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National Survey of Natural and Social 

Scientists and Engineers, has been 

conducted biennially since the 1970s. 

The 2010 NSCG will consist of the 

respondents to 2009 American 

Community Survey (ACS), the 2008 

NSCG, and the 2008 National Survey of 

Recent College Graduates (NSRCG). The 

purpose of this longitudinal study is to 

provide national estimates on the 

science and engineering workforce and 

changes in employment, education and 

demographic characteristics. The study 

is one of three components of the 

Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data 

System (SESTAT), which produces 

national estimates of the size and 

characteristics of the nation’s science 

and engineering workforce. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘* * * 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to 

comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s scientists 

and engineers. Collected data will be 

used to produce estimates of the 

characteristics of these individuals. 

They will also provide necessary input 

into the SESTAT labor force data 

system, which produces national 

estimates of the size and characteristics 

of the country’s science and engineering 

personnel. The Foundation uses this 

information to prepare congressionally 

mandated reports such as Women, 

Minorities and Persons with Disabilities 

in Science and Engineering and Science 

and Engineering Indicators. A public 

release file of the NSCG collected data, 

designed to protect respondent 

confidentiality, will be made available 

to researchers on CD–ROM and on the 

World Wide Web. 

The Bureau of the Census, as in the 

past, will conduct the study for NSF. 

Data are obtained by mail questionnaire, 

computer assisted telephone interview 

and Web survey beginning October 

2010. The survey will be collected in 

conformance with the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002, Privacy Act of 

1974, and Title 13, United States Code, 

Section 9. The individual’s response to 

the survey is voluntary. NSF will insure 

that all information collected will be 

kept strictly confidential, and will be 

used only for research or statistical 

purposes. 

2. Expected Respondents 

A statistical sample of approximately 

100,000 persons will be contacted. The 

total response rate in 2010 is expected 

to be 70 to 80 percent. 

3. Burden on the Public 

The amount of time to complete the 

questionnaire may vary depending on 

an individual’s circumstances; however, 

on average it will take approximately 25 

minutes to complete the survey. NSF 

estimates that the total burden for the 

2010 NSCG will be no more than 33,333 

hours. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12528 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

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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, Public Law 104– 

13. This is the second notice for public 

comment; the first was published in the 

Federal Register at 75 FR 8409, and no 

substantial comments were received. 

NSF is forwarding the proposed revised 

submission to the Office of Management 

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 

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 7th 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 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 

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: 

Title of Collection: 2010 National 

Survey of Recent College Graduates. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0077. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to revise an information 

collection for three years. 

1. Abstract 

The National Survey of Recent 

College Graduates (NSRCG) has been 

conducted biennially since 1974. The 

2010 NSRCG will consist of a sample of 

individuals who have recently 

completed bachelor’s and master’s 

degrees in science, engineering and 

health from U.S. institutions. The 

purpose of this study is to provide 

national estimates of new entrants into 

the science and engineering workforce 

with recent bachelor’s and master’s 

degrees in science, engineering, and 

health fields from U.S. institutions, and 

estimates of their characteristics. The 

study is one of three components of the 

Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data 

System (SESTAT), which produces 

national estimates of the size and 

characteristics of the nation’s science 

and engineering workforce. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘ * * * 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The NSRCG is designed 

to comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s recent 

bachelor’s and master’s level scientists 

and engineers. Collected data will be 

used to produce estimates of the 

characteristics of these individuals. 

They will also provide necessary input 


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into the SESTAT labor force data 

system, which produces national 

estimates of the size and characteristics 

of the country’s science and engineering 

personnel. The Foundation uses this 

information to prepare congressionally 

mandated reports such as Women, 

Minorities and Persons with Disability 

in Science and Engineering and Science 

and Engineering Indicators. NSF 

publishes statistics from the survey in 

many reports, but primarily in the 

biennial series, Characteristics of Recent 

Science and Engineering Graduates in 

the United States. A public release file 

of collected data, designed to protect 

respondent confidentiality, will be 

made available to researchers on CD– 

ROM and on the World Wide Web. 

Mathematica Policy Research will 

conduct the study under contract for 

NSF. Data are obtained by mail 

questionnaire, computer assisted 

telephone interview and web survey 

beginning October 2010. The survey 

will be collected in conformance with 

the Confidential Information Protection 

and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 

and Privacy Act of 1974. The 

individual’s response to the survey is 

voluntary. NSF will insure that all 

information collected will be kept 

strictly confidential and will be used 

only for research or statistical purposes. 

2. Expected Respondents 

A sample of approximately 300 

institutions in the U.S. that grant S&E 

degrees will be contacted in the first 

stage of the survey to provide a list of 

bachelor’s and master’s degree 

recipients in the most two recent 

academic years in order to construct the 

sampling frame of graduates. In the 

second stage, a sample of 18,000 

bachelor’s and master’s degree 

recipients in science, engineering, and 

health will be contacted for the survey. 

The total response rate in 2008 for the 

first stage was 95 percent and second 

stage was 71 percent. 

3. Burden on the Public 

The amount of time for the 300 

sampled institutions to provide their 

graduate lists is estimated on average to 

be 3 hours. The amount of time for the 

sampled graduates to complete the 

NSRCG questionnaire may vary 

depending on an individual’s 

circumstances; however, on average it 

will take approximately 25 minutes to 

complete the survey. Assuming 90% 

response rate from the sampled 

institutions, and 80% response rate 

from the sampled graduates, NSF 

estimates that the total burden for the 

2010 NSRCG will be 6,815 hours. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12530 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee for Mathematical 

and Physical Sciences; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Directorate for Mathematical and 

Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (#66). 

Date/Time: June 17, 2010 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 

Room 110 (teleconference). 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Morris L. Aizenman, 

Senior Science Associate, Directorate for 

Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Room 

1005, National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

(703) 292–8807. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations concerning NSF science 

and education activities within the 

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical 

Sciences. 

Agenda: Report of the Committee of 

Visitors for the Division of Chemistry Report 

of the Committee of Visitors for the Division 

of Mathematical Sciences. 

Summary Minutes: May be obtained from 

the contact person listed above. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

Susanne E. Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2010–0002] 

Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission. 

DATES: Weeks of May 24, 31, June, 7, 14, 

21, 28, 2010. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

Week of May 24, 2010 

Thursday, May 27, 2010 

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). 

a. South Texas Project Nuclear 

Operating Co. (South Texas Project 

Units 3 and 4), Intervenors’ Notice 

of Appeal, Brief in Support of 

Intervenors’ Appeal of Atomic 

Safety and Licensing Board’s Order 

of January 29, 2010 (Feb. 9, 2010) 

(Tentative). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

9:30 a.m. Briefing on the Results of the 

Agency Action Review Meeting 

(AARM) (Public Meeting), (Contact: 

Nathan Sanfilippo, 301–415–3951). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of May 31, 2010—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of May 31, 2010. 

Week of June 7, 2010—Tentative 

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 

1:30 p.m. Meeting with the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

(Public Meeting), (Contact: 

Cayetano Santos, 301–415–7270). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of June 14, 2010—Tentative 

Thursday, June 17, 2010 

9 a.m. Briefing on Blending (Public 

Meeting), (Contact: George Deegan, 

301–415–7834). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of June 21, 2010—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of June 21, 2010. 

Week of June 28, 2010—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of June 28, 2010. 

* * * * * 

* The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings, 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415–1651. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

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