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REUs provide undergraduate students 

at U.S. higher education institutions to 

work with a faculty on a research 

project. They can take the form of REU 

Sites or REU Supplements. REU Sites 

are based on independent proposals to 

initiate and conduct projects that engage 

a number of students in research, and 

REU Supplements are included as a 

component of proposals for new or 

renewal NSF grants or cooperative 

agreements or may be requested for 

ongoing NSF-funded research projects. 

By offering this opportunity to 

undergraduate students the REU 

program seeks to expand student 

participation in all kinds of research— 

both disciplinary and 

interdisciplinary—encompassing efforts 

by individual investigators, groups, 

centers, national facilities, and others. It 

draws on the integration of research and 

education to attract a diverse pool of 

talented students into careers in science 

and engineering, including teaching and 

education research related to science 

and engineering, and to help ensure that 

these students receive the best 

education possible. 

The data collection intends to assess 

the impact of REU participation on 

career pathways and will be done 

through an online survey. The 

researchers will collect data from past 

participants including the students and 

the mentors with a separate survey 

customized for each group. The specific 

evaluation objectives are: 

1. Identify the career trajectory of the 

REU participants since their 

participation in the REU program 

including degrees they received, 

institutions they attended, and their 

current status (e.g., employed, graduate 

students). 

2. Document the structure of the REU 

experience that the respondents 

participated in. These may include the 

type of REU (e.g., Site, Supplement), 

location of REU, and timing of REU. 

3. Describe the REU mentors’ 

perceptions of the REU program on the 

student participants and the mentors’ 

career development. 

4. Examine the skills the participants 

gained and experiences they had during 

their REU participation. These may 

include technical skills, information on 

graduate school application process, 

and research training. 

5. Analyze the relationships between 

REU participation and career pathways 

specifically focusing on whether these 

experiences are associated with the 

participants’ interest in and ultimate 

selection of research careers in 

computing. 

Ultimately, the findings from the 

analysis of this data collection will be 

used to improve the impact of CISE REU 

Program in order to better reach its goals 

of providing meaningful research 

opportunities to undergraduate students 

and, in doing so, attracting a broad 

range of students to computing/STEM 

careers. 

Use of information: The information 

collected through this survey will be 

used to evaluate the NSF CISE REU 

Program. 

Expected Respondents: The survey 

will be sent to students and mentors 

who participated in the NSF CISE REU 

Program through an REU Site or a 

Supplement. Further, in order to obtain 

data from an appropriate comparison 

group, the researchers will also include 

participants of other REUs and similar 

activities. The CISE REU Program 

participant list will be obtained from 

NSF and comparison group participants 

will be culled from a list of individuals 

previously surveyed by the researchers. 

The estimated number of individuals 

who will be receiving this survey is 

25,000. Based on an approximate 

response rate of 30%, there will be an 

estimated 7,500 respondents when the 

data collection is completed. 

Average time per respondent: The 

online survey is designed to be 

completed in 20 minutes or less. 

Frequency: Each respondent will be 

asked to complete this survey once 

during late summer/early fall 2021. 

Estimated burden on public: Based on 

7,500 estimated responses and 20 

minutes per respondent, the estimate for 

this data collection is 2,500 burden 

hours. 

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 respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Dated: July 30, 2021. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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National Artificial Intelligence 

Research Resource Task Force; Notice 

of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

announces the following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: National 

Artificial Intelligence Research Resource 

Task Force (84629) (Virtual). 

Date and Time: August 30, 2021, 

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. 

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; Virtual meeting. 

To attend the virtual meeting, please 

send your request for the virtual 

meeting link to the following email: 

cmessam@nsf.gov. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Brenda Williams, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Telephone: 703–292–8900; 

email: bwilliam@nsf.gov. 

Purpose Of Meeting: The Task Force 

shall investigate the feasibility and 

advisability of establishing and 

sustaining a National Artificial 

Intelligence Research Resource; and 

propose a roadmap detailing how such 

resource should be established and 

sustained. 

Agenda: In this meeting, the Task 

Force will discuss (i) the goals, 

anticipated outcomes, and evaluation 

metrics of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Research Resource; (ii) 

ownership, administration, and 

governance models; and (iii) the range 

of computer capabilities that will form 

a key element of the resource. 

Dated: July 30, 2021. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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In the Matter of Cammenga and 

Associates, LLC ; Establishment of 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 

Pursuant to delegation by the 

Commission, see 37 FR 28,710 (Dec. 29, 

1972), and the Commission’s 

regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.103, 

2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 

2.321, notice is hereby given that an 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 

(Board) is being established to preside 

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Cammenga and Associates, LLC 

(Denial of License Amendment 

Requests) 

This Board is being established 

pursuant to a filing titled ‘‘Hearing 

Request’’ submitted by Cammenga and 

Associates, LLC (Cammenga). The filing 

challenges the NRC Staff’s decision in a 

July 1, 2021 letter denying Cammenga’s 

request for amendments to License No. 

21–26460–03E and Sealed Source and 

Device Registration Certificate NR– 

0210–D–101–E. 

The Board is comprised of the 

following Administrative Judges: 

Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 

Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and 

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 

20555–0001. 

Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 

20555–0001. 

All correspondence, documents, and 

other materials shall be filed in 

accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. 

See 10 CFR 2.302. 

Rockville, Maryland. 

Dated: July 29, 2021. 

Edward R. Hawkens, 

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel. 

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[Docket No. 50–223; NRC–2018–0053] 

University of Massachusetts Lowell; 

University of Massachusetts Lowell 

Research Reactor 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

renewal of Facility Operating License 

No. R–125, held by the University of 

Massachusetts Lowell (UML, the 

licensee), which would authorize 

continued operation of the UML 

Research Reactor (UMLRR) at a 

maximum steady-state thermal power of 

1.0 megawatt (MW). The UMLRR is a 

plate-type-fueled research reactor 

located on the campus of UML, in 

Lowell, Middlesex County, 

Massachusetts. If approved, the renewed 

license would authorize UML to 

continue to operate the UMLRR for an 

additional 20 years from the date of 

issuance of the renewed license. The 

NRC has prepared this environmental 

assessment (EA) and finding of no 

significant impact (FONSI) to consider 

the impacts associated with the renewal 

of the operating license. 

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in 

this notice are available on August 4, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2018–0053 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2018–0053. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

problems with ADAMS, please contact 

the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) 

reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. For the convenience of the 

reader, the ADAMS accession numbers 

are provided in a table in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of 

this notice. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 302–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Helvenston, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 

4067; email: Edward.Helvenston@

nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is considering renewal of 

Facility Operating License No. R–125, 

which authorizes the licensee to operate 

the UMLRR, located on the campus of 

UML in Lowell, Middlesex County, 

Massachusetts, at a maximum steadystate thermal power of 1.0 MW. The 

renewed license would authorize 

continued operation of UMLRR for an 

additional 20 years from the date of 

issuance of the renewed license. UML 

submitted its renewal application by 

letter dated October 20, 2015. UML 

subsequently supplemented its renewal 

application as described under 

‘‘Identification of the Proposed Action’’ 

in Section II of this notice. Therefore, as 

required by section 51.21 of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR), ‘‘Criteria for and identification of 

licensing and regulatory actions 

requiring environmental assessments,’’ 

the NRC prepared this EA. Based on the 

results of the EA, the NRC did not 

identify any significant impacts from 

the proposed action (i.e., license 

renewal) and is, therefore, issuing a 

FONSI in accordance with 10 CFR 

51.32, ‘‘Finding of no significant 

impact.’’ 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Facility Site and Environs 

The UMLRR is a heterogeneous open 

pool non-power reactor that has been in 

operation since January 1975 for 

teaching and research purposes. The 

reactor is licensed to operate at a 

thermal power of 1.0 MW, and is 

located on the North Campus of UML, 

which includes classrooms, offices, and 

other facilities in an area just north of 

the Middlesex River. 

The UMLRR is housed in a steelreinforced concrete building. The 

reactor itself is situated in an open pool, 

which serves as part of the primary 

coolant loop as well as moderator, 

coolant, and shielding. The reactor will 

be fueled with uranium-silicide and 

uranium-aluminide low-enriched 

uranium fuel elements. Waste heat is 

dissipated via forced-convection cooling 

at full power, although the reactor can 

also be cooled via natural convection at 

lower power levels. A double loop 

coolant system transfers waste heat from 

the reactor to the atmosphere via the 

primary coolant system, heat exchanger, 

a secondary cooling system, and a 

cooling tower. Makeup water is 

provided through municipal water 

supply (city of Lowell). An Area 

Radiation Monitoring System 

continuously monitors gamma and beta 

radiation levels at locations in the 

UMLRR facility. A Stack Radiation 

Monitoring System continuously 

monitors air exiting the facility through 

the ventilation system exhaust stack for 


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