66166 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 27, 2010 / Notices 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) invites the general 

public and Federal agencies to comment 

on the renewal of the SF–LLL, 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. 

Although OMB proposes no changes to 

the SF–LLL as part of this notice, we are 

seeking public comments on whether 

changes are warranted. We are 

particularly interested in comments on 

whether the information collected in the 

forms could be more consistent with 

other similar governmentwide 

information collections or whether 

additional information should be 

collected to further the aims of 

government transparency. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 26, 2010. Due to potential 

delays in OMB’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. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

regulations.gov, a Federal E-Government 

Web site that allows the public to find, 

review, and submit comments on 

documents that agencies have published 

in the Federal Register and that are 

open for comment. Simply type ‘‘SF– 

LLL renewal-10’’ (in quotes) in the 

Comment or Submission search box, 

click Go, and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. Comments 

received by the date specified above 

will be included as part of the official 

record. 

Marguerite Pridgen, Office of Federal 

Financial Management, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; 

telephone 202–395–7844; fax 202–395– 

3952; e-mail mpridgen@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marguerite Pridgen at the addresses 

noted above. 

OMB Control No.: 0348–0046. 

Title: Disclosure of Lobbying 

Activities. 

Form No.: SF–LLL. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Contractors, States, 

Local Governments, Universities, NonProfit Organizations, For-Profit 

Organizations, Individuals. 

Number of Responses: 1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The SF–LLL is the 

standard disclosure form for lobbying 

paid for with non-Federal funds, as 

required by the Byrd Amendment and 

amended by the Lobbying Disclosure 

Act of 1995. The Federal awarding 

agencies use information reported on 

this form for the award and general 

management of Federal contracts and 

assistance program awards. 

Debra J. Bond, 

Deputy Controller. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Comments and 

Responses 

On June 22, 2010, OMB published in 

the Federal Register a notice seeking 

comments on the Standard form LLL, 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF– 

LLL) in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act [75 FR 35507]. OMB 

Watch, Project on Government 

Oversight, Sunlight Foundation, and 

Thomas M. Susman submitted their 

combined comments in a single letter 

(‘‘proposal’’) dated August 19, 2010. 

Their comments were the only 

comments received in response to the 

June 22 notice and included 

recommendations for major changes to 

the system of disclosing lobbying 

activities. In summary, the August 19 

proposal recommends expanding the 

information collected by the SF–LLL; 

raising the thresholds for reporting from 

$100,000 and $150,000 to $250,000; 

adding a form and process for 

government employees to report 

contacts with lobbyists; posting SF–LLL 

content from electronic submissions on 

a centralized, public, searchable Web 

site within three days of receiving it; 

and creating a system to ensure 

enforcement of the new reporting 

requirements. 

II. Next Steps 

The August 19 proposal, which can be 

viewed at regulations.gov, includes 

several recommendations that would 

require changes in policy and the 

process of lobbying disclosure that 

cannot be implemented before the SF– 

LLL expires. Therefore, the SF–LLL will 

be renewed without change to prevent 

any disruption in collecting lobbying 

disclosure information by Executive 

Branch agencies. Concurrent with the 

renewal without change, the August 19 

proposal will be carefully reviewed and 

assessed for further action separate from 

this renewal process. 

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BILLING CODE P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice 

that the agency has submitted to OMB 

for approval the information collection 

described in this notice. The public is 

invited to comment on the proposed 

information collection pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to OMB at the address below 

on or before November 26, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Desk Officer for 

NARA, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202–395– 

5167; or electronically mailed to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting statement 

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm 

at telephone number 301–837–1694 or 

fax number 301–713–7409. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on proposed 

information collections. NARA 

published a notice of proposed 

collection for this information collection 

on August 4, 2010 (75 FR 47029 and 

47030). No comments were received. 

NARA has submitted the described 

information collection to OMB for 

approval. 

In response to this notice, comments 

and suggestions should address one or 

more of the following points: (a) 

Whether the proposed information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of NARA; 

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

information technology; and (e) whether 

small businesses are affected by this 

collection. In this notice, NARA is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

following information collections: 


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Title: Item Approval Request List. 

OMB number: 3095–0025. 

Agency form number: NA Form 

14110. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Business or for-profit, 

nonprofit organizations and institutions, 

federal, state and local government 

agencies, and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,616. 

Estimated time per response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

654 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.72. The 

collection is prepared by researchers 

who cannot visit the appropriate NARA 

research room or who request copies of 

records as a result of visiting a research 

room. NARA offers limited provisions to 

obtain copies of records by mail and 

requires requests to be made on 

prescribed forms for certain bodies of 

records. NARA uses the Item Approval 

Request List form to track reproduction 

requests and to provide information for 

customers and vendors. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Charles K. Piercy, 

Acting Assistant Archivist for Information 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27148 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, the 

National Science Foundation invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this information collection. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (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. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection; they also will 

become a matter of public record. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received by December 27, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the information collection and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request should be 

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 

295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

For Additional Information or 

Comments: Contact Suzanne Plimpton, 

the NSF Reports Clearance Officer, 

phone (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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including Federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Experimental Program to 

Stimulate Competitive Research 

(EPSCoR) Outcomes Survey. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Not 

applicable. 

Abstract 

The National Science Foundation 

(NSF) Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 507–81st 

Congress, as amended) stated that 

‘‘ * * * it shall be an objective of the 

Foundation to strengthen science and 

engineering research potential and 

education at all levels throughout the 

United States; and avoid undue 

concentration of such research and 

education, respectively.’’ This 

Congressional directive recognized the 

inherent value of a truly national 

scientific and engineering (S&E) 

research enterprise. Over time, however, 

the nation’s S&E efforts became 

concentrated geographically, focusing 

primarily on a limited number of major 

research universities. The NSF’s 

resources became concentrated to the 

point where in 1977, in response to 

congressional concerns; the National 

Science Board established a task force to 

examine the geographical distribution of 

NSF awards. The issue was discussed at 

the 195th meeting of the NSB. Approval 

was requested for initiation of a program 

designed to ‘‘stimulate competitive 

research in regions of the country that 

were less able to compete successfully 

for research funds.’’ In 1978 the NSB 

approved a resolution (NSB–78–12) 

establishing the Experimental Program 

to Stimulate Competitive Research 

(EPSCoR) and the general guidelines for 

its management. 

The mission of EPSCoR is to assist the 

National Science Foundation in its 

statutory function ‘‘to strengthen 

research and education in science and 

engineering throughout the United 

States and to avoid undue concentration 

of such research and education.’’ 

The EPSCoR goals are to: (1) Provide 

strategic programs and opportunities for 

EPSCoR participants that stimulate 

sustainable improvements in their R&D 

capacity and competitiveness; and (2) 

advance science and engineering 

capabilities in EPSCoR jurisdictions for 

discovery, innovation, and overall 

knowledge-based prosperity. 

The EPSCoR objectives are to: (1) 

Catalyze key research themes and 

related activities within and among 

EPSCoR jurisdictions that empower 

knowledge generation, dissemination 

and application; (2) activate effective 

jurisdictional and regional 

collaborations among academic, 

government and private sector 

stakeholders that advance scientific 

research, promote innovation and 

provide multiple societal benefits; (3) 

broaden participation in science and 

engineering by institutions, 

organizations and people within and 

among EPSCoR jurisdictions; and (4) 

use EPSCoR for development, 

implementation and evaluation of future 

programmatic experiments that motivate 

positive change and progression. 

Expected Respondents 

The respondents will be current and 

former EPSCoR awardees based at 

academic; state and local governments; 

and non-profit organizations. 

Quantitative procedures will be fielded 

using web-based modes. Up to 200 

EPSCoR awardees will be contacted to 

request their participation in the survey. 

As needed, each EPSCoR awardee will 

be contacted with reminders to 

complete the survey no more than twice 

during the survey’s duration under this 

generic clearance. Technology will be 

heavily utilized to limit the burden on 

respondents. 


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