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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$11,000. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Walter Kit, 

NASA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5396 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

Notice: (09–028). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: All comments should be 

submitted within 60 calendar days from 

the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

addressed to Dr. Walter Kit, National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

Washington, DC 20546–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Dr. Walter Kit, NASA 

Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 

300 E Street, SW., JF000, Washington, 

DC 20546, (202) 358–1350, Walter.Kit1@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA) is requesting 

approval for a new collection that will 

be used to collect ideas, on a voluntary 

basis, from the general public about 

ways to fulfill NASA’s technology 

development challenges. 

II. Method of Collection 

This set of Web-based forms will 

facilitate the voluntary collection of 

challenging ideas from the public. 

III. Data 

Title: Centennial Challenges Idea 

Submission Web Forms. 

OMB Number: 2700–0119. 

Type of review: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 75. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Walter Kit, 

NASA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5401 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

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). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public 

comments on such records schedules, as 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a). 

DATES: Requests for copies must be 

received in writing on or before April 

13, 2009. Once the appraisal of the 

records is completed, NARA will send 

a copy of the schedule. NARA staff 

usually prepare appraisal 

memorandums that contain additional 

information concerning the records 

covered by a proposed schedule. These, 

too, may be requested and will be 

provided once the appraisal is 

completed. Requesters will be given 30 

days to submit comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi 

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

E-mail: request.schedule@nara.gov. 

FAX: 301–837–3698. 

Requesters must cite the control 

number, which appears in parentheses 

after the name of the agency which 

submitted the schedule, and must 

provide a mailing address. Those who 

desire appraisal reports should so 

indicate in their request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurence Brewer, Director, Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML), 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Telephone: 301–837–1539. E-mail: 

records.mgt@nara.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year 

Federal agencies create billions of 

records on paper, film, magnetic tape, 


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and other media. To control this 

accumulation, agency records managers 

prepare schedules proposing retention 

periods for records and submit these 

schedules for NARA’s approval, using 

the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for 

Records Disposition Authority. These 

schedules provide for the timely transfer 

into the National Archives of 

historically valuable records and 

authorize the disposal of all other 

records after the agency no longer needs 

them to conduct its business. Some 

schedules are comprehensive and cover 

all the records of an agency or one of its 

major subdivisions. Most schedules, 

however, cover records of only one 

office or program or a few series of 

records. Many of these update 

previously approved schedules, and 

some include records proposed as 

permanent. 

The schedules listed in this notice are 

media neutral unless specified 

otherwise. An item in a schedule is 

media neutral when the disposition 

instructions may be applied to records 

regardless of the medium in which the 

records are created and maintained. 

Items included in schedules submitted 

to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, 

are media neutral unless the item is 

limited to a specific medium. (See 36 

CFR 1228.24(b)(3).) 

No Federal records are authorized for 

destruction without the approval of the 

Archivist of the United States. This 

approval is granted only after a 

thorough consideration of 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 

whether or not they have historical or 

other value. 

Besides identifying the Federal 

agencies and any subdivisions 

requesting disposition authority, this 

public notice lists the organizational 

unit(s) accumulating the records or 

indicates agency-wide applicability in 

the case of schedules that cover records 

that may be accumulated throughout an 

agency. This notice provides the control 

number assigned to each schedule, the 

total number of schedule items, and the 

number of temporary items (the records 

proposed for destruction). It also 

includes a brief description of the 

temporary records. The records 

schedule itself contains a full 

description of the records at the file unit 

level as well as their disposition. If 

NARA staff has prepared an appraisal 

memorandum for the schedule, it too 

includes information about the records. 

Further information about the 

disposition process is available on 

request. 

Schedules Pending 

1. Department of Agriculture, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (N1–462– 

04–21, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 

files of an electronic information system 

used to track the inspection of animal 

carcasses for diseases and other 

conditions that may result in the animal 

being condemned as unfit for human 

consumption. The proposed disposition 

instructions are limited to electronic 

records. 

2. Department of Defense, Army and 

Air Force Exchange Service (N1–334– 

09–1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 

Registers used to record and control the 

assignment of form numbers. 

3. Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the General Counsel (N1–563– 

08–33, 13 items, 11 temporary items). 

Administrative appeals and hearings 

case files, application files received by 

the Board of Correction of Military 

Records, copies of documents produced 

in response to Congressional 

information requests, disclosure and 

prohibited personnel practices 

complaints case files, administrative 

record files for non-significant 

regulatory actions, working papers 

associated with all administrative 

record files, informational law and 

intellectual property files, nonsignificant legal matters advice and 

analysis files, legislation monitoring 

files for bills not enacted into law, nonsignificant litigation case files, and 

potential claims files. Proposed for 

permanent retention are administrative 

record files for significant regulatory 

actions and legal history files, which 

consist of records relating to significant 

legal matters, monitoring of bills 

enacted into law, and significant 

litigation case files. 

4. Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Security (N1–563–09–1, 2 

items, 2 temporary items). Master files 

and outputs of an electronic information 

system used to manage and vet foreign 

visitors to agency facilities. 

5. Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Security (N1–563–09–2, 2 

items, 2 temporary items). Master files 

of an electronic information system 

used in connection with background 

screenings, threat assessments, and 

badging of visitors to agency facilities. 

6. Department of Homeland Security, 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate (N1–563–08–26, 1 item, 1 

temporary item). Master files of an 

electronic information system that 

contains data concerning the 

operational bombing prevention and 

response capabilities of Federal, state, 

and local first responders. 

7. Department of Homeland Security, 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate (N1–563–08–28, 2 items, 2 

temporary items). Master files of an 

electronic information system that 

tracks how terrorist groups design, 

manufacture, and deploy improvised 

explosive devices. 

8. Department of the Interior, Office of 

the Secretary (N1–48–08–24, 1 item, 1 

temporary item). Master files of an 

electronic information system that 

contains data used for performance 

reporting under the Government 

Performance and Results Act. 

9. Joint Staff, Office of the Chairman 

(N1–218–09–2, 1 item, 1 temporary 

item). Master files of an electronic 

information system that contains data 

concerning gifts given by the Chairman, 

such as names of recipients, 

descriptions of gifts, and vendor 

information. 

10. Department of Justice, Civil 

Division (N1–60–09–10, 1 item, 1 

temporary item). Master files of an 

electronic information system used to 

manage the creation, location, content, 

and disposition of division litigation 

case files. 

11. Department of Justice, Bureau of 

Prisons (N1–129–09–17, 1 item, 1 

temporary item). Master files of an 

electronic information system that 

contains data concerning individuals 

approved to correspond with inmates. 

12. Department of Justice, Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (N1–65–09–7, 2 

items, 2 temporary items). Laboratory 

Division training records, including 

administrative records and records 

relating to the Annual Crime Laboratory 

Development Symposium. 

13. Department of Justice, Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (N1–65–09–8, 9 

items, 9 temporary items). Human 

resources records, including files 

relating to career management and to 

the work life program, chaplains’ 

program, and crisis preparation and 

intervention program. 

14. Department of the Treasury, 

Internal Revenue Service (N1–58–09–7, 

2 items, 2 temporary items). Case files 

and electronic data that relate to 

financial obligations of agency 

employees and the garnishment of 

employee salaries. 

15. Department of the Treasury, 

Internal Revenue Service (N1–58–09–9, 

1 item, 1 temporary item). Comment 

cards used by taxpayers to provide 

customer feedback to Field Assistance 

offices. 


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Dated: March 5, 2009. 

Michael J. Kurtz, 

Assistant Archivist for Records Services— 

Washington, DC. 

[FR Doc. E9–5382 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Comment Request: Biological 

Sciences Proposal Classification Form 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to renew clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 OMB clearance 

of this collection for no longer than 3 

years. 

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; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received by May 11, 2009 to be assured 

of consideration. Comments received 

after that date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the information collection and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request should be 

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 

295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or 

send e-mail 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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: ‘‘Biological 

Sciences Proposal Classification Form’’. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0203. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

Proposed Project: Five organizational 

units within the Directorate of 

Biological Sciences of the National 

Science Foundation will use the 

Biological Sciences Proposal 

Classification Form. They are the 

Division of Biological Infrastructure 

(DBI), the Division of Environmental 

Biology (DEB), the Division of 

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 

(MCB), the Division of Integrative 

Organismal Systems IOS) and Emerging 

Frontiers (EF). All scientists submitting 

proposals to these units will be asked to 

complete an electronic version of the 

Proposal Classification Form. The form 

consists of brief questions about the 

substance of the research and the 

investigator’s previous Federal support. 

Each division will have a slightly 

different version of the form. In this 

way, submitters will only confront 

response choices that are relevant to 

their discipline. 

Use of the Information: The 

information gathered with the Biological 

Sciences Proposal Classification Form 

serves two main purposes. The first is 

facilitation of the proposal review 

process. Since peer review is a key 

component of NSF’s grant-making 

process, it is imperative that proposals 

are reviewed by scientists with 

appropriate expertise. The information 

collected with the Proposal 

Classification Form helps ensure that 

the proposals are evaluated by 

specialists who are well versed in 

appropriate subject matter. This helps 

maintain a fair and equitable review 

process. 

The second use of the information is 

program evaluation. The Directorate is 

committed to investing in a range of 

substantive areas. With data from this 

collection, the Directorate can calculate 

submission rates and funding rates in 

specific areas of research. Similarly, the 

information can be used to identify 

emerging areas of research, evaluate 

changing infrastructure needs in the 

research community, and track the 

amount of international research. As the 

National Science Foundation is 

committed to funding cutting-edge 

science, these factors all have 

implications for program management. 

The Directorate of Biological Sciences 

has a continuing commitment to 

monitor its information collection in 

order to preserve its applicability and 

necessity. Through periodic updates 

and revisions, the Directorate ensures 

that only useful, non-redundant 

information is collected. These efforts 

will reduce excessive reporting burdens. 

Burden on the Public: The Directorate 

estimates that an average of five minutes 

is expended for each proposal 

submitted. An estimated 6,500 

responses are expected during the 

course of one year for a total of 542 

public burden hours annually. 

Expected Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,500. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 542 hours. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. E9–5347 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. NRC–2008–0621] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The NRC published a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period on this information collection on 

December 10, 2008. 

1. Type of Submission, New, Revision, 

or Extension: Extension. 

2. The Title of the Information 

Collection: 10 CFR Part 30—Rules of 

General Applicability to Domestic 

Licensing of Byproduct Material. 

Current OMB Approval Number: 3150– 

0017. 

3. The Form Number if Applicable: 

N/A. 


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