36780 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 141 / Friday, July 24, 2009 / Notices 

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: 

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. 

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: 

Comment: On May 22, 2009, we 

published in the Federal Register (74 

FR 24043) a 60-day notice of our intent 

to request reinstatement of this 

information collection authority from 

OMB. In that notice, we solicited public 

comments for 60 days ending July 21, 

2009. One comment came from B. 

Sachau of Florham Park, NJ, via e-mail 

on May 22, 2009, who objected to this 

information collection. 

Response: (Some background on the 

program to clarify the survey request is 

provided.) The Alliances for Broadening 

Participation in STEM (ABP) includes 

three programs: the Louis Stokes 

Alliances for Minority Participation 

(LSAMP) program; the Bridge to the 

Doctorate (LSAMP–BD) Activity; and 

the Alliances for Graduate Education 

and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. 

This portfolio of programs seeks to 

increase the number of students 

successfully completing quality degree 

programs in science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

Particular emphasis is placed on 

transforming STEM education through 

innovative academic strategies and 

experiences in support of groups that 

historically have been underrepresented 

in STEM disciplines: AfricanAmericans, Alaskan Natives, Native 

Americans, Hispanic Americans, and 

Native Pacific Islanders. 

Managed synergistically, the ABP 

cluster enables seamless transitions 

from the STEM baccalaureate to 

attainment of the doctorate and entry to 

the STEM professoriate. ABP support 

begins at the baccalaureate level through 

the LSAMP program. LSAMP 

emphasizes development of broad based 

regional and national alliances of 

academic institutions, school districts, 

State and local governments, and the 

private sector to increase the diversity 

and quality of the STEM workforce. 

Eligible LSAMP undergraduate students 

may receive continued support for up to 

two additional years of STEM graduate 

study through the Bridge to the 

Doctorate (BD) Activity. The Bridge to 

the Doctorate provides significant 

financial support for matriculating 

candidates in STEM graduate programs 

at eligible alliance sites. 

Alliances for Graduate Education and 

the Professoriate (AGEP) furthers the 

graduate education of underrepresented 

STEM students through the doctorate 

level, preparing them for fulfilling 

opportunities and productive careers as 

STEM faculty and research 

professionals. AGEP also supports the 

transformation of institutional culture to 

attract and retain STEM doctoral 

students into the professorate. Further 

information may be found via the AGEP 

Web page: http://www.agep.us/ 

index.asp#maincontent. 

NSF believes that because the 

comment does not contain suggestions 

for altering the collection of information 

for which NSF is seeking OMB 

approval, NSF is proceeding with the 

clearance request. 

Title of Collection: National 

Evaluation of the Alliances for Graduate 

Education and the Professoriate Faculty 

and Student Surveys. 

OMB Control No.: 3145–NEW. 

Abstract: The Division of Human 

Resource Development (EHR/HRD) of 

the National Science Foundation has 

requested impact information on the 

Alliances for Graduate Education and 

the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. 

Funded by NSF, the AGEP Program has 

funded 28 alliances of colleges and 

universities to promote the participation 

of underrepresented minority groups in 

PhD programs in the fields of science, 

technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM). The ultimate goal 

of the program is to increase the number 

of underrepresented minorities in these 

fields who enter the professoriate. NSF 

now seeks follow-up information on 

program participants—that is, students 

and faculty— to determine what impact 

the program has had on graduate 

students’ decisions to enroll in and 

graduate from STEM doctoral programs 

and enter the professoriate. NSF 

proposes a one-time on-line survey of 

STEM graduate students currently 

enrolled in STEM doctoral programs 

and faculty members at universities 

taking part in AGEP. 

Estimate of Burden: The Foundation 

estimates that, on average, 30 minutes 

per respondent will be required to 

complete the surveys, for a total of 8,250 

hours for all respondents. Respondents 

from the 104 institutions that received 

NSF AGEP support will be asked to 

complete this survey once. 

Respondents: STEM faculty at AGEP 

institutions and STEM graduate 

students at AGEP institutions. 

Estimate total number of responses: 

16,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,250 hours. 

Dated: July 21, 2009. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation. 

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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

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ACTION: Notice of Issuance and 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Kotzalas, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 492– 

3202 or e-mail to 

Margie.Kotzalas@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 

comment a draft guide in the agency’s 

‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series 

was developed to describe and make 

available to the public information and 

methods that are acceptable to the NRC 

staff for implementing specific parts of 

the NRC’s regulations, techniques that 

the staff uses in evaluating specific 

problems or postulated accidents, and 

data that the staff needs in its review of 

applications for permits and licenses. 

The draft regulatory guide (DG), 

entitled, ‘‘Standard Format and Content 

of License Applications for Plutonium 

Processing and Fuel Fabrication 

Facilities,’’ is temporarily identified by 

its task number, DG–3038, which 

should be mentioned in all related 

correspondence. DG–3038 is a proposed 

Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 3.39, 

dated January 1976. 

This guide endorses the standard 

format and content for safety analysis 

reports (SARs) and integrated safety 

analysis (ISA) summaries described in 

the current version of NUREG–1718, 

‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review 

of an Application for a Mixed Oxide 

Fuel Fabrication Facility,’’ as a method 

that the NRC staff finds acceptable for 

meeting the regulatory requirements. 

Title 10, of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 70, ‘‘Domestic 

Licensing of Special Nuclear Material’’ 

(10 CFR part 70), subpart H, ‘‘Additional 

Requirements for Certain Licensees 

Authorized to Possess a Critical Mass of 

Special Nuclear Material’’ identifies 

risk-informed performance requirements 

for plutonium processing and fuel 

fabrication facilities. It requires 

applicants to complete an ISA and 

submit an ISA summary and other 

information to the NRC for approval. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–3038. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data and should mention 

DG–3038 in the subject line. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic 

form will be made available to the 

public in their entirety through the 

NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS). 

Because your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information, the NRC cautions 

you against including any information 

in your submission that you do not want 

to be publicly disclosed. 

The NRC requests that any party 

soliciting or aggregating comments 

received from other persons for 

submission to the NRC inform those 

persons that the NRC will not edit their 

comments to remove any identifying or 

contact information, and therefore, they 

should not include any information in 

their comments that they do not want 

publicly disclosed. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Division of 

Administrative Services, Mail Stop: 

TWB–05–B01M, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for documents filed under Docket ID 

[NRC–2009–0323]. Address questions 

about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 

301–492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Division of 

Administrative Services, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 492–3446. 

Requests for technical information 

about DG–3038 may be directed to the 

NRC contact, Margie Kotzalas at (301) 

492–3202 or e-mail to 

Margie.Kotzalas@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by September 21, 2009. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but the NRC is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

guides currently being developed or 

improvements in all published guides 

are encouraged at any time. 

Electronic copies of DG–3038 are 

available through the NRC’s public Web 

site under Draft Regulatory Guides in 

the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of 

the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Electronic copies are also 

available in ADAMS (http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), 

under Accession No. ML091750253. 

In addition, regulatory guides are 

available for inspection at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room (PDR) located at 

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. The PDR’s mailing address is 

USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. The PDR can also be reached by 

telephone at (301) 415–4737 or (800) 

397–4205, by fax at (301) 415–3548, and 

by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and Commission approval 

is not required to reproduce them. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day 

of July, 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Mark P. Orr, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development 

Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

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Extension of Public Scoping Period for 

the Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed General Electric— 

Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment 

Facility 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Extension of Public Comment 

Period. 

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is extending the 

public comment period on the scope of 

the Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the proposed General Electric— 

Hitachi (GEH) Global Laser Enrichment 

(GLE) facility in New Hanover County, 

North Carolina, to August 31, 2009. The 

original Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

EIS, which was published in the 

Federal Register on April 9, 2009 (74 FR 

16237), indicated public comments 

should be submitted by June 8, 2009. 

On June 26, 2009, GEH submitted 

additional information to complete an 

application for a license to authorize the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed uranium enrichment facility. 

The public comment period on the 

scope of the EIS is being extended to 

allow members of the public to review 

publicly-available portions of the 

license application during the scoping 

period for the EIS. Members of the 

public are invited and encouraged to 

submit comments regarding the 

appropriate scope and content of the 

EIS. 

DATES: NRC is extending the public 

comment period on the scope of the EIS 

to August 31, 2009. Comments should 

be postmarked by that date to ensure 

consideration. Comments mailed after 

that date will be considered to the 

extent practical. 


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