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reinstatement focuses more specifically 

on the outcomes of the RDE program, 

and how alliances and researchers 

receiving NSF RDE funding have 

improved the academic environment for 

students with disabilities. This 

information collection will consist of an 

on-line data instrument that RDE 

awardees will use to submit annual data 

on their project activities and 

participants, as well as future evaluation 

activities. 

Use of the Information: This 

information is required for effective 

administration, communication, 

program and project monitoring and 

evaluation, and for measuring 

attainment of NSF’s program, project 

and strategic goals, as required by the 

President’s Management agenda as 

represented by the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART) and the NSF’s Strategic Plan. 

The Foundation’s FY 2006–2011 

Strategic Plan describes four strategic 

outcome goals of Discovery, Learning, 

Research Infrastructure, and 

Stewardship. NSF’s complete strategic 

plan may be found at: http:// 

www.nsf.gov/publications/ 

pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0648. Data 

collected will be used for accountability 

purposes, including responding from 

queries from Committees of Visitors and 

other scientific experts, and for separate 

research and evaluation studies. 

Estimate of Burden 

Respondents: Principal Investigators 

and/or project staff receiving NSF RDE 

awards. 

Number of respondents: 45. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1220 hours. 

Frequency of Responses: Data will be 

collected from awardees annually, and 

on an as-needed basis for future 

evaluation work. 

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 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; or (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: March 17, 2009. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. E9–6180 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs (1130). 

Date/Time: May 4, 2009, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

May 5, 2009, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Sue LaFratta, Office of 

Polar Programs (OPP). National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230. (703) 292–8030. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the 

impact of its policies, programs, and 

activities on the polar research community, 

to provide advice to the Director of OPP on 

issues related to long-range planning. 

Agenda: Staff presentations and discussion 

on opportunities and challenges for polar 

research, education and infrastructure; 

strategic planning; and planning for Arctic 

and Antarctic Committees of Visitors. 

Dated: March 18, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6211 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2009–0042] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to 

submit an information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC invites public 

comment about our intention to request 

the OMB’s approval for renewal of an 

existing information collection that is 

summarized below. We are required to 

publish this notice in the Federal 

Register under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

1. The title of the information 

collection: NRC Form 748, ‘‘National 

Source Tracking Transaction Report.’’ 

2. Current OMB approval number: 

3150–0202. 

3. How often the collection is 

required: Initially, at completion of a 

transaction, and at inventory 

reconciliation. 

4. Who is required or asked to report: 

Licensees that manufacture, receive, 

transfer, disassemble, or dispose of 

nationally tracked sources. 

5. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 1,350 (350 NRC Licensees 

+ 1,000 Agreement State Licensees). 

6. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 412 hours. 

7. Abstract: In 2006, The NRC 

amended its regulations to implement a 

National Source Tracking System for 

certain sealed sources. The amendments 

require licensees to report certain 

transactions involving nationally 

tracked sources to the National Source 

Tracking System. These transactions 

include manufacture, transfer, receipt, 

disassembly, or disposal of the 

nationally tracked source. This 

information collection is mandatory and 

is used to populate the National Source 

Tracking System. 

Submit, by May 22, 2009, comments 

that address the following questions: 

1. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the NRC to 

properly perform its functions? Does the 

information have practical utility? 

2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 

3. Is there a way to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected? 

4. How can the burden of the 

information collection be minimized, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology? 

A copy of the draft supporting 

statement may be viewed free of charge 

at the NRC Public Document Room, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC worldwide Web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/omb/index.html. The 

document will be available on the NRC 

home page site for 60 days after the 

signature date of this notice. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic 

form will be made available for public 

inspection. Because your comments will 

not be edited to remove any identifying 


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