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NSF present the awards to the mentors 

at an awards ceremony. 

• Presidential Award for Excellence in 

Mathematics and Science Teaching 

The Presidential Award for 

Excellence in Mathematics and Science 

Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest 

recognition that a kindergarten through 

12th-grade mathematics or science 

teacher may receive for outstanding 

teaching in the United States. Enacted 

by Congress in 1983, this program 

authorizes the President to bestow 108 

awards, assuming there are qualified 

applicants. In even-numbered years, 

nominations are accepted for 

elementary teachers (grades K–6); in 

odd-numbered years, secondary 

teachers (grades 7–12) are nominated. 

This award is managed at NSF by the 

Directorate for Education and Human 

Resources (EHR). 

Nomination Criteria 

A teacher may be nominated by a 

principal, another teacher, students, 

members of the community, or the 

general public. Self-nominations are 

allowed. Awardees must be either U.S. 

Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents. A 

Nominee must meet the following 

criteria to apply: 

• Be highly qualified as deemed by 

their states, districts, or schools; 

• Teach in one of the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 

four U.S. territories, including the 

Department of Defense Schools 

(DoDEA). 

• Hold a degree or appropriate 

credentials in the category for which 

they are applying. 

• Be a full-time employee of the 

school or school district. 

• Have at least 5 years of mathematics 

or science teaching (including computer 

science) experience prior to application. 

• Teach mathematics or science at the 

kindergarten through 6th grade level or 

at the 7th through 12th grade level in a 

public or private school. 

• Not have received the national 

PAEMST award in any prior 

competition or category. 

Application Process 

• Applicants complete a 12-page 

written document on five dimensions of 

outstanding teaching (content 

knowledge, pedagogy, assessment, 

leadership and professional 

development) and submit a video of one 

class. Three letters of reference 

including one from a school official are 

required, along with a resume or 

biographical sketch. 

• The applicant has a 7-month period 

(October to May) to complete 

applications and submit them for state 

review. The nomination period is from 

October to April. 

Review of Nominations 

• State coordinators convene state 

selection committees of prominent 

mathematicians, scientists, mathematics 

and science educators, and past 

awardees to select up to five 

mathematics and five science finalists 

for recognition at the state level and for 

submission to NSF. To ensure 

consistency, state selection committees 

review their applications using the same 

criteria and scoring information that 

was approved by OSTP. 

• NSF (EHR) convenes a National 

Selection Committee of prominent 

mathematicians, scientists, mathematics 

and science educators, and past 

awardees that review the application 

packets of the state finalists and make 

recommendations to NSF. NSF reviews 

these recommendations and 

recommends one awardee in both 

mathematics and science for all eligible 

jurisdictions, when possible, to OSTP. 

Alternatively, NSF may recommend two 

awardees from a discipline in a 

jurisdiction, when warranted. 

Award Ceremony 

The awardees are hosted for 3–4 days 

in Washington, DC, for a variety of 

professional development sessions and 

celebratory activities. Each awardee 

receives a citation signed by the 

President and $10,000 from NSF. If 

scheduling permits, the President meets 

the teachers for a photo opportunity at 

the White House. The Director of OSTP 

and the Director of NSF present the 

citations to the teachers at an awards 

ceremony. Awardees also have the 

opportunity to meet their congressional 

representatives and education 

representatives from other federal 

agencies. 

Estimate of Burden: These are annual 

award programs with application 

deadlines varying according to the 

program. Public burden also may vary 

according to program; however, across 

all the programs, it is estimated that 

each submission will average 19 hours 

per respondent. If the nominator is 

thoroughly familiar with the 

disciplinary background of the nominee, 

time spent to complete the nomination 

may be considerably reduced. See the 

table below for the burden estimates for 

each award. 

Award 

Estimated 

number of 

responses 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

President’s National Medal of Science ........................................................................................ 80 20 1,600 

Alan T. Waterman Award ............................................................................................................ 70 20 1,400 

Vannevar Bush Award ................................................................................................................. 20 15 300 

Public Service Award ................................................................................................................... 30 15 450 

PAESMEM ................................................................................................................................... 200 20 4,000 

PAEMST ...................................................................................................................................... 1,000 24 24,000 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 1,800 ........................ 41,350 

Respondents: Individuals, businesses 

or other for-profit organizations, 

universities, non-profit institutions, and 

Federal and State governments. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Dated: October 27, 2017. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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[Docket Nos. MC2018–14 and CP2018–30; 

MC2018–15 and CP2018–31; MC2018–16 

and CP2018–32; MC2018–17 and CP2018– 

33] 

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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: November 2, 

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).: MC2018–14 and 

CP2018–30; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & First-Class 

Package Service Contract 61 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: October 25, 2017; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 

CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Timothy J. Schwuchow; 

Comments Due: November 2, 2017. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2018–15 and 

CP2018–31; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 371 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: October 25, 2017; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 

CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Timothy J. Schwuchow; 

Comments Due: November 2, 2017. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2018–16 and 

CP2018–32; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Express Contract 

52 to Competitive Product List and 

Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; 

Filing Acceptance Date: October 25, 

2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 

and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; 

Comments Due: November 2, 2017. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2018–17 and 

CP2018–33; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority 

Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 23 to Competitive Product List 

and Notice of Filing Materials Under 

Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 

25, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 

Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; 

Comments Due: November 2, 2017. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2018–34; CP2018–35] 

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: November 3, 

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. 


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