National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice, 37380-37381 [2011-16112]

Download as PDF 37380 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2011 / Notices (Closed to the Public) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Discussion of Specific Grant Applications and Programs Before the Council Committee Management Renewals 10:30 a.m. until Challenge Grants and Adjourned Federal/State Partnership—Room 507 Digital Humanities—Room 402 Education Programs—Room M–07 Preservation and Access—Room 415 Public Programs—Room 421 Research Programs—Room 315 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2–3:30 p.m. Jefferson Lecture/National Humanities Medals Committee—Room 527 The morning session of the meeting on July 15, 2011 will convene at 9 a.m., in the first floor Council Room M–09, and will be open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning session will be as follows: A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting B. Reports 1. Introductory Remarks 2. Presentation on the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible by Dr. Stephen Enniss, Chief Librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library 3. Staff Report 4. Congressional Report 5. Budget Report 6. Reports on Policy and General Matters a. Challenge Grants and Federal/State Partnership b. Digital Humanities c. Education Programs d. Preservation and Access e. Public Programs f. Research Programs g. Jefferson Lecture/National Humanities Medals The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the consideration of specific applications and will be closed to the public for the reasons stated above. Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or by calling (202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282. Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated. Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–15967 Filed 6–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:51 Jun 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 The National Science Foundation (NSF) management officials having responsibility for the advisory committees listed below have determined that renewing these groups for another two years is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. Committees: Proposal Review Panel for Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, #59 Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences, #1110 Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources, #1119 Advisory Committee for Polar Programs, #1130 Advisory Committee for Engineering, #1170 Alan T. Waterman Award Committee, #1172 Advisory Panel for Integrative Activities, #1373 Proposal Review Panel for Earth Sciences, #1569 Advisory Committee for Geosciences, #1755 Proposal Review Panel for Geosciences, #1756 Proposal Review Panel for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences, #1766 Proposal Review Panel for Biological Infrastructure, #10743 Proposal Review Panel for Environmental Biology, #10744 Proposal Review Panel for Integrative Organismal Systems, #10745 Proposal Review Panel for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, #10746 Proposal Review Panel for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, #10747 Proposal Review Panel for Social and Economic Sciences, #10748 Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering, #10749 Proposal Review Panel for Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, #10751 Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences, #10752 Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure, #25150 Effective date for renewal is July 1, 2011. For more information, please contact Susanne Bolton, NSF, at (703) 292–7488. PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: June 22, 2011. Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–16020 Filed 6–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board’s Committee on Strategy and Budget, 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 in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows: DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 8 a.m.–3 p.m., EDT. SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of NSF’s FY 2013 Budget. STATUS: Closed. This meeting will be held by teleconference originating at the National Science Board Office, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the National Science Board Web site (https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ notices/) for information or schedule updates, or contact: Blane Dahl, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292–7000. Ann Ferrante, Writer-Editor. [FR Doc. 2011–16101 Filed 6–23–11; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board’s Committee on Strategy and Budget, 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 in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows: DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, July 6th at 8 a.m.–3 p.m., E.D.T. SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of NSF’s FY 2013 Budget. STATUS: Closed. E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2011 / Notices This meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the National Science Board Web site (https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ notices/) for information or schedule updates, or contact: Blane Dahl, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292–7000. Ann Ferrante, Writer-Editor. [FR Doc. 2011–16112 Filed 6–23–11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon written request, copies available from: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Rule 15g–2; SEC File No. 270–381; OMB Control No. 3235–0434. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. The ‘‘Penny Stock Disclosure Rules’’ (Rule 15g–2, 17 CFR 240.15g–2) require broker-dealers to provide their customers with a risk disclosure document, as set forth in Schedule 15G, prior to their first non-exempt transaction in a ‘‘penny stock.’’ As amended, the rule requires brokerdealers to obtain written acknowledgement from the customer that he or she has received the required risk disclosure document. The amended rule also requires broker-dealers to maintain a copy of the customer’s written acknowledgement for at least three years following the date on which the risk disclosure document was provided to the customer, the first two years in an accessible place. The risk disclosure documents are for the benefit of the customers, to assure that they are aware of the risks of trading in ‘‘penny stocks’’ before they enter into a transaction. The risk disclosure documents are maintained by the broker-dealers and may be reviewed VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:51 Jun 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 during the course of an examination by the Commission. There are approximately 253 brokerdealers that could potentially be subject to current Rule 15g–2. The Commission estimates that approximately 5% of registered broker-dealers are engaged in penny stock transactions, and thereby subject to the Rule (5% × approximately 5,063 registered broker-dealers = 253 broker-dealers). The Commission estimates that each one of these firms processes an average of three new customers for penny stocks per week. Thus, each respondent processes approximately 156 penny stock disclosure documents per year. If communications in tangible form alone are used to satisfy the requirements of Rule 15g–2, then the copying and mailing of the penny stock disclosure document takes no more than two minutes. Thus, the total associated burden is approximately 2 minutes per response, or an aggregate total of 312 minutes per respondent. Since there are 253 respondents, the current annual burden is 78,936 minutes (312 minutes per each of the 253 respondents) or 1,316 hours for this third party disclosure burden. In addition, brokerdealers incur a recordkeeping burden of approximately two minutes per response when filing the completed penny stock disclosure documents as required pursuant to the Rule 15(g)(2)(c), which requires a brokerdealer to preserve a copy of the written acknowledgement pursuant to Rule 17a–4(b) of the Exchange Act,. Since there are approximately 156 responses for each respondent, the respondents incur an aggregate recordkeeping burden of 78,936 minutes (253 respondents × 156 responses for each × 2 minutes per response) or 1,316 hours, under Rule 15g–2. Accordingly, the current aggregate annual hour burden associated with Rule 15g–2 (that is, assuming that all respondents provide tangible copies of the required documents) is approximately 2,632 hours (1,316 third party disclosure hours + 1,316 recordkeeping hours). The burden hours associated with Rule 15g–2 may be slightly reduced when the penny stock disclosure document required under the rule is provided through electronic means such as e-mail from the broker-dealer (e.g., the broker-dealer respondent may take only one minute, instead of the two minutes estimated above, to provide the penny stock disclosure document by email to its customer). In this regard, if each of the customer respondents estimated above communicates with his or her broker-dealer electronically, the total ongoing respondent burden is PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37381 approximately 1 minute per response, or an aggregate total of 156 minutes (156 customers × 1 minutes per respondent). Assuming 253 respondents, the annual third party disclosure burden, if electronic communications were used by all customers, is 39,468 minutes (156 minutes per each of the 253 respondents) or 658 hours. If all respondents were to use electronic means, the recordkeeping burden is 78,936 minutes or 1,316 hours (the same as above). Thus, if all broker-dealer respondents obtain and send the documents required under the rules electronically, the aggregate annual hour burden associated with Rule 15g–2 is 1,974 (658 hours + 1,316 hours). In addition, if the penny stock customer requests a paper copy of the information on the Commission’s Web site regarding microcap securities, including penny stocks, from his or her broker-dealer, the printing and mailing of the document containing this information takes no more than two minutes per customer. Because many investors have access to the Commission’s Web site via computers located in their homes, or in easily accessible public places such as libraries, then, at most, a quarter of customers who are required to receive the Rule 15g–2 disclosure document request that their broker-dealer provide them with the additional microcap and penny stock information posted on the Commission’s Web site. Thus, each broker-dealer respondent processes approximately 39 requests for paper copies of this information per year or an aggregate total of 78 minutes per respondent (2 minutes per customer × 39 requests per respondent). Since there are 253 respondents, the estimated annual burden is 19,734 minutes (78 minutes per each of the 253 respondents) or 329 hours. This is a third party disclosure type of burden. We have no way of knowing how many broker-dealers and customers will choose to communicate electronically. Assuming that 50 percent of respondents continue to provide documents and obtain signatures in tangible form and 50 percent choose to communicate electronically to satisfy the requirements of Rule 15g–2, the total aggregate burden hours is 3,948 ((aggregate burden hours for documents and signatures in tangible form × 0.50 of the respondents = 1,316 hours) + (aggregate burden hours for electronically signed and transmitted documents × 0.50 of the respondents = 987 hours) + (aggregate burden hours for recordkeeping of tangible documents × 0.50 of the respondents = 658) + (aggregate burden hours for E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16112]


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National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

    The National Science Board's Committee on Strategy and Budget, 
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 in regard to the 
scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board 
business and other matters specified, as follows:

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, July 6th at 8 a.m.-3 p.m., E.D.T.

SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of NSF's FY 2013 Budget.

STATUS: Closed.

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    This meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
    Please refer to the National Science Board Web site (https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/) for information or schedule updates, or 
contact: Blane Dahl, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 
Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-7000.

Ann Ferrante,
Writer-Editor.
[FR Doc. 2011-16112 Filed 6-23-11; 4:15 pm]
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