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National Council on the Arts will be 

held. Open to the public on a space 

available basis. 

DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for meeting times 

and dates. All activities are Eastern time 

and ending times are approximate. 

ADDRESSES: Huntington Museum of Art, 

2033 McCoy Road, Huntington, West 

Virginia 25701; Keith-Albee Theater, 

925 Fourth Avenue, Huntington, West 

Virginia 25701; West Virginia State 

Museum, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard 

East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Hutter, Office of Public Affairs, 

National Endowment for the Arts, 

Washington, DC 20506, at 202/682– 

5570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If, in the 

course of the open session discussion, it 

becomes necessary for the Council to 

discuss non-public commercial or 

financial information of intrinsic value, 

the Council will go into closed session 

pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and in accordance with the 

July 5, 2016 determination of the 

Chairman. Additionally, discussion 

concerning purely personal information 

about individuals, such as personal 

biographical and salary data or medical 

information, may be conducted by the 

Council in closed session in accordance 

with subsection (c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Any interested persons may attend, as 

observers, to Council discussions and 

reviews that are open to the public. If 

you need special accommodations due 

to a disability, please contact Beth 

Bienvenu, Office of Accessibility, 

National Endowment for the Arts, 

Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–5733, 

Voice/T.T.Y. 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

The Upcoming Meeting is: 

National Council on the Arts 194th 

Meeting 

This meeting and activities will be 

open. 

Dates and Times: 

Site Visit to Huntington Museum of Art 

in Huntington, WV 

June 28, 2018; 12:00 p.m. to 12:20 

p.m. 

Site Visit to Keith-Albee Theater in 

Huntington, WV 

June 28, 2018; 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Council meeting at West Virginia State 

Museum in Charleston, WV 

June 29, 2018; 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

There will be opening remarks and 

voting on recommendations for grant 

funding and rejection, followed by 

updates from the Acting Chairman and 

guest presentations. 

Dated: June 7, 2018. 

Sherry Hale, 

Staff Assistant, National Endowment for the 

Arts. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Establish an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request establishment and clearance 

of this collection. In accordance with 

the requirements 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 that OMB 

approve clearance of this collection for 

no longer than one year. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by August 13, 2018 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room 

W18000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; or 

send email to splimpto@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, which is accessible 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 

(including federal holidays). 

Instructions: Please submit one copy 

of your comments by only one method. 

All submissions received must include 

the agency name and collection name 

identified above for this information 

collection. Commenters are strongly 

encouraged to transmit their comments 

electronically via email. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided become a matter of public 

record. They will be summarized and/ 

or included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Survey of NSF 

INCLUDES Principal Investigators and 

Program Participants. 

OMB Control Number: 3145—NEW. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to establish an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

survey is to collect data on the 

formation of partnerships between 

Alliance grantees and collaborating 

organizations for the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) Inclusion Across the 

Nation of Communities of Learners of 

Underrepresented Discoverers in 

Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) 

initiative. These data will be used to 

understand how these partnerships form 

a network infrastructure for leveraging 

innovative strategies and approaches to 

eradicate the persistent lack of diversity 

and underrepresentation in science, 

technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) fields. The goal of 

NSF INCLUDES is to support pioneering 

models, networks, partnerships, and 

research that enable the U.S. STEM 

workforce to thrive by ensuring all 

groups are represented in percentages 

comparable to their representation in 

the U.S. population. NSF INCLUDES 

Alliances leverage the collective efforts 

of launch pilot grantees, which have 

proposed and implemented diverse 

change strategies at a small scale, to 

catalyze NSF’s broadening participation 

(BP) investments. Alliances build on the 

activities of launch pilot grantees, 

partners, collaborators, and networks to 

propose and implement solutions to 

address the barriers that result in 

underrepresentation in the STEM 

enterprise. 

Data from the survey will provide 

NSF with critical information about the 

impact of networked, collaborative 

approaches on broadening participation 

in STEM. These data will also provide 

an understanding of the specific ways in 

which the change process of a 

networked, collaborative approach 

meets NSF’s goal of scaling innovative 

solutions to this pervasive and complex 

problem. Additionally, these data will 

provide an understanding for how the 

NSF INCLUDES approach can be used 

by other federal agencies to address 

similarly difficult problems. This survey 

is one component of a research design 

that includes extensive analysis of 

secondary data; however, an 

understanding of network formation and 

interaction requires primary data 

collection from network participants. 

This type of data is not currently being 

collected elsewhere and is critical to 

developing a real-world understanding 

of how organizations work together 

within a federally funded collaborative. 


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The survey will collect the following 

data on entities within the Alliances: 

• Partnerships and partnership 

history 

• Frequency of interactions 

• Types of interactions (goal 

alignment, activity coordination, etc.) 

Respondents will be informed in 

advance that they will be receiving 

surveys, and they will be sent URL 

information for completing the surveys 

through email communication. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

primary purpose of this survey is to 

inform NSF about how organizations 

network and collaborate within the NSF 

INCLUDES initiative to leverage 

expertise and strategies to eliminate 

barriers to access to STEM for 

underrepresented minorities. These data 

will be used in conjunction with 

secondary data by the NSF INCLUDES 

contractor for program evaluation in 

conducting a social network analysis 

(SNA) of Alliance grantees and their 

partners. From the survey and SNA, 

NSF will gain an understanding of how 

participants in the NSF INCLUDES 

initiative have formed a ‘‘network of 

networks’’ to implement programs to 

increase diversity in STEM. Further, the 

data will show the strength and health 

of the network, indicating if and how 

participants increase capacity to address 

the problem by developing partnerships 

with other organizations. Through 

understanding how a networked, 

collaborative approach works to reduce 

the pervasive impact of a lack of 

diversity in STEM, NSF and other 

federal agencies can learn from and 

utilize similar strategies to address 

persistently difficult and complex 

issues. 

Affected Public: The population for 

the survey includes all organizations 

that are NSF INCLUDES Alliance 

grantees. These organizations represent 

a variety of organization types, 

including universities, federal research 

laboratories, PreK–12 schools, and 

nonprofits. The survey requests that one 

individual from each organization 

provide responses that represent the 

networking activities of that 

organization. 

Total Respondents: Approximately 

100 individuals representing the 

universe of participating NSF 

INCLUDES Alliance organizations. 

Frequency: Twice within a time 

period of approximately 5 months. The 

participating organizations will be 

surveyed twice to capture networking 

activity at early and later stages of 

grants. 

Total Responses: 200. 

Average Time per Response: There are 

12 items that a respondent needs to 

answer for each organization in their 

Alliance. It will take approximately 20 

seconds to respond to each of these 12 

items (4 minutes/Alliance organization). 

The total burden is calculated based on 

the time for an Alliance with the 

average number of 30 organizations (30 

× 4 = 120 minutes/per administration). 

Each of the approximately 100 

individuals will take the survey twice 

for a burden of 240 minutes each. 

The survey will take an estimated 120 

minutes for each respondent to 

complete. Surveys will be tailored to 

each of the three Alliances to only 

include the portion of the 

approximately 100 organizations with 

which the respondent organization has 

partnered. Each Alliance is composed of 

an estimated 30 organizations. 

Total Burden Hours (annual 

estimate): 400. 

Dated: June 6, 2018. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Extend a Current Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request renewal of the National 

Survey of College Graduates (OMB 

Control Number 3145–0141). In 

accordance with the requirements 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 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for three years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by August 13, 2018 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Ms. Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Ave., Suite W18253, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292– 

7556; or send email to splimpto@

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: 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

NSF, including whether the information 

will have practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the NSF’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, 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 those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Title of Collection: 2019 National 

Survey of College Graduates. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0141. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

29, 2020 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract: The National Survey of 

College Graduates (NSCG) has been 

conducted biennially since the 1970s. 

The 2019 NSCG sample will be selected 

from the 2017 American Community 

Survey (ACS) and the 2017 NSCG. By 

selecting sample from these two 

sources, the 2019 NSCG will provide 

coverage of the college graduate 

population residing in the United 

States. The purpose of the NSCG, a 

longitudinal survey, is to collect data 

that will be used to provide national 

estimates on the science and 

engineering workforce and changes in 

their employment, education, and 

demographic characteristics. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘. . . 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to 

comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s scientists 

and engineers. 

The U.S. Census Bureau, as the 

agency responsible for the ACS, will 

serve as the NSCG data collection 

contractor for NSF. The survey data 

collection will begin in February 2019 

using web and mail questionnaires. 


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