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first was published in the Federal 

Register at 82 FR 23840, and 50 

comments were received 57 responses 

were received from 3 different 

organizations/institutions/individuals. 

NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance 

simultaneously with the publication of 

this second notice. The full submission 

may be found at: http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

The National Science Foundation 

(NSF) is announcing plans to request 

renewed clearance of this collection. 

The primary purpose of this revision is 

to implement changes described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this 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. 

Summary of Comments on the National 

Science Foundation Proposal and 

Award Policies and Procedures Guide 

and NSF’s Responses 

The draft NSF PAPPG was made 

available for review by the public on the 

NSF Web site at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/ 

dias/policy/. NSF received 57 responses 

from three commenters in response to 

the First Federal Register notice 

published on May 24, 2017, at 82 FR 

23840. Please see https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

for the comments received, and NSF’s 

responses. 

Title of Collection: ‘‘National Science 

Foundation Proposal & Award Policies 

& Procedures Guide.’’ 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to extend with revision an 

information collection for three years. 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 

81–507) sets forth NSF’s mission and 

purpose: 

‘‘To promote the progress of science; 

to advance the national health, 

prosperity, and welfare; to secure the 

national defense . . . .’’ 

The Act authorized and directed NSF 

to initiate and support: 

• Basic scientific research and 

research fundamental to the engineering 

process; 

• Programs to strengthen scientific 

and engineering research potential; 

• Science and engineering education 

programs at all levels and in all the 

various fields of science and 

engineering; 

• Programs that provide a source of 

information for policy formulation; and 

• Other activities to promote these 

ends. 

NSF’s core purpose resonates clearly 

in everything it does: Promoting 

achievement and progress in science 

and engineering and enhancing the 

potential for research and education to 

contribute to the Nation. While NSF’s 

vision of the future and the mechanisms 

it uses to carry out its charges have 

evolved significantly over the last six 

decades, its ultimate mission remains 

the same. 

Use of the Information: The regular 

submission of proposals to the 

Foundation is part of the collection of 

information and is used to help NSF 

fulfill this responsibility by initiating 

and supporting merit-selected research 

and education projects in all the 

scientific and engineering disciplines. 

NSF receives more than 50,000 

proposals annually for new projects, 

and makes approximately 11,000 new 

awards. 

Support is made primarily through 

grants, contracts, and other agreements 

awarded to approximately 2,000 

colleges, universities, academic 

consortia, nonprofit institutions, and 

small businesses. The awards are based 

mainly on merit evaluations of 

proposals submitted to the Foundation. 

The Foundation has a continuing 

commitment to monitor the operations 

of its information collection to identify 

and address excessive reporting burdens 

as well as to identify any real or 

apparent inequities based on gender, 

race, ethnicity, or disability of the 

proposed principal investigator(s)/ 

project director(s) or the co-principal 

investigator(s)/co-project director(s). 

Burden on the Public 

It has been estimated that the public 

expends an average of approximately 

120 burden hours for each proposal 

submitted. Since the Foundation 

expects to receive approximately 52,000 

proposals in FY 2017, an estimated 

6,240,000 burden hours will be placed 

on the public. 

The Foundation has based its 

reporting burden on the review of 

approximately 50,500 new proposals 

expected during FY 2018. It has been 

estimated that anywhere from one hour 

to 20 hours may be required to review 

a proposal. We have estimated that 

approximately 5 hours are required to 

review an average proposal. Each 

proposal receives an average of 3 

reviews, resulting in approximately 

757,500 hours per year. 

The information collected on the 

reviewer background questionnaire 

(NSF 428A) is used by managers to 

maintain an automated database of 

reviewers for the many disciplines 

represented by the proposals submitted 

to the Foundation. Information collected 

on gender, race, and ethnicity is used in 

meeting NSF needs for data to permit 

response to Congressional and other 

queries into equity issues. These data 

also are used in the design, 

implementation, and monitoring of NSF 

efforts to increase the participation of 

various groups in science, engineering, 

and education. The estimated burden 

for the Reviewer Background 

Information (NSF 428A) is estimated at 

5 minutes per respondent with up to 

10,000 potential new reviewers for a 

total of 833 hours. 

The aggregate number of burden 

hours is estimated to be 6,817,500. The 

actual burden on respondents has not 

changed. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Ann Bushmiller, 

Senior Counsel, National Science Board. 

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, September 14, 

2017, 2 p.m. (Open Portion) 2:15 p.m. 

(Closed Portion). 

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, 

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New 

York Avenue NW., Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Meeting Open to the Public 

from 2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., Closed portion 

will commence at 2:15 p.m. (approx.). 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. President’s Report. 

2. Minutes of the Open Session of the 

June 15, 2017, Board of Directors 

Meeting. 

FURTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

(Closed to the Public 2:15 p.m.): 

1. Proposed FY 2019 Budget. 

2. Insurance Project—Ukraine. 

3. Finance Project—Costa Rica. 

4. Minutes of the Closed Session of 

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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

6. Pending Projects. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Information on the meeting may be 

obtained from Catherine F. I. Andrade at 

(202) 336–8768, or via email at 

Catherine.Andrade@opic.gov. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Catherine Andrade, 

Corporate Secretary, Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18143 Filed 8–23–17; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 3210–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2017–174 and CP2017–275; 

MC2017–175 and CP2017–276; MC2017–176 

and CP2017–277; MC2017–177 and CP2017– 

278] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

negotiated service agreements. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: August 28, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3007.40. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 

39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2017–174 and 

CP2017–275; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 52 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing (Under 

Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ 

Decision, Contract, and Supporting 

Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 

18, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30; Public 

Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; 

Comments Due: August 28, 2017. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2017–175 and 

CP2017–276; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 53 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing (Under 

Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ 

Decision, Contract, and Supporting 

Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 

18, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30; Public 

Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; 

Comments Due: August 28, 2017. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2017–176 and 

CP2017–277; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 342 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted 

Governors’ Decision, Contract, and 

Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance 

Date: August 18, 2017; Filing Authority: 

39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30; 

Public Representative: Christopher C. 

Mohr; Comments Due: August 28, 2017. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2017–177 and 

CP2017–278; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & 

First-Class Package Service Contract 22 

to Competitive Product List and Notice 

of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted 

Governors’ Decision, Contract, and 

Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance 

Date: August 18, 2017; Filing Authority: 

39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30; 

Public Representative: Christopher C. 

Mohr; Comments Due: August 28, 2017. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17981 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–81446; File No. SR– 

NASDAQ–2017–084] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Address the 

Application of Rule 11140 in 

Connection With the Implementation of 

the Shortened Settlement Cycle (T+2) 

on September 5, 2017 

August 21, 2017. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on August 

18, 2017, The NASDAQ Stock Market 

LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

the proposed rule change as described 

in Items I and II, below, which Items 

have been prepared by the Exchange. 

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to solicit comments on the 

proposed rule change from interested 

persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to address the 

application of Rule 11140 as it relates to 


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