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documents and may be made available 

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www.nitrd.gov/coordination-areas/lsn/ 

jet/) and MAGIC (https://www.nitrd.gov/ 

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pages. 

Reference Website: NITRD website at: 

https://www.nitrd.gov/. 

Submitted by the National Science 

Foundation in support of the 

Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

National Coordination Office on 

December 20, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31221 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

RIN 3145–AA58 

Notice on Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for Civil Monetary 

Penalties 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice announcing updated 

penalty inflation adjustments for civil 

monetary penalties for 2025. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is 

providing notice of its adjusted 

maximum civil monetary penalties, 

effective January 15, 2025. These 

adjustments are required by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bijan Gilanshah, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314. Telephone: 703.292.5055. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

27, 2016, NSF published an interim 

final rule amending its regulations to 

adjust, for inflation, the maximum civil 

monetary penalties that may be imposed 

for violations of the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (ACA), as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and 

the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 

of 1986 (PFCRA), 31 U.S.C. 3801, et seq. 

These adjustments are required by the 

2015 Act. The 2015 Act also requires 

agencies to make subsequent annual 

adjustments for inflation. Pursuant to 

OMB guidance dated December 17, 

2024, the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2025 is 1.02598. 

Accordingly, the 2025 annual inflation 

adjustments for the maximum penalties 

under the ACA are $21,568 ($21,022 × 

1.02598) for violations and $36,498 

($35,574 × 1.02598) for knowing 

violations of the ACA. Finally, the 2025 

annual inflation adjustment for the 

maximum penalty for violations under 

PFCRA is $14,308 ($13,946 × 1.02598). 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31057 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; Annual 

and Final Report Template 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to establish this collection. In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we 

are providing an opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) clearance of this collection for no 

longer than 3 years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by February 28, 2025 

to be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to the address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E6447, 

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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including Federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting 

Requirements for the NSF Accelerating 

Research through International 

Network-to-Network Collaboration 

(AccelNet) Program. 

OMB Control No.: 3145–New. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Not 

applicable. 

Abstract: We are proposing a 

modified annual/final report template 

specific to the Accelerating Research 

through International Network-toNetwork Collaborations program 

(AccelNet, as described in the following 

program solicitations: NSF 19–501, NSF 

21–511, and NSF 23–619). Briefly, the 

program funds planning and 

implementation awards to investigators 

forming international networks of 

networks that will work collaboratively 

to create a research agenda that will 

advance science in a way not possible 

with a concerted international 

cooperative effort. More information on 

the current solicitation can be found on 

the program website: https://

new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ 

accelerating-research-throughinternational. While NSF requires 

awardees to submit annual reports each 

year of the award and a final report at 

the end of the award period, the 

template is focused on research 

outcomes at the national scale whereas 

our program is focused on networking 

activities and workforce development at 

the international scale. The NSF 

standard report template does not 

include prompts that are meaningful to 

the scope of work awarded and does not 

provide program directors useful 

information about achievements and 

international activities. 

Respondents: Awardees. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 70. 

Burden on the Public: 8 hours or 1 

workday per award. 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31241 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Extend an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. 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 no longer than three years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by February 28, 2025 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 


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Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including federal holidays). You 

also may obtain a copy of the data 

collection instrument and instructions 

from Ms. Plimpton. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting 

Requirements for Science and 

Technology Centers (STC): Integrative 

Partnerships. 

OMB No.: 3145–0194. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2022. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend an information 

collection. 

Proposed Project: 

The Science and Technology Centers 

(STC): Integrative Partnerships Program 

supports innovation in the integrative 

conduct of research, education and 

knowledge transfer. Science and 

Technology Centers build intellectual 

and physical infrastructure within and 

between disciplines, weaving together 

knowledge creation, knowledge 

integration, and knowledge transfer. 

STCs conduct world-class research 

through partnerships of academic 

institutions, national laboratories, 

industrial organizations, and/or other 

public/private entities. New knowledge 

thus created is meaningfully linked to 

society. 

STCs enable and foster excellent 

education, integrate research and 

education, and create bonds between 

learning and inquiry so that discovery 

and creativity more fully support the 

learning process. STCs capitalize on 

diversity through participation in center 

activities and demonstrate leadership in 

the involvement of groups 

underrepresented in science and 

engineering. 

Centers selected will be required to 

submit annual reports on progress and 

plans, which will be used as a basis for 

performance review and determining 

the level of continued funding. To 

support this review and the 

management of a Center, STCs will be 

required to develop a set of management 

and performance indicators for 

submission annually to NSF via an NSF 

evaluation technical assistance 

contractor. These indicators are both 

quantitative and descriptive and may 

include, for example, the characteristics 

of center personnel and students; 

sources of financial support and in-kind 

support; expenditures by operational 

component; characteristics of industrial 

and/or other sector participation; 

research activities; education activities; 

knowledge transfer activities; patents, 

licenses; publications; degrees granted 

to students involved in Center activities; 

descriptions of significant advances and 

other outcomes of the STC effort. Part of 

this reporting will take the form of a 

database which will be owned by the 

institution and eventually made 

available to an evaluation contractor. 

This database will capture specific 

information to demonstrate progress 

towards achieving the goals of the 

program. Such reporting requirements 

will be included in the cooperative 

agreement which is binding between the 

academic institution and the NSF. 

Each Center’s annual report will 

address the following categories of 

activities: (1) research, (2) education, (3) 

knowledge transfer, (4) partnerships, (5) 

diversity, (6) management and (7) 

budget issues. 

For each of the categories the report 

will describe overall objectives for the 

year, problems the Center has 

encountered in making progress towards 

goals, anticipated problems in the 

following year, and specific outputs and 

outcomes. 

Use of the Information: NSF will use 

the information to continue funding of 

the Centers, and to evaluate the progress 

of the program. 

Estimate of Burden: 100 hours per 

center for twelve centers for a total of 

1,200 hours. 

Respondents: Non-profit institutions; 

federal government. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Report: One from each of the twelve 

centers. 

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; and (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: December 20, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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ACTION: Order; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an order 

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