Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: National Science Foundation
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 07-284

Summary

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance for this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than three years. Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information of respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Dates

Written comments should be received by March 26, 2007, to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.

Supplementary Information

Title of Collection: International Cover Page Addendum. OMB Control No.: 3145-New. Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable. Abstract: The Office of International Science and Engineering within the Office of the NSF Director will use the International Cover Page Addendum. Principal Investigators submitting proposals to this Office will be asked to complete an electronic version of the International Cover Page Addendum. The Addendum requests foreign counterpart investigator/host information and participant demographics not requested elsewhere in NSF proposal documents. The information gathered with the International Cover Page Addendum serves four purposes. The first is to enable proposal assignment to the program officer responsible for activity with the primary countries involved. No current component of a standard NSF proposal requests this information. (The international cooperative activities box on the standard NSF Cover Page applies only to one specific type of activity, not the wide range of activities supported by OISE.) NSF proposal assignment applications are program element-based and therefore cannot be used to determine assignment by country. The second use of the information is program management. OISE is committed to investing in activities in all regions of the world. With data from this form, the Office can determine submissions by geographic region. Thirdly, funding decisions cannot be made without details for the international partner not included in any other part of the submission process. The fourth section, counts of scientists and students to be supported by the project, are also not available elsewhere in the proposal since OISE budgets do not include participant support costs. These factors are all important for OISE program management. Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 600. Burden on the Public: 150 hours (15 mins. each respondent). Dated: January 19, 2007. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. E7-960 Filed 1-23-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-255] Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 for an Additional 20-Year Period; Record of Decision Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has issued Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 to Nuclear Management Company, LLC (licensee), the operator of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP). Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 authorizes operation of PNP by the licensee at reactor core power levels not in excess of 2565.4 megawatts thermal in accordance with the provisions of the PNP renewed license and its Technical Specifications. The notice also serves as the record of decision for the renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR-20, consistent with 10 CFR 51.103 of the Commission's regulations. The factors considered in the Record of Decision can be found in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for PNP. The PNP plant is a Pressurized Water Reactor located in Van Buren County, MI. The application for the renewed license complied with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations. As required by the Act and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, the Commission has made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the license. Prior public notice of the action involving the proposed issuance of the renewed license and of an opportunity for a hearing regarding the proposed issuance of the new license was published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2005 (70 FR 33533). For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) Nuclear Management Company, LLC's license renewal application for Palisades Nuclear Plant, dated March 22, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated through July 5, 2006; (2) the Commission's safety evaluation report (NUREG-1871), dated December 2006; (3) the licensee's updated safety analysis report; and (4) the Commission's final environmental impact statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 27, for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, dated October 12, 2006). These documents are available at the NRC's Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, and can be viewed from the NRC Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html . Copies of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20, may be obtained by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Director, Division of License Renewal. Copies of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Safety Evaluation Report (NUREG-1871) and the final environmental impact statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 27) may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia 22161 ( http://www.ntis.gov ), (703) 605-6000, or from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Attention: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328 ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov ), (202) 512-1800. All orders should clearly identify the NRC publication number and the requestor's Government Printing Office deposit account number or VISA or MasterCard number and expiration date. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January, 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Division Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E7-972 Filed 1-23-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-387-LR and 50-388-LR; ASLBP No. 07-851-01-LR-BD01] PPL Susquehanna LLC; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Pursuant to delegation by the Commission dated December 29,1972, published in the Federal Register , 37 FR 28,710 (1972), and the Commission's regulations, see 10 CFR 2.104, 2.300, 2.303, 2.309, 2.311, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is being established to preside over the following proceeding: PPL Susquehanna LLC (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2) A Licensing Board is being established pursuant to a November 2, 2006 notice of opportunity for hearing (71 FR 64,566) regarding the September 13, 2006 application for renewal of Operating License Nos. NPF-14 and NFP-22, which authorize PPL Susquehanna LLC (PPL) to operate the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2, at 3489 megawatts thermal. The PPL renewal application seeks to extend the current operating licenses—which expire on July 17, 2022, and March 23, 2024, for Units 1 and 2 respectively—for an additional twenty years. This proceeding concerns the January 2, 2007 request for hearing/petition to intervene filed by Mr. Eric Joseph Epstein. The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges: Ann Marshall Young, Chair, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Dr. Kaye D. Lathrop, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Dr. William W. Sager, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed with the administrative judges in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of January 2007. E. Roy Hawkens, Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. [FR Doc. E7-975 Filed 1-23-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Request for Comments From the Public on Haiti's Eligibility for Benefits Under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act Implementation Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (the “Subcommittee”) is requesting that the public provide written comments on whether Haiti meets the eligibility requirements set out in 5002(d) of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE). The Subcommittee will consider these comments in developing a recommendation to the President on Haiti's eligibility under HOPE. The President is required to make this determination no later than March 20, 2007. DATES: Public Comments are due at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) by noon, Tuesday, February 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: FR0504@USTR.EOP.GOV. For assistance or if unable to submit comments by e-mail, contact Gloria Blue, Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395-6143.