 10–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

National Institute for Literacy Advisory 

Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and a summary of the agenda 

for an upcoming meeting of the National 

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board 

(Board). The notice also describes the 

functions of the Board. Notice of this 

meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATE AND TIME: Closed session—

November 18, 2004 from 2 p.m. to 3 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for 

Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz 

Hollis, Special Assistant to the Director; 

National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I 

Street, NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 

20006; telephone number: (202) 233–

2072; email: ehollis@nifl.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

is established under section 242 of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 

Public Law 105–220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). 

The Board consists of ten individuals 

appointed by the President with the 

advice and consent of the Senate. The 

Board advises and makes 

recommendations to the Interagency 

Group. The Interagency Group is 

composed of the Secretaries of 

Education, Labor, and Health and 

Human Services, and the three 

Secretaries administer the National 

Institute for Literacy (Institute). The 

Interagency Group considers the Board’s 

recommendations in planning the goals 

of the Institute and in implementing any 

programs to achieve those goals. 

Specifically, the Board performs the 

following functions: (a) Makes 

recommendations concerning the 

appointment of the Director and the 

staff of the Institute; (b) provides 

independent advice on operation of the 

Institute; and (c) receives reports from 

the Interagency Group and the 

Institute’s Director. 

The National Institute for Literacy 

Advisory Board meeting on November 

18, 2004 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. will be 

closed to the public to discuss the 

search for a permanent Director of NIFL. 

This discussion relates to the internal 

personnel rules and practices of the 

Institute and is likely to disclose 

information of personal nature where 

disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personnel 

privacy. The discussion must therefore 

be held in closed session under 

exemptions 2 and 6 of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 

and (6). A summary of the activities at 

the closed session and related matters 

that are informative to the public and 

consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 

552b will be available to the public 

within 14 days of the meeting. 

Records are kept of all Advisory 

Board proceedings and are available for 

public inspection at the National 

Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., 

Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

Sandra L. Baxter, 

Interim Director.

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BILLING CODE 6055–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

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

This is the second notice for public 

comment; the first was published in the 

Federal Register at 69 FR 31846, and no 

comments were received. NSF is 

forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance 

simultaneously with the publication of 

this second notice. Comments regarding 

(a) whether the collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of 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 should be 

addressed to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for National Science 

Foundation, 725–17th Street, NW. Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to 

Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, 

VA 22230, or by e-mail to 

splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments regarding 

this information collection are best 

assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling 703–292–

8060. 

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number 

and the agency informs potential 

persons who are to respond to the 

collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number.

Under OMB regulations, the agency 

may continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the information collection and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

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information collection request should be 

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 

295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail 

to splimpto@nsf.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or 

send e-mail 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: EHR Generic 

Clearance. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0136. 

Abstract: The EHR Generic Clearance 

was established in 1995 to integrate 

management, monitoring and evaluation 

information pertaining to the NSF’s 

Education and Training (E&T) portfolio. 

Under a generic survey clearance (OMB 

3145–0136) data from the NSF 

administrative databases are 

incorporated and additional information 

is obtained through initiative-, 

divisional-, and program-specific data 

collections. 

Use of the Information: This 

information is required for effective 

administration, program monitoring and 

evaluation, and for measuring 

attainment of NSF’s program goals, as 

required by the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 

1993 and the President’s Management 

2003 agenda as represented by the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART). 

Burden on the Public: The total 

estimate for this collection is 39,188 

annual burden hours. This figure is 

based on the previous 3 years of 

collecting information under this 

clearance and anticipated collections. 

The average annual reporting burden is 

between .5 and 50 hours per 

‘respondent’ depending on whether a 

respondent is self-reporting or 

representing a project and reporting on 

behalf of groups of individuals.

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation.

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) invites the general 

public and Federal agencies to comment 

on the extension without change of 

standard form, SF–424, Application for 

Federal Assistance. This form is 

currently required by OMB Circular A–

102, ‘‘Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements with State and Local 

Governments,’’ and Title 2 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 215 (OMB 

Circular A–110, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 

Non-Profit Organizations.’’ The form 

will continue to be used while the E–

GOV Grants.gov interagency team 

completes their analysis of public 

comments received in response to an 

April 8, 2003, Federal Register notice 

[68 FR 17090] and finalizes the 

government-wide data standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 28, 2004. Late 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Due to potential delays in 

OMB’s receipt and processing of mail 

sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we 

encourage respondents to submit 

comments electronically to ensure 

timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that 

comments mailed will be received 

before the comment closing date. 

Electronic mail comments may be 

submitted to: ephillip@omb.eop.gov.

Please include ‘‘SF–424’’ in the subject 

line and the full body of your comments 

in the text of the electronic message 

(and as an attachment if you wish). 

Please include your name, title, 

organization, postal address, telephone 

number, and E-mail address in the text 

of the message. Comments may also be 

submitted via facsimile to 202–395–

3952. Comments may be mailed to 

Elizabeth Phillips, Office of Federal 

Financial Management, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 6025, 

New Executive Office Building, 725 

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Phillips, Office of Federal 

Financial Management, Office of 

Management and Budget, (202) 395–

3993. The standard forms can be 

downloaded from the OMB Grants 

Management home page (http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants). 

OMB Control No.: 0348–0043. 

Title: Application for Federal 

Assistance. 

Form No.: SF–424. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: States, Local 

Governments, Non-Profit Organizations. 

Number of Responses: 100,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The SF–424 is used 

to provide general information about the 

entity and the proposed project when 

applying for Federal assistance under 

grant and cooperative agreement 

awards. The Federal awarding agencies 

use information reported on this form 

for the pre-award and award processes.

Office of Management and Budget. 

David Zavada, 

Chief, Financial Standards and Grants 

Branch.

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) invites the general 

public and Federal agencies to comment 

on the renewal without change of eight 

(8) standard forms: the SF–269, 

Financial Status Report (long form); SF–

269A, Financial Status Report (short 

form); SF–272, Federal Cash 

Transactions Report; SF–272A, Federal 

Cash Transactions Report 

(continuation); SF–424A, Budget 

Information—Non-construction 

Programs; SF–424B, Assurances—Nonconstruction Programs; SF–424C, 

Budget Information—Construction 

Programs; and SF–424D, Assurances—

Construction Programs. These forms are 

currently required by OMB Circular A–

102, ‘‘Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements with State and Local 

Governments,’’ and Title 2 Code of 

Federal Regulations Part 215 (OMB 

Circular A–110, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements with Institutions of