Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board, 1434-1435 [2015-00237]

Download as PDF 1434 STATUS: Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2015 / Notices Open to the public. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: none 2. Minutes 3. Ratification List 4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 731–TA–986 and 987 (Second Review) (Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa). The Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its determinations and views of the Commission on January 28, 2015. 5. Outstanding action jackets: none In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 6, 2015. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–00229 Filed 1–7–15; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions (FACIE) Panel Meeting Arts Advisory Panel Meetings National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of meeting. Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions (FACIE) Panel will be held by teleconference from the National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC, 20506 as follows (all meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate): Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions (application review): This meeting will be by teleconference and will be closed. SUMMARY: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission DATES: [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 01–15] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: January 29, 2015—2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10 a.m.—Oral hearing on Objection to Commission’s Proposed Decision in Claim No. IRQ–I–010. 11 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Libya. Open. All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES STATUS: Brian M. Simkin, Chief Counsel. 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; plowitzk@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5691. 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 February 15, 2012, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 6, 2015. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. 2015–00141 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P 14:56 Jan 08, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts previously announced for January 16, 2015, has been changed. The meeting will be held by teleconference from the National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC, 20506 as follows (all meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate): Partnerships/Folk & Traditional Arts (application review): This meeting will be closed. DATES: January 26, 2014. 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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; plowitzk@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5691. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 February 15, 2012, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. SUMMARY: Dated: January 6, 2015. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. 2015–00140 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board The National Science Board’s Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the [FR Doc. 2015–00264 Filed 1–7–15; 4:15 pm] VerDate Sep<11>2014 National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. ACTION: Notice of meeting—date change. AGENCY: Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2015 / Notices 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 of the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business, as follows: DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 16, 2015, 10–11 a.m. EST. SUBJECT MATTER: SEI chair’s remarks, and discussion of the Companion Report to Science & Engineering Indicators 2014. STATUS: Open. This meeting will be held by teleconference. A public listening line will be available. Members of the public must contact the Board Office (call 703– 292–7000 or send an email message to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov) at least 24 hours prior to the teleconference for the public listening number. Please refer to the National Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) which may be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. Point of contact for this meeting is Matt Wilson at mbwilson@nsf.gov. Ann Bushmiller, Senior Counsel to the National Science Board. [FR Doc. 2015–00237 Filed 1–7–15; 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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Reports of Evidence of Material Violations. SEC File No. 270–514, OMB Control No. 3235–0572. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Sections 3501–3520, the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit the existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. On February 6, 2003, the Commission published final rules, effective August 5, 2003, entitled ‘‘Standards of VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:56 Jan 08, 2015 Jkt 235001 Professional Conduct for Attorneys Appearing and Practicing Before the Commission in the Representation of an Issuer’’ (17 CFR 205.1–205.7). The information collection embedded in the rules is necessary to implement the Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys prescribed by the rule and required by Section 307 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7245). The rules impose an ‘‘up-the-ladder’’ reporting requirement when attorneys appearing and practicing before the Commission become aware of evidence of a material violation by the issuer or any officer, director, employee, or agent of the issuer. An issuer may choose to establish a qualified legal compliance committee (‘‘QLCC’’) as an alternative procedure for reporting evidence of a material violation. In the rare cases in which a majority of a QLCC has concluded that an issuer did not act appropriately, the QLCC may communicate the information to the Commission. The collection of information is, therefore, an important component of the Commission’s program to discourage violations of the federal securities laws and promote ethical behavior of attorneys appearing and practicing before the Commission. The respondents to this collection of information are attorneys who appear and practice before the Commission and, in certain cases, the issuer, and/or officers, directors and committees of the issuer. In providing quality representation to issuers, attorneys may report evidence of violations to others within the issuer, including the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Executive Officer, and, where necessary, the directors. In addition, officers and directors investigate evidence of violations and report within the issuer the results of the investigation and the remedial steps they have taken or sanctions they have imposed. Except as discussed below, we therefore believe that the reporting requirements imposed by the rule are ‘‘usual and customary’’ activities that do not add to the burden that would be imposed by the collection of information. Certain aspects of the collection of information, however, may impose a burden. For an issuer to establish a QLCC, the QLCC must adopt written procedures for the confidential receipt, retention, and consideration of any report of evidence of a material violation. We estimate for purposes of the PRA that there are approximately 11,396 issuers that are subject to the rules.1 Of these, we estimate that 1 This figure is based on the estimated 8,145 operating companies that filed annual reports on PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1435 approximately 3.3 percent, or 373, have established or will establish a QLCC.2 Establishing the written procedures required by the rule should not impose a significant burden. We assume that an issuer would incur a greater burden in the year that it first establishes the procedures than in subsequent years, in which the burden would be incurred in updating, reviewing, or modifying the procedures. For purposes of the PRA, we assume that an issuer would spend 6 hours every three-year period on the procedures. This would result in an average burden of 2 hours per year. Thus, we estimate for purposes of the PRA that the total annual burden imposed by the collection of information would be 746 hours. Assuming half of the burden hours will be incurred by outside counsel at a rate of $500 per hour would result in a cost of $186,500. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Written comments are requested on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s estimate of the burden[s] of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to Pamela Dyson, Acting Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F St. NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_ Mailbox@sec.gov. Form 10–K, Form 20–F, or Form 40–F during the 2013 fiscal year (the most recent data currently available), and the estimated 3,251 investment companies that filed periodic reports on Form N– SAR between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014 (the most recent data currently available). 2 This estimate is based on the issuer filings made with the Commission during the past three years that include a reference to the issuer’s QLCC. E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-00237]


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Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

    The National Science Board's Committee on Science and Engineering 
Indicators (SEI), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the

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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 
of the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National 
Science Board business, as follows:

DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 16, 2015, 10-11 a.m. EST.

SUBJECT MATTER: SEI chair's remarks, and discussion of the Companion 
Report to Science & Engineering Indicators 2014.

STATUS: Open.
    This meeting will be held by teleconference. A public listening 
line will be available. Members of the public must contact the Board 
Office (call 703-292-7000 or send an email message to 
nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov) at least 24 hours prior to the 
teleconference for the public listening number. Please refer to the 
National Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional 
information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status 
of meeting) which may be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. 
Point of contact for this meeting is Matt Wilson at mbwilson@nsf.gov.

Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-00237 Filed 1-7-15; 4:15 pm]
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