Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2023 / Notices 89479 

Attendance information for the 

meeting will be forthcoming on the 

AAAC website: https://www.nsf.gov/ 

mps/ast/aaac.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Carrie Black, 

Program Director, Division of 

Astronomical Sciences, Suite W 9188, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Telephone: 703–292–2426. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

National Science Foundation (NSF), the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA) and the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 

within the field of astronomy and 

astrophysics that are of mutual interest 

and concern to the agencies. To prepare 

the annual report. 

Agenda: To hear presentations of 

current programming by representatives 

from NSF, NASA, DOE and other 

agencies relevant to astronomy and 

astrophysics; to discuss current and 

potential areas of cooperation between 

the agencies; to formulate 

recommendations for continued and 

new areas of cooperation and 

mechanisms for achieving them. 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28467 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

RIN 3145–AA58 

Notice on Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for Civil Monetary 

Penalties 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice announcing updated 

penalty inflation adjustments for civil 

monetary penalties for 2024. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is 

providing notice of its adjusted 

maximum civil monetary penalties, 

effective January 15, 2024. These 

adjustments are required by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bijan Gilanshah, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314. Telephone: 703–292–5055. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

27, 2016, NSF published an interim 

final rule amending its regulations to 

adjust, for inflation, the maximum civil 

monetary penalties that may be imposed 

for violations of the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (ACA), as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and 

the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 

of 1986 (PFCRA), 31 U.S.C. 3801, et seq. 

These adjustments are required by the 

2015 Act. The 2015 Act also requires 

agencies to make subsequent annual 

adjustments for inflation. Pursuant to 

OMB guidance dated December 19, 

2023, the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2024 is 1.03241. 

Accordingly, the 2024 annual inflation 

adjustments for the maximum penalties 

under the ACA are $21,022 ($20,362 × 

1.03241) for violations and $35,574 

($34,457 × 1.03241) for knowing 

violations of the ACA. Finally, the 2024 

annual inflation adjustment for the 

maximum penalty for violations under 

PFCRA is $13,946 ($13,508 × 1.03241). 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28433 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

[Docket ID: OPM–2023–0011] 

Submission for Review: 3206–0162, 

Report of Medical Examination of 

Person Electing Survivor Benefits, 

OPM 1530 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM), Retirement 

Services, offers the general public and 

other Federal agencies the opportunity 

to comment on a revised information 

collection request (ICR), with change: 

3206–0162, Report of Medical 

Examination of Person Electing Survivor 

Benefits, OPM 1530. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Retirement 

Services Publications Team, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC 

20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or 

sent via electronic mail to 

Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to 

(202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone 

at (202) 936–0401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, OPM is soliciting 

comments for this collection. The 

information collection (OMB No. 3206– 

0162) was previously published in the 

Federal Register on May 3, 2023, at 88 

FR 27930, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received. The Office of Management and 

Budget is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. 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; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. 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. 

At the time of retirement, an 

employee or Member in good health 

may elect an insurable interest survivor 

annuity benefit on behalf of an eligible 

beneficiary. OPM Form 1530 is used to 

collect the information necessary to 

determine whether the employee or 

Member is in good health, so that OPM 

can determine whether the applicant is 

eligible to elect an insurable interest 

survivor annuity benefit. The revision 

included in this ICR is as follows: (1) 

the Public Burden Statement has been 

revised; and (2) the edition date has 

been updated. 

Analysis 

Agency: Retirement Operations, 

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel 

Management. 


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