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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.

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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.
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(C) Time frame during which project

was conducted.

(D) Principal outputs or results of the

project.

(E) Longer term outcomes and followon impacts of the project.

(F) The PI’s best assessment of the

impact of this NSF-funded research on

the current (1996) state of design and

manufacturing technology, including

any known commercial

implementations.

(G) Any other observations that the PI

wishes to make (e.g., regarding the

promotion of a significant discovery,

creation of a significant research

capability, promotion of new knowledge

flowing to society).

The narratives, citations, and names

of others knowledgeable about the

project may be submitted using the

Internet or regular mail.

The DMII will organize a panel of

experts in the field who are

knowledgeable about the types of

projects funded, and the nature of

innovations that have occurred over the

past decades. The expert panel’s first

assignment will be to conduct a

thorough review and assessment of the

narratives submitted by the PIs. Once

the narratives have been reviewed, a

subset of 20 outstanding examples of

awards with significant impacts will be

chosen, and brief case studies will be

prepared by the contractor in order to

better understand the process by which

the impacts occurred.

Under the final phase of this

evaluation, the expert panel will then

review the case studies and, based upon

findings from both the project narratives

and the individual case studies, prepare

an overall assessment of the

contributions made by these awards.

The DMII program staff will then review

the findings and assess their

implications for future program

priorities and actions.

DMII has contracted with Abt

Associates Inc. of Cambridge,

Massachusetts, to assist it in the survey

and reports preparation process.

Use of Information: The information

collected will be used to assist the

Foundation in the evaluation of this

program, and in considering various

program priorities and selection

procedures for future projects in this

area. NSF will also consider how best to

satisfy the Government Performance and

Results Act (GPRA) in reporting

outcomes and impacts of programs of

this type. Finally, NSF will determine

how to improve future evaluation

activities applied to subsequent awards

made under this program.

Confidentiality: Copies of the

narratives will be reviewed by a panel

of experts selected by NSF. The

subsequent case studies will also be

reviewed by this expert panel. Some

materials may be disseminated by NSF

as a part of the program evaluation

process. No sensitive information is

being requested in the survey.

Burden on the Public: The Foundation

estimates that, on average, two hours

will be required to prepare the

narratives, or a total of 400 hours for all

PIs. In addition, it anticipates 4 hours of

interviews for each of 20 case studies,

or 80 hours. Thus, total burden is

estimated at 480 hours.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Gail A. McHenry,

Reports Clearance Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Sciences: Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 463, as

amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Sciences (1754).

Date and Time: March 24–25, 1997; 8:30

a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Place: Room 340, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, Virginia 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Eve Ida Barak, Program

Director for Cellular Organization, Division

of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Room

655, National Science Foundation, Arlington,

VA 22230 Telephone: 703/306–1442.

Purpose of Advisory Panel: To provide

advice and recommendations concerning

support for research in Molecular and

Cellular Biosciences.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Division of Molecular and

Cellular Biosciences in responses to Program

Announcement number 93–130, as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposal being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including:

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under

(4) and (6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Linda Allen-Benton,

Deputy Director, Division of Human Resource

Management, Acting Committee Management

Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Cross

Disciplinary Activities; 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: Special Emphasis Panel in Cross

Disciplinary Activities (1193).

Date and Time: March 25, 1997 8:30 am–

5:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1150, Arlington,

VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person(s): Rita V. Rodriguez,

Program Director, CISE/CDA, Room 1160,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone:

(703) 306–1980.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate CISE

Minority Institutions Infrastructure proposals

as part of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information, financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Linda Allen-Benton,

Deputy Director, Division of Human Resource

Management, Acting Committee Management

Officer.

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Partial Differential Equations in

Mathematical Sciences; 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 and Committee Code: Partial

Differential Equations in Mathematical

Sciences (1204).

Dates and Times: March 24–26, 1997; 8:30

a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Place: Room 1060, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. William Faris, Program

Director, National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone: (703) 306–1879.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate the

Analysis/Applied Program nominations/