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periodic summaries of the proposed 

projects. 

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 to 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. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 26, 2010, to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to the address below. 

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. 

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

to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Suzanne Plimpton, the NSF 

Reports Clearance Officer, phone (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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of 

Collection: 2010 National Survey of 

College Graduates. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0141. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

1. Abstract 

The National Survey of College 

Graduates (NSCG) has been conducted 

biennially since the 1970s. The 2010 

NSCG sample will be selected from the 

2009 American Community Survey 

(ACS), the 2008 NSCG, and the 2008 

National Survey of Recent College 

Graduates (NSRCG). 

The purpose of this longitudinal 

survey is to provide national estimates 

on the science and engineering 

workforce and changes in their 

employment, education, and 

demographic characteristics. The NSCG 

is one of three component surveys of the 

Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data 

System (SESTAT), which produces 

national estimates of the size and 

characteristics of the nation’s science 

and engineering population. The 2010 

NSCG will provide necessary input into 

the SESTAT. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘ * * * 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to 

comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s scientists 

and engineers. 

The NSF uses the information from 

the NSCG to prepare congressionally 

mandated reports such as Women, 

Minorities and Persons with Disabilities 

in Science and Engineering and Science 

and Engineering Indicators. A public 

release file of collected data, designed to 

protect respondent confidentiality, will 

be made available to researchers on CD– 

ROM and on the Internet. 

The Bureau of the Census, as in the 

past, will conduct the NSCG for NSF. 

The survey data collection will begin in 

October 2010 using mail and Web 

questionnaires. Nonrespondents to the 

mail or web questionnaire will be 

followed up by computer-assisted 

telephone interviewing. The survey will 

be collected in conformance with the 

Confidential Information Protection and 

Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, and 

the individual’s response to the survey 

is voluntary. NSF will ensure that all 

information collected will be kept 

strictly confidential and will be used 

only for statistical purposes. 

2. Expected Respondents 

A statistical sample of approximately 

100,000 will be contacted in 2010. NSF 

expects the response rate to be 70 to 80 

percent. 

3. Estimate of Burden 

The amount of time to complete the 

questionnaire may vary depending on 

an individual’s circumstances; however, 

on average it will take approximately 25 

minutes to complete the survey. NSF 

estimates that the total annual burden 

will be no more than 33,333 hours 

during the 2010 survey cycle. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3592 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) is 

inviting the general public or other 

Federal agencies to comment on this 

proposed continuing information 

collection. The NSF will publish 

periodic summaries of the proposed 

projects. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Foundation, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (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 those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 26, 2010, to 

be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

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. 

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

to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR

COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton, 

the NSF Reports Clearance Officer, 

phone (703) 292–7556, or send e-mail to 


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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: 2010 National 

Survey of Recent College Graduates. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0077. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

1. Abstract 

The National Survey of Recent 

College Graduates (NSRCG) has been 

conducted biennially since 1974. The 

2010 NSRCG will consist of a sample of 

individuals who have completed 

bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 

science, engineering and health from 

U.S. institutions during the academic 

years 2008 and 2009. The purpose of the 

NSRCG is to provide national estimates 

on the new entrants into the science and 

engineering workforce and to provide 

estimates on the characteristics of recent 

bachelor’s and master’s graduates with 

science, engineering and health degrees. 

The NSRCG is one of three component 

surveys of the Scientists and Engineers 

Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 

which produces national estimates of 

the size and characteristics of the 

nation’s science and engineering 

population. The 2010 NSRCG will 

provide necessary input into the 

SESTAT. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘* * * 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The NSRCG is designed 

to comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s recent 

bachelor’s and master’s level scientists 

and engineers. 

The NSF uses the information from 

the NSRCG to prepare congressionallymandated reports such as Women, 

Minorities and Persons with Disabilities 

in Science and Engineering and Science 

and Engineering Indicators. NSF 

publishes statistics from the survey in 

many reports, but primarily in the 

biennial series, Characteristics of Recent 

Science and Engineering Graduates in 

the United States. A public release file 

of collected data, designed to protect 

respondent confidentiality, will be 

made available to researchers on CD– 

ROM and on the Internet. 

A nationally recognized survey firm 

will conduct the 2010 NSRCG under 

contract for NSF. Data will be obtained 

by mail questionnaire, computerassisted telephone interviews and Web 

survey beginning in October 2010. The 

survey will be collected in conformance 

with the Confidential Information 

Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act 

of 2002, and the individual’s response 

to the survey is voluntary. NSF will 

ensure that all information collected 

will be kept strictly confidential and 

will be used only for statistical 

purposes. 

2. Expected Respondents 

A statistical sample of approximately 

18,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree 

recipients in science, engineering, and 

health will be contacted in 2010. NSF 

expects the response rate to be 70 

percent. 

3. Estimate of Burden 

The amount of time to complete the 

questionnaire may vary depending on 

an individual’s circumstances; however, 

on average it will take approximately 25 

minutes to complete the survey. NSF 

estimates that the total annual burden 

will be 5,250 hours during the 2010 

survey cycle. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3593 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–261; NRC–2010–0062] 

Carolina Power & Light Company: 

H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, 

Unit No. 2; Environmental Assessment 

and Finding of No Significant Impact 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an exemption pursuant to 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5, 

‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from the 

implementation date for certain new 

requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, 

‘‘Physical protection of plants and 

materials,’’ for Facility Operating 

License No. DPR–23, issued to Carolina 

Power & Light Company (the licensee), 

for operation of the H. B. Robinson 

Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 

(HBRSEP), located in Darlington 

County, South Carolina. In accordance 

with 10 CFR 51.21, ‘‘Criteria for and 

identification of licensing and 

regulatory actions requiring 

environmental assessments,’’ the NRC 

prepared an environmental assessment 

documenting its finding. The NRC 

concluded that the proposed action will 

have no significant environmental 

impact. 

Environmental Assessment 

Identification of the Proposed Action 

The proposed action would exempt 

HBRSEP from the required 

implementation date of March 31, 2010, 

for two new requirements of 10 CFR 

part 73. Specifically, HBRSEP would be 

granted an exemption from being in full 

compliance with certain new 

requirements contained in 10 CFR 

73.55, ‘‘Requirements for physical 

protection of licensed activities in 

nuclear power reactors against 

radiological sabotage,’’ by the March 31, 

2010, deadline. The licensee has 

proposed an alternate full compliance 

implementation date of December 30, 

2010, approximately 9 months beyond 

the date required by 10 CFR part 73. The 

proposed action, an extension of the 

schedule for completion of certain 

actions required by the revised 10 CFR 

part 73, does not involve any physical 

changes to the reactor, fuel, plant 

structures, support structures, water, or 

land at the HBRSEP site. 

The proposed action is in accordance 

with the licensee’s application dated 

November 30, 2009. 

The Need for the Proposed Action 

The licensee has stated that it has 

performed an extensive evaluation of 

the revised 10 CFR part 73 and will 

achieve compliance with a vast majority 

of the revised rule by the March 31, 

2010, compliance date. However, the 

licensee has determined that 

implementation of two specific 

provisions of the rule will require more 

time to implement because they involve 

upgrades to the security system that 

require significant physical 

modifications (e.g., the relocation of 

certain security assets to a new security 

building that will be constructed, and 

the addition of certain power supplies). 

Therefore, the licensee proposes to 

extend the compliance date beyond 

March 31, 2010, to December 30, 2010, 

in order to complete these security 

modifications. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC has completed its 

environmental assessment of the 


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