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Under the proposed Decree, the 

Transocean Defendants will pay a $1 

billion civil penalty. The proposed 

Decree does not conclude any claim 

against the Transocean Defendants other 

than those claims for penalty specified 

in the proposed Decree. The proposed 

Decree also does not resolve any claim 

brought against other defendants in this 

civil enforcement action. 

Also under the proposed Decree, the 

Transocean Defendants must comply 

with court-enforceable strictures aimed 

at reducing the chances of another 

blowout-and-discharge-of-oil and at 

improving emergency response 

capabilities. Examples of these 

requirements include: Certifications of 

maintenance and repair of blowout 

preventers before each drilling job, 

consideration of process safety risks, 

and personnel training related to oil 

spills and responses to other 

emergencies. The Transocean 

Defendants will have to meet these 

requirements for at least five years on all 

their drilling operations in waters near 

the United States. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of twenty-one (21) calendar 

days from the date of this publication 

comments relating to the proposed 

Decree. The 21-day period (and not a 

longer period of time) is provided to 

ensure both a proper public comment 

period and an opportunity for the 

Department of Justice to receive, 

consider, and address public comments 

before the first phase of the civil trial, 

scheduled to begin on February 25, 

2013, before the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of 

Louisiana. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and either emailed 

to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to U.S. v. 

BP Exploration and Production et al, 

Civil No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized 

in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil 

Rig ‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of 

Mexico, April 20, 2012), D.J. Ref. 90–5– 

1–1–10026. 

During the public comment period, 

the proposed Decree may be examined 

on the following Department of Justice 

Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed Decree may also be obtained 

by mail from the Consent Decree 

Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department 

of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, 

or by faxing or emailing a request to 

‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’ 

(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–5271. If requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library 

by mail, please enclose a check in the 

amount of $19.50 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 

Treasury or, if requesting by fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the address 

given above. 

Maureen M. Katz, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—ASTM International 

Standards 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

December 12, 2012, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

ASTM International (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

additions or changes to its standards 

development activities. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of extending the Act’s provisions 

limiting the recovery of antitrust 

plaintiffs to actual damages under 

specified circumstances. Specifically, 

ASTM has provided an updated list of 

current, ongoing ASTM standards 

activities originating between 

September and December 2012 

designated as Work Items. A complete 

listing of ASTM Work Items, along with 

a brief description of each, is available 

at http://www.astm.org. 

On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed 

its original notification pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to Section 

6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004 

(69 FR 65226). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on September 10, 2012. 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on October 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00283 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Extend an 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 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 or other 

Federal agencies to comment on this 

proposed continuing information 

collection. The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. 

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 to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by March 11, 2013 to 

be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR

COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton, 

the NSF Reports Clearance Officer, 

phone (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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Survey of Earned 

Doctorates. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0019. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend an information 

collection for three years. 

1. Abstract: Established within the 

National Science Foundation by the 

America COMPETES Reauthorization 

Act of 2010 § 505, codified in the 

National Science Foundation Act of 

1950, as amended, the National Center 


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for Science and Engineering Statistics 

(NCSES) serves as a central Federal 

clearinghouse for the collection, 

interpretation, analysis, and 

dissemination of objective data on 

science, engineering, technology, and 

research and development for use by 

practitioners, researchers, policymakers, 

and the public. The Survey of Earned 

Doctorates (SED) is part of an integrated 

survey system that meets the human 

resources part of this mission. 

The SED has been conducted 

annually since 1958 and is jointly 

sponsored by six Federal agencies in 

order to avoid duplication. It is an 

accurate, timely source of information 

on one of our Nation’s most important 

resources—highly educated individuals. 

Data are obtained via paper 

questionnaire or Web survey from each 

person earning a research doctorate at 

the time they receive the degree. Data 

are collected on their field of specialty, 

educational background, sources of 

support in graduate school, debt level, 

postgraduation plans for employment, 

and demographic characteristics. 

The Federal government, universities, 

researchers, and others use the 

information extensively. The National 

Science Foundation, as the lead agency, 

publishes statistics from the survey in 

several reports, but primarily in the 

annual publication series, ‘‘Science and 

Engineering Doctorates’’ and the 

Interagency Report, ‘‘Doctorate 

Recipients from U.S. Universities.’’ 

These reports are available in print and 

electronically on the World Wide Web. 

The survey will be collected in 

conformance with the Privacy Act of 

1974. Responses from individuals are 

voluntary. NSF will ensure that all 

individually identifiable information 

collected will be kept strictly 

confidential and will be used for 

research or statistical purposes, 

analyzing data, and preparing scientific 

reports and articles. 

2. Expected Respondents: A total 

response rate of 92.8% of the 49,010 

persons who earned a research doctorate 

was obtained in academic year 2011. 

This level of response rate has been 

consistent for several years. The 

respondents will be individuals and the 

estimated number of respondents 

annually is around 48,000 (based on the 

2011 response rate). 

3. Estimate of Burden: In 2014, 

approximately 52,000 individuals are 

expected to receive research doctorates 

from United States institutions. The 

Foundation estimates that, on average, 

20 minutes per respondent will be 

required to complete the survey. The 

annual respondent burden for 

completing the SED is therefore 

estimated at 17,333 hours, based on 

52,000 respondents. 

Additional time is needed to complete 

the Missing Information Letter (MIL), 

which is sent to any survey respondent 

who did not provide data on any of 

eight ‘‘critical items’’ (year of Master’s, 

year of Bachelor’s, postgraduation 

location (state or country), birth date, 

citizenship status, race, ethnicity, and 

gender) on their original response. Most 

MILs address fewer than eight missing 

items. Based on past results, the average 

respondent is expected to spend two 

minutes completing the MIL. The SED 

receives an average of 2,000 completed 

MILs each survey round, for an annual 

MIL completion burden estimate of 67 

hours. 

In addition to the actual survey, the 

SED also requires the collection of 

administrative data from participating 

institutions. The Institutional 

Coordinator at the institution helps 

distribute the survey, track it, collect it 

and submit the completed 

questionnaires to the SED survey 

contractor. Based on focus groups 

conducted with Institutional 

Coordinators, it is estimated that the 

SED demands no more than 1% of the 

Institutional Coordinator’s time over the 

course of a year, which computes to 20 

hours per year per individual contact 

(40 hours per week × 50 weeks per year 

× .01). With 530 programs participating 

in the SED, the estimated annual burden 

to Institutional Coordinators of 

administering the SED is 10,600 hours. 

Therefore, the total annual 

information burden for the SED is 

estimated to be 28,000 hours. This is 

higher than the last annual estimate 

approved by OMB due to the increased 

number of respondents (doctorate 

recipients). 

Dated: January 3, 2013. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Sunshine Act 

Meetings; Notice 

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 in 

regard to the scheduling of a 

teleconference meeting of the Executive 

Committee National Science Board. 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National 

Science Board. 

DATE AND TIME: Monday, January 7, 2012 

from 2:00–2:15 p.m. 

SUBJECT MATTER: Review of Board 

member proposal requesting NSF 

funding. 

STATUS: Closed. 

PLACE: This meeting will be held by 

teleconference originating at the 

National Science Board Office, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

UPDATES: Please refer to the National 

Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/ 

nsb for additional information. Meeting 

information and schedule updates (time, 

place, subject matter or status of 

meeting) may be found at http:// 

www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. 

AGENCY CONTACT: Dedric A. Carter, 703/ 

292–8002, (dacarter@nsf.gov). 

Ann Bushmiller, 

NSB Senior Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00334 Filed 1–7–13; 4:15 pm] 

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NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Corporate Administration Committee 

Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine 

Act 

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Monday, 

January 14, 2013. 

PLACE: 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800, 

Boardroom, Washington, DC 20005. 

STATUS: Open. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Erica Hall, Assistant Corporate 

Secretary, (202) 220–2376; 

ehall@nw.org. 

AGENDA: 

I. Call to Order 

II. Officer Performance Reviews 

III. Human Resources Update 

IV. Corporate Administration 

Committee Charter 

V. Adjournment 

Erica Hall, 

Assistant Corporate Secretary. 

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