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1See: https://www.usps.com/business/prices.htm. 

nonexempt subcontracts and purchase 

orders, and describes generally the 

sanctions, penalties, and remedies that 

may be imposed if the contractor fails to 

satisfy its obligations under the Order 

and the clause. 

The regulatory provisions 

implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part 

471) include the language of the 

required notices, and they explain 

posting and contractual requirements, 

the complaint process, the investigatory 

process, and sanctions, penalties, and 

remedies that may be imposed if the 

contractor or subcontractor fails to 

comply with its obligations under the 

Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part 

471.11(c) sets forth the procedures that 

the Department must use when 

accepting written complaints alleging 

that a contractor doing business with 

the Federal government has failed to 

post the notice required by the 

Executive Order. 

The Department continues to estimate 

a total of 10 respondents with an equal 

amount of responses. Since the ICR was 

last approved in 2019, the Department 

has received 1 complaint. The 

Department maintains the estimate of 10 

complaints for purposes of this renewal 

request. The Department continues to 

estimate that it will take an employee 

1.28 hours per complaint, for a total of 

12.8, rounded to 13 hours. 

Additionally, employees will incur 

costs of $0.62 per complaint in capital/ 

start-up costs ($0.58 for standard-sized, 

rectangular envelopes postage in 

January 2022 1 + $0.03 for an envelope 

+ $0.01 for paper) for a total cost of 

$6.20. (Although employees will submit 

many if not all complaints via email, the 

Department assumes, conservatively, 

that it will receive all via mail.) The 

total cost for the estimated 10 

complaints is therefore $6.20. There are 

no ongoing operation/maintenance costs 

associated with this information 

collection. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OLMS. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Notice of 

Employee Rights under National Labor 

Relations Act Complaint Process. 

OMB Control Number: 1245–0004. 

Affected Public: Employees of Federal 

Contractors and Subcontractors. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 10. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 1.28 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

13 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $6.20. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 

Dated: March 24, 2022. 

Karen Torre, 

Chief of the Division of Interpretations and 

Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06716 Filed 3–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–86–P 

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals 

will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, 

12 April 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 

p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

PLACE: This meeting will be conducted 

by remote means. 

STATUS: This meeting will be held in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) and 

will be open to the public. Public 

participation will be allowed as time 

permits and as determined to be 

desirable by the Chairman. The 

Commission will livestream the meeting 

via a Zoom webinar. For further 

information and to register for the 

webinar, go to the Commission’s 

website at https://www.mmc.gov/eventsmeetings-and-workshops/other-events/ 

approaches-to-reducing-vessel-strike-ofcetaceans/. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission and Committee of 

Scientific Advisors will meet to 

consider actions for reducing vessel 

strike of large cetaceans. Specifically, 

meeting participants will review Federal 

vessel-routing and speed-reduction 

programs, their elements, and 

effectiveness, identify locations where 

additional measures are or may be 

needed, and consider recommendations 

for next steps. The agenda for the 

meeting is posted on the Commission’s 

website at https://www.mmc.gov/eventsmeetings-and-workshops/other-events/ 

approaches-to-reducing-vessel-strike-ofcetaceans/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brady O’Donnell or Hannah Wellman, 

Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East 

West Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, 

MD 20814; (301) 504–0087; email: 

mmc@mmc.gov. 

Peter O. Thomas, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06782 Filed 3–28–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–31–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 22–05] 

Notice of Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation (MCC) Advisory 

Council was established as a 

discretionary advisory committee on 

July 14, 2016. Its charter was renewed 

for a second term on July 11, 2018 and 

third term on July 8, 2020. The MCC 

Advisory Council serves MCC solely in 

an advisory capacity and provides 

insight regarding innovations in 

infrastructure, technology and 

sustainability; perceived risks and 

opportunities in MCC partner countries; 

new financing mechanisms for 

developing country contexts; and shared 

value approaches. The MCC Advisory 

Council provides a platform for 

systematic engagement with the private 

sector and other external stakeholders 

and contributes to MCC’s mission—to 

reduce poverty through sustainable, 

economic growth. 

DATES: Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT. 


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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson and via conference call. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Bahgi Berhane, 202–521–3600, 

or email MCCAdvisoryCouncil@mcc.gov 

or visit https://www.mcc.gov/about/orgunit/advisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda. During the Spring 2022 

meeting of the MCC Advisory Council, 

Co-Chairs will meet with MCC 

leadership. Additionally, Council 

members will provide advice on the 

compact program development process 

and MCC’s investment strategy in Sierra 

Leone. 

Public Participation. The meeting will 

be open to the public. Members of the 

public may file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If you plan 

to attend, please submit your name and 

affiliation no later than Monday, April 

18, 2022 to MCCAdvisoryCouncil@

mcc.gov, to receive instructions on how 

to attend. 

Authority: Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

Dated: March 25, 2022. 

Thomas G. Hohenthaner, 

Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06711 Filed 3–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Renew a Current 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Center for Science and 

Engineering Statistics, National Science 

Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Center for 

Science and Engineering Statistics 

(NCSES) within the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request renewal of the Higher 

Education Research and Development 

Survey. 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 that OMB 

approve clearance of this collection for 

three years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by May 31, 2022 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, W18253, 

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 between 8:00 a.m. and 

8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Higher Education 

Research and Development Survey. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0100. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

August 31, 2022. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend an information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract: Established within NSF by 

the America COMPETES 

Reauthorization Act of 2010 § 505, 

codified in the NSF Act of 1950, as 

amended, the National Center for 

Science and Engineering Statistics 

(NCSES)—one of 13 principal federal 

statistical agencies—serves as a central 

Federal clearinghouse for the collection, 

interpretation, analysis, and 

dissemination of objective data on 

science, engineering, technology, and 

research and development for use by 

practitioners, researchers, policymakers, 

and the public. 

The Higher Education Research and 

Development (R&D) Survey (formerly 

known as the Survey of R&D 

Expenditures at Universities and 

Colleges) originated in fiscal year (FY) 

1954 and has been conducted annually 

since FY 1972. The survey represents 

one facet of the research and 

development component of NCSES’s 

statistical program, which also includes 

R&D surveys on the business, federal 

government, higher education, state 

government, and nonprofit sectors. 

Use of the Information: The proposed 

project will continue the annual survey 

cycle for three years. The Higher 

Education R&D Survey will provide 

continuity of statistics on R&D 

expenditures by source of funding, type 

of R&D (basic research, applied 

research, or development), and field of 

research, with separate data requested 

on research equipment by field. Further 

breakdowns are collected on funds 

passed through to subrecipients and 

funds received as a subrecipient, and on 

R&D expenditures by field from specific 

federal agency sources. The survey also 

requests total R&D expenditures funded 

from foreign sources, R&D within an 

institution’s medical school, clinical 

trial expenditures, R&D by type of 

funding mechanism (contracts vs. 

grants), and R&D by cost category 

(salaries, equipment, software, etc.). 

Since FY 2020, the survey has requested 

headcounts and full-time equivalents of 

R&D personnel (researchers, R&D 

technicians, and R&D support staff). 

Data are published in NSF’s annual 

publication series Higher Education 

Research and Development, available on 

the web at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ 

srvyherd/. 

Expected respondents: The FY 2022 

Higher Education R&D Survey will be 

administered to approximately 650 

institutions. In addition, a shorter 

version of the survey asking for R&D 

expenditures by source of funding and 

broad field will be sent to 

approximately 275 institutions spending 

at least $150 thousand but less than $1 

million on R&D in their previous fiscal 

year. A short population review 

screener is also sent to approximately 

125 institutions before the survey cycle 

to identify potential eligible institutions 

not already in the survey frame. Finally, 

a survey requesting R&D expenditures 

by source of funds, cost categories, and 

type of R&D will be administered to the 

43 Federally Funded Research and 

Development Centers. 

Estimate of burden: The survey is a 

fully automated web data collection 

effort and is handled primarily by 

administrators in university sponsored 

programs and accounting offices. To 

minimize burden, institutions are 

provided with an abundance of 

guidance and resources on the web and 

can respond via downloadable 

spreadsheet if desired. Each institution’s 

record is pre-loaded with the 2 previous 

years of comparable data that facilitate 

editing and trend checking. Response to 

this voluntary survey has exceeded 95 

percent each year. 

The average burden estimate is 64 

hours for the approximately 650 

institutions reporting at least $1 million 

in R&D expenditures, 8 hours for the 

approximately 275 institutions reporting 

less than $1 million, 1 hour for the 

approximately 125 institutions in the 

population screener, and 11 hours for 

the 43 organizations completing the 

FFRDC survey. The total calculated 

burden across all forms is 44,398 hours. 

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 

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