21928 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2022 / Notices 

Title of the information collection request 

Date of Federal Register publication, 

Federal Register citation, 

and 

OSHA docket No. 

OMB control 

No. Expiration date 

Voluntary Protection Program Information ................... December 23, 2020, 85 FR 84007, Docket No. 

OSHA–2011–0056.

1218–0239 07/31/2024 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health directed the preparation of this 

notice. The authority for this notice is 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of 

Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 6, 

2022. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07872 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; National 

Science Foundation Proposal/Award 

Information—NSF Proposal and Award 

Policies and Procedures Guide 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to renew 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 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 June 13, 2022 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, Suite E7400, 

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: ‘‘National Science 

Foundation Proposal/Award 

Information—NSF Proposal and Award 

Policies and Procedures Guide.’’ 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2024. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend with revision an 

information collection for three years. 

The primary purpose of this revision is 

to update the NSF Proposal and Award 

Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 

to incorporate a number of policyrelated changes and clarifications of 

language. The draft NSF PAPPG is now 

available for your review and 

consideration on the NSF website at 

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. To 

facilitate review, revised text has been 

highlighted in yellow throughout the 

document to identify significant 

changes. A brief comment explanation 

of the change also is provided. 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 

81–507) sets forth NSF’s mission and 

purpose: 

‘‘To promote the progress of science; 

to advance the national health, 

prosperity, and welfare; to secure the 

national defense . . . .’’ 

The Act authorized and directed NSF 

to initiate and support: 

• Basic scientific research and 

research fundamental to the engineering 

process; 

• Programs to strengthen scientific 

and engineering research potential; 

• Science and engineering education 

programs at all levels and in all the 

various fields of science and 

engineering; 

• Programs that provide a source of 

information for policy formulation; and 

• Other activities to promote these 

ends. 

NSF’s core purpose resonates clearly 

in everything it does: Promoting 

achievement and progress in science 

and engineering and enhancing the 

potential for research and education to 

contribute to the Nation. While NSF’s 

vision of the future and the mechanisms 

it uses to carry out its charges have 

evolved significantly over the last six 

decades, its ultimate mission remains 

the same. 

Use of the Information: The regular 

submission of proposals to the 

Foundation is part of the collection of 

information and is used to help NSF 

fulfill this responsibility by initiating 

and supporting merit-selected research 

and education projects in all the 

scientific and engineering disciplines. 

NSF receives more than 50,000 

proposals annually for new projects, 

and makes approximately 11,000 new 

awards. 

Support is made primarily through 

grants, contracts, and other agreements 

awarded to approximately 2,000 

colleges, universities, academic 

consortia, nonprofit institutions, and 

small businesses. The awards are based 

mainly on merit evaluations of 

proposals submitted to the Foundation. 

The Foundation has a continuing 

commitment to monitor the operations 

of its information collection to identify 

and address excessive reporting burdens 

as well as to identify any real or 

apparent inequities based on gender, 

race, ethnicity, or disability of the 

proposed principal investigator(s)/ 

project director(s) or the co-principal 

investigator(s)/co-project director(s). 

Burden on the Public: The Foundation 

estimates that an average of 120 hours 

is expended for each proposal 

submitted. An estimated 50,000 

proposals are expected during the 

course of one year for a total of 

6,000,000 public burden hours 

annually. 

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. 


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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

Dated: April 8, 2022. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07941 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Education and 

Human Resources; 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: Advisory 

Committee for Education and Human 

Resources (#1119). 

Date and Time: May 18, 2022; 12:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m. and May 19, 2022; 12:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314 | Virtual. 

To attend the virtual meeting, all 

visitors must register at least 48 hours 

prior to the meeting at: https://

nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_

VSSvAVnxTOK7ZWqjTGMcLw. 

The final meeting agenda will be 

posted to EHR AC website: https://

www.nsf.gov/ehr/advisory.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Keaven M. Stevenson, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Room C11001, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 292–8600/ 

kstevens@nsf.gov. 

Summary of Minutes: Minutes and 

meeting materials will be available on 

the EHR Advisory Committee website at 

http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/advisory.jsp or 

can be obtained from Dr. Bonnie A. 

Green, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room 

C11000, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 

292–8600; ehr_ac@nsf.gov. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice with respect to the Foundation’s 

science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) education and 

human resources programming. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12:00 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. (Eastern) 

• Welcoming Remarks from the AC 

Chair and the EHR Acting Assistant 

Director 

• Theme 1: Promoting Organizational 

Level Transformation in STEM 

Education and Workforce 

Development 

Æ Session 1–1: Through the Lens of 

Equity and Access: Improving 

Implementation of Evidence-based 

Practices for Organizational Level 

Transformation 

Æ Session 1–2: Understanding and 

Addressing Structural Barriers to 

Organizational Level 

Transformation 

Æ Session 1–3: Cultivating 

Partnerships to Promote Sustainable 

Organizational Level 

Transformation 

Thursday, May 19, 2022, 12:00 noon– 

5:00 p.m. (Eastern) 

• Theme 2: Advancing Racial Equity in 

STEM Education and Workforce 

Development 

Æ Session 2–1: Pathways to Achieving 

Racial Equity in STEM 

Æ Session 2–2: Translating, Scaling, 

and Transferring Racial Equity 

Research into Sustainable Practice 

Æ Session 2–3: Racial Equity, 

Diversity, and Inclusion as the 

Catalyst for Improving Graduate 

Education 

• Discussion with NSF Director and 

Chief Operating Officer and Closing 

Remarks 

Dated: April 7, 2022. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07821 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2020–129] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing 

recent Postal Service filings for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filings, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: April 14, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at https://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 

CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 

39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: CP2020–129; Filing 

Title: USPS Notice of Amendment to 

Priority Mail Contract 609, Filed Under 

Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 29, 

2022; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: 

Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: 

April 14, 2022. 


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