National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel, 66696-66697 [E9-29859]

Download as PDF 66696 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 16, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative disbursements Measures Rural Land Governance Project. $59,934,614 Increase investment in land and rural productivity through improved land tenure security and land management. $191,878 TBD. Agriculture Development Project. $141,910,059 Expand the productive use of land in order to increase the volume and value of agricultural production in project zones. $17,851 TBD. Bright 2 Schools Project .. $26,829,669 Increase primary school completion rates. $26,829,669 TBD. Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $56,138,546 ......................................... $4,715,805 Pending Subsequent Report **. .......................... ......................................... $65,145 Country: Namibia Year: 2009 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total Obligation: $304,477,816 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,591,979 Education Project ............. $144,976,558 Improve the enducation sector’s effectiveness, efficiency and quality. $0 To Be Determined (TBD). Tourism Project ................ $66,959,291 Increase incomes and create employment opportunities by improving the marketing, management and infrastructure of Etosha National Park. $0 TBD. Agriculture Project ........... $46,965,320 Sustainably improve the economic performance and profitability of the livestock sector and increase the volume of the indigenous natural products for export. $0 TBD. Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $45,576,647 ......................................... $2,038,940 Pending Subsequent Report **. .......................... ......................................... $0 * Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment. ** These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s) * November 2008, MCC and the Georgian government signed a Compact amendment making up to $100 million of additional funds available to the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund. These funds will be used to complete works in the Roads, Regional Infrastructure Development, and Energy Rehabilitation Projects contemplated by the original Compact. The amendment was ratified by the Georgian parliament and entered into force on January 30, 2009. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. E9–29952 Filed 12–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9211–03–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:18 Dec 15, 2009 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 given that seven meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate): State & Regional/Arts Education (State Partnership Agreements review): January 6–7, 2010 in Room 716. This E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 16, 2009 / Notices meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 6th and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on January 7th, will be open. A policy discussion will be held on January 7th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Media Arts (application review): January 11–13, 2010 in Room 730. This meeting, from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on January 11th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 12th, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 13th, will be closed. Folk and Traditional Arts/National Heritage Fellowships (review of nominations): January 12–15, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on January 12th and 13th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 14th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 15th, will be closed. State & Regional (State Partnership Agreements review): January 20–21, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 20th and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 21st, will be open. A policy discussion is scheduled for January 21st at 2 p.m. State & Regional (Regional Partnership Agreements review): January 21, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., will be open. A policy discussion is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. State & Regional/Folk Arts (State Partnership Agreements review): January 22, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will be open. A policy discussion is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. American Masterpieces/Presenting (application review): January 25–26, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 25th and from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on January 26th, will be closed. The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of November 10, 2009, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel’s discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:18 Dec 15, 2009 Jkt 220001 NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202–682– 5532, TTDY–TDD 202–682–5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202–682–5691. Dated: December 11, 2009. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E9–29859 Filed 12–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–395; NRC–2009–0559] South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.12, ‘‘Specific Exemptions,’’ for Facility Operating License No. NPF–12, issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (the licensee), for operation of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental assessment. Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact. Environmental Assessment Identification of the Proposed Action The proposed action would provide a one-time exemption to the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, ‘‘Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ Section IV.F.2.b, to postpone the onsite portion of the biennial emergency preparedness exercise from calendar year 2009 until April 2010. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee’s application dated October 15, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2009. The Need for the Proposed Action The licensee states that it has made a good faith effort to comply with the regulation in that the biennial exercise was previously scheduled to be performed on October 7, 2009. The licensee further states that ‘‘However, a PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66697 plant trip occurred on October 2, 2009, due to failure of the main generator output breaker. The plant trip required redirection of station resources to respond to the forced outage and to perform recovery activities. Since the recovery efforts were a major distraction, the decision was made to postpone the exercise.’’ The licensee states that it did participate in the offsite portion of the exercise on October 7, 2009, with Federal, state and local authorities. Since the scenario for the exercise would thus be known to the licensee emergency response organization (ERO) team members designated for the offsite portion of the exercise, the scenario will require modification for the forthcoming onsite portion of the exercise and a new ERO team will need to be selected to participate in the onsite portion of the biennial exercise. In summary, as a result of the impact of the combined need to repair the generator output breaker, an ongoing extensive refueling outage, the associated unavailability of key station personnel and the need to perform activities to support the onsite portion of the exercise, the licensee proposes to reschedule the onsite portion of the exercise for April 2010. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The underlying purpose of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.b, requiring licensees to conduct a biennial exercise, is to ensure that ERO personnel are familiar with their duties and to test the adequacy of emergency plans. In addition, 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.b, also requires licensees to maintain adequate emergency response capabilities during the intervals between biennial exercises by conducting drills to exercise the principal functional areas of emergency response. In order to accommodate the scheduling of full participation exercises, the NRC has allowed licensees to schedule the exercises at any time during the calendar biennium. Conducting the VCSNS fullparticipation exercise in calendar year 2010 places the exercise past the previously scheduled biennial calendar year of 2009. Since the last biennial exercise on October 2, 2007, the licensee has conducted nine full-station participation training drills to exercise these principal functional areas, including an after-hours augmentation drill. In addition, at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the licensee supported the State and local authorities with the offsite portion of the biennial exercise E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66696-66697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29859]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel

    Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that seven 
meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts 
will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate):
    State & Regional/Arts Education (State Partnership Agreements 
review): January 6-7, 2010 in Room 716. This

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meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 
January 6th and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on January 7th, will be open. 
A policy discussion will be held on January 7th from 11:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.
    Media Arts (application review): January 11-13, 2010 in Room 730. 
This meeting, from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on January 11th, from 9 a.m. to 
6 p.m. on January 12th, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 13th, will 
be closed.
    Folk and Traditional Arts/National Heritage Fellowships (review of 
nominations): January 12-15, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on January 12th and 13th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 
January 14th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 15th, will be 
closed.
    State & Regional (State Partnership Agreements review): January 20-
21, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 
20th and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 21st, will be open. A policy 
discussion is scheduled for January 21st at 2 p.m.
    State & Regional (Regional Partnership Agreements review): January 
21, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., will 
be open. A policy discussion is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.
    State & Regional/Folk Arts (State Partnership Agreements review): 
January 22, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 
will be open. A policy discussion is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    American Masterpieces/Presenting (application review): January 25-
26, 2010 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 
25th and from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on January 26th, will be closed.
    The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel 
review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial 
assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to 
the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of 
November 10, 2009, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant 
to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.
    Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory 
panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be 
permitted to participate in the panel's discussions at the discretion 
of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National 
Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20506, 202-682-5532, TTDY-TDD 202-682-5496, at least seven (7) days 
prior to the meeting.
    Further information with reference to these meetings can be 
obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel 
Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or 
call 202-682-5691.

     Dated: December 11, 2009.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. E9-29859 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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