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the NATO ASI Travel Awards Program. 

The following describes the procedures 

for the administration of the 

Foundation’s NATO Advanced Study 

Institute (ASI) Travel Awards, which 

provide travel support for a number of 

U.S. graduate students to attend the 

ASIs scheduled for Europe. 

• ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE 

DETERMINATION 

Once NATO has notified DGE that the 

schedule of institutes is final, and DGE 

has received the descriptions of each 

institute, DGE determines which 

institutes NSF will support. The ASI 

travel award program supports those 

institutes that offer instruction in the 

STEM fields traditionally supported by 

NSF as published in Guide to Programs. 

The program will not support 

institutes that deal with clinical topics, 

biomedical topics, or topics that have 

disease-related goals. Examples of areas 

of research that will not be considered 

are epidemiology; toxicology; the 

development or testing of drugs or 

procedures for their use; diagnosis or 

treatment of physical or mental disease, 

abnormality, or malfunction in human 

beings or animals; and animal models of 

such conditions. However, the program 

does support institutes that involve 

research in bioengineering, with 

diagnosis or treatment-related goals that 

apply engineering principles to 

problems in biology and medicine while 

advancing engineering knowledge. The 

program also supports bioengineering 

topics that aid persons with disabilities. 

Program officers from other Divisions in 

NSF will be contacted should scientific 

expertise outside of DGE be required in 

the determination process. 

• SOLICITATION FOR 

NOMINATIONS 

Following the final determination as 

to which Advanced Study Institutes 

NSF will support, DGE contacts each 

institute director to ask for a list of up 

to 5 nominations to be considered for 

NSF travel support. 

• DGE/EHR CONTACT WITH THE 

INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED 

Each individual who is nominated by 

a director will be sent the rules of 

eligibility, information about the 

amount of funding available, and the 

forms (NSF Form 1379, giving our 

Division of Financial Management 

(DFM) electronic banking information; 

NSF Form 1310 (already cleared), and 

NSF Form 192 (Application for 

International Travel Grant)) necessary 

for our application process. 

• THE FUNDING PROCESS 

Once an applicant has been selected 

to receive NSF travel award support, his 

or her application is sent to DFM for 

funding. DFM electronically transfers 

the amount of $1000 into the bank or 

other financial institution account 

identified by the awardee. 

Our plan is to have the $1000 directly 

deposited into the awardee’s account 

prior to the purchase of their airline 

ticket. An electronic message to the 

awardee states that NSF is providing 

support in the amount of $1000 for 

transportation and miscellaneous 

expenses. The letter also states that the 

award is subject to the conditions in 

F.L. 27, Attachment to International 

Travel Grant, which states the U.S. flagcarrier policy. 

As a follow-up, each ASI director may 

be asked to verify whether all NSF 

awardees attended the institute. If an 

awardee is identified as not utilizing the 

funds as prescribed, we contact the 

awardee to retrieve the funds. However, 

if our efforts are not successful, we will 

forward the awardee’s name to the 

Division of Grants and Agreements 

(DGA), which has procedures to deal 

with that situation. 

We also ask the awardee to submit a 

final report on an NSF Form 250, which 

we provide as an attachment to the 

electronic award message. 

• SELECTION OF AWARDEES 

The criteria used to select NSF 

Advanced Study Institute travel 

awardees are as follows: 

1. The applicant is an advanced 

graduate student. 

2. We shall generally follow the order 

of the nominations, listed by the 

director of the institute, within priority 

level. 

3. Those who have not attended an 

ASI in the past will have a higher 

priority than those who have. 

4. Nominees from different 

institutions and research groups have 

higher priority than those from the same 

institution or research group. (Typically, 

no more than one person is invited from 

a school or from a research group.) 

Use of the Information: For NSF Form 

192, information will be used in order 

to verify eligibility and qualifications for 

the award. For NSF Form 250, 

information will be used to verify 

attendance at Advanced Study Institute 

and will be included in Division 

reports. 

Estimate of Burden: Form 192—1.5 

hours. Form 250—2 hours. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Award: 150 responses, broken down as 

follows: For NSF Form 250, 75 

respondents; for NSF Form 192, 75 

respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 262.5 hours, broken down 

by 150 hours for NSF Form 250 (2 hours 

per 75 respondents); and 112.5 hours for 

NSF Form 192 (1.5 hours per 75 

respondents). 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

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 on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; or (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. 

Dated: May 6, 2008. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Submission for OMB Review, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The NTSB is announcing that 

it has submitted an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. This ICR 

describes a voluntary web site that the 

NTSB proposes to use to obtain 

feedback from the public regarding the 

NTSB Web site. This Notice informs the 

public that they may submit comments 

concerning the NTSB’s proposed 

collection of information to the NTSB 

Desk Officer at the OMB. 

DATES: Submit written comments 

regarding this proposed collection of 

information by June 9, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Respondents may submit 

written comments on the collection of 

information to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the National 

Transportation Safety Board, 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Fortin, NTSB Office of Chief 

Information Officer, at (202) 314–6607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the NTSB previously 

published a Notice in the Federal 

Register indicating its proposal to 

collect feedback concerning its public 

Web site, and sought comments from 

the public concerning this proposed 

ICR. The NTSB did not receive any 

comments. At this juncture, in 

accordance with OMB regulations that 

require this additional Notice for 

proposed ICRs, the NTSB seeks to notify 

the public that it may submit comments 

on this proposed ICR to OMB. 5 CFR 

1320.10(a). 

The NTSB Online Customer 

Satisfaction Survey will seek the 

public’s feedback regarding a variety of 

aspects of the current NTSB Web site. In 

particular, the survey will solicit 

feedback concerning the public’s 

satisfaction with the content of 

information on the Web site, as well as 

the presentation and organization of 

information that is available on the 

NTSB Web site. The survey will also ask 

the public for opinions regarding the 

overall utility of certain categories of the 

existing Web site. The survey will also 

seek responses to questions concerning 

ways to improve the Web site, such as 

whether the public would find it helpful 

to include certain information. In 

addition, the survey will seek general 

comments regarding ways the NTSB can 

improve its Web site. Finally, the survey 

will inquire into whether respondents 

are affiliated with a particular group, 

industry, or profession, and how often 

respondents visit the NTSB Web site. 

Respondents’ participation in the 

survey is voluntary. The survey will 

only be available on the NTSB Web site, 

and the NTSB has carefully reviewed 

the survey to ensure that it has used 

plain, coherent, and unambiguous 

terminology in its requests for 

information and feedback. The survey is 

not duplicative of other agencies’

collections of information. The survey 

will consist of seven questions, and 

imposes minimal burden on 

respondents: the NTSB estimates that 

respondents will spend approximately 

10 minutes in completing the survey. 

The NTSB estimates that approximately 

100 respondents will participate in the 

survey. 

Dated: May 2, 2008. 

Vicky D’Onofrio, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–10117 Filed 5–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7533–01–M 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Agenda; Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 

13, 2008. 

PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20594. 

STATUS: The one item is open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 7853A 

Railroad Accident Report-Derailment of 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

Train 68QB 119 with Release of 

Hazardous Materials and Fire, New 

Brighton, Pennsylvania, October 20, 

2006. 

News Media Contact: Telephone: 

(202) 314–6100. 

Individuals requesting specific 

accommodations should contact Antoin 

Downs at (202) 314–6557 by Friday, 

May 9, 2008. 

The public may view the meeting via 

a live or archived Webcast by accessing 

a link under ‘‘News & Events’’ on the 

NTSB home page at http:// 

www.ntsb.gov. 

For More Information Contact: Vicky 

D’Onofrio, (202) 314–6410. 

Dated: May 2, 2008. 

Vicky D’Onofrio, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Implementation of Textile Safeguard 

Measure Under the Dominican 

Republic—Central America—United 

States Free Trade Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Proclamation 

8228 of March 28, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 

18,141 (2008)), the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) is providing 

notice of a modification to the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTS) to reflect a textile 

safeguard measure under the Dominican 

Republic—Central America—United 

States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA–

DR or the Agreement). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed, 

delivered, or faxed to Rachel A. Alarid, 

Director of Textile Trade Policy, Office 

of the United States Trade 

Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20508, fax number 

(202) 395–5639. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel A. Alarid, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 202–395–

3026. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

25, 2008, the Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) determined, pursuant to Section 

322(a)–(b) of the Dominican Republic—

Central America—United States Free 

Trade Agreement Implementation Act 

(Pub. L. 109–53; 19 U.S.C. 4082), to 

impose a textile safeguard measure on 

certain cotton socks of Honduras. This 

measure takes the form of an increase in 

the rate of duty in the amount of 5 

percent ad valorem on all CAFTA–DR 

originating cotton socks of Honduras 

classifiable in subheading 6115.95 of the 

HTS that are entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption 

during the period July 1, 2008 through 

December 31, 2008. This duty will be 

applied on the full value of the entered 

goods, regardless of the value of any 

United States content of such goods. See 

73 Fed. Reg. 23,196 (2008). 

In Proclamation 8228 of March 28, 

2008, the President directed the USTR 

to modify the HTS to reflect CAFTA–DR 

textile safeguard determinations by 

CITA. Pursuant to this authority, 

effective with respect to goods of 

Honduras, under the terms of general 

note 29 to the HTS, that are entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption, on or after July 1, 2008 

and before the close of December 31, 

2008, subchapter XV of chapter 99 of 

the HTS is hereby modified as follows: 


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