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2. Approval of the Committee’s meeting 

minutes of November 19, 2004

3. Presentation on Mapping Project

• Introduction by Kirt West, Inspector 

General 

• Report by David Maddox, OIG Staff

4. Presentation on Technology Initiative 

Grants

• Introduction by Michael Genz, 

Director, OPP 

• Report by Joyce Raby and Glenn 

Rawdon, OPP Staff

5. Report on Mentoring Project

• Introduction by Helaine Barnett 

• Report by members of the LSC 

Mentoring Committee

6. Public comment 

7. Consider and act on other business 

8. Consider and act on adjournment of 

meeting 

Operations & Regulations Committee 

(February 4–5, 2005) 

Open Session 

1. Approval of agenda 

2. Approval of the Committee’s meeting 

minutes of November 19–20, 2004

3. Approval of the minutes of the 

Executive Sessions of the 

Committee’s meetings of November 

19–20, 2004

4. Consider and act on Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking on Financial 

Eligibility, 45 CFR Part 1611 

a. Staff report; 

b. OIG’s report; and 

c. Public comment 

5. Consider and act on Mr. Dean Andal’s 

petition for rulemaking to amend 

LSC regulations on Class Actions, 

45 CFR Part 1617 

a. Staff report; 

b. OIG’s report; and 

c. Public Comment 

6. Briefing by OIG and OCE on 

Compliance Responsibilities 

Closed Session 

7. Briefing on Salaries and Benefits of 

LSC Employees

• Kirt West and Helaine Barnett

8. Inspector General’s Briefing on the 

OIG’s Review of the Lease for 3333 

K Street 

Open Session 

9. Other public comment 

10. Consider and act on other business 

11. Consider and act on adjournment of 

meeting 

Saturday, February 5, 2005

Operations & Regulations Committee 

(February 4–5, 2005) 

Open Session 

1. Approval of agenda 

2. Approval of the Committee’s meeting 

minutes of November 19–20, 2004

3. Approval of the minutes of the 

Executive Sessions of the 

Committee’s meetings of November 

19–20, 2004

4. Consider and act on Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking on Financial 

Eligibility, 45 CFR Part 1611 

d. Staff report; 

e. OIG’s report; and 

f. Public comment 

5. Consider and act on Mr. Dean Andal’s 

petition for rulemaking to amend 

LSC regulations on Class Actions, 

45 CFR Part 1617 

b. Staff report; 

b. OIG’s report; and 

c. Public Comment 

6. Briefing by OIG and OCE on 

Compliance Responsibilities 

Board of Directors Annual Meeting 

Open Session 

1. Consider and act on nominations for 

the Chairman of the Board of 

Directors 

2. Consider and act on nominations for 

the Vice Chairman of the Board of 

Directors 

3. Consider and act on delegation to 

Chairman of authority to make 

committee assignments 

4. Approval of minutes of the Board’s 

meeting of November 20, 2004

5. Approval of minutes of the Executive 

Session of the Board’s meeting of 

November 20, 2004

6. Approval of minutes of the Executive 

Session of the Search Committee’s 

meeting of July 19, 2004

7. Approval of minutes of the Executive 

Session of the Search Committee’s 

meeting of August 12, 2004

8. Chairman’s Report 

9. Members’ Reports 

10. President’s Report 

11. Inspector General’s Report 

12. Consider and act on the report of the 

Committee on the Provision for the 

Delivery of Legal Services 

13. Consider and act on the report of the 

Finance Committee 

14. Consider and act on the report of the 

Operations & Regulations 

Committee 

15. Consider and act on the report of the 

Annual Performance Reviews 

Committee 

16. Consider and act on Board’s meeting 

schedule for calendar year 2005

17. Report on LSC Pilot Loan 

Repayment Assistance Program 

(LRAP) 

18. Consider and act on other business 

19. Public comment 

20. Consider and act on whether to 

authorize an executive session of 

the Board to address items listed 

below under Closed Session 

Closed Session 

21. Briefing by the Inspector General on 

the activities of the Office of 

Inspector General 

22. Consider and act on General 

Counsel’s report on potential and 

pending litigation involving LSC 

23. Briefing on Board Travel Policies 

24. Consider and act on motion to 

adjourn meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board 

Operations, at (202) 295–1500.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting 

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alternate formats to accommodate visual 

and hearing impairments. Individuals 

who have a disability and need an 

accommodation to attend the meeting 

may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202) 

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Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 

Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 05–1781 Filed 1–27–05; 10:37 am] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review: 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearaqnce under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–

13. This is the second notice for public 

comment; the first was published in the 

Federal Register at 69 FR 62304, and no 

comments were received. NSF is 

forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of 

Managaement and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance simultaneously with the 

publication of this second notice. 

Comments regarding (a) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

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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 should be 

addressed to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for National Science 

Foundation, 725–17th Street, NW., 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 

and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or 

send an e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling 703–292–7556. 

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number 

and the agency informs potential 

persons who are to respond to the 

collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF), Division of Human 

Resources Management (HRM), as part 

of its Workforce Planning efforts, is 

continuing to reengineer its business 

processes. Part of this reengineering 

effort is devoted to making the 

application and referral process for both 

internal and external applicants easier 

to use, more efficient and timely. 

Applicants apply on-line using a Webbased re ́sume ́, which prompts them to 

provide pertinent personal data 

necessary to apply for a position.

Use of the Information: The 

information is used by NSF to provide 

applicants with the ability to apply 

electronically for NSF positions and 

receive notification as to their 

qualifications, application dispensation 

and to request to be notified of future 

vacancies for which they may qualify. 

In order to apply for vacancies, 

applicants are encouraged to submit 

certain data in order to receive 

consideration. Users only need access to 

the Internet for this system to work. 

This information is used to determine 

which applicants are best qualified for 

a position, based on applicant responses 

to a series of job related ‘‘yes/no’’ or 

‘‘multiple choice’’ questions. The 

resume portion requires applicants to 

provide the same information they 

would provide were they submitting a 

paper OF–612. The obvious benefit 

being that the applicant may do so 

online, 24 hours a day/seven days a 

week and receive electronic notification 

about the status of their application or 

information on other vacancies for 

which they may qualify. Staff members 

of the Division of Human Resource 

Management and the selecting official(s) 

for specific positions for which 

applicants apply are the only ones privy 

to the applicant data. The most 

significant data is not the applicant 

personal data such as address or phone 

number but rather their description of 

their work experience and their 

corresponding responses to those 

questions, which determine their overall 

rating, ranking, and referral to the 

selecting official. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 45 minutes to 

create the on line resume and 

potentially less than 45 minutes to 

apply for jobs on-line. 

There is no financial burden on the 

applicant, infact this relieves much of 

the burden the former paper-intensive 

process puts on applicants. 

Respondents: Individuals. 7971 

applicants applied for NSF vacancies 

between October 2003 and September 

2004. 

Average Number of Applicants:

Approximately 42 responses per job 

opening for vacancy announcements 

between October 2003 and September 

2004. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: Approximately 45 

minutes per respondent total time is all 

that is needed to complete the on-line 

application, for a total of 5,978.25 hours 

annually. 

Frequency of Responses: Applicants 

need only complete the resume one 

time, and they may use that resume to 

apply as often as they wish for any NSF 

job opening.

Dated: January 25, 2005. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation.

[FR Doc. 05–1677 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

National Science Board and Its 

Subdivisions; Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: February 8, 2005. 

February 8, 2005: 9:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions 

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Open 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Closed 

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Open 

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Open 

12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m. Closed 

12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m. Open 

12:45 p.m.–1 p.m. Closed 

1:30 p.m.–1:35 p.m. Closed 

1:35 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Closed 

1:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Open

PLACE: The University of Texas El Paso 

(UTEP), Geological Sciences Building 

(Geology Building), 500 W. University 

Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, http://

www.nsf.gov/nsb.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NSF 

Information Center (703) 292–5111.

STATUS: Part of this meeting will be 

closed to the public. 

Part of this meeting will be open to 

the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Open 

Committee on Education & Human 

Resources (9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.), 

Room 308, Geological Sciences 

Building, UTEP 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Discussions on Strategic Plans for 

EHR Committee 

Committee on Programs & Plans (10:45 

a.m.–11:30 a.m.), Room 318, 

Geological Sciences Building, UTEP 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Working Group Report: Long-lived 

Data Collections Task Group: Status 

of Draft Report 

• Report on Major Research Facilities: 

Status of Report and Facility Guide 

Revisions 

Committee on Strategy & Budget (11:30 

a.m.–12:15 p.m.), Room 318, 

Geological Sciences Building, UTEP 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Status of FY 2006 budget request to 

Congress 

Executive Committee (12:30 p.m.–12:45 

p.m.), Room 318, Geological 

Sciences Building, UTEP 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Updates or new business from 

Committee Members 

Closed 

Committee on Programs & Plans (10:30 

a.m.–10:45 a.m.), Room 318, 

Geological Sciences Building, UTEP 

• NSB Information—Inter-American 

Institute for Global Change 

Research 

Committee on Strategy & Budget (12:15 

p.m.–12:30 p.m.), Room 318, 

Geological Sciences Building, UTEP 

• Discussion of budget and 

programmatic tradeoffs 

Executive Committee (12:45 p.m.–1 

p.m.), Room 318, Geological 

Sciences Building, UTEP