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necessary to sustain and strengthen the

Nation’s science, mathematics, and

engineering capabilities and to promote

the use of those capabilities in service

to society. NSF’s continuing mission is

set out in the preamble to the National

Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L.

507):

To promote the progress of science; to

advance the national health, prosperity, and

welfare; to secure the national defense; and

for other purposes.

The information collected is used to

help the Foundation fulfill this

responsibility by initiating and

supporting merit-selected research and

education projects in all the scientific

and engineering disciplines. NSF

receives more than 30,000 proposals

annually for new or renewal support for

research in math/science/engineering

education projects and makes

approximately 10,000 new awards. The

Foundation exercises its authority

primarily by making merit-based grants

and cooperative agreements and

providing other forms of assistance to

individual researchers and groups, in

partnership with over 2800 colleges,

universities and other institutions—

public and private, state, local and

federal—throughout the US. The awards

are based mainly on evaluations of

proposal merit submitted to the

Foundation (see OMB Clearance No.

3145–0060).

The Foundation has a continuing

commitment to monitor the operations

of its review and award processes to

identify and address excessive reporting

burdens. The Foundation also is

committed to monitor and identify any

real or apparent inequities based on

gender, race, ethnicity, or handicap of

the proposed principal investigator(s)/

project director(s) or co-principal

investigator(s)/co-project director(s).

The collection of this information is a

part of the regular submission of

proposal to the Foundation. This

information also is protected by the

Privacy Act.

Description of Respondents:

Nonprofit institutions; state, local or

tribal governments; and business or

other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 30,000.

Frequency of Responses: Annually.

Total Burden Hours: The Foundation

estimates that an average of 120 hours

of expended for each proposal

submitted. If an estimated 30,000

proposals are expected during the

course of one year, these figures

compute to an estimated 3,600,000

public burden hours annually.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science

Foundation.

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13, 2000.

PLACE: NTSB Board Room, 429 L’Enfant

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: NRC Form 398, ‘‘Personal

Qualification Statement—Licensee’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0090.

3. How often the collection is

required: On occasion and every six

years (at renewal).

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Individuals requiring a license to

operate the controls at a nuclear facility.

5. The number of annual respondents:

1,610 annually.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 1,950, approximately 1 hour per

response.

7. Abstract: NRC Form 398 requests

detailed information that should be

submitted by a licensing applicant and

facility licensee when applying for a

new or renewal license to operate the

controls at a nuclear facility. This

information, once collected, would be

used for licensing actions and for

generating reports on the Operator

Licensing Program.

Submit, by August 7, 2000, comments

that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW., (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/

index.html). The document will be

available on the NRC home page site for

60 days after the signature date of this

notice.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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