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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Announcement of Humanities Medal
Design Competition Under the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010
National Endowment for the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
To encourage artists and
designers to create a thoughtful and
imaginative visual representation of the
humanities for a Presidential medal, this
notice announces the Humanities Medal
Design Competition under Section 105
of the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358).
DATES: Competition begins on October
1, 2012, and ends February 1, 2013. A
winner will be announced on or about
April 15, 2013, unless the term of the
competition is extended as provided in
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy
Havemann, Director of
Communications, National Endowment
for the Humanities, (202) 606–8446, or
medalcontest@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Subject of the Competition
The National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) is seeking a new
design for the National Humanities
Medal, which is bestowed annually by
the President of the United States in a
White House ceremony. NEH is one of
the largest funders of humanities
programs in the United States. NEH
grants typically go to cultural
institutions, such as museums, archives,
libraries, colleges, universities, public
television and radio stations, and to
individual scholars. (Visit the NEH Web
site, www.neh.gov.) The National
Humanities Medal, inaugurated in 1997,
honors individuals or groups who have
made outstanding contributions to the
humanities. Past winners have included
author Toni Morrison, historian Stephen
Ambrose, filmmaker Steven Spielberg,
and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. It is a
distinguished group of thinkers who
deserve a glorious medal. A full list of
medal recipients is available at
www.neh.gov/about/awards/nationalhumanities-medals. The new medal is
intended to premiere at the 2013
National Humanities Medal ceremony
and will serve the NEH far into the
future.
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Rules for Participating in the
Competition
1. Eligibility. To be eligible to win a
prize under this competition, you—
(a) Must register to participate in the
competition under the Official Rules
promulgated by NEH;
(b) Must comply with all the
requirements under this notice and the
America COMPETES Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–358);
(c) Must be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States and 18
years of age or older before the
submission period ends;
(d) May not be a Federal employee
acting within the scope of your
employment; and
(e) May not be an employee of NEH
or an immediate family member
(spouse, parents or step-parents, siblings
and step-siblings, children and stepchildren, and household members).
2. If you are a Federal grantee, you
may not use Federal funds to develop
applications for this competition unless
such use is consistent with the purpose
of your grant award.
3. If you are a Federal contractor, you
may not use Federal funds from a
contract to develop or fund efforts in
support applications for this
competition.
4. You may use Federal facilities or
consult with Federal employees during
the competition if the facilities and
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employees are made available to all
contestants participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.
5. NEH will accept submissions from
single individuals only and not from
entities or groups of individuals. You
may, however, submit more than one
entry if you have developed more than
one unique medal design.
6. Insurance and Indemnification.
(a) By participating in this
competition, you agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against
the Federal government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from
participation in this competition,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise. Provided, however, that you
are not required to waive claims against
NEH arising out of the unauthorized use
of or disclosure by NEH of your
intellectual property or confidential
information.
(b) By participating in this
competition, you agree to indemnify the
Federal government against third party
claims for damages arising from or
related to competition activities.
(c) Based on the subject matter of the
competition, the type of work that it
will possibly require, and an analysis of
the likelihood of any claims for death,
bodily injury, or property damage, or
loss potentially resulting from
participation, NEH does not require you
to obtain liability insurance or
demonstrate financial responsibility in
order to participate in this competition.
7. Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) By submitting a design to the
competition, you represent and warrant
that you are the sole author and owner
of the submitted design. Designs must
be your original work, and must not
violate or infringe the rights of other
parties, including but not limited to
privacy, publicity, or intellectual
property rights, or material that
constitutes copyright or license
infringement. Your design may not
contain any material that is
inappropriate, indecent, obscene,
hateful, defamatory, or in any way
disparaging. Your design cannot have
been submitted previously in another
promotion or contest of any kind.
(b) You understand and agree that if
your entry is selected as the winning
design, it may be modified or altered by
NEH, in its sole discretion, as deemed
appropriate or necessary to execute,
produce, or distribute the winning
design in its final medal format.
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(c) The winning contestant will, in
consideration of the prize to be
awarded, grant to NEH an irrevocable,
royalty-free, exclusive worldwide
license to reproduce, distribute, copy,
display, create derivative works, and
publicly post, link to, and share, the
winning design or parts thereof, for the
purpose of the competition and for any
official NEH purpose.
8. NEH reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to cancel, suspend, and/or
modify the competition for any reason,
which includes the right to decline to
select a winning design if NEH
determines that no submission
satisfactorily meets the selection
criteria.
9. By participating in this
competition, you are providing your full
and unconditional agreement to abide
by the rules set forth in this notice, and
by the Humanities Medal Design
Competition Official Rules found at
humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov.
Process for Participants To Register for
the Competition
NEH will accept submissions only
through challenge.gov.
1. Create an account on humanities
medaldesign.challenge.gov or log in
with an existing ChallengePost account.
2. On humanitiesmedaldesign.
challenge.gov, click ‘‘Accept this
challenge’’ to register your interest in
participating. This step ensures that you
will receive important competition
updates.
3. After you sign up on humanities
medaldesign.challenge.gov a
confirmation email will be sent to the
email address you provided. Use the
confirmation email to verify your email
address. As a registered contestant, you
will then be able to enter the
competition by submitting an
application that conforms to the
requirements set forth herein.
4. Create a new visual design for the
National Humanities Medal. NEH
invites thoughtful and creative solutions
for a new National Humanities Medal.
Translating the idea of the humanities—
the study of literature, philosophy,
history, and other subjects—into a
visual form is a challenging task. (For
more about the humanities, visit the
NEH Web site, www.neh.gov.) The
design should reflect the importance of
the award and of the humanities in a
graceful, insightful, and ultimately
beautiful manner.
a) Your design must include the
following: The words ‘‘National
Humanities Medal’’ and a blank area on
the back of the medal of at least 3 by 1.5
inches. The name of the medalist will be
engraved here.
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b) Things to keep in mind as you draft
a design: The medal hangs on a ribbon
around the neck; the diameter of the
medal should be between 3 to 4 inches;
the design can use realistic or abstract
elements to convey the idea of the
humanities; designs should indicate
relief depths, if possible, and make
suggestions for type of metal, materials,
patinas, and/or colors to be used.
5. Confirm that you have read and
agreed to the Official Rules.
6. Submit a scanned drawing, a digital
drawing, or a photograph of a sculpted
model to humanitiesmedaldesign.
challenge.gov between October 1, 2012,
at 9:00 a.m. EST and February 1, 2013,
at 5:00 p.m. EDT by uploading a ZIP,
PDF, or Word file up to 10 MB. Include
written text using the description
summary area to describe the thought
process behind the design and how it
relates to the humanities.
Amount of the Prize
The winning contestant will receive
$3,000 by electronic transfer and be
invited to an unveiling of the final
medal in Washington DC Awards may
be subject to Federal income taxes, and
NEH will comply with the Internal
Revenue Service withholding and
reporting requirements, where
applicable.
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Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Dated: September 26, 2012.
Carole M. Watson,
Deputy Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2012–24111 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. 70–143; NRC–2009–0435]
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Erwin, TN;
Issuance of License Renewal
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of license
renewal.
AGENCY:
NEH will select a judging panel that
will consist of 4–7 outside experts,
chosen for their achievements in the
fields of art, sculpture, minting, and
cultural management, along with 2–3
representatives of NEH. Judges will be
fair and impartial. A judge may not have
a familial or financial relationship with
an individual who is a registered
contestant in the competition. Judges
will fully comply with all applicable
government ethics requirements for
Federal employees.
Judges will use the following criteria
to judge the submitted designs:
1. Design relates to the humanities.
The subjects and ideas of the
humanities—literature, history,
philosophy—need to be conveyed in the
design of the medal. This may be done
through a realistic or abstract design.
2. Design will translate into a threedimensional medal. Ultimately, the
design needs to be translated into a
three-dimensional medal. A winning
design, which may be two-dimensional,
will have to be adapted by an artisan in
order to create a sculpture for the medal.
Can this design become a successful
bas-relief medal?
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3. Design can be replicated. Between
10 and 12 medals need to be struck each
year to present to National Humanities
Medalists. Can this design be replicated
successfully, without excessive cost, for
many years to come?
4. Beauty of design. Is the design
graceful, elegant, and to be cherished by
its recipient? Is it worthy of a
Presidential medal?
The judging panel will judge the
submissions to advise the Chairman of
NEH, who will choose the final winning
design. All judging will take place
between approximately February 15,
2013, and approximately April 10, 2013.
NEH will announce the winner on or
about April 15, 2013. For questions or
further information, please see the
contact information listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin M. Ramsey, Project Manager,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–492–3123; email:
Kevin.Ramsey@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Pursuant to Section 2.106 of Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is providing notice of the issuance of
License Renewal to Material License No.
SNM–124, to Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
(the licensee), which authorizes the
licensee to continue fabricating reactor
fuel for commercial and government
customers at the licensee’s facility in
Erwin, Tennessee. The licensee’s
request for renewal of its license was
previously noticed in the Federal
Register on October 6, 2009 (74 FR
51323), with a notice of an opportunity
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This license renewal complies with
the standards and requirements of the
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and the NRC’s rules and regulations as
set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1.
Accordingly, this license renewal was
issued on August 2, 2012, and is
effective immediately.
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The NRC has prepared a Safety
Evaluation Report (SER) that documents
the information that was reviewed and
the NRC’s conclusion. In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC’s ‘‘Rules
of Practice,’’ details with respect to this
action, including the SER and
accompanying documentation included
in the license renewal package, are
available online in the NRC Library at
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access the NRC’s Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
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and image files of the NRC’s public
documents. The ADAMS Accession
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Renewal) and ML112560265 (Final
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are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737 or by email to
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These documents may also be viewed
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1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The PDR reproduction contractor
will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
of September 2012.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
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Project Manager, Fuel Manufacturing Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Announcement of Humanities Medal Design Competition Under the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: To encourage artists and designers to create a thoughtful and
imaginative visual representation of the humanities for a Presidential
medal, this notice announces the Humanities Medal Design Competition
under Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111-358).
DATES: Competition begins on October 1, 2012, and ends February 1,
2013. A winner will be announced on or about April 15, 2013, unless the
term of the competition is extended as provided in this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Havemann, Director of
Communications, National Endowment for the Humanities, (202) 606-8446,
or medalcontest@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Subject of the Competition
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking a new
design for the National Humanities Medal, which is bestowed annually by
the President of the United States in a White House ceremony. NEH is
one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.
NEH grants typically go to cultural institutions, such as museums,
archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television and
radio stations, and to individual scholars. (Visit the NEH Web site,
www.neh.gov.) The National Humanities Medal, inaugurated in 1997,
honors individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to
the humanities. Past winners have included author Toni Morrison,
historian Stephen Ambrose, filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and Nobel
laureate Elie Wiesel. It is a distinguished group of thinkers who
deserve a glorious medal. A full list of medal recipients is available
at www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals. The new medal
is intended to premiere at the 2013 National Humanities Medal ceremony
and will serve the NEH far into the future.
Rules for Participating in the Competition
1. Eligibility. To be eligible to win a prize under this
competition, you--
(a) Must register to participate in the competition under the
Official Rules promulgated by NEH;
(b) Must comply with all the requirements under this notice and the
America COMPETES Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358);
(c) Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
and 18 years of age or older before the submission period ends;
(d) May not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of your
employment; and
(e) May not be an employee of NEH or an immediate family member
(spouse, parents or step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, children
and step-children, and household members).
2. If you are a Federal grantee, you may not use Federal funds to
develop applications for this competition unless such use is consistent
with the purpose of your grant award.
3. If you are a Federal contractor, you may not use Federal funds
from a contract to develop or fund efforts in support applications for
this competition.
4. You may use Federal facilities or consult with Federal employees
during the competition if the facilities and employees are made
available to all contestants participating in the competition on an
equitable basis.
5. NEH will accept submissions from single individuals only and not
from entities or groups of individuals. You may, however, submit more
than one entry if you have developed more than one unique medal design.
6. Insurance and Indemnification.
(a) By participating in this competition, you agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against the Federal government and its
related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any
injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits,
whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation
in this competition, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises
through negligence or otherwise. Provided, however, that you are not
required to waive claims against NEH arising out of the unauthorized
use of or disclosure by NEH of your intellectual property or
confidential information.
(b) By participating in this competition, you agree to indemnify
the Federal government against third party claims for damages arising
from or related to competition activities.
(c) Based on the subject matter of the competition, the type of
work that it will possibly require, and an analysis of the likelihood
of any claims for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or loss
potentially resulting from participation, NEH does not require you to
obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility in
order to participate in this competition.
7. Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) By submitting a design to the competition, you represent and
warrant that you are the sole author and owner of the submitted design.
Designs must be your original work, and must not violate or infringe
the rights of other parties, including but not limited to privacy,
publicity, or intellectual property rights, or material that
constitutes copyright or license infringement. Your design may not
contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful,
defamatory, or in any way disparaging. Your design cannot have been
submitted previously in another promotion or contest of any kind.
(b) You understand and agree that if your entry is selected as the
winning design, it may be modified or altered by NEH, in its sole
discretion, as deemed appropriate or necessary to execute, produce, or
distribute the winning design in its final medal format.
(c) The winning contestant will, in consideration of the prize to
be awarded, grant to NEH an irrevocable, royalty-free, exclusive
worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, copy, display, create
derivative works, and publicly post, link to, and share, the winning
design or parts thereof, for the purpose of the competition and for any
official NEH purpose.
8. NEH reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel,
suspend, and/or modify the competition for any reason, which includes
the right to decline to select a winning design if NEH determines that
no submission satisfactorily meets the selection criteria.
9. By participating in this competition, you are providing your
full and unconditional agreement to abide by the rules set forth in
this notice, and by the Humanities Medal Design Competition Official
Rules found at humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov.
Process for Participants To Register for the Competition
NEH will accept submissions only through challenge.gov.
1. Create an account on humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov or log
in with an existing ChallengePost account.
2. On humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov, click ``Accept this
challenge'' to register your interest in participating. This step
ensures that you will receive important competition updates.
3. After you sign up on humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov a
confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. Use
the confirmation email to verify your email address. As a registered
contestant, you will then be able to enter the competition by
submitting an application that conforms to the requirements set forth
herein.
4. Create a new visual design for the National Humanities Medal.
NEH invites thoughtful and creative solutions for a new National
Humanities Medal. Translating the idea of the humanities--the study of
literature, philosophy, history, and other subjects--into a visual form
is a challenging task. (For more about the humanities, visit the NEH
Web site, www.neh.gov.) The design should reflect the importance of the
award and of the humanities in a graceful, insightful, and ultimately
beautiful manner.
a) Your design must include the following: The words ``National
Humanities Medal'' and a blank area on the back of the medal of at
least 3 by 1.5 inches. The name of the medalist will be engraved here.
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b) Things to keep in mind as you draft a design: The medal hangs on
a ribbon around the neck; the diameter of the medal should be between 3
to 4 inches; the design can use realistic or abstract elements to
convey the idea of the humanities; designs should indicate relief
depths, if possible, and make suggestions for type of metal, materials,
patinas, and/or colors to be used.
5. Confirm that you have read and agreed to the Official Rules.
6. Submit a scanned drawing, a digital drawing, or a photograph of
a sculpted model to humanitiesmedaldesign.challenge.gov between October
1, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. EST and February 1, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. EDT by
uploading a ZIP, PDF, or Word file up to 10 MB. Include written text
using the description summary area to describe the thought process
behind the design and how it relates to the humanities.
Amount of the Prize
The winning contestant will receive $3,000 by electronic transfer
and be invited to an unveiling of the final medal in Washington DC
Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes, and NEH will comply with
the Internal Revenue Service withholding and reporting requirements,
where applicable.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected
NEH will select a judging panel that will consist of 4-7 outside
experts, chosen for their achievements in the fields of art, sculpture,
minting, and cultural management, along with 2-3 representatives of
NEH. Judges will be fair and impartial. A judge may not have a familial
or financial relationship with an individual who is a registered
contestant in the competition. Judges will fully comply with all
applicable government ethics requirements for Federal employees.
Judges will use the following criteria to judge the submitted
designs:
1. Design relates to the humanities. The subjects and ideas of the
humanities--literature, history, philosophy--need to be conveyed in the
design of the medal. This may be done through a realistic or abstract
design.
2. Design will translate into a three-dimensional medal.
Ultimately, the design needs to be translated into a three-dimensional
medal. A winning design, which may be two-dimensional, will have to be
adapted by an artisan in order to create a sculpture for the medal. Can
this design become a successful bas-relief medal?
3. Design can be replicated. Between 10 and 12 medals need to be
struck each year to present to National Humanities Medalists. Can this
design be replicated successfully, without excessive cost, for many
years to come?
4. Beauty of design. Is the design graceful, elegant, and to be
cherished by its recipient? Is it worthy of a Presidential medal?
The judging panel will judge the submissions to advise the Chairman
of NEH, who will choose the final winning design. All judging will take
place between approximately February 15, 2013, and approximately April
10, 2013. NEH will announce the winner on or about April 15, 2013. For
questions or further information, please see the contact information
listed above.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Dated: September 26, 2012.
Carole M. Watson,
Deputy Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2012-24111 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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