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at conferences, published in the 

proceedings of conferences, or in 

journals. Improved NCSES surveys, data 

collections, and data dissemination will 

help policymakers in decisions on 

research and development funding, 

graduate education, and the scientific 

and engineering workforce, as well as 

contributing to reduced survey costs. 

Expected Respondents: The 

respondents will be from industry, 

academia, nonprofit organizations, 

members of the public, and State, local, 

and Federal governments. Respondents 

will be either individuals or 

institutions, depending on the topic 

under investigation. Qualitative 

procedures will generally be conducted 

in person, online (using Zoom, 

Microsoft Teams, or other conferencing 

tools), or over the phone. Quantitative 

procedures may be conducted using 

mail, Web, email, smartphone app, or 

telephone modes, depending on the 

topic under investigation. Up to 28,515 

respondents may be contacted across all 

projects. No respondent will be 

contacted more than twice in one year 

under this generic clearance. Every 

effort will be made to use technology to 

limit the burden on respondents from 

small entities. 

Both qualitative and quantitative 

methods will be used to improve 

NCSES’s current data collection 

instruments and processes and to 

reduce respondent burden, as well as to 

develop new surveys and new or 

improved data dissemination tools. 

Qualitative and quantitative methods 

that may be used include, but are not 

limited to, the following: Behavior 

coding, split panel tests, experimental 

pilot studies, field tests, focus groups, 

respondent debriefings, exploratory 

interviews, cognitive interviews, and 

usability tests. Cognitive interviews and 

usability tests may include the use of 

scenarios, paraphrasing, card sorts, 

vignette classifications, rating tasks, or 

participatory design methods (e.g., 

collaborative digital whiteboards). 

NCSES may conduct these studies using 

interviewer-administered or selfadministered methods, including online 

convenience samples. 

Estimate of Burden: NCSES estimates 

that a total reporting and recordkeeping 

burden of 11,500 hours will result from 

activities to improve its surveys. The 

calculation is shown in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—POTENTIAL SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN

HOURS

Survey or information collection 

2022–25 

number of 

respondents 

2022–25 

number of 

hours 

Survey of Doctorate Recipients ............................................................................................................................... 5,000 1,100 

Survey of Earned Doctorates .................................................................................................................................. 2,500 945 

National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey ............................................................................................. 660 400 

Other surveys of the science and engineering workforce ....................................................................................... 1,250 550 

Higher Education Research & Development Survey .............................................................................................. 450 350 

Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDC) Survey ................................................................ 80 100 

State Government Research & Development Survey ............................................................................................. 150 225 

Survey of Nonprofit Research Activities .................................................................................................................. 200 200 

Business Enterprise Research & Development Survey .......................................................................................... 50 150 

Survey of Scientific & Engineering Facilities ........................................................................................................... 300 200 

Public Perceptions of Science ................................................................................................................................. 1,100 180 

Data dissemination tools and mechanisms ............................................................................................................. 3,100 800 

Projects conducted under the NCSES Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) ........................................................ 3,675 3,300 

Other surveys and projects not specified ................................................................................................................ 10,000 3,000 

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 28,515 11,500 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of NCSES, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

NCSES’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, use, 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 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 25, 2022. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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[Docket No. 30–10716; NRC–2020–0214] 

Sigma-Aldrich Company, Fort Mims 

Site 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: License termination; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is noticing the 

termination of the Sigma-Aldrich 

Company, Fort Mims Site, Materials 

License No. 24–16273–01, located in 

Maryland Heights, MO. 

DATES: The license termination for 

Materials License No. 24–16273–01 was 

issued on November 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2020–0214 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

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• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

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(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

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about obtaining materials referenced in 

this document are provided in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–6755; email: 

George.Alexander@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Sigma-Aldrich Company’s 

(Sigma’s) Fort Mims Site is located at 

11542 Fort Mims Drive, Maryland 

Heights, Missouri in a commercial/ 

industrial park. The site consists of a 3- 

acre parcel of land previously used for 

the radiolabeling of chemicals with 

carbon-14 and tritium. 

II. Discussion 

By email dated August 22, 2019, the 

NRC received an application to amend 

Sigma’s decommissioning plan. That 

application was supplemented by letter 

dated April 27, 2020, requesting a 

license amendment for the termination 

of NRC Materials License No. 24– 

16273–01, and by letter dated October 

19, 2020, providing the NRC Form 313 

‘‘Application for Materials License’’ for 

this action. By email dated July 31, 

2020, the NRC staff accepted for 

detailed technical review Sigma’s 

license amendment request to amend 

the decommissioning plan and 

terminate the license. 

The NRC staff reviewed the revised 

decommissioning plan with the sitespecific dose model and license 

termination request. Based on Sigma’s 

dose analysis and the NRC’s 

independent and confirmatory surveys 

and analyses, the NRC staff concluded 

in a safety evaluation report dated 

November 16, 2021, that the Fort Mims 

Site met the dose criteria for 

unrestricted use and that the residual 

radioactivity is as low as reasonably 

achievable, consistent with section 

20.1402 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, ‘‘Radiological criteria for 

unrestricted use.’’ Based on an 

environmental assessment dated 

November 12, 2021, NRC staff 

concluded that there would be no 

significant environmental impacts. 

Accordingly, NRC Materials License No. 

24–16273–01 for the Fort Mims Site was 

terminated. 

III. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through ADAMS, as 

indicated. 

Document ADAMS 

accession No. 

NRC Approval of Sigma-Aldrich Company’s Fort Mims Facility Decommissioning Plan, dated May 12, 2009 ............................. ML091330309 

Sigma-Aldrich Fort Mims Site Revised Decommissioning Plan, dated June 27, 2019 ................................................................... ML19273A160 

Transmittal Email—Sigma-Aldrich Fort Mims Revised Decommissioning Plan, dated August 22, 2019 ....................................... ML19273A163 

Sigma-Aldrich Fort Mims Site Request for License Termination, dated April 27, 2020 .................................................................. ML20120A544 

Transmittal Email—NRC Acceptance Review of Revised Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Request, dated July 

31, 2020.

ML20213C693 

Sigma-Aldrich Fort Mims Site Revised Decommissioning Plan: NRC Form 313, ‘‘Application for Materials License,’’ dated October 19, 2020.ML20294A191 

NRC Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment for 

the Sigma-Aldrich Fort Mims Site, dated November 12, 2021.

ML21277A097 

NRC Safety Evaluation Report of Revised Decommissioning Plan and License Termination Request for the Sigma-Aldrich 

Fort Mims Site, dated November 16, 2021.

ML21300A384 

NRC Materials License 24–16273–01 Termination Amendment 21, dated November 16, 2021 ................................................... ML21300A383 

Dated: January 25, 2022. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Randolph W. Von Till, 

Chief, Uranium Recovery and Materials 

Decommissioning Branch, Division of 

Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and 

Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards. 

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TIME AND DATE: Weeks of January 31, 

February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 2022. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public. 

Week of January 31, 2022 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of January 31, 2022. 

Week of February 7, 2022—Tentative 

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 

10:00 a.m. Meeting with the 

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Meeting); (Contact: Celimar 

Valentin-Rodriguez: 301–415– 

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