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participating in a Work Study Program 

and that the teacher-coordinator, 

employer, and student each sign the 

agreement. 

II. Review Focus: The Department of 

Labor is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

• 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; 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions: The Department 

of Labor seeks an approval for the 

extension of this information collection 

in order to ensure effective 

administration of the child labor 

programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Title: Work-Study Program of the 

Child Labor Regulations. 

OMB Number: 1235–0024. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, 

State, Local, or Tribal Government. 

Total Respondents: 

WSP Applications: 10. 

Written Participation Agreements: 

500. 

Total Annual Responses: 

WSP Applications: 10. 

Written Participation Agreements: 

1,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,529. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

WSP Application: 121 minutes. 

Written Participation Agreement: 31 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operation/ 

maintenance): $22,440. 

Dated: August 27, 2018. 

Melissa Smith, 

Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation 

and Interpretation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This is the 

second notice for public comment; the 

first was published in the Federal 

Register at 83 FR 22293, and 54 

comments were received 11 different 

organizations/institutions/individuals. 

NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance 

simultaneously with the publication of 

this second notice. The full submission 

may be found at: http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation (NSF) is 

announcing plans to request renewed 

clearance of this collection. The primary 

purpose of this revision is to implement 

changes described in the Supplementary 

Information section of this notice. 

Comments regarding (a) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (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 should be 

addressed 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, and to 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 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). 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling 703–292–7556. 

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number 

and the agency informs potential 

persons who are to respond to the 

collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Summary of Comments on the National 

Science Foundation Proposal and 

Award Policies and Procedures Guide 

and NSF’s Responses 

The draft NSF PAPPG was made 

available for review by the public on the 

NSF website at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/ 

dias/policy/. NSF received 54 responses 

from eleven commenters in response to 

the First Federal Register notice 

published on May 14, 2018, at 83 FR 

22293. Please see https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

for the comments received, and NSF’s 

responses. 

Title of Collection: ‘‘National Science 

Foundation Proposal & Award Policies 

& Procedures Guide.’’ 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend with revision an 

information collection for three years. 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 

81–507) sets forth NSF’s mission and 

purpose: 

‘‘To promote the progress of science; 

to advance the national health, 

prosperity, and welfare; to secure the 

national defense. . . .’’ 

The Act authorized and directed NSF 

to initiate and support: 

• Basic scientific research and 

research fundamental to the engineering 

process; 

• Programs to strengthen scientific 

and engineering research potential; 

• Science and engineering education 

programs at all levels and in all the 

various fields of science and 

engineering; 

• Programs that provide a source of 

information for policy formulation; and 

• Other activities to promote these 

ends. 

NSF’s core purpose resonates clearly 

in everything it does: Promoting 

achievement and progress in science 

and engineering and enhancing the 

potential for research and education to 

contribute to the Nation. While NSF’s 


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vision of the future and the mechanisms 

it uses to carry out its charges have 

evolved significantly over the last six 

decades, its ultimate mission remains 

the same. 

Use of the Information: The regular 

submission of proposals to the 

Foundation is part of the collection of 

information and is used to help NSF 

fulfill this responsibility by initiating 

and supporting merit-selected research 

and education projects in all the 

scientific and engineering disciplines. 

NSF receives more than 50,000 

proposals annually for new projects, 

and makes approximately 11,000 new 

awards. 

Support is made primarily through 

grants, contracts, and other agreements 

awarded to approximately 2,000 

colleges, universities, academic 

consortia, nonprofit institutions, and 

small businesses. The awards are based 

mainly on merit evaluations of 

proposals submitted to the Foundation. 

The Foundation has a continuing 

commitment to monitor the operations 

of its information collection to identify 

and address excessive reporting burdens 

as well as to identify any real or 

apparent inequities based on gender, 

race, ethnicity, or disability of the 

proposed principal investigator(s)/ 

project director(s) or the co-principal 

investigator(s)/co-project director(s). 

Burden on the Public 

It has been estimated that the public 

expends an average of approximately 

120 burden hours for each proposal 

submitted. Since the Foundation 

expects to receive approximately 50,600 

proposals in FY 2019, an estimated 

6,072,000 burden hours will be placed 

on the public. 

The Foundation has based its 

reporting burden on the review of 

approximately 50,600 new proposals 

expected during FY 2019. It has been 

estimated that anywhere from one hour 

to 20 hours may be required to review 

a proposal. We have estimated that 

approximately 5 hours are required to 

review an average proposal. Each 

proposal receives an average of 3 

reviews, resulting in approximately 

759,000 hours per year. 

The information collected on the 

reviewer background questionnaire 

(NSF 428A) is used by managers to 

maintain an automated database of 

reviewers for the many disciplines 

represented by the proposals submitted 

to the Foundation. Information collected 

on gender, race, and ethnicity is used in 

meeting NSF needs for data to permit 

response to Congressional and other 

queries into equity issues. These data 

also are used in the design, 

implementation, and monitoring of NSF 

efforts to increase the participation of 

various groups in science, engineering, 

and education. The estimated burden 

for the Reviewer Background 

Information (NSF 428A) is estimated at 

5 minutes per respondent with up to 

10,000 potential new reviewers for a 

total of 833 hours. 

The aggregate number of burden 

hours is estimated to be 6,831,000. The 

actual burden on respondents has not 

changed. 

Dated: August 28, 2017. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

The National Science Board, pursuant 

to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), 

the National Science Foundation Act, as 

amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a 

revision to an announcement of 

meetings for the transaction of National 

Science Board business. 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 43710, published 

on August 27, 2018. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

MEETING: Thursday, August 30, 2018 

from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: This meeting of 

the National Science Board has been 

postponed. Notice of the new time and 

place will be provided when it is 

rescheduled. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Brad Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703/ 

292–7000. Please refer to the National 

Science Board website for additional 

information. Meeting information and 

schedule updates (time, place, subject 

matter, and status of meeting) may be 

found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. 

Ann Bushmiller, 

Senior Counsel to the National Science Board. 

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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards 

In accordance with the purposes of 

Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic 

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the 

Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings 

on October 4–6, 2018, Three White Flint 

North, 11601 Landsdown Street, North 

Bethesda, MD 20852. 

Thursday, October 4, 2018, Conference 

Room 1C3 and 1C5, 11601 Landsdown 

Street, North Bethesda, MD 20852 

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening 

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make 

opening remarks regarding the conduct 

of the meeting. 

8:35 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Draft Rule on 

Emergency Preparedness for Small 

Modular Reactors (Open)—The 

Committee will have briefings by and 

discussion with representatives of the 

NRC staff regarding the subject draft 

rule. 

10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Annual 

Operating Reactor Experience Briefing 

(Open)—The Committee will have an 

annual briefing on operating experience 

and significant events at the currently 

operating nuclear power plants. 

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Assessment of 

the Quality of Selected NRC Research 

Projects (Open)—The Committee will 

have a discussion on the assessment of 

the quality of the selected NRC research 

projects. 

2:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee 

will continue its discussion of proposed 

ACRS report. 

Friday, October 5, 2018, Conference 

Room 1C3 and 1C5, 11601 Landsdown 

Street, North Bethesda, MD 20852 

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS 

Activities/Report of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee and 

Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 

Recommendations (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will hear discussion of the 

recommendations of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee regarding 

items proposed for consideration by the 

Full Committee during future ACRS 

meetings. [NOTE: A portion of this 

meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss 

organizational and personnel matters 

that relate solely to internal personnel 

rules and practices of the ACRS, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy] 

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee 

will continue its discussion of proposed 

ACRS report. 

1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee 

will continue its discussion of proposed 

ACRS report. 


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