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so that corrective action may be taken 

before an accident occurs. The 

requirements also provide for a 

systematic procedure for the inspection, 

testing, and maintenance of shaft and 

hoisting equipment. The mine operator 

must certify that the required 

inspections, tests, and maintenance 

have been made then record any unsafe 

condition identified during the 

examination or test. 

The precise format in which the 

record is kept is left to the discretion of 

the mine operator. All records are made 

by the person conducting the required 

examination or test. Unless otherwise 

noted below, these records are to be 

retained for one year at the mine site. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

requirement related to Records of Tests 

and Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 

Equipment. MSHA is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of MSHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Address the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, (e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses) to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice or 

viewed on the Internet by accessing the 

MSHA home page (http:// 

www.msha.gov/) and selecting ‘‘Rules 

and Regs’’, then selecting ‘‘Fed Reg 

Docs.’’

III. Current Actions 

The information is used by industry 

management and maintenance 

personnel to project the expected safe 

service performance of hoist and shaft 

equipment; to indicate when 

maintenance and specific tests need to 

be performed; and to ensure that wire 

rope attached to the personnel 

conveyance is replaced in time to 

maintain the necessary safety for 

miners. Federal inspectors use the 

records to ensure that inspections are 

conducted, unsafe conditions identified 

early and corrected. The consequence of 

hoist or shaft equipment malfunctions 

or wire rope failures can result in 

serious injuries and fatalities. It is 

essential that MSHA inspectors be able 

to verify that mine operators are 

properly inspecting their hoist and shaft 

equipment and maintaining it in safe 

condition. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Record of Tests and 

Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 

Equipment. 

OMB Number: 1219–0034. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 255. 

Number of Responses: 75,371. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,873. 

Total Operating and Maintenance 

Costs: $306,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 11th day 

of October, 2007. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–20404 Filed 10–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–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 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. 

This is the second notice for public 

comment; the first was published in the 

Federal Register at 72 FR 11912, and no 

comments were received. NSF is 

forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance 

simultaneously with the publication of 

this second notice. The full submission 

may be found at: http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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 or (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 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 Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or 

send 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton at (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. 

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. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities Undergraduate Program. 

OMB Control No.: 3145–0204. 

Abstract: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) requests revision and 

extension of a currently approved data 

collection (e.g., interviews, surveys, 

focus groups, site visits protocols) 

measuring NSF’s contribution to the 

Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCU) enterprise and 

overall science and engineering 

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the data collection most recently 

approved through October 2009 (OMB 

3145–0204) beyond the student 

respondents to administrators, faculty 

and other participants, observers, or 

beneficiaries in undergraduate programs 

in Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Mathematics (STEM) at Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities. NSF is 

reissuing this notice because the first 

notice did not make clear that there 

would be both individual and 

institutional respondents to these data 

collections. 

NSF funds a program, called 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities Undergraduate Program 

(HBCU–UP), designed to help 

institutions strengthen the quality of 

their undergraduate STEM programs. 

For more information about HBCU–UP 

please visit the NSF Web site at: http:// 

www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.

jsp?pims_id=5481&

org=HRD&from=home. 

The Urban Institute (UI) is conducting 

an evaluation of the HBCU–UP program 

which received initial approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on 31 October 2006. 

Using a multiple-methods approach, 

UI researchers are conducting an 

evaluation to study the effectiveness of 

the program. The evaluation will 

include both process and summative 

components. The process component 

will document how different models 

within the Program are being 

implemented, thus helping evaluators to 

link strategies to outcomes, identify 

crucial components of different models, 

and contribute to the construction of 

general theories to guide future 

initiatives to increase the diversity of 

the STEM workforce. The summative 

component of the evaluation will focus 

on the extent to which the Program has 

produced outcomes that meet stated 

goals for students, faculty and 

institutions. The process evaluation 

relies mainly on qualitative data 

collected during case study site visits 

and interviews; the summative 

evaluation will rely primarily on data 

collected through a survey of graduates 

and faculty. 

NSF uses the UI analysis to prepare 

and publish reports and to respond to 

requests from Committees of Visitors, 

Congress and the Office of Management 

and Budget, particularly as related to 

the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) and the Program 

Effectiveness Rating Tool (PART). The 

HBCU–UP study’s broad questions 

include but are not limited to: 

What do individuals following postparticipation in HBCU–UP or other 

NSF-funded undergraduate education 

opportunities do? Do HBCU–UP or other 

NSF-funded opportunities provide 

graduates with the professional and/or 

research skills needed to work in 

science and engineering? ARE HBCU–

UP or other NSF-sponsored students 

and faculty satisfied that their NSFfunded experience advanced their 

careers in science or engineering? to 

what extent do HBCU–UP or other 

former-NSF-sponsored graduates engage 

in the science and engineering 

workforce conduct inter- or multidisciplinary science? Is there evidence 

of a legacy from NSF-funding that 

changed a degree-granting department 

beyond number of students supported 

and degrees awarded? To what extent 

have projects achieved or contributed to 

individual project goals or the NSF 

program goals? To what extent have 

NSF-funded projects or programs 

broadened participation by diverse 

individuals, particularly individuals 

traditionally underemployed in science 

or engineering, including but not 

limited to women, minorities, and 

persons-with-disabilities? 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

business or other for profit, and Federal, 

State, Local or Tribal Government 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 4,155 (total). 

Burden on the Public: 1,074 hours. 

Dated: October 11, 2007. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 07–5104 Filed 10–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of a new Privacy Act 

System of Records NSF–72: 

Research.gov. 

System Name: Research.gov. 

SUMMARY: Research.gov is a partnership, 

led by the National Science Foundation 

(NSF), of Federal, research-oriented 

grant making agencies with a shared 

vision of enhancing customer service for 

grant applicants while streamlining and 

standardizing processes among partner 

agencies. Research.gov displays records 

on research and other proposals jointly 

submitted by individual applicants 

(Principal Investigators) and their home 

academic or other institutions to the 

NSF as well as the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Cooperative State Research Education 

and Extension Service (CSREES). NSF 

and USDA/CSREES make awards to 

these institutions under which the 

individual applicants serve as principal 

investigators. Research.gov provides end 

users with a consolidated view of grant 

application data by displaying 

information from existing Privacy Act 

systems maintained by its partner 

agencies (NSF and USDA/CSREES). 

Reprints of these Privacy Act Systems 

are included at the end of this notice 

(NSF–12, NSF–50, NSF–51 and USDA–

CSREES–4). 

The records displayed by 

Research.gov are used by the applicant/ 

grantee’s home academic or other 

institution, Sponsored Project Offices 

and Principal Investigators to track the 

status of grant applications. 

DATES: Effective Date: This action shall 

be effective without further notice on 

November 17, 2007 unless comments 

are received during or before this period 

that would result in a contrary 

determination. 

Comments Due Date: Submit 

comments on or before November 17, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Leslie Jensen, 

National Science Foundation, Office of 

the General Counsel, Room 1265, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 

22230 or by sending electronic mail (email) to ljensen@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

publication is in accordance with the 

Privacy Act requirement that agencies 

publish a new system of records in the 

Federal Register. 

Submit comments as an ASCII file 

avoiding the use of special characters 

and any form of encryption. Identify all 

comments sent in electronic e-mail with 

Subject Line: Comments on new system. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie Jensen (703) 292–5065. 

Dated: October 12, 2007. 

Lawrence Rudolph, 

General Counsel. 

National Science Foundation 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Research.gov (NSF–72). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Research.gov is hosted by contract in 

Ashburn, VA. The hosting facility 

provides only the computer hardware, 

network environment, and application 

infrastructure for the Research.gov 

Portal. The data resulting from grant 

applications to the NSF are maintained 

both centrally and by individual NSF 

offices and programs at the National 


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