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collection of information if the 

collection of information does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For 

additional information, see the related 

notice published in the Federal Register 

on September 13, 2017 (82 FR 43038). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB ICR Reference 

Number 201802–1290–002. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OS. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

American Apprenticeship Initiative. 

OMB ICR Reference Number: 201802– 

1290–002. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 31. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 1,688. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

536 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: August 17, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

OMB Sequestration Update Report to 

the President and Congress for Fiscal 

Year 2019 

AGENCY: Executive Office of the 

President, Office of Management and 

Budget. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

OMB Sequestration Update Report to 

the President and Congress for FY 2019. 

SUMMARY: OMB is issuing the OMB 

Sequestration Update Report to the 

President and Congress for Fiscal Year 

2019 to report on the status of the 

discretionary caps and on the 

compliance of pending discretionary 

appropriations legislation with those 

caps. 

DATES: The report is effective on August 

20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The OMB Sequestration 

Reports to the President and Congress is 

available on-line on the OMB home 

page at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/legislative/sequestration-reportsorders/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

Email address: ttobasko@omb.eop.gov, 

telephone number: (202) 395–5745, FAX 

number: (202) 395–4768. Because of 

delays in the receipt of regular mail 

related to security screening, 

respondents are encouraged to use 

electronic communications. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

254 of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

requires the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration 

Update Report by August 20th of each 

year. With regard to this update report 

and to each of the three required 

sequestration reports, section 254(b) 

specifically mandates that each report 

required by this section shall be 

submitted, in the case of CBO, to the 

House of Representatives, the Senate 

and OMB and, in the case of OMB, to 

the House of Representatives, the 

Senate, and the President on the day it 

is issued and that OMB publish a notice 

announcing the report in the Federal 

Register. For fiscal year 2018, the report 

finds enacted appropriations to be at the 

spending limits. For fiscal year 2019, 

the report finds that, if the current caps 

remain unchanged, actions to date by 

the House of Representatives for the 12 

annual appropriations bills would 

remain within both the defense and 

non-defense caps under OMB estimates. 

The report also finds that actions by the 

Senate for non-defense programs are 

within the caps but slightly over the 

defense cap by $7 million. OMB does 

not believe the breach in the defense 

cap by the Senate would trigger a 

sequestration in 2019, if enacted, 

because the breach can be attributed to 

estimating differences OMB has with 

the Congressional Budget Office and the 

Congress is expected to enact and 

allowance (as it has done in previous 

years) to account for such differences. 

Finally, the report contains OMB’s 

Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief 

Funding Adjustment for FY 2019. The 

calculation of the Preview Estimate 

takes into account changes in the 

disaster formula enacted in the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. 

John Mulvaney, 

Director. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for 

International Science and Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Proposal 

Review Panel for International Science 

and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘Promoting 

Urban Sustainability in the Arctic’’ 

Reverse Site Visit (#10749). 

Date and Time: September 25, 2018; 

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

Room C3090, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

Type of Meeting: Part Open. 

Contact Person: Charles Estabrook, 

PIRE Program Manager, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 

Telephone 703–292–7222. 

Purpose of Meeting: NSF reverse site 

visit to conduct a review during year 2 

of the five-year award period. To 

conduct an in depth evaluation of 

performance, to assess progress towards 

goals, and to provide recommendations. 

Agenda: See attached. 

Reason for Closing: Topics to be 

discussed and evaluated during closed 

portions of the reverse site review will 

include information of a proprietary or 

confidential nature, including technical 

information; and information on 

personnel. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

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Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

PIRE NSF Reverse Site Visit Agenda— 

Orttung GWU 

NSF Headquarters in Alexandria, 

Virginia 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 

8:00 a.m. Panelists arrive. Coffee/light 

refreshments available 

8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Panel Orientation 

(OPEN), PIRE Rationale and Goals, 

Charge to Panel 

8:45 a.m. PIs arrive. Introductions 

(OPEN) 

9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PIRE Project 

Presentation (OPEN) 

Research 

Integrating Research and Education 

Students (e.g., involvement in project, 

recruitment, diversity) 

Project Management and 

Communication 

Evaluation and Assessment 

Institutional Support 

International Partnerships 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Questions and 

Answers (OPEN) 

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Working 

Lunch—Panel Discussion 

(CLOSED) 

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Initial Feedback to 

PIRE PI and presenters (CLOSED) 

2:30 p.m. PIRE PI and presenters are 

dismissed 

2:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Panel Prepares 

Reverse Site Visit Report (CLOSED) 

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Report presented 

to and discussion held with NSF 

staff (CLOSED) 

5:00 p.m. End of Reverse Site Visit 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Proposal 

Review Panel for Materials Research 

(DMR) (#1203)—Science and 

Technology Center on Real-Time 

Functional Imaging (STROBE) (Site 

Visit) 

Date and Time: 

September 24, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. 

September 25, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Place: University of Colorado— 

Boulder, Sustainability, Energy and 

Environment Complex, CU Boulder East 

Campus, Boulder, Colorado 80303. 

Type of Meeting: Part Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Charles Ying, 

Program Director, Division of Materials 

Research, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, Telephone (703) 292–8428. 

Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to 

provide advice and recommendations 

concerning further support of the 

Science and Technology Center (STC). 

Agenda 

Monday, September 24, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Open—Review of 

STROBE STC 

11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Closed— 

Executive Session 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session 

Reason for Closing: The work being 

reviewed during closed portions of the 

site review includes information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, 

including technical information; and 

information on personnel. These matters 

are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) 

and (6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for 

International Science and Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: Proposal 

Review Panel for International Science 

and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘Coastal Flood 

Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, 

multi-scale approaches for 

understanding how to reduce 

vulnerability to damaging events’’ Site 

Visit (#10749). 

DATE AND TIME: September 17, 2018; 

8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m., September 18, 

2018; 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Texas A&M University at 

Galveston, Ocean and Coastal Studies 

Building, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, 

Galveston, TX 77554. 

TYPE OF MEETING: Part Open. 

CONTACT PERSON: Charles Estabrook, 

PIRE Program Manager, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 

Telephone 703/292–7222. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING: NSF site visit to 

conduct a review during year 2 of the 

five-year award period. To conduct an 

in depth evaluation of performance, to 

assess progress towards goals, and to 

provide recommendations. 

AGENDA: See attached. 

REASON FOR CLOSING: Topics to be 

discussed and evaluated during closed 

portions of the site review will include 

information of a proprietary or 

confidential nature, including technical 

information; and information on 

personnel. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

PIRE NSF Site Visit Agenda—Brody 

TAMUG 

Day 1 Monday, September 17, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Meet & Greet over 

continental breakfast (OPEN) 

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. PIRE overview 

(OPEN) 

PIRE Rationale and Goals, 

accomplishments and future plans 

Administration, Management, and 

Budget Plans 

Facilities and Physical Infrastructure 

Developing Human Resources 

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Review of 

Responses to Issues by Past 

Reviewers (OPEN) 

10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Break (CLOSED) 

10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break 

10:40 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Research 

(OPEN) 

11:30 a.m.–Noon Students’ Research 

Travel to the Netherlands (OPEN) 

Noon–12:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session (CLOSED) 

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch— 

Discussion with Students (CLOSED) 

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Education (OPEN) 

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Integrating 

Research and Education (OPEN) 

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Integrating 

Diversity (OPEN) 

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Break (CLOSED) 

3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Partnerships 

(OPEN) 

4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Wrap up (OPEN) 

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Executive 

Session/Break—Develop issues for 

clarification (CLOSED) 

6:15 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback 

Provided to PI (CLOSED) 

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED) 


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