80 FR 57236 - Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 183 (September 22, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-24018

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-24018]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

Name: Advisory Committee for Engineering #1170.

Date/Time: October 21, 2015: 12:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. October 22, 2015: 
8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, 
Arlington, Virginia 22230.

Type of Meeting: OPEN.

Contact Person: Evette Rollins, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington, Virginia 22230; 703-292-8300.

PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice, recommendations and counsel on 
major goals and policies pertaining to engineering programs and 
activities.

Agenda

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

 Directorate for Engineering Report
 Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Overview
 CMMI Committee of Visitors Report
 Engineering Education and Revolutionizing Engineering 
Departments Update
 Broader Impacts

Thursday, April 16, 2015

 Perspectives from the Office of the Director
 The Future of Center-scale Multidisciplinary Engineering 
Research
 Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems 
Overview
 CBET Committee of Visitors Report
 Roundtable on ENG Strategic Activities and Recommendations

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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10235, Washington, DC 20503; (202) Current Actions: New collection of • Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing
395–7316. information. Innovation Overview
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Type of Review: New Collection. • CMMI Committee of Visitors Report
Michael McDonald, General Counsel at Affected Public: Individuals and • Engineering Education and
gencounsel@neh.gov or by mail to 400 Households, Businesses and Revolutionizing Engineering
7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Departments Update
DC 20506. Governments. • Broader Impacts
Below we provide NEH’s projected Thursday, April 16, 2015
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
average estimates for the next three
Title: Generic Clearance for the
years. The formula used to calculate the • Perspectives from the Office of the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Director
total burden hours is ‘‘estimated average
Agency Service Delivery.
time per responses’’ times ‘‘annual • The Future of Center-scale
Abstract: NEH is submitting a new Multidisciplinary Engineering
information collection—in the form of a responses.’’
Average Expected Annual Number of Research
generic clearance—that will allow NEH
Activities: 4. • Chemical, Bioengineering,
to receive fast-track approval from OMB Environmental and Transport Systems
Estimated Number of Respondents:
when NEH wishes to seek feedback from Overview
10,000.
the public about NEH events and Estimated Annual Number of • CBET Committee of Visitors Report
programs. With this generic clearance • Roundtable on ENG Strategic
Responses per Respondent: Once per
NEH will be able to garner qualitative Activities and Recommendations
request.
customer and stakeholder feedback in Estimated Total Annual Responses: Dated: September 17, 2015.
an efficient, timely manner, in 10,000. Crystal Robinson,
accordance with the Administration’s Estimated Average Time per Committee Management Officer.
commitment to improving service Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours). [FR Doc. 2015–24018 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]
delivery by Federal agencies to the Estimated Total Annual Burden BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
public. By qualitative feedback we mean Hours: 2,500 hours.
information that provides useful NEH is requesting OMB approval for
insights on people’s opinions of NEH three years. There are no costs to NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
programs, events, publications, products respondents other than their time.
and other services NEH provides to the Notice of Permit Applications Received
public. This qualitative feedback will: Dated: September 16, 2015.
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
• Provide NEH with insights into Margaret F. Plympton, of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
customer or stakeholder perceptions, Deputy Chairman.
experiences and expectations, [FR Doc. 2015–24091 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
• Provide NEH with an early warning BILLING CODE 7536–01–P ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications
of issues with service, and Received under the Antarctic
• Focus agency attention on areas Conservation Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95–
where communication, training or NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 541), as amended by the Antarctic
changes in operations might improve Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
delivery of NEH products or services. Advisory Committee for Engineering; of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–227).
NEH will solicit feedback in areas Notice of Meeting
SUMMARY: The National Science
such as: Timeliness, appropriateness,
In accordance with the Federal Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
accuracy of information, courtesy,
Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– a notice of permit applications received
efficiency of service delivery, and
463, as amended), the National Science to conduct activities regulated under the
resolution of issues with service
Foundation announces the following Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
delivery. NEH will use the responses to
meeting: NSF has published regulations under
plan and to improve the quality of
NAME: Advisory Committee for the Antarctic Conservation Act at title
service and programs offered to the
Engineering #1170. 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal
public.
DATE/TIME: October 21, 2015: 12:00 p.m.
Regulations. This is the required notice
For every customer survey or other
to 5:15 p.m. October 22, 2015: 8:30 a.m. of permit applications received.
information collection under this
to 12:45 p.m. DATES: Interested parties are invited to
generic clearance, NEH will use the
information gathered internally only for submit written data, comments, or
PLACE: National Science Foundation,
general service improvement and views with respect to this permit
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235,
program management purposes and application by October 22, 2015. This
Arlington, Virginia 22230.
does not intend to release the application may be inspected by
TYPE OF MEETING: OPEN. interested parties at the Permit Office,
information outside of the agency. NEH CONTACT PERSON: Evette Rollins,
will not gather information for the address below.
National Science Foundation, 4201 ADDRESSES: Comments should be
purpose of substantially informing Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington,
influential policy decisions. NEH will addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Virginia 22230; 703–292–8300. Division of Polar Programs, National
only gather data in a way designed to
PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice, Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
yield qualitative information, not
recommendations and counsel on major Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
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statistically reliable results or results
meant to be generalizable to the goals and policies pertaining to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
population of study. engineering programs and activities. Polly A. Penhale, Environmental
NEH received no comments in Agenda Officer, at the above address or
response to the 60-day notice published ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149.
in the Federal Register on July 2, 2015 Wednesday, October 21, 2015 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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