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section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism and Section 507 of the FY 

2006 FOAA, as carried forward by the 

FY 2007 CR. 

5. Sudan is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism, Section 512 of the FY 2006 

FOAA, as carried forward by the FY 

2007 CR, and section 620(q) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act, both of which 

prohibit assistance to countries in 

default in payment to the U.S. in certain 

circumstances, section 508 of the FY 

2006 FOAA, as carried forward by the 

FY 2007 CR, which prohibits assistance 

to a country whose duly elected head of 

government being deposed by military 

coup or decree, and section 569 of the 

FY 2006 FOAA, as carried forward by 

the FY 2007 CR. 

6. Syria is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism, sections 507 and 512 of the 

FY 2006 FOAA, as carried forward by 

the FY 2007 CR, and section 620(q) of 

the Foreign Assistance Act which 

prohibit assistance to countries in 

default in payment to the U.S. in certain 

circumstances. 

7. Uzbekistan’s central government is 

subject to section 586 of the FY 2006 

FOAA, as carried forward by the FY 

2007 CR, which requires that funds 

appropriated for assistance to the 

central government of Uzbekistan may 

be made available only if the Secretary 

of State determines and reports to the 

Congress that the government is making 

substantial and continuing progress in 

meeting its commitments under a 

framework agreement with the United 

States. 

8. Zimbabwe is subject to section 

620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and 

section 512 of the FY 2006 FOAA, as 

carried forward by the FY 2007 CR, 

which prohibit assistance to countries 

in default in payment to the United 

States in certain circumstances. 

Prohibited Countries: Lower Middle 

Income Category 

1. Republika Srpska, which is part of 

the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

is subject to section 561 of the FY 2006 

FOAA, as carried forward by the FY 

2007 CR, which prohibits assistance to 

any country, entity, or municipality 

whose competent authorities have 

failed, as determined by the Secretary of 

State, to take necessary and significant 

steps to implement its international 

legal obligations with respect to the 

International Criminal Tribunal for the 

former Yugoslavia. 

2. China is not eligible to receive 

economic assistance from the United 

States, absent special authority, because 

of concerns relative to China’s record on 

human rights. 

3. The Fiji Islands are subject to 

section 508 of the FY 2006 FOAA, as 

carried forward by the FY 2007 CR, 

which prohibits assistance to the 

government of a country whose duly 

elected government is deposed by 

military coup or decree. 

4. Iran is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism and section 507 of the FY 

2006 FOAA, as carried forward by the 

FY 2007 CR. 

5. Thailand is subject to section 508 

of the FY 2006 FOAA, as carried 

forward by the FY 2007 CR, which 

prohibits assistance to the government 

of a country whose duly elected 

government is deposed by military coup 

or decree. 

Countries identified above as 

candidate countries, as well as countries 

that would be considered candidate 

countries but for the applicability of 

legal provisions that prohibit U.S. 

economic assistance, may be the subject 

of future statutory restrictions or 

determinations, or changed country 

circumstances, that affect their legal 

eligibility for assistance under Part I of 

the Foreign Assistance Act by reason of 

application of Foreign Assistance Act or 

any other provision of law for FY 2008. 

MCC will include any required updates 

on such statutory eligibility that affect 

countries’ identification as candidate 

countries for FY 2008, at such time as 

it publishes the Notices required by 

sections 608(b) and 608(d) of the Act or 

at other appropriate times. Any such 

updates with regard to the legal 

eligibility or ineligibility of particular 

countries identified in this report will 

not affect the date on which the Board 

is authorized to determine eligible 

countries from among candidate 

countries which, in accordance with 

section 608(a) of the Act, shall be no 

sooner than 90 days from the date of 

publication of this report. 

Dated: August 20, 2007. 

Henry Pitney, 

Acting General Counsel, Millennium 

Challenge Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–16723 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; Generic 

Survey Clearance for the Directorate of 

Education and Human Resources 

(EHR) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request renewed clearance of this 

collection. In accordance with the 

requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

OMB clearance of this collection for no 

longer than 3 years. 

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, 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 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received by October 23, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

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 22030, 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 

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(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

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Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2008. 

Abstract: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) requests renewal of 

program accountability and 

communication data collections (e.g., 

surveys, face-to-face and telephone 

interviews, observations, and focus 

groups) that describe and track the 

impact of NSF funding that focuses on 

the Nation’s science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics (STEM) 

education and STEM workforce. NSF 

funds grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements to colleges, universities, and 

other eligible institutions, and provides 

graduate research fellowships to 

individuals in all parts of the United 

States and internationally. 

The Directorate for Education and 

Human Resources (EHR), a unit within 

NSF, promotes rigor and vitality within 

the Nation’s STEM education enterprise 

to further the development of the 21st 

century’s STEM workforce and public 

scientific literacy. EHR does this 

through diverse projects and programs 

that support research, extension, 

outreach, and hands-on activities 

service STEM learning and research at 

all institutional (e.g., pre-school through 

postdoctoral) levels in formal and 

informal settings; and individuals of all 

ages (birth and beyond). EHR also 

focuses on broadening participation in 

STEM learning and careers among 

United STates citizens, permanent 

residents and nationals, particularly 

those individuals traditionally 

underemployed in the STEM research 

workforce, including but not limited to 

women, persons with disabilities, and 

racial and ethnic minorities. 

At the request of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) an 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 in response to 

the Government Performance and 

Results Acts (GPRA) of 1993. Under this 

generic survey clearance (OMB 3145–

0136), data from the NSF administrative 

databases are incorporated with findings 

gathered through initiative-, divisional- 

, and program-specific data collections. 

The scope of the EHR Generic Clearance 

primarily covers descriptive information 

gathered from education and training 

projects that are funded by NSF. Most 

programs subject to EHR Generic data 

collection are funded by the EHR 

Directorate, but some are funded in 

whole or in part by disciplinary 

directorates or multi-disciplinary or 

cross-cutting programs. Since 2001 in 

accordance with OMB’s Terms of 

Clearance, NSF primarily uses the data 

from the EHR Generic Clearance for 

program planning, management and 

audit purposes to respond to queries 

from the Congress, the public, NSF’s 

external merit reviewers who serve as 

advisors, including Committees of 

Visitors, and the NSF’s Office of the 

Inspector General. 

OMB has limited the collection to 

three categories of descriptive data: (1) 

Staff and project participants (data that 

are also necessary to determine 

individual-level treatment and control 

groups for future third-party study); (2) 

project implementation characteristics 

(also necessary for future use to identify 

well-matched comparison groups) and 

(3) project outputs (necessary to 

measure baseline for pre- and postNSF-funding-level impacts). 

Use of the Information: This 

information is required for effective 

administration, communication, 

program and project monitoring and 

evaluation, and for measuring 

attainment of NSF’s program, project 

and strategic goals, as required by the 

President’s Management agenda as 

represented by the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART); the Deficit Reduction Act of 

2005 (Pub. L. 109–171) which 

established the Academic 

Competitiveness (ACC), and the NSF’s 

Strategic Plan. The Foundation’s FY 

2006–2011 Strategic Plan describes four 

strategic outcome goals of Discovery, 

Learning, Research Infrastructure, and 

Stewardship. NSF’s complete strategic 

plan may be found at: http://

www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.

jsp?ods_key=nsf0648. 

The work of the multi-agency ACC 

employed a methodological framework 

to determine STEM education program 

effectiveness. The ACC was chaired by 

the Department of Education and other 

agencies that participated included the 

NSF and the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). The ACC 

suggested cross-agency STEM education 

goals and metrics and developed a 

framework or ‘‘Hierarchy of Study 

Designs’’ under three scientific 

categories: (1) Experimental (often 

called randomized controlled trails—

RCT) (2) quasi-experimental (such as 

well-matched comparison group 

studies) and (3) other (such as pre and 

post-test and multiple methodologies). 

Further details on the participating 

agencies and the ACC’s 

recommendations are available at: 

http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/

competitiveness/acc-matchscience/

index.html. 

Since the EHR Generic Clearance 

research is primarily used for 

accountability purposes, including 

responding from queries from 

Committees of Visitors and other 

scientific experts, a census rather than 

sampling design typically is necessary. 

At the individual project level funding 

can be adjusted based on individual 

project’s responses to some of the 

surveys. Some data collected under the 

EHR Clearance serve as baseline data for 

separate research and evaluation 

studies. The EHR Generic Clearance 

may be used to clear data collections for 

other ACC agencies, such as NASA. In 

February 2007 NASA and NSF signed a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

to coordinate efforts promoting STEM 

education, the participation of 

individuals underrepresented in STEM, 

and evaluation of STEM education 

projects and programs in formal and 

informal settings. Additional 

information on the NSF–NASA MOU 

can be found at: http://education.

nasa.gov/divisions /higher/overview/

F_One_Giant_Step_STEM

_Education.html. 

In order to conduct program or 

portfolio level evaluations, however, 

both experimental and quasiexperimental evaluation research 

studies on STEM education 

interventions require researchers to 

identify individual-level and 

organization or project-level control and 

treatment groups or comparison groups. 

NSF-funded contract or grantee 

researchers and evaluators in part may 

identify control, comparison, or 

treatment groups for NSF’s E&T 

portfolio using some of the descriptive 

data gathered through OMB 3145–0136 

to conduct well-designed, rigorous 

research and portfolio evaluation 

studies. 

In accordance with the 2001 and 2005 

OMB terms of clearance, NSF requests 

separate stand-alone clearance (and 

separately announces for comment in 

the Federal Register any program or 

portfolio research or evaluation. Two 

examples of third-party evaluations that 

used EHR OMB 3145–0136 data to 

inform study design are: OMB 3145–

0190 (Expired: 5/2005) Evaluation of 

NSF’s Louis Stokes Alliances for 

Minority Participation (LSAMP) 

program conducted by the Urban 

Institute and OMB No. 3145–0182 

(Expired 7/2005) Evaluation of the 

Initial Impacts of the Integrative 

Graduate Education Research and 

Traineeship (IGERT) program conducted 

by Abt Associates. For more information 

on these and other NSF-funded 

evaluations, please see the NSF’s FY 

2006 Full Performance and 

Accountability Report: Appendix 4 B: 

Table of External Evaluations at: http:// 


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1Although New Jersey established standing, the 

Board concluded that it failed to proffer an 

admissible contention. The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission sustained the Board’s ruling. CLI–07–

08, 65 NRC 124 (2007); CLI–06–24, 64 NRC 111 

(2006). 

2Members of the public who plan to attend the 

evidentiary hearing are advised that security 

measures may be employed at the entrance to the 

facility, including searches of hand-carried items 

such as briefcases, backpacks, packages, etc. In 

addition, signs, banners, posters and displays will 

be prohibited because they are disruptive to the 

conduct of the adjudicatory process. See Procedures 

for Providing Security Support for NRC Public 

Meetings/Hearings, 66 Fed. Reg. 31,719 (June 12, 

2001). 

In the event that a party deems it necessary to 

discuss protected information at the hearing, that 

portion of the hearing will be closed to the public. 

See 10 CFR 2.390(a)(4). 

www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf0701/pdf/ 

19.pdf. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

business or other for profit, and Federal, 

State, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 27,000. 

Burden of the Public: The total 

estimate for this collection is 60,000 

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 a direct participant who is 

self-reporting or representing a project 

and reporting on behalf of many project 

participants. 

Dated: August 20, 2007. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 07–4141 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–0219–LR, ASLBP No. 06–

844–01–LR] 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In 

the Matter of: Amergen Energy 

Company, LLC (License Renewal for 

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating 

Station) 

August 20, 2007. 

Before Administrative Judges: E. Roy 

Hawkens, Chairman; Dr. Paul B. 

Abramson; Dr. Anthony J. Baratta 

Notice of Hearing (Application for 20- 

year License Renewal) 

This proceeding concerns the July 22, 

2005 application by AmerGen Energy 

Company, LLC (‘‘AmerGen’’) to renew 

its operating license for the Oyster Creek 

Nuclear Generating Station (‘‘Oyster 

Creek’’) for twenty years beyond the 

current expiration date of April 9, 2009. 

In response to the September 15, 2005 

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (70 

Fed. Reg. 54,585 (Sept. 15, 2005)), two 

Requests for Hearing and Petitions to 

Intervene were filed on November 14, 

2005. One Petition was filed by the New 

Jersey Department of Environmental 

Protection [hereinafter referred to as 

New Jersey], and the other Petition was 

filed by the Nuclear Information and 

Resource Service, Jersey Shore Nuclear 

Watch, Inc., Grandmothers, Mothers and 

More for Energy Safety, New Jersey 

Public Interest Research Group, New 

Jersey Sierra Club, and New Jersey 

Environmental Federation [hereinafter 

referred to collectively as Citizens]. On 

December 9, 2005, this Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board was established to 

preside over the proceeding. 

On February 27, 2006, this Board 

issued a Memorandum and Order in 

which we (LBP–06–07, 63 NRC 188 

(2006)): (1) Denied New Jersey’s Request 

for Hearing and Petition to Intervene; 1

and (2) granted Citizens’ Request for 

Hearing and Petition to Intervene. We 

concluded that Citizens’ contention was 

admissible to the extent it challenged 

AmerGen’s aging management program 

for measuring corrosion in the sand bed 

region of the drywell liner (id. at 217). 

Subsequently, on June 6, 2006, this 

Board issued a Memorandum and Order 

in which we concluded that Citizens’

contention, as admitted by the Board, 

was a contention of omission that had 

been cured as a result of newly docketed 

commitments by AmerGen to perform 

periodic ultrasonic testing (‘‘UT’’) 

measurements in the sand bed region of 

the drywell liner throughout the period 

of extended operation (LBP–06–16, 63 

NRC 737 (2006)). Instead of dismissing 

the proceeding, the Board gave Citizens 

the opportunity to file a new contention 

raising one or more specific substantive 

challenges to AmerGen’s new periodic 

UT program for the sand bed region (id. 

at 744). On June 23, Citizens submitted 

a Petition to file new contentions, and 

on October 10, this Board admitted one 

of the newly proffered contentions; 

specifically, Citizens’ assertion that 

AmerGen’s scheduled UT monitoring 

frequency in the sand bed region of the 

drywell shell during the renewal period 

is insufficient to maintain an adequate 

safety margin (LBP–06–22, 64 NRC 229, 

240–44 (2006)). 

This Atomic Safety and Licensing 

Board hereby gives notice that, pursuant 

to 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart L, it will 

convene an evidentiary hearing to 

receive testimony and exhibits 

concerning whether the frequency of 

AmerGen’s proposed UT monitoring 

program for the sand bed region of the 

drywell shell is sufficient to maintain 

adequate safety margins during the 

period of extended operation. 

A. Date, Time, and Location of 

Evidentiary Hearing 

The evidentiary hearing in this 

proceeding, which will be open to the 

public,2 will begin on Monday, 

September 24, 2007 at 9 a.m., and will 

continue day-to-day, ending no later 

than Wednesday, September 26 at 12 

p.m., at the location specified below: 

Ocean County Administration Building, 

Room 119, 101 Hooper Avenue, Toms 

River, NJ 08754. 

B. Submitting Written Limited 

Appearance Statements 

Any person not a party to the 

proceeding, including persons who are 

affiliated with or represented by a party, 

may submit to the Board at any time a 

written limited appearance statement 

setting forth his or her position on 

matters of concern relating to this 

proceeding. See 10 CFR 2.315(a). 

Although these statements do not 

constitute testimony or evidence in the 

proceeding, they nonetheless may assist 

the Board and/or the parties in their 

consideration of the issues. Such 

statements should be submitted to: 

Mail: Office of the Secretary, 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, 

Fax: (301) 415–1101 (verification 

(301) 415–1966). 

E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov. 

In addition, using the same method of 

service, a copy of the written statement 

must be sent to the Chairman of this 

Licensing Board as follows: 

Mail: Administrative Judge E. Roy 

Hawkens, c/o: Debra Wolf, Esq., Law 

Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing 

Board Panel, Mail Stop T–3 F23, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Fax: (301) 415–5599 (verification 

(301) 415–6094). 

E-mail: daw1@nrc.gov. 

C. Availability of Documentary 

Information Regarding the Proceeding 

Documents relating to this proceeding 

are available for public inspection at the 

Commission’s Public Document Room 

(PDR), located at One White Flint North, 

11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 

Rockville, Maryland, or electronically 

from the publicly available records 

component of NRC’s document system 


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