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supplements. REU Site awards fund 

groups of undergraduates to work with 

faculty members at an institution. Half 

of the undergraduates in an REU site 

must come from other institutions. ENG 

also makes REU Supplement awards to 

NSF-funded Engineering Research 

Centers and to other NSF-funded 

researchers for comparable involvement 

of undergraduates. 

The proposed study will be similar to 

the 2003 URO study. It will focus on 

undergraduate ENG REU participants 

and the faculty members who are 

responsible for the ENG REU awards 

during summer 2006 through spring 

2007, and will examine in detail for the 

first time the activities, outcomes, and 

impacts of REU awards made in a single 

NSF directorate—ENG. The study will 

evaluate the longer-term effects of REU 

experiences with a follow-up survey of 

the students approximately two years 

later. The REU program officers in 

NSF’s Division of Engineering 

Education and Centers (EEC) 

particularly want to learn in depth 

about the EEC REU Site and ERC REU 

Supplement awards from former REU 

students and awardees, any differences 

between the Sites and ERC 

Supplements, and lessons learned for 

subsequent proposal review and 

advising prospective PIs. Information 

will also be used for ENG Program 

reporting requirements. The study will 

examine (1) the role of the REU program 

in aiding participating undergraduates 

in a decision to pursue graduate 

education or careers in engineering; and 

(2) the relationship between how REU 

activities are structured and managed 

and participants’ subsequent education 

and career decisions and actions. 

The survey data collection will be 

done on the World Wide Web. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 30 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Form: 5,006. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,400 hours (413 

respondents at 15 minutes per response 

and 4,593 respondents at 30 minutes per 

response). 

Frequency of Response: One time for 

faculty, two times for students. 

Dated: December 21, 2006. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. E6–22191 Filed 12–27–06; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Commission 

on 21st Century Education in Science, 

Technology, Engineering and 

Mathematics; 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 of the National Science Board 

Commission on 21st Century Education 

in Science, Technology, Engineering, 

and Mathematics: 

Date and Time: The meeting will take 

place at 8 a.m. on January 18, 2007. 

Please see http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

edu_com/ for schedule updates. 

Place: The meeting will be held in at 

the Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. 

Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007. 

Check with the information desk in the 

lobby of the Capitol for the meeting 

room. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Elizabeth 

Strickland, Commission Executive 

Secretary, National Science Board 

Office, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230; Phone: 703–292–

4527, E-mail estrickl@nsf.gov 

Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of 

this meeting is for the Commission to 

discuss its draft recommendations 

relating to K–12 STEM education. A 

provisional agena for the meeting will 

be available at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

edu_com/ on January 4, 2007. 

Topics to be Discussed: K–Science, 

Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics Education; 

recommendations of the Commission. 

Public Comment: Written comments 

to the Commission may be submitted by 

e-mail to NSBEdCom@nsf.gov. Those 

wishing to make brief public comments 

during the meeting may register to do so 

either by signing up at the information 

table on the day of the meeting or in 

advance by sending an e-mail to 

NSBEdCom@nsf.gov. 

Dated: December 21, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9900 Filed 12–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board Public Service 

Award Committee; 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: National Science Board Public 

Service Award Committee (5195). 

Date and Time: Tuesday January 16, 

2007, 11:00 a.m. EST (teleconference 

meeting). 

Place: The teleconference will 

originate from the National Science 

Board Office, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Closed. 

Contact Person: Ms. Ann Noonan, 

National Science Board Office, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, 

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–

292–7000. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations in the 

selection of the NSB Public Service 

Award recipients. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate 

nominations as part of the selection 

process for awards. 

Reason for closing: The nominations 

being reviewed include information of a 

personal nature where public disclosure 

would constitute clearly unwarranted 

invasions of personal privacy. These 

matters are exempt from open meeting 

and public attendance requirements 

under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 10(d) and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). 

Dated: December 21, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9898 Filed 12–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board Public Service 

Award Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Fedearl 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: National Science Board Public 

Service Award (5195). 

Date and Time: Monday, January 22, 

2007, 10:30 a.m. EST (teleconference 

meeting). 

Place: The teleconference will 

originate from the National Science 

Board Office, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Closed. 

Contact Person: Ms. Ann Noonan, 

National Science Board Office, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, 

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–

292–7000. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations in the 

selection of the NSB Public Service 

Award recipients. 


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