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Room 295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by 

e-mail to splimpton@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or 

send e-mail to splimpton@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: Data Collection for 

the Evaluation of the Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities—University 

(HBCU–UP) Program. 

OMB Control No.: 3145–0204. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2009. 

Abstract: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) requests revision and 

extension of a currently approved data 

collection (e.g., interviews, surveys, 

focus groups, site visits protocols) 

measuring NSF’s contribution to the 

Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCU) enterprise and 

overall science and engineering 

workforce. This continuation expands 

the data collection most recently 

approved through October 2009 (OMB 

3145–0204) beyond the student 

respondents to administrators, faculty 

and other participants, observers, or 

beneficiaries in undergraduate programs 

in Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Mathematics (STEM) at Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities. NSF is 

reissuing this notice because the first 

notice did not make clear that there 

would be both individual and 

institutional respondents to these data 

collections. 

NSF funds a program, called 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities Undergraduate Program 

(HBCU–UP), designed to help 

institutions strengthen the quality of 

their undergraduate STEM programs. 

For more information about HBCU–UP 

please visit the NSF Web site at: 

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ 

pgm_summ.jsp?pims_

id=5481&org=HRD&from=home. 

The Urban Institute (UI) is conducting 

an evaluation of the HBCU–UP program 

which received initial approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on 31 October 2006. 

Using a multiple-methods approach, 

UI researchers are conducting an 

evaluation to study the effectiveness of 

the program. The evaluation will 

include both process and summative 

components. The process component 

will document how different models 

within the Program are being 

implemented, thus helping evaluators to 

link strategies to outcomes, identify 

crucial components of different models, 

and contribute to the construction of 

general theories to guide future 

initiatives to increase the diversity of 

the STEM workforce. The summative 

component of the evaluation will focus 

on the extent to which the Program has 

produced outcomes that meet stated 

goals for students, faculty and 

institutions. The process evaluation 

relies mainly on qualitative data 

collected during case study site visits 

and interviews; the summative 

evaluation will rely primarily on data 

collected through a survey of graduates 

and faculty. 

NSF uses the UI analysis to prepare 

and publish reports and to respond to 

requests from Committees of Visitors, 

Congress and the Office of Management 

and Budget, particularly as related to 

the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) and the Program 

Effectiveness Rating Tool (PART). The 

HBCU–UP study’s broad questions 

include but are not limited to: 

What do individuals following postparticipation in HBCU–UP or other 

NSF-funded undergraduate education 

opportunities do? Do HBCU–UP or other 

NSF-funded opportunities provide 

graduates with the professional and/or 

research skills needed to work in 

science and engineering? Are HBCU–UP 

or other NSF-sponsored students and 

faculty satisfied that their NSF-funded 

experience advanced their careers in 

science or engineering? To what extent 

do HBCU–UP or other former-NSFsponsored graduates engage in the 

science and engineering workforce 

conduct inter- or multi-disciplinary 

science? Is there evidence of a legacy 

from NSF-funding that changed a 

degree-granting department beyond 

number of students supported and 

degrees awarded? To what extent have 

projects achieved or contributed to 

individual project goals or the NSF 

program goals? To what extent have 

NSF-funded projects or programs 

broadened participation by diverse 

individuals, particularly individuals 

traditionally underemployed in science 

or engineering, including but not 

limited to women, minorities, and 

persons-with-disabilities? 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

business or other for profit, and Federal, 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 5000. 

Burden on the Public: 1250 hours. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. E7–4619 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to 

submit an information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a 

submittal to OMB for review of 

continued approval of information 

collection 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 titles of the information 

collection: (1) NRC Form 212, 

‘‘Qualifications Investigation, 

Professional, Technical, and 

Administrative Positions’’ (other than 

clerical positions); (2) NRC Form 212A, 

‘‘Qualifications Investigation, 

Secretarial/Clerical’’. 

2. Current OMB approval numbers: (1) 

3150–0033; (2) 3150–0034. 

3. How often the collection is 

required: On occasion. 

4. Who is required or asked to report: 

Current/former supervisors, co-workers 

of applicants for employment. 

5. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: (1) NRC Form 212: 1200; 

(2) NRC Form 212A: 400. 

6. The estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: (1) NRC Form 

212: 300 hours (15 minutes per 

response); (2) NRC Form 212A: 100 

hours (15 minutes per response). 

7. Abstract: Information requested on 

NRC Form 212, ‘‘Qualifications 

Investigation, Professional, Technical, 

and Administrative Positions (other 

than clerical positions)’’ and NRC Form 

212A, ‘‘Qualifications Investigation, 

Secretarial/Clerical’’ is used to 

determine the qualifications and 

suitability of external applicants for 

employment with NRC. The completed 

forms may be used to examine, rate and/ 

or assess the prospective employee’s 

qualifications. The information 

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applicants for employment is reviewed 

by professional personnel of the Office 

of Human Resources, in conjunction 

with other information in the NRC files, 

to determine the qualifications of the 

applicant for appointment to the 

position under consideration. 

Submit, by May 14, 2007, 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, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC worldwide Web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/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, Margaret A. Janney, Mail Stop: 

T–5F52, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, by telephone at 301–415–7245, or 

by Internet electronic mail to 

InfoCollects@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of March, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Margaret A. Janney, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–4672 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Opportunity for Comment on 

Model Safety Evaluation for Technical 

Specification Task Force (TSTF) 

Traveler To Provide Actions for One 

Steam Supply to Turbine Driven AFW/ 

EFW Pump Inoperable Using the 

Consolidated Line Item Improvement 

Process 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has prepared a 

model safety evaluation (SE) relating to 

proposed changes to Actions in the 

Standard Technical Specifications (STS) 

relating to One Steam Supply to Turbine 

Driven Auxiliary Feedwater / 

Emergency Feedwater (AFW/EFW) 

Pump Inoperable. This change would 

establish a Completion Time in the 

Standard Technical Specifications for 

the Condition where one steam supply 

to the turbine driven AFW/EFW pump 

is inoperable concurrent with an 

inoperable motor driven AFW/EFW 

train. The NRC staff has also prepared 

a model application and model no 

significant hazards consideration 

(NSHC) determination relating to this 

matter. The purpose of these models is 

to permit the NRC to efficiently process 

amendments that propose to adopt the 

associated changes into plant-specific 

technical specifications (TS). Licensees 

of nuclear power reactors to which the 

models apply can request amendments 

confirming the applicability of the SE 

and NSHC determination to their 

reactors. The NRC staff is requesting 

comments on the Model SE, Model 

Application and Model NSHC 

determination prior to announcing their 

availability for referencing in license 

amendment applications. 

DATES: The comment period expires 30 

days from the date of this publication. 

Comments received after this date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but the Commission can only ensure 

consideration for comments received on 

or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted either electronically or via 

U.S. mail. 

To submit comments or questions on 

a proposed standard technical 

specification change via the Internet, 

use Form for Sending Comments on 

NRC Documents, then select Proposed 

Changes to Technical Specifications. If 

you are commenting on a proposed 

change, please match your comments 

with the correct proposed change by 

copying the title of the proposed change 

from column one to the previous table 

into the appropriate field of the 

comment form. 

Submit written comments to: Chief, 

Rulemaking, Directives and Editing 

Branch, Division of Administrative 

Services, Office of Administration, Mail 

Stop T–6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. 

Hand deliver comments to 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 

between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on 

Federal workdays. 

Copies of comments received may be 

examined at the NRC’s Public Document 

Room, located at One White Flint North, 

11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 

Rockville, Maryland. 

Comments may be submitted by 

electronic mail to CLIIP@nrc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trent L. Wertz, Technical Specifications 

Branch, Division of Inspection and 

Regional Support, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, Mail Stop O–12H2, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone 

301–415–1568. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Regulatory Issue Summary 2000–06, 

‘‘Consolidated Line Item Improvement 

Process for Adopting Standard 

Technical Specification Changes for 

Power Reactors,’’ was issued on March 

20, 2000. The consolidated line item 

improvement process (CLIIP) is 

intended to improve the efficiency and 

transparency of NRC licensing 

processes. This is accomplished by 

processing proposed changes to the 

Standard Technical Specifications (STS) 

(NUREGs 1430–1434) in a manner that 

supports subsequent license amendment 

applications. The CLIIP includes an 

opportunity for the public to comment 

on proposed changes to the STS 

following a preliminary assessment by 

the NRC staff and finding that the 

change will likely be offered for 

adoption by licensees. The CLIIP directs 

the NRC staff to evaluate any comments 

received for a proposed change to the 

STS and to either reconsider the change 

or proceed with announcing the 

availability of the change to licensees. 

Those licensees opting to apply for the 

subject change to TS are responsible for 

reviewing the NRC staff’s evaluation, 

referencing the applicable technical 

justifications, and providing any 

necessary plant specific information. 

Each amendment application submitted 

in response to the notice of availability 

would be processed and noticed in 

accordance with applicable rules and 

NRC procedures. 

This notice for comment involves 

establishing a Completion Time in the 

Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 

3.7.5 of the STS for the Condition where 

one steam supply to the turbine driven 

AFW/EFW pump is inoperable 

concurrent with an inoperable motor 

driven AFW/EFW train. In addition, this 

notice for comment involves changes to 

the STS that establish specific 

Conditions and Action requirements for 


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