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webinar number is 2821 274 3942 and 

the webinar password is 3DGhVpKN4?8 

(33448756 when dialing from a phone 

or video system). The toll number to 

listen by phone is +1–415–527–5035 

and the access code is 282 127 43942. 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include a discussion of 

recommendations and reports on the 

following NAC priority focus areas: 

—Climate Change 

—Commercial and Industry 

Partnerships 

—Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and 

Accessibility 

—International Collaboration 

—Program Management and Acquisition 

The agenda for the meeting will also 

include reports from the following NAC 

committees: 

—Aeronautics Committee 

—Human Exploration and Operations 

Committee 

—Science Committee 

—STEM Engagement Committee 

—Technology, Innovation and 

Engineering Committee 

It is imperative that the meeting be 

held on this date to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. 

Jamie M. Krauk, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request: NSF 

Research Experience and Mentoring 

Survey 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to establish this collection. In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we 

are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) clearance of this collection for no 

longer than 3 years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by November 12, 2024 

to be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E6447, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone 

(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: NSF Research 

Experience and Mentoring Survey. 

OMB Number: 3145–0261. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2024. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Research Experience 

and Mentoring (REM) Program supports 

the active involvement of research 

participants (RPs) that include high 

school students, Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 

teachers, undergraduate STEM students, 

faculty, and veterans, in hands-on 

research in order to bring participants 

into contact with STEM mentors and 

expose them to a summer research 

experience. Research participants are 

recruited as cohorts in order to facilitate 

mentoring and research activities, 

community building, and provide 

mutual student support. 

The main goals of the REM Program 

are to provide research experiences and 

mentored opportunities to STEM 

students and/or educators that may 

ultimately enhance their career and 

academic trajectories while enhancing 

NSF research projects by the Emerging 

Frontiers in Research and Innovation 

(EFRI) program, the Engineering 

Research Centers (ERC), and the 

Industry-University Cooperative 

Research Centers (IUCRC). The REM 

Program may also enable the building of 

long-term collaborative partnerships 

among EFRI-,ERC-, and ICUCRsupported researchers, community 

colleges, local four-year colleges, and 

local school districts. 

A REM supplement of maximum of 

$110,000 over a 1-year period. Activities 

that are innovative and site-specific are 

encouraged. Effective REM programs 

typically have many of the following 

characteristics, which are provided here 

as general guidelines: mentorship 

training for researchers and affiliated 

graduate students or postdoctoral 

researchers; well-designed, introductory 

training for RPs; six to ten weeks of 

summer research (full time); continued 

mentorship of RPs throughout the 

academic year; participation of RPs in 

research team meetings and topicrelated conferences or workshops; and 

guidance for RPs in co-authoring 

publications and/or posters. 

NSF is requesting OMB approval for 

the REM program to collect information 

from past and present research 

participants and mentors. The REM 

program seeks to collect data from 

research participants and mentors to: (1) 

inform REM programming (e.g., to 

identify areas of growth); and (2) 

conduct retrospective analysis of the 

REM program to assess the success of 

REM historically. 

Use of the Information: The 

information collected is primarily for 

the use of the NSF REM program to 

assess the success of the program and 

for informing decisions NSF will make 

regarding future programming and 

support provided to research 

participants. 

Estimate burden on the public: 

Estimated at 180 hours for a one-time 

collection. 

Respondents: All REM research 

participants and mentors will be invited 

to respond to the survey. The REM 

research participants include high 

school students, STEM teachers, 

undergraduate STEM students, faculty, 

and veterans. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

540 (representing a 60% response rate). 

Average Time per Reporting: The 

online survey is comprised primarily of 

closed-ended questions and is designed 

to be completed by respondents in 

under 20 minutes. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

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; 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. 

Please submit one copy of your 

comments by only one method. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and collection name 

identified above for this information 

collection. Commenters are strongly 

encouraged to transmit their comments 


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electronically via email. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided become a matter of public 

record. They will be summarized and/ 

or included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request. 

Dated: September 6, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Senior Executive Service-Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

appointment of members of the OPM 

Performance Review Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Sylke, OPM Human 

Resources, Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20415, (202) 936–3339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c) (1) through (5) of title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 

by the Office of Personnel Management 

(OPM), one or more SES performance 

review boards. The board reviews and 

evaluates the initial appraisal of a senior 

executive’s performance by the 

supervisor and considers 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority regarding the performance of 

the senior executive. Notice is hereby 

given of the appointment of members of 

the OPM Performance Review Board. 

The following have been designated 

as members of the Fiscal Year 2024 

Performance Review Board of the U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management: 

David Marsh, Chief of Staff, Chair 

Laurie Bodenheimer, Associate Director, 

Healthcare and Insurance 

Carmen Garcia, Chief Human Capital 

Officer 

John Gill, Executive Director, Human 

Capital Data Management and 

Modernization 

Veronica Hinton, Associate Director, 

Workforce Policy and Innovation 

Jane Lee, Senior Advisor to the Director 

Webb Lyons, General Counsel 

Kathryn Malague, Chief Management 

Officer 

Catherine Manfre, Chief Transformation 

Officer 

Margaret Pearson, Associate Director, 

Retirement Services 

Dianna Saxman, Associate Director, 

Human Resources Solutions Office of 

Personnel Management. 

Kayyonne Marston, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for Review 3206–0261: 

Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions (SF 85) 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) proposes to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) renew a previously approved 

information collection, Questionnaire 

for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 12, 

2024. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and/or 

Regulatory Information Number and 

title, by the following method: 

Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and docket 

number or RIN for this document. The 

general policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by email to SuitEAforms@

opm.gov, or by contacting Lynette 

Hornung 202–599–0090, or U. S. Office 

of Personnel Management, Suitability 

Executive Agent Programs, P.O. Box 

699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2), OPM 

is soliciting comments for this 

collection. 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. 

Background 

The Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions, Standard Form 85 (SF 85) is 

an information collection completed by 

applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal 

Government civilian positions, or 

positions in private entities performing 

work for the Federal Government under 

contractor. The collection is used as the 

basis of information for background 

investigations to establish that such 

individuals are: 

• Suitable for employment or 

retention in Federal employment in a 

low risk, non-sensitive position, or fit 

for employment or retention in Federal 

employment in the excepted service 

when the duties to be performed are 

equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive 

position; 

• Fit to perform work on behalf of the 

Federal Government pursuant to the 

Government contract, when the duties 

to be performed are equivalent to a low 

risk, non-sensitive position; 

• Eligible for physical and logical 

access to federally controlled facilities 

or information systems, when the duties 

to be performed by the individual are 

equivalent to the duties performed by an 

employee in a low risk, non-sensitive 

position. 

For applicants, the SF 85 is used only 

after a conditional offer of employment 

has been made. eApplication (eApp) is 

a web-based system application that 

houses the SF 85. A variable in 

assessing burden hours is the nature of 

the electronic application. The 

electronic application includes 

branching questions and instructions 

which provide for a tailored collection 

from the respondent based on varying 

factors in the respondent’s personal 

history. The burden on the respondent 

is reduced when their personal history 


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