7834 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 16, 2016 / Notices 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend an information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract. Established within the 

National Science Foundation by the 

America COMPETES Reauthorization 

Act of 2010 § 505, codified in the 

National Science Foundation Act of 

1950, as amended, the National Center 

for Science & Engineering Statistics 

(NCSES) serves as a central Federal 

clearinghouse for the collection, 

interpretation, analysis, and 

dissemination of objective data on 

science, engineering, technology, 

research and development for use by 

practitioners, researchers, policymakers, 

and the public. NCSES conducts about 

a dozen nationally representative 

surveys to obtain the data for these 

purposes. The Generic Clearance will be 

used to ensure that the highest quality 

data are obtained from these surveys. 

State of the art methodology will be 

used to develop, evaluate, and test 

questionnaires and survey concepts as 

well as to improve survey methodology. 

This may include field or pilot tests of 

questions for future large scale surveys, 

as needed. The Generic Clearance will 

also be used to test and evaluate data 

dissemination tools and methods, in an 

effort to improve access for data users. 

Use of the Information. The purpose 

of these studies is to use the latest and 

most appropriate methodology to 

improve NCSES surveys, evaluate new 

data collection efforts, and evaluate data 

dissemination tools and mechanisms. 

Methodological findings may be 

presented externally in technical papers 

at conferences, published in the 

proceedings of conferences, or in 

journals. Improved NCSES surveys, data 

collections, and data dissemination will 

help policymakers in decisions on 

research and development funding, 

graduate education, and the scientific 

and technical workforce, as well as 

contributing to reduced survey costs. 

Expected Respondents. The 

respondents will be from industry, 

academia, nonprofit organizations, 

members of the public, and State, local, 

and Federal governments. Respondents 

will be either individuals or 

institutions, depending on the topic 

under investigation. Qualitative 

procedures will generally be conducted 

in person, online (using Skype, Webex, 

or other conferencing tools), or over the 

phone. Quantitative procedures may be 

conducted using mail, Web, email, or 

phone modes, depending on the topic 

under investigation. Up to 8,680 

respondents will be contacted across all 

projects. No respondent will be 

contacted more than twice in one year 

under this generic clearance. Every 

effort will be made to use technology to 

limit the burden on respondents from 

small entities. 

Both qualitative and quantitative 

methods will be used to improve 

NCSES’s current data collection 

instruments and processes and to 

reduce respondent burden, as well as to 

develop new surveys and new or 

improved data dissemination tools. 

Qualitative methods include, but are not 

limited to expert review; exploratory, 

cognitive, and usability interviews; 

focus groups; and respondent 

debriefings. Cognitive and usability 

interviews may include the use of 

scenarios, paraphrasing, card sorts, 

vignette classifications, and rating tasks. 

Quantitative methods include, but are 

not limited to, telephone surveys; 

behavior coding, split panel tests, and 

field tests. 

Estimate of Burden. NCSES estimates 

that a total reporting and recordkeeping 

burden of 11,180 hours will result from 

activities to improve its surveys. The 

calculation is shown in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—POTENTIAL SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN

HOURS

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

hours 

Graduate Student Survey ........................................................................................................................................ 2000 2500 

SESTAT Surveys (National Survey of College Graduates; Survey of Doctorate Recipients) ................................ 1000 500 

Early Career Doctorate Survey ............................................................................................................................... 500 1000 

Survey of Earned Doctorates .................................................................................................................................. 600 600 

Higher Education Research & Development Survey .............................................................................................. 300 540 

State Government Research & Development Survey ............................................................................................. 150 300 

Survey of Nonprofit Research Activities .................................................................................................................. 230 415 

Business Research & Development and Innovation Survey .................................................................................. 50 150 

Microbusiness Survey .............................................................................................................................................. 250 500 

Survey of Scientific & Engineering Facilities ........................................................................................................... 400 400 

Innovation Survey .................................................................................................................................................... 1500 3000 

Public Understanding of Science & Engineering Survey ........................................................................................ 550 125 

Data dissemination tools and mechanisms ............................................................................................................. 150 150 

Other surveys and projects not specified ................................................................................................................ 1000 1000 

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 8,680 11,180 

Dated: February 3, 2016. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03029 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. 40–38367–ML; ASLBP No. 16– 

945–01–MLA–BD01] 

Rare Element Resources, Inc.; 

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 2.104, 

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 over the 

following proceeding: 

RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES, INC. 

(Bear Lodge Project) 

This proceeding involves an 

application by Rare Element Resources, 

Inc. for a license to possess and use 

source material associated with its Bear 

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1See 75 FR 68,624, 68,624 (Nov. 8, 2010). 

2The existing nuclear power facilities are Salem 

Generating Station Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek 

Generating Station Unit 1. Safety Evaluation of the 

Early Site Permit Application in the Matter of PSEG 

Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC for the PSEG 

Early Site Permit Site (Sept. 29, 2015) at 1–1 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML14302A447). 

3See Licensing Board Order (Initial Scheduling 

Order) (Nov. 16, 2015) at Attach. A (unpublished). 

4See 75 FR 68,625. 

5 10 CFR 2.315(a). 

Lodge Project, which includes a mine 

for the purpose of extracting rare earth 

element ores in the Black Hills National 

Forest in Crook County, Wyoming and 

a rare earth element processing plant in 

Weston County, Wyoming. In response 

to a notice filed in the Federal Register, 

see 80 FR 70,846 (Nov. 16, 2015), the 

Defenders of the Black Hills filed a 

Request for a Hearing dated January 14, 

2016, and received by Office of the 

Secretary on January 15, 2016. 

The Board is comprised of the 

following Administrative Judges: 

William J. Froehlich, Chair, Atomic 

Safety and Licensing Board Panel, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001 

G. Paul Bollwerk, III, 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: February 9, 2016. 

E. Roy Hawkens, 

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel. 

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[Docket No. 52–043–ESP; ASLBP No. 15– 

943–01–ESP–BD01] 

Atomic Safety And Licensing Board; 

Before Administrative Judges: Paul S. 

Ryerson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, 

Dr. Craig M. White; In the Matter of 

PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, 

LLC (Early Site Permit Application); 

Notice of Hearing 

February 8, 2016. 

The Atomic Safety and Licensing 

Board gives notice that, pursuant to 

section 189a(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 2239(a)(1)(A), and 10 CFR 

52.21, it will convene an uncontested 

mandatory hearing on March 24, 2016 to 

receive testimony and exhibits regarding 

an application from PSEG Power, LLC 

and PSEG Nuclear, LLC (collectively 

PSEG) for a 10 CFR part 52, subpart A 

Early Site Permit (ESP).1 In its ESP 

application, PSEG proposes a site for a 

potential nuclear power facility adjacent 

to two existing facilities in Salem 

County, New Jersey (the PSEG Site).2

This mandatory hearing will concern 

safety and environmental matters 

relating to the proposed issuance of the 

requested ESP.3

I. Hearing Date, Time, and Location 

The evidentiary hearing will 

commence on Thursday, March 24, 

2016 at 9:00 a.m. EDT, and, if necessary, 

will continue day-to-day thereafter until 

concluded. The evidentiary hearing will 

take place in the Atomic Safety and 

Licensing Board Panel’s hearing room, 

located within the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission’s headquarters at 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. Members of the public who wish 

to observe the mandatory hearing are 

advised to arrive early. Security 

measures will include searches of 

handcarried items such as briefcases or 

backpacks. 

II. Limited Appearance Statements 

No petition was received in response 

to the NRC’s notice in the Federal 

Register of an opportunity to seek to 

intervene.4 Participation in the 

evidentiary hearing will be limited to 

the designated witnesses and counsel 

for the parties. 

Prior to the evidentiary hearing, any 

person (other than a party or the 

representative of a party to this 

proceeding) may nonetheless submit a 

written limited appearance statement 

pursuant to 10 CFR 2.315(a) that sets 

forth a position on matters related to 

this proceeding. Limited appearance 

statements should be emailed to 

hearing.docket@nrc.gov. As provided by 

NRC regulations, however, no limited 

appearance statement shall be 

considered as evidence.5

III. Document Availability 

Documents relating to this proceeding 

(including any updated or revised 

scheduling information regarding the 

evidentiary hearing) are available for 

public inspection electronically on the 

NRC’s Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD). 

EHD is accessible from the NRC Web 

site at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd. For 

additional information regarding the 

EHD please see http://www.nrc.gov/

about-nrc/regulatory/

adjudicatory.html#ehd. Persons who do 

not have access to the internet or who 

encounter problems in accessing the 

documents located on the NRC’s Web 

site may contact the NRC Public 

Document Room reference staff by email 

to pdr@nrc.gov or by telephone at (800) 

397–4209 or (301) 415–4737. Reference 

staff are available Monday through 

Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 

ET, except federal holidays. For 

additional information regarding the 

NRC Public Document Room please see 

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

pdr.html. 

It is so ordered. 

For The Atomic Safety and Licensing 

Board. Rockville, Maryland. 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Paul S. Ryerson, 

Chairman, Administrative Judge. 

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[NRC–2016–0026] 

Biweekly Notice; Applications and 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses and Combined Licenses 

Involving No Significant Hazards 

Considerations 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Biweekly notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) 

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended (AEA), the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) is 

publishing this regular biweekly notice. 

The Act requires the Commission to 

publish notice of any amendments 

issued, or proposed to be issued, and 

grants the Commission the authority to 

issue and make immediately effective 

any amendment to an operating license 

or combined license, as applicable, 

upon a determination by the 

Commission that such amendment 

involves no significant hazards 

consideration, notwithstanding the 

pendency before the Commission of a 

request for a hearing from any person. 

This biweekly notice includes all 

notices of amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued from January 16, 

2016, to February 1, 2016. The last 

biweekly notice was published on 

February 2, 2016. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

March 17, 2016. A request for a hearing 

must be filed by April 18, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods (unless 

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