2654 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from 

12:00 p.m. until adjourned. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by 

videoconference originating at the 

National Endowment for the Arts, 

Washington, DC 20506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 

Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 

Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506, 

(202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is for panel 

review, discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendation on applications for 

Certificates of Indemnity submitted to 

the Federal Council on the Arts and the 

Humanities, for exhibitions beginning 

on or after April 1, 2024. Because the 

meeting will consider proprietary 

financial and commercial data provided 

in confidence by indemnity applicants, 

and material that is likely to disclose 

trade secrets or other privileged or 

confidential information, and because it 

is important to keep the values of 

objects to be indemnified and the 

methods of transportation and security 

measures confidential, I have 

determined that that the meeting will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(4) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. I have made this 

determination under the authority 

granted me by the Chairman’s 

Delegation of Authority to Close 

Advisory Committee Meetings, dated 

April 15, 2016. 

Dated: January 10, 2024. 

Jessica Graves, 

Paralegal Specialist, National Endowment for 

the Humanities. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00668 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7536–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; National 

Science Foundation-Managed Honor 

Awards 

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, and no comments were 

received. NSF is forwarding the 

proposed submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance simultaneously with the 

publication of this second notice. 

DATES: 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: 

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). 

Copies of the submission may be 

obtained by calling 703–292–7556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

Title of Collection: National Science 

Foundation-Managed Honor Awards. 

OMB Number: 3145–0035. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation (NSF) administers 

several external awards, among them 

the President’s National Medal of 

Science, the Alan T. Waterman Award, 

the National Science Board (NSB) 

Vannevar Bush Award, the NSB Science 

and Society Award, the Presidential 

Awards for Excellence in Science, 

Mathematics and Engineering 

Mentoring (PAESMEM) program, and 

the Presidential Awards for Excellence 

in Mathematics and Science Teaching 

(PAEMST) program. 

In 2003, to comply with E-government 

requirements, the nomination processes 

were converted to electronic submission 

via electronic systems as described in 

the individual nomination process. 

Individuals can now prepare 

nominations and references for all but 

the PAESMEM and PAEMST awards. 

First-time users must register on the 

Fastlane website using the link found in 

the upper right-hand corner above the 

‘‘Log In’’ box before accessing all but the 

PAESMEM and PAEMST honorary 

award categories. For PAEMST 

nominations and applications are 

submitted on the PAEMST portal at 

www.paemst.org. For PAESMEM, 

nominations and applications are 

submitted on the PAESMEM portal at 

www.paesmem.net. 

Use of the Information: The 

Foundation has the following honorary 

award programs: 

• President’s National Medal of 

Science. Statutory authority for the 

President’s National Medal of Science is 

contained in 42 U.S.C. 1881 (Pub. L. 86– 

209), which established the award and 

stated that ‘‘(t)he President shall . . . 

award the Medal on the 

recommendations received from the 

National Academy of Sciences or on the 

basis of such other information and 

evidence as . . . appropriate.’’ 

Subsequently, Executive Order 10961 

specified procedures for the Award by 

establishing a National Medal of Science 

Committee which would ‘‘receive 

recommendations made by any other 

nationally representative scientific or 

engineering organization.’’ On the basis 

of these recommendations, the 

Committee was directed to select its 

candidates and to forward its 

recommendations to the President. 

In 1962, to comply with these 

directives, the Committee initiated a 

solicitation form letter to invite these 

nominations. In 1979, the Committee 

initiated a nomination form as an 

attachment to the solicitation letter. A 

slightly modified version of the 

nomination form was used in 1980. 

The Committee has established the 

following considerations for selection of 

candidates: 

a. The impact of an individual’s body 

of work on the current state of his or her 

field of science or engineering; 

b. Whether the individual’s 

achievements are of an unusually 

significant nature in relation to the 

potential effects on the development of 

thought in his or her field of science or 

engineering; 

c. Whether the nominee has 

demonstrated unusually distinguished 

service in the general advancement of 

science and/or engineering for the 

Nation, especially when accompanied 

by substantial contributions to the 

content of science; 

d. The recognition of the nominee by 

peers within his or her community, and 

whether s/he is recognized for 

substantial impact in fields in addition 

to his/her discipline; 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices 2655 

e. If the nominee has made 

contributions to innovation and 

industry; 

f. Whether the nominee has 

demonstrated sustained influence on 

education through publications, 

teaching activities, outreach, mentoring, 

etc., and; 

g. Whether the nominee’s 

contributions have created significant 

positive impact for the Nation. 

In 2003, the Committee changed the 

active period of eligibility to three years, 

including the year of nomination. After 

that time, candidates must be 

renominated with a new nomination 

package for them to be considered by 

the Committee. 

Narratives are now restricted to three 

pages of text, as stipulated in the 

guidelines at: https://www.fastlane.

nsf.gov/honawards/medalHome.do. 

• Alan T. Waterman Award. Congress 

established the Alan T. Waterman 

Award in August 1975 (42 U.S.C. 1881a 

(Pub. L. 94–86) and authorized NSF to 

‘‘establish the Alan T. Waterman Award 

for research or advanced study in any of 

the sciences or engineering’’ to mark the 

25th anniversary of the National Science 

Foundation and to honor its first 

Director. The annual award recognizes 

an outstanding young researcher in any 

field of science or engineering 

supported by NSF. In addition to a 

medal, the awardee receives a grant of 

$1,000,000 over a five-year period for 

scientific research or advanced study in 

the mathematical, physical, medical, 

biological, engineering, social, or other 

sciences at the institution of the 

recipient’s choice. 

The Alan T. Waterman Award 

Committee was established by NSF to 

comply with the directive contained in 

Public Law 94–86. The Committee 

solicits nominations from members of 

the National Academy of Sciences, 

National Academy of Engineering, 

scientific and technical organizations, 

and any other source, public or private, 

as appropriate. 

In 1976, the Committee initiated a 

form letter to solicit these nominations. 

In 1980, a nomination form was used 

which standardized the nomination 

procedures, allowed for more effective 

Committee review, and permitted better 

staff work in a short period of time. On 

the basis of its review, the Committee 

forwards its recommendation to the 

Director, NSF, and the National Science 

Board (NSB). 

Candidates must be U.S. citizens or 

permanent residents and must be 40 

years of age or younger or not more than 

ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. 

degree by December 31 of the year in 

which they are nominated. Candidates 

should have demonstrated exceptional 

individual achievements in scientific or 

engineering research of sufficient 

quality to place them at the forefront of 

their peers. Criteria include originality, 

innovation, and significant impact on 

the field. 

• Vannevar Bush Award. The 

Vannevar Bush Award honors truly 

exceptional lifelong leaders in science 

and technology who have made 

substantial contributions to the welfare 

of the Nation through public service 

activities in science, technology, and 

public policy. The National Science 

Board established this award in 1980 in 

the memory of Vannevar Bush, who 

served as a science advisor to President 

Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, 

helped to establish Federal funding for 

science and engineering as a national 

priority during peacetime, and was 

behind the creation of the National 

Science Foundation. 

The Vannevar Bush Award recipient 

is selected annually by the National 

Science Board’s Subcommittee on 

Honorary Awards (AWD), which is 

established to solicit nominations from 

scientific, engineering, and educational 

societies and institutions, in both the 

public and private sectors. 

Candidates for the Vannevar Bush 

Award should have demonstrated 

outstanding leadership and 

accomplishment in meeting at least two 

of the following selection criteria: 

1. Candidates must be U.S. citizens. 

2. Distinguished himself/herself 

through public service activities in 

science and technology. 

3. Pioneered the exploration, charting, 

and settlement of new frontiers in 

science, technology, education, and 

public service. 

4. Demonstrated leadership and 

creativity that have inspired others to 

distinguished careers in science and 

technology. 

5. Contributed to the welfare of the 

Nation and humankind through 

activities in science and technology. 

6. Demonstrated leadership and 

creativity that has helped mold the 

history of advancements in the Nation’s 

science, technology, and education. 

Nomination Submissions must 

include: 

1. A current curriculum vita without 

publications (no more than 5 pages). 

2. A narrative statement (no more 

than 8 pages) addressing the candidate’s 

activities and contributions related to 

the selection criteria. 

3. A proposed award citation 

addressing the candidate’s activities in 

and contributions to national public 

service activities in science, technology, 

and public policy. 

4. Contact information for award 

candidate and nominator (mailing 

address, email address, and phone 

number). 

5. Two reference letters (no more than 

2 pages each) from individuals familiar 

with the candidate’s accomplishments, 

and not affiliated with the candidate’s 

home institution. Letters should be 

submitted by email to nsbawards@

nsf.gov on letterhead as a PDF file. 

Nominations remain active for three 

years, including the year of nomination. 

After that time, candidates must be 

renominated with a new nomination for 

them to be considered by the selection 

committee. 

• NSB Science and Society Award. 

The National Science Board established 

the Public Service Award in November 

1996 to honor individuals and groups 

that have made substantial 

contributions to increasing public 

understanding of science and 

engineering in the United States. These 

contributions may be in a wide variety 

of areas that have the potential of 

contributing to public understanding of 

and appreciation for science and 

engineering—including mass media, 

education and/or training programs, and 

entertainment. It was changed to the 

Science and Society Award in 2022. 

Eligibility includes any individual or 

group (company, corporation or 

organization) that has increased the 

public understanding of science or 

engineering. 

Candidates for the Science and 

Society Award should have 

demonstrated outstanding leadership 

and accomplishment in two out of three 

selection criteria: 

• Enhanced public understanding 

and appreciation of science and 

technology. 

• Inspired scientists and engineers to 

engage with individuals of all ages in 

schools, civic groups, and other 

communities to address society needs. 

• Fostered diversity in science, 

technology, engineering, and 

mathematics. 

Note: Members of the U.S. Government are 

not eligible for this award. 

Nomination Procedures: 

Nominations for an individual must 

include: 

1. A current curriculum vita without 

publications (no more than 3 pages). 

2. A narrative statement (no more 

than 5 pages) addressing the following: 

a. the candidate’s public service 

activities in science and engineering, 

and 

b. the candidate’s contributions to 

public understanding of science and 

engineering, as they relate to the 

selection criteria. 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
2656 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices 

3. Contact information of candidate 

and nominator (mailing address, email 

address, phone number). 

Nominations must be submitted by 

email to: nsbawards@nsf.gov. 

Nominations for a group must 

include: 

1. A narrative statement (no more 

than 5 pages) addressing the following: 

a. the group’s activities, and how it 

accomplishes the selection criteria for 

the award, 

b. length of years of the program, 

c. number and type of individuals 

served by the group’s activities; and 

d. data on the success of the program 

(if available). 

2. Contact information of candidate 

and nominator (mailing address, email 

address, phone number). 

3. Reference letters are optional, and 

up to 3 letters (no more than to 2 pages 

each) may be submitted on letterhead as 

a PDF file. 

Nominations must be submitted by 

email to: nsbawards@nsf.gov. 

Nominations remain active for three 

years, including the year of nomination. 

After that time, candidates must be renominated with a new nomination for 

them to be considered by the selection 

committee. 

• Presidential Awards for Excellence in 

Science, Mathematics and Engineering 

Mentoring (PAESMEM) Program 

In 1996, the White House, through the 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) and the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), 

established the Presidential Awards for 

Excellence in Science, Mathematics and 

Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) 

program. The program, administered on 

behalf of the White House by the 

National Science Foundation, seeks to 

identify outstanding mentoring efforts 

or programs designed to enhance the 

participation of groups (women, 

minorities and persons with disabilities 

as well as groups from low 

socioeconomic regions) 

underrepresented in science, 

mathematics and engineering. The 

awardees will serve as exemplars to 

their colleagues and will be leaders in 

the national effort to more fully develop 

the Nation’s human resources in 

science, mathematics and engineering. 

This award is managed at NSF by the 

Directorate for Education and Human 

Resources (EHR). 

The award will be made to U.S. 

citizens or U.S. permanent residents 

based on the following: (1) an 

individual who has demonstrated 

outstanding and sustained mentoring 

and effective guidance to a significant 

number of early career STEM 

professionals, students at the K–12, 

undergraduate, or graduate education 

level or (2) to an organization that, 

through its programming, has enabled a 

substantial number of students 

underrepresented in science, 

mathematics and engineering to 

successfully pursue and complete the 

relevant degree programs as well as 

mentoring of early career STEM 

professionals. Nominees must have 

served in a mentoring role for at least 

five years. Nominations are reviewed for 

impact, significance of the mentoring 

throrganizational awards must 

demonstrate rigorous evaluation and/or 

assessment during the five-year period 

of the mentoring activity. 

Award Ceremony 

The awardees are hosted for two days 

in Washington, DC, for celebratory 

activities. Recipients of the PAESMEM 

award receive a monetary award in the 

amount of $10,000 from NSF and a 

commemorative Presidential certificate. 

If scheduling permits, the President 

meets with the mentors for a photo 

opportunity at the White House. The 

Director of OSTP and the Director of 

NSF present the awards to the mentors 

at an awards ceremony. 

• Presidential Award for Excellence in 

Mathematics and Science Teaching 

The Presidential Award for 

Excellence in Mathematics and Science 

Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest 

recognition that a kindergarten through 

12th-grade mathematics or science 

teacher may receive for outstanding 

teaching in the United States. Enacted 

by Congress in 1983, this program 

authorizes the President to bestow 108 

awards with two per state or 

jurisdiction, assuming there are 

qualified applicants. Awards are given 

in the science category, which includes 

science and engineering, and the 

mathematics category, which includes 

mathematics, technology and computer 

science. In even-numbered years, 

nominations are accepted for 

elementary teachers (grades K–6); in 

odd-numbered years, secondary 

teachers (grades 7–12) are nominated. 

This award is managed at NSF by the 

Directorate for Education and Human 

Resources (EHR). 

Nomination Criteria 

A teacher may be nominated by a 

principal, another teacher, students, 

members of the community, or the 

general public. Self-nominations are 

allowed. Awardees must be either U.S. 

Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents. A 

Nominee must meet the following 

criteria to apply: 

• teach science, technology, 

engineering, mathematics, and/or 

computer science as part of his or her 

contracted teaching responsibilities at 

the K–6 grade level in a public 

(including charter) or private school; 

• hold at least a bachelor’s degree 

from an accredited institution; 

• be a full-time employee of his or her 

school or school district as determined 

by state and district policies, with 

responsibilities for teaching students no 

less than 50% of the school’s allotted 

instructional time; 

• have at least five years of full-time 

employment as a K–12 teacher prior to 

the academic school year in which they 

apply, with science, technology, 

engineering, mathematics, and/or 

computer science teaching duties each 

of the past five years; 

• teach in one of the 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 

Department of Defense Education 

Activity schools, or the U.S. Territories 

as a group (American Samoa, Guam, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands); 

• be a U.S. citizen or permanent 

resident; and 

• not have received the PAEMST 

award at the national level in any prior 

competition or category. 

Application Process 

• Applicants complete a narrative on 

five dimensions of outstanding teaching 

(content knowledge, pedagogy, 

assessment, leadership and professional 

development), submit a video of one 

class, supplemental materials, and 

references cited. Three letters of 

reference including one from a school 

official are required, along with a 

resume or biographical sketch. 

• The applicant completes an 

application and submits for state review 

during the academic year. The 

nomination period runs through the 

application cycle up to one month 

before the application deadline. 

Review of Nominations 

• State coordinators convene state 

selection committees of prominent 

mathematicians, scientists, mathematics 

and science educators, and past 

awardees to select up to three 

mathematics category and three science 

category finalists for recognition at the 

state level and for submission to NSF. 

To ensure consistency, state selection 

committees review their applications 

using the same criteria and scoring 

information that was approved by 

OSTP. Following the state review 

applicants are given two weeks to 

complete an addendum to the state 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices 2657 

application that addresses state reviewer 

comments. 

• NSF (EHR) convenes a National 

Selection Committee of prominent 

mathematicians, scientists, mathematics 

and science educators, and past 

awardees that review the application 

packets of the state finalists including 

the addendum and make 

recommendations to NSF. NSF reviews 

the state selection committee 

recommendations and recommends to 

OSTP, when possible, one awardee in 

the mathematics category and one in the 

science category for all eligible states/ 

jurisdictions. Alternatively, NSF may 

recommend two awardees from a 

discipline in a jurisdiction, when 

warranted. 

Award Ceremony 

The awardees are hosted for 3–4 days 

in Washington, DC, for a variety of 

professional development sessions and 

celebratory activities. Each awardee 

receives a citation signed by the 

President and $10,000 from NSF. If 

scheduling permits, the President meets 

the teachers for a photo opportunity at 

the White House. The Director of OSTP 

and the Director of NSF present the 

citations to the teachers at an awards 

ceremony. Awardees also have the 

opportunity to meet their congressional 

representatives and education 

representatives from other federal 

agencies. 

Estimate of Burden: These are annual 

award programs with application 

deadlines varying according to the 

program. Public burden also may vary 

according to program; however, across 

all the programs, it is estimated that 

each submission will average 19 hours 

per respondent. If the nominator is 

thoroughly familiar with the 

disciplinary background of the nominee, 

time spent to complete the nomination 

may be considerably reduced. 

Respondents: Individuals, businesses 

or other for-profit organizations, 

universities, non-profit institutions, and 

Federal and State governments. 

ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS

Award 

Estimated 

number of 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

per response 

Total estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

President’s National Medal of Science ............................................................................ 100 20 2000 

Alan T. Waterman Award ................................................................................................ 150 15 2250 

Vannevar Bush Award ..................................................................................................... 10 5 50

NSB Science and Society Award .................................................................................... 15 5 75 

PAESMEM ....................................................................................................................... 200 20 4000 

PAEMST .......................................................................................................................... 1000 24 24,000 

Totals ........................................................................................................................ 1,800 .............................. 32,375 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

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 on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; (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. 

Dated: January 9, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00697 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2024–0001] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Weeks of January 15, 22, 

29, and February 5, 12, 19, 2024. The 

schedule for Commission meetings is 

subject to change on short notice. The 

NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can 

be found on the internet at: https://

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/schedule.html. 

PLACE: The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify Anne 

Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, 

at 301–287–0745, by videophone at 

240–428–3217, or by email at 

Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

Members of the public may request to 

receive the information in these notices 

electronically. If you would like to be 

added to the distribution, please contact 

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 

20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at 

Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov or 

Samantha.Miklaszewski@nrc.gov. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of January 15, 2024 

Thursday, January 18, 2024 

9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic 

Overview of the Decommissioning 

and Low-Level Waste and Nuclear 

Materials Users Business Lines 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Candace 

Spore: 301–415–8537) 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the Commissioners’ 

Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The public is 

invited to attend the Commission’s 

meeting in person or watch live via 

webcast at the Web address—https://

video.nrc.gov/. 

Week of January 22, 2024—Tentative 

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on International 

Activities (Public Meeting) (Contacts: 

Jennifer Holzman: 301–287–9090, 

Doris Lewis 301–287–3794) 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the Commissioners’ 

Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1