Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 17 / Tuesday, January 27, 2015 / Notices 4319 

1218–0011. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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; 

• 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; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: General Provisions 

and Confined and Enclosed Spaces and 

Other Dangerous Atmospheres in 

Shipyard Employment Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0011. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,759. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 2,098,133. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

338,981 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: January 21, 2015. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Environmental 

Research and Education; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Environmental Research and Education 

(#9487). 

Dates: March 11 & March 12, 2015; 8:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National 

Science Foundation, 4201Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Linda Deegan, National 

Science Foundation, Suite 655, 4201 Wilson 

Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22230. Email: 

ldeegan@nsf.gov. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations, and oversight concerning 

support for environmental research and 

education. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 

Approval of minutes from past meetings 

• Updates on recent NSF and other agency 

environmental activities. 

• Discuss and refine draft of the Decadal 

Vision for Environmental Research and 

Education document. 

• Meet with NSF Assistant Directors. 

Thursday, March 12, 2015 

Discuss and refine draft of the Decadal Vision 

for Environmental Research and 

Education document (Continued) 

• Meet with the NSF Director. 

• AC Business—Set date for next meeting. 

Dated: January 22, 2015. 

Suzanne Plimpton, 

Acting, Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Networking and Information 

Technology Research and 

Development Big Data Strategic 

Initiative Workshop 

AGENCY: The National Coordination 

Office (NCO) for Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD). 

ACTION: Notice—2015 NITRD Big Data 

Strategic Initiative Workshop. 

SUMMARY: The BDSI–2015 Workshop is 

designed to gather input from private 

industry, academia, and Federal 

research laboratories regarding the 

drafting of a Federal Big Data Research 

Agenda. 

DATES: January 22–23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The 2015 NITRD Big Data 

Strategic Initiative Workshop (BDSI– 

2015) will begin with a dinner reception 

on Thursday, January 22nd at 6 p.m. 

The workshop will take place on Friday, 

January 23rd from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Workshop check-in/registration will 

take place from 8:30 a.m.–9 a.m. on 

January 23rd. BDSI–2015 will take place 

at Georgetown University in 

Washington, DC. For directions, please 

consult the Web site listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please visit the Web site at: http://

workshops.cs.georgetown.edu/BDSI2015/ or contact: Wendy Wigen at 703– 

292–4873 or wigen@nitrd.gov. Capacity 

is limited but the workshop will be 

webcast. Information regarding the 

webcast will be available on the Web 

site starting the week of January 19th. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview: The growth in scale, 

diversity, and complexity of data has 

increased the demand for understanding 

large amounts of heterogeneous data. 

This presents new challenges to the way 

data and information are used and 

managed. A need exists to understand 

ways to design systems for processing 

big data, develop sophisticated analytics 

using large-scale data, consider privacy 

issues arising from use of this massive 

data, and determine ways to teach big 

data analytics across disciplines. This 

workshop will bring together academic 

and industry leaders across disciplines 

to further inform the development of an 

effective Federal Big Data Research 

Agenda. 

Background: Given the large number 

of overlapping data challenges many 

federal agencies are facing, a National 

Big Data R&D Initiative was launched in 

March 2012. As part of this Initiative, a 

Federal Big Data Research Agenda is 

under development. This workshop is 

part of the process to collect input from 

those in academia and industry that are 

working on big data research and new 

technologies. 

The purpose of drafting a Federal Big 

Data Research Agenda is to assist 

Federal Agencies in planning their 

individual Big Data R&D programs and 

initiatives. The Agenda is expected to be 

released in late 2015. 

Submitted by the National Science 

Foundation for the National Coordination 

Office (NCO) for Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) on January 22, 2015. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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COMMISSION 

Advisory Committee on the Medical 

Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 


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