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Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Electric Power Generation,

Transmission, and Distribution;

Electrical Protective Equipment.

OMB Number: 1218–0190.

Agency Number: Docket No.

ICR–97–2.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State or local governments;

Business or other for-profit; Federal

Agencies or employees; Non-profit

institutions; Small businesses or

organizations.

Number of respondents: 12,074.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.30

hours.

Total Estimated Cost: $1,002,150.

Total Burden Hours: 40,086.

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.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

John F. Martonik,

Acting Director, Directorate of Safety

Standards Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–5649 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Services.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Records schedules identify

records of sufficient value to warrant

preservation in the National Archives of

the United States. Schedules also

authorize agencies after a specified

period to dispose of records lacking

administrative, legal, research, or other

value. Notice is published for records

schedules that (1) propose the

destruction of records not previously

authorized for disposal, or (2) reduce

the retention period for records already

authorized for disposal. NARA invites

public comments on such schedules, as

required by 44 USC 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before April

21, 1997. Once the appraisal of the

records is completed, NARA will send

a copy of the schedule. The requester

will be given 30 days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: Address requests for single

copies of schedules identified in this

notice to the Civilian Appraisal Staff

(NWRC), National Archives and Records

Administration, College Park, MD

20740–6001. Requesters must cite the

control number assigned to each

schedule when requesting a copy. The

control number appears in the

parentheses immediately after the name

of the requesting agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

U.S. Government agencies create

billions of records on paper, film,

magnetic tape, and other media. In order

to control this accumulation, agency

records managers prepare records

schedules specifying when the agency

no longer needs the records and what

happens to the records after this period.

Some schedules are comprehensive and

cover all the records of an agency or one

of its major subdivisions. These

comprehensive schedules provide for

the eventual transfer to the National

Archives of historically valuable records

and authorize the disposal of all other

records. Most schedules, however, cover

records of only one office or program or

a few series of records, and many are

updates of previously approved

schedules. Such schedules also may

include records that are designated for

permanent retention.

Destruction of records requires the

approval of the Archivist of the United

States. This approval is granted after a

thorough study of the records that takes

into account their administrative use by

the agency of origin, the rights of the

Government and of private persons

directly affected by the Government’s

activities, and historical or other value.

This public notice identifies the

Federal agencies and their subdivisions

requesting disposition authority,

includes the control number assigned to

each schedule, and briefly describes the

records proposed for disposal. The

records schedule contains additional

information about the records and their

disposition. Further information about

the disposition process will be furnished to each requester.

Schedules Pending

1. Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service (N1–95–96–2). Routine and

facilitative records of Forest Supervisors

Offices, dated 1946–1959.

2. Department of Commerce, U.S.

Travel and Tourism Administration

(N1–377–96–1 and 2). Textual records

of the Office of the Under Secretary, the

Office of Tourism Marketing, the Travel

and Tourism Advisory Board, and the

Office of Research, and audiovisual

records of marketing and publicity

campaigns.

3. Department of Justice, Immigration

and Naturalization Service (N1–85–96–

5). Agreements between transportation

lines and the United States.

4. Department of Transportation,

Federal Highway Administration (N1–

406–97–2). Microform copies of certain

motor carrier certificates.

5. National Archives and Records

Administration (N1–GRS–97–1).

Government-wide retention standards

for alternate worksite records.

6. National Archives and Records

Administration (N1–64–96–3).

Comprehensive revision of Appendix

11, records maintained in the General

Counsel’s office.

7. National Labor Relations Board

(N1–25–97–1). Agency disciplinary case

files on nonemployees.

8. Panama Canal Commission (N1–

185–97–8). Travel, transportation and

Shipping records.

9. Tennessee Valley Authority (N1–

142–97–6). Confrontational situations

database.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Michael J. Kurtz,

Assistant Archivist for Record Services—

Washington, DC.

[FR Doc. 97–5676 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces an

information Collection Request (ICR) by

the National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL). The ICR describes the nature of

the information collection and its

expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006, Attention: Jaleh
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Behroozi Soroui. Copies of the complete

ICR and accompanying appendixes may

be obtained from the above address or

by contacting Jaleh Behroozi Soroui at

(202) 632–1506. Comments may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to:

jsoroui@NIFL.gov.

All written comments will be

available for public inspection from 8:00

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title

Application for LINCS Content Hub

Awards to organizations to support the

creation of subject specific sets of

literacy-related information on the

Internet.

Abstract

The National Literacy Act of

established the National Institute for

Literacy and required that the Institute

conduct basic and applied research and

demonstrations on literacy; collect and

disseminate information to Federal,

State and local entities with respect to

literacy; and improve and expand the

system for delivery of literacy services.

The form will be used by organizations

to apply for funding to create literacy

contents hubs that will be in-depth

collections of subject specific

information on the Internet. Evaluations

to determine successful applications

will be made by a panel of literacy

experts and information specialists

using the published criteria. The

Institute will use this information to

make a maximum of four cooperative

agreement awards for a period of up two

years.

Burden Statement: The burden for

this collection of information is

estimated at 15 hours per response. This

estimate includes the time needed to

review instructions, complete the ICR,

and review the collection of

information.

Respondents: Governors of States and

Trust Territories, State Departments of

Adult Education, other pubic and nonprofit Literacy and Adult Basic

Education organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 80 hours.

Frequency of Collection: One time.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of the

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to:

Jaleh Behroozi Soroui, National Institute

for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Ave., NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

Request for Comments: NIFL solicits

comments to: (i) 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. (ii) Evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information. (iii) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected. (iv) Minimize the burden

of the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated or

electronic collection technologies of

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–5618 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6055–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

Title of Proposed Collection: An

Evaluation of Design and Manufacturing

Research Program Awards made in FY

1986.

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

National Science Foundation (NSF) is

publishing this announcement of its

intention to collect evaluation data from

Principal Investigators receiving awards

under the Design, Manufacture and

Industrial Innovation (DMII) program

for the fiscal year cited above. Such a

notice was published at Federal

Register 59468, dated November 22,

1996. No comments were received.

The materials are now being sent to

OMB for review. Send any written

comments to Desk Officer, OIRA, OMB,

Washington, DC 20503. Comments

should be received by April 1, 1997.

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) 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 from

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: An Evaluation of

DMII Awards made in FY 1986. The

ability of the National Science

Foundation to continue a high level of

support for university-based research is

becoming increasingly dependent on the

ability of the NSF and its research

partners to explain the impact of funded

research on the lives of the U.S. citizens

who provide those funds. While NSF

has anecdotal accounts of

manufacturing-related NSF projects that

ultimately led to major new

technologies with a significant impact

on commerce, the Foundation has no

systematic evidence regarding the

frequency of such events, nor the

process by which these outcomes may

have occurred. Therefore, the NSF

Director has requested that a pilot

project be initiated to perform an

exhaustive study of the outcomes of

design and manufacturing-related

awards made in FY1986.

Some 200 Principal Investigators who

were recipients of an award from DMII

in FY1986 will be asked to provide a

one-page narrative describing the

impact of their work. They will need to

consider their project in light of their

knowledge of progress in the broad field

in which it may have been applied. For

instance, did their work provide key

insights which led to important followon projects, in their lab or at other labs,

carried out by the PI, by his or her

students or industry engineers with

whom they consulted? If so, they will be

asked to describe the chain of discovery

in their narrative.

The DMII is asking that PIs assist in

this evaluation by providing the

following information:

(1) A brief one page narrative

regarding the outcomes and impacts of

the project;

(2) Citations to no more than 3 key

journal articles, books or patents that

resulted from the project, or in which

the project played an important role;

(3) The names, addresses and

telephone numbers of between 3 and 5

other individuals who are familiar with

the work carried out under the project,

and who could provide additional

insights as to its outcomes and impacts;

and

(4) One hard copy of each of the

journal articles and patent(s) that are

cited.

With regard to the narrative materials,

the following information will be

requested:

(A) Complete project title.

(B) PI, Co–PI and institutional

affiliations.