Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 6, 2008 / Notices 45791 

Titles: Notice of Final Payment or 

Suspension of Compensation Benefits. 

OMB Number: 1215–0024. 

Agency Numbers: LS–208. 

Affected Public: Business or other 

for-profit. 

Total Respondents: 500. 

Total Annual Responses: 15,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,950. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $11,550.00 

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: July 31, 2008. 

Hazel M. Bell, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review 

and Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–18022 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND HUMANITIES 

The Impact of Free Access to Public 

Access Computers and the Internet at 

Public Libraries Study, Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

for the Arts and Humanities. 

ACTION: Submission to OMB for review, 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and 

Library Services announces the 

following information collection has 

been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A 

copy of this proposed form, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the Institute 

of Museum and Library Services, 

Associate Deputy Director for Research 

and Statistics, Carlos Manjarrez at (202) 

653–4671. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 653–4614. 

This study is to examine the use of 

public access computers in public 

libraries; undertake an analysis of the 

impact on individuals, families, and 

communities of the provision of public 

access computers and access to the 

Internet in public libraries; and identify 

and disseminate indicators of impact 

within communities for public libraries 

to use for future assessments. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 5, 2008. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the form 

contact: Lesley Langa, Research 

Specialist, Office of Policy, Planning, 

Research & Communication, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, 1800 M 

St., NW., 9th floor, Washington, DC 

20036, by telephone (202) 653–4760 or 

by e-mail llanga@imls.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Institute of Museum and Library 

Services is an independent Federal 

grant-making agency authorized under 

20 U.S.C Chapter 72. IMLS provides a 

variety of grant programs to assist the 

nation’s museums and libraries in 

improving their operations and 

enhancing their services to the public. 

Museums and libraries of all sizes and 

types may receive support from IMLS 

programs. 

The Museum and Library Services Act 

includes a strong emphasis on 

encouraging and assisting museums in 

their educational role as core providers 

of learning and in conjunction with 

schools, families, and communities, and 

strengthening library services to the 

public. This study will assist IMLS in 

understanding the use, impact, and 

measureable effect public access 

computers in public libraries provides. 

A final report will be widely 

disseminated to assist policy makers 

and prospective funding for public 

access computers in public libraries. 

20 U.S.C. 9108 authorizes the Director 

of the Institute of Museum and Library 

Services to carry out and publish 

analyses that shall identify national 

needs for, and trends of, museum and 

library services; report on the impact 

and effectiveness of programs 

conducted with funds made available by 

the Institute, and identify, and 

disseminate information on the best 

practices of such programs. 

This study is to examine the use of 

public access computers in public 

libraries; undertake an analysis of the 

impact on individuals, families, and 

communities of the provision of public 

access computers and access to the 

Internet in public libraries; and identify 

and disseminate indicators of impact 

within communities for public libraries 

to use for future assessments. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: The Impact of Free Access to 

Public Access Computers and the 

Internet in Public Libraries. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Library staff, users of 

public access computers, local officials, 

and library directors. 

Number of Respondents: 1,550,811. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

Various. 

Total Burden Hours: 387,790 hours. 

Total Annualized capital/startup 

costs: N/A. 

Total Annual Costs: $961,273. 

Contact: Comments should be sent to 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for 

Education, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Lesley Langa, 

Research Specialist. 

[FR Doc. E8–17983 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Meeting of Humanities Panel 

AGENCY: The National Endowment for 

the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is 

hereby given that a meeting of the 

Humanities Panel will be held at the 

Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506. 

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DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, August 11, 2008, at 9 a.m.–3 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room M–07 at the Old Post Office, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael P. McDonald, Advisory 

Committee Management Officer, 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities, Washington, DC 20506; 

telephone (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that 

information on this matter may be 

obtained by contacting the 

Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202) 

606–8282. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting of the 

Humanities Panel is to solicit and 

collect advice and comments on the 

Endowment’s EDSITEment program. 

EDSITEment is an online educational 

partnership between the Endowment 

and the Verizon foundation, 

Thinkfinity.org and can be accessed at 

http://edsitement.neh.gov/. The meeting 

is open to the public. A 10-minute time 

slot is reserved for public comments at 

the end of the meeting. 

Michael P. McDonald, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–17982 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Request for 

Public Comment on Use of Cost 

Sharing in National Science 

Foundation-Funded Activities 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: On August 9, 2007, the 

America COMPETES Act directed the 

National Science Board (Board) of the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) to 

‘‘evaluate the impact of its [2004] policy 

to eliminate cost sharing for research 

grants and cooperative agreements for 

existing programs that were developed 

around industry partnerships and 

historically required industry cost 

sharing, such as the Engineering 

Research Centers [ERCs] and Industry/ 

University Cooperative Research 

Centers [I/UCRCs].’’ The Act directed 

that the Board ‘‘also consider the impact 

that the cost sharing policy has on 

initiating new programs for which 

industry interest and participation are 

sought.’’

In fall 2007, the Board charged a Task 

Force on Cost Sharing to evaluate the 

impacts of its 2004 policy on the ERC 

and I/UCRC programs and also on the 

Experimental Program to Stimulate 

Competitive Research (EPSCoR), 

another NSF program with capacitybuilding goals. On February 8, 2008, the 

Board issued a report to Congress 

containing several recommendations 

regarding mandatory cost sharing policy 

at NSF (http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

publications/2008/ 

rprt_congress_cs_policy.pdf ). The 

Board is continuing its study, focusing 

now on voluntary cost sharing and the 

impact of both mandatory and voluntary 

cost sharing on broadening the 

participation of traditionally 

underrepresented groups and 

organizations in federally sponsored 

research. The Board’s intent is to release 

a second, more comprehensive report on 

NSF cost sharing policy in early 2009. 

Qualitative input from the research 

community for this report will be drawn 

in part from responses to this notice and 

from two public roundtable discussions 

held in Arlington, VA on July 9 and 10, 

2008. 

The Board is soliciting public 

comment regarding community 

experiences in cost sharing with 

emphasis on the following: (1) The 

relationship between cost sharing and 

NSF program goals; (2) the relationship 

between cost sharing and institutional 

competitiveness in NSF grant funding; 

(3) the role of cost sharing in the NSF 

merit review process; (4) the importance 

of types, sources, and timing of 

voluntary cost sharing; (5) effort 

associated with tracking and reporting 

cost-shared resources; (6) the 

relationship between cost sharing and 

institutional strategic investment; (7) 

options for ensuring equity in NSF grant 

funding when cost sharing is either 

required or volunteered; (8) research 

resources from state providers; and (9) 

research resources from industry 

providers. 

Full text of questions can be found at 

http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/cs/ 

comment.jsp. Additional background 

material about the Task Force can be 

found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

committees/tskforce_cs.jsp. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jennifer Richards, 

Executive Secretary, Task Force on Cost 

Sharing, National Science Board Office, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1220, 

Arlington, VA 22230; telephone (703) 

292–7000; FAX (703) 292–9008; e-mail 

nsbcostsharing@nsf.gov. Due to 

potential delays in NSB’s receipt and 

processing of mail sent through the U.S. 

Postal Service, we encourage 

respondents to submit comments 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

We cannot guarantee that comments 

mailed will be received before the 

comment closing date. Please include 

‘‘Cost Sharing’’ in the subject line of the 

e-mail message, and your name, title, 

organization, postal address, telephone 

number, and e-mail address in the text 

of the e-mail message. Please also 

include the full body of your comments 

in the text of the e-mail message and as 

an attachment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Richards at the addresses noted 

above. 

Ann Ferrante, 

Writer-Editor, National Science Board Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–18023 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028] 

South Carolina Electric and Gas 

Company as Itself and Acting as Agent 

for the South Carolina Public Service 

Company (Also Referred to as Santee 

Cooper) Acceptance for Docketing of 

an Application for Combined License 

for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station 

Units 2 and 3 

By letter dated March 27, 2008, South 

Carolina Electric and Gas Company 

(SCE&G), acting for itself and as an 

agent for South Carolina Public Service 

Company (also referred to as Santee 

Cooper) submitted an application to the 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) for a combined license (COL) for 

two AP1000 advanced passive 

pressurized water reactors in 

accordance with the requirements 

contained in 10 CFR 52, ‘‘Licenses, 

Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear 

Power Plants.’’ These reactors will be 

identified as Virgil C. Summer Nuclear 

Station (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3 and 

located on the existing VCSNS site in 

Fairfield County, South Carolina. A 

notice of receipt and availability of this 

application was previously published in 

the Federal Register (73 FR 39339) on 

July 9, 2008. 

The NRC staff has determined that 

VCSNS has submitted information in 

accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, ‘‘Rules 

of Practice for Domestic Licensing 

Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,’’

and 10 CFR Part 52 that is acceptable for 

docketing. The docket numbers 

established for the VCSNS Units 2 and 

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