80_FR_16089 80 FR 16031 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

80 FR 16031 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 58 (March 26, 2015)

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FR Document2015-07088

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 16031]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07088]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    The National Science Board's Executive Committee, pursuant to NSF 
regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a teleconference 
for the transaction of National Science Board business, as follows:

DATE and TIME:  Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 10:30-11:30 a.m. EDT.

SUBJECT MATTER: Chairman's remarks and discussion of legislative 
issues.

STATUS: Closed.
    This meeting will be held by teleconference. Please refer to the 
National Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional 
information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status 
of meeting) which may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. 
Point of contact for this meeting is James Hamos at jhamos@nsf.gov.

Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2015-07088 Filed 3-24-15; 4:15 pm]
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                                                  respondents, including through the use                  updated information on the status of                  National Science Board Web site
                                                  of automated collection techniques or                   scientific and engineering research                   www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional
                                                  other forms of information technology.                  facilities and capabilities. The                      information and schedule updates (time,
                                                  DATES: Written comments should be                       information is used by Federal policy                 place, subject matter or status of
                                                  received by May 26, 2015 to be assured                  makers, planners, and budget analysts                 meeting) which may be found at http://
                                                  of consideration. Comments received                     in making policy decisions, as well as                www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. Point of
                                                  after that date will be considered to the               by institutional academic officials, the              contact for this meeting is James Hamos
                                                  extent practicable.                                     scientific/engineering establishment,                 at jhamos@nsf.gov.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Written comments
                                                                                                          and state agencies and legislatures that
                                                                                                                                                                Suzanne Plimpton,
                                                  regarding the information collection and                fund universities.
                                                                                                            Expected Respondents: The Facilities                Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
                                                  requests for copies of the proposed                                                                           Foundation.
                                                                                                          Survey is a census of academic
                                                  information collection request should be                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–07088 Filed 3–24–15; 4:15 pm]
                                                                                                          institutions that performed at least $1
                                                  addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
                                                                                                          million in separately budgeted science                BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                  Clearance Officer, National Science
                                                                                                          and engineering research and
                                                  Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
                                                                                                          development in the previous fiscal year.
                                                  295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email                     In the most recent FY 2013 Facilities               POSTAL SERVICE
                                                  to splimpto@nsf.gov.                                    Survey, a census of 588 academic
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        institutions was conducted. The                       Product Change—Parcel Return
                                                  Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or                   sampling frame for the survey was the                 Service Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                  send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.                         FY 2012 Higher Education Research and                 AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
                                                  Individuals who use a                                   Development Survey conducted by the                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                  telecommunications device for the deaf                  National Center for Science and
                                                  (TDD) may call the Federal Information                  Engineering Statistics. Data are collected            SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                  Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–                      through a Web-based interface, although               notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                  8339, which is accessible 24 hours a                    institutions have the option of printing              Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                  day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year                     and completing a PDF that can be sent                 domestic shipping services contract to
                                                  (including federal holidays).                           by mail.                                              the list of Negotiated Service
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                Estimate of Burden: The Facilities                  Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                     Title of Collection: Survey of Science               Survey will be sent to approximately                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                  and Engineering Research Facilities.                    600 academic institutions for the FY                  DATES: Effective date: March 26, 2015.
                                                     OMB Control Number: 3145–0101.                       2015 and FY 2017 data collection                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                     Expiration Date of Approval: October                 cycles. The completion time per                       Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                  31, 2014.                                               academic institution is expected to
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                     Type of Request: Intent to seek                      average 19 hours based on completion
                                                                                                                                                                United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                  approval to reinstate an information                    time estimates provided by all survey
                                                                                                                                                                gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                  collection for three years.                             participants in the FY 2013 survey. This
                                                                                                                                                                3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 20, 2015,
                                                                                                          would result in an estimated burden of
                                                  Proposed Project                                                                                              it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                                                                          11,210 hours per cycle.
                                                     Abstract: The National Science                                                                             Commission a Request of the United
                                                                                                            Dated: March 23, 2015.                              States Postal Service to Add Parcel
                                                  Foundation Survey of Science and
                                                                                                          Suzanne H. Plimpton,                                  Return Service Contract 6 to
                                                  Engineering Research Facilities is a
                                                  Congressionally mandated (Pub. L. 99–                   Reports Clearance Officer, National Science           Competitive Product List. Documents
                                                                                                          Foundation.                                           are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
                                                  159; NSF Act of 1950, as amended;
                                                  America COMPETES Reauthorization                        [FR Doc. 2015–06910 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am]           Nos. MC2015–41, CP2015–53.
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                  Act of 2010), biennial survey that has                                                                        Stanley F. Mires,
                                                  been conducted since 1986. As required                                                                        Attorney, Federal Requirements.
                                                  by law, the survey collects data on the                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–06881 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                  amount, condition, costs of, and                                                                              BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                  universities need for, the physical                     Sunshine Act Meetings; National
                                                  facilities used to conduct research in                  Science Board
                                                  individual science and engineering
                                                                                                             The National Science Board’s                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  fields. It was expected by Congress that
                                                                                                          Executive Committee, pursuant to NSF                  COMMISSION
                                                  this survey would provide the data
                                                  necessary to describe the status and                    regulations (45 CFR part 614), the                    [Release No. 34–74556; File No. SR–BATS–
                                                  needs of science and engineering                        National Science Foundation Act, as                   2014–067]
                                                  research facilities and to formulate                    amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
                                                  appropriate solutions to documented                     Government in the Sunshine Act (5                     Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
                                                  needs. Data on computing and                            U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the              Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of
                                                  networking capacity, often termed                       scheduling of a teleconference for the                Amendment No. 2, and Order Granting
                                                  ‘‘cyberinfrastructure’’ were collected                  transaction of National Science Board                 Accelerated Approval of a Proposed
                                                                                                          business, as follows:                                 Rule Change, as Modified by
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                                                  from 2003 to 2013. These questions will
                                                  be eliminated from future                               DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 25,                   Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto, to
                                                  questionnaires based on a review by                     2015, 10:30–11:30 a.m. EDT.                           BATS Rules 20.3 and 20.6
                                                  NCSES that indicated the data did not                   SUBJECT MATTER: Chairman’s remarks                    March 20, 2015.
                                                  provide clear and useful metrics for                    and discussion of legislative issues.
                                                  measuring cyberinfrastructure.                          STATUS: Closed.
                                                                                                                                                                I. Introduction
                                                     Use of the Information: Analysis of                     This meeting will be held by                          On December 4, 2014, BATS
                                                  the Facilities Survey data provide                      teleconference. Please refer to the                   Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or


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FR Citation80 FR 16031 

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