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collections and supporting statements

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm

at telephone number 301–713–6730, or

fax number 301–713–6913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on proposed

information collections. The comments

and suggestions should address one or

more of the following points: (a)

Whether the proposed collection

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of NARA;

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of

the burden of the proposed information

collections; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

information technology. The comments

that are submitted will be summarized

and included in the NARA request for

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record. In this

notice, NARA is soliciting comments

concerning the following information

collections:

1. Title: NHPRC Subvention Grant

Guidelines and Application.

OMB number: 3095–0021.

Agency form number: N/A.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Universities and nonprofit presses.

Estimated number of respondents: 12.

Estimated time per response: 9 hours.

Frequency of response: On occasion.

On the average, a press submits two

subvention applications per year.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

180 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1206. The

application is submitted by university

and other non-profit presses applying to

the NHPRC grant program for

subvention of part of the costs of

manufacturing and distributing volumes

published by NHPRC-supported

editorial projects.

2. Title: NHPRC Annual Sales Reports

for Subvention Grants.

OMB number: 3095–0022.

Agency form number: None.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Non-profit presses

that have received an NHPRC

subvention grant.

Estimated number of respondents: 12.

Estimated time per response: 2 hours.

Frequency of response: One time only.

On the average, a press has two on-going

subvention grants and therefore submits

two sales reports per year.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

120 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1206. The sales

information provided by non-profit

presses is used by Commission staff to

gauge interest among scholars and the

general public in documentary editions

supported by Commission grants.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

L. Reynolds Cahoon,

Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and

Information Services.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Services.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Records schedules identify

records of sufficient value to warrant

preservation in the National Archives of

the United States. Schedules also

authorize agencies after a specified

period to dispose of records lacking

administrative, legal, research, or other

value. Notice is published for records

schedules that propose the destruction

of records not previously authorized for

disposal, or reduce the retention period

for records already authorized for

disposal. NARA invites public

comments on such schedules, as

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before October

20, 1997. Once the appraisal of the

records is completed, NARA will send

a copy of the schedule. The requester

will be given 30 days to submit

comments.

ADDRESSES: Address requests for single

copies of schedules identified in this

notice to the Civilian Appraisal Staff

(NWRC), National Archives and Records

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740–6001.

Requesters must cite the control number

assigned to each schedule when

requesting a copy. The control number

appears in the parentheses immediately

after the name of the requesting agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Miller, Director, Records

Management Programs, National

Archives and Records Administration,

8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD

20740–6001, telephone (301) 713–7110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

U.S. Government agencies create

billions of records on paper, film,

magnetic tape, and other media. In order

to control this accumulation, agency

records managers prepare records

schedules specifying when the agency

to longer needs the records and what

happens to the records after this period.

Some schedules are comprehensive and

cover all the records of an agency or one

of its major subdivisions. These

comprehensive schedules provide for

the eventual transfer to the National

Archives of historically valuable records

and authorize the disposal of all other

records. Most schedules, however, cover

records of only one office or program or

a few series of records, and many are

updates of previously approved

schedules. Such schedules also may

include records that are designated for

permanent retention.

Destruction of records requires the

approval of the Archivist of the United

States. This approval is granted after a

thorough study of the records that takes

into account their administrative use by

the agency of origin, the rights of the

Government and of private persons

directly affected by the Government’s

activities, and historical or other value.

This public notice identifies the

Federal agencies and their subdivisions

requesting disposition authority,

includes the control number assigned to

each schedule, and briefly describes the

records proposed for disposal. The

records schedule contains additional

information about the records and their

disposition. Further information about

the disposition process will be

furnished to each requester.

Schedules Pending

1. Department of the Army (N1–AU–

97–12). Army periodical management

records.

2. Department of the Army (N1–AU–

97–13). General counseling records.

3. Department of the Army (N1–AU–

97–19). Drug testing results.

4. Department of the Army (N1-AU–

97–21). Family support, child custody,

and paternity records.

5. Department of the Army (N1-AU–

97–24). Military pay reports.

6. Department of Commerce, Patent

and Trademark Office (N1-241–97–1).

Revisions to the PTO comprehensive

schedule.

7. Department of Education, Office of

Hearings and Appeals (N1–441–97–4).

Administrative adjudication case files
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and related records, where the final

decision is proposed as a permanent

record.

8. Department of Energy, Office of

Human Radiation Experiments (N1–

434–96–7). Temporary electronic

systems used by the Office of Human

Radiation Experiments in carrying out

its work. Included are systems used to:

identify the locations of records relevant

to the Office’s work; identify human

radiation experiments and the related

scientific literature; track the status of

requests for information received by the

Office from the President’s Advisory

Committee on Human Radiation

Experiments; and track responses to

individuals who corresponded with the

Department of Energy concerning

human radiation experiments, including

those who claimed they were exposed to

radiation. (This schedule also provides

for the permanent retention in

electronic form of the 250,000 pages of

documents accumulated by the Office

concerning human radiation

experiments, with related indexes).

9. Department of Health and Human

Services (N1–443–97–1). National

Institutes of Health committee

management records, (substantive

records will be preserved).

10. Department of Justice (N1–60–97–

5). Witness Immunity Unit records.

11. Department of State, Bureau of

Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

(N1–59–97–27). Reduction in retention

period for Department’s copies of

asylum application files and

establishment of advisory opinion

letters as a separate category.

12. Bureau of Public Debt (N1–53–97–

3). Savings bond operations records

maintained by Federal Reserve Banks.

13. Central Intelligence Agency (N1–

263–97–2). Copies of documents

released under the Historical Review

Program.

14. Environmental Protection Agency

(N1–412–97–3). Water pollution lab

evaluation system data.

15. Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (N1–138–97–1).

Superseded, rejected or canceled

electronic tariff sheets.

16. Panama Canal Commission (N1–

185–97–18). Aedes Aegypti Monquito

System.

17. Panama Canal Commission (N1–

185–97–19). Payroll and pay

administration records.

18. Tennessee Valley Authority (N1–

142–97–14). Discharge monitoring

reports and background data.

19. Tennessee Valley Authority (N1–

142–97–23). Waivers of posting position

requests.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Michael J. Kurtz,

Assistant Archivist, for Record Services—

Washington, DC.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Advisory Committee on the Records of

Congress; Meeting

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the

National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA) announces a

meeting of the Advisory Committee on

the Records of Congress. The committee

advises NARA on the full range of

programs, policies, and plans for the

Center for Legislative Archives in the

Office of Records Services.

DATES: September 22, 1997, from 10

a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Cannon House Office

Building, Legislative Resource Center

Conference Room (B106).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Gillette, Director, Center for

Legislative Archives, (202) 501–5350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda: Update on the Task Force on

Electronic Records.

Report on Status: Legislative Systems

Projects (Archival Implications), Update

on Declassification of Executive and

Legislative Branch Records, Report of

the Center for Legislative Archives,

Other current issues and new business.

The meeting is open to the public.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Mary Ann Hadyka,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment Request;

Submission for OMB Review; NSF

Survey of Research and Development

Funding and Performance by Nonprofit

Organizations

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of

its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden, the

National Science Foundation (NSF) is

inviting the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on this

proposed continuing information

collection. This is the second notice for

public comment, the first was published

in the Federal Register at 62 FR 34315–

34316 and no comment was receive.

NSF will forward the proposed renewal

submission to OMB for clearance with

the publication of this second notice.

DATES: The Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) should receive written

comments by October 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submits comments to Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for

National Science Foundation, 725–17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gail A. McHenry, the NSF Reports

Clearance Officer on (703) 306–1125

x2010 or send e-mail to

gmchenry@nsf.gov. You may also obtain

a copy of the data collection instrument

and instructions from Mrs. McHenry.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Abstract. NSF Survey of Research and

Development Funding and Performance

by Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) will

collect information on the science and

engineering (S&E) research and

development (R&D) activities of

nonprofit organizations for the two most

recently completed years. (On a historic

note, a prior study with similar

objectives was conducted in 1973.) The

purposes of the study are to: (1) Develop

estimates of the amounts of R&D

funding provided by NPOs and the

types of organizations supported; (2)

develop estimates of the amount of R&D

performed by NPOs; and (3) develop

estimates of R&D employment in NPOs.

Two different survey questionnaires

will be used. R&D performers will be

asked for R&D expenditures by source of

funds, by field of science and

engineering, by category of work (Basic,

Applied, Development), by state, and

amounts expended for capital

improvements, and for employment.

R&D funders will be asked for amount

of S&E R&D they fund at various

categories of R&D performers. The

information is needed to update

available data on the R&D activities of

the nonprofit segment. The Gallup

Organization will conduct the study for

NSF.

Two samples will be drawn: one of

NPO R&D performers and a second of

NPO R&D funders. The R&D performers’