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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 183 / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / Notices participation agreement for each student participating in a Work Study Program and that the teacher-coordinator, employer, and student each sign the agreement.. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION II. Review Focus ACTION: The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Current Actions The Department of Labor seeks an approval for the extension of this information collection in order to ensure effective administration of the child labor programs. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Wage and Hour Division. Title: Work-Study Program of the Child Labor Regulations. OMB Number: 1235–0024. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, Local, or Tribal Government. Total Respondents: WSP Applications: 10; Written Participation Agreements: 500. Total Annual Responses: WSP Applications: 10; Written Participation Agreements: 1,000. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,529. Estimated Time per Response: WSP Application: 121 minutes; Written Participation Agreement: 31 minutes. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operation/ maintenance): $13,350. Dated: September 15, 2015. Mary Ziegler, Assistant Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–24103 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Sep 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2016 Competitive Grant Funds Legal Services Corporation. Solicitation for Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal Services in Southeastern Michigan. AGENCY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national organization charged with administering federal funds provided for civil legal services to low-income people. LSC is reopening the competitive bidding process for FY 2016 funding for service area MI–13 in Michigan. Service area MI–13 is comprised of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties in Michigan. LSC is soliciting grant proposals from interested parties who are qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high quality civil legal services to the eligible client population in service area MI–13. While the exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds and the date and terms of availability for calendar year 2016 are not known yet, LSC anticipates that the funding amount will be similar to calendar year 2015 funding, which is $4,368,810. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grants competition dates. ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation—Competitive Grants, 3333 K Street NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Program Performance by email at competition@lsc.gov, or visit the grants competition Web site at https:// www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/ our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/our-grant-programs/basicfield-grant. Applicants are required to use the ‘‘Standard RFP Narrative Instruction’’ to prepare the grant proposal. Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC) to participate in the competitive grants process. Applicants must file the NIC by September 30, 2015, 5:00 p.m., E.T. Applicants must submit grant proposals by October 23, 2015, 5:00 p.m., E.T. The dates in this notice supersede the dates contained in the RFP. LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that have as a purpose the provision of legal assistance to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law firms; (4) state or local governments; and (5) sub-state regional planning and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57235 coordination agencies that are composed of sub-state areas and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials. The RFP, containing the NIC and grant application, guidelines, proposal content requirements, service area descriptions, and specific selection criteria, is available from https:// www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/ our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. LSC will post all updates and/or changes to this notice at https:// www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/ our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Interested parties are asked to visit https://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/our-grant-programs/basicfield-grant regularly for updates on the LSC competitive grants process. Dated: September 17, 2015. Stefanie K. Davis, Assistant General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2015–24022 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7050–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Humanities Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: 30-day notice of NEH’s submission of information collection approval to the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). DATES: Comments on this information collection must be submitted on or before October 22, 2015. ADDRESSES: Mail comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Management and Budget, Room SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 57236 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 183 / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / Notices 10235, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395–7316. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael McDonald, General Counsel at gencounsel@neh.gov or by mail to 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: NEH is submitting a new information collection—in the form of a generic clearance—that will allow NEH to receive fast-track approval from OMB when NEH wishes to seek feedback from the public about NEH events and programs. With this generic clearance NEH will be able to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving service delivery by Federal agencies to the public. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on people’s opinions of NEH programs, events, publications, products and other services NEH provides to the public. This qualitative feedback will: • Provide NEH with insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, • Provide NEH with an early warning of issues with service, and • Focus agency attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of NEH products or services. NEH will solicit feedback in areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. NEH will use the responses to plan and to improve the quality of service and programs offered to the public. For every customer survey or other information collection under this generic clearance, NEH will use the information gathered internally only for general service improvement and program management purposes and does not intend to release the information outside of the agency. NEH will not gather information for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions. NEH will only gather data in a way designed to yield qualitative information, not statistically reliable results or results meant to be generalizable to the population of study. NEH received no comments in response to the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2015 (80 FR 38235). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Sep 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 Current Actions: New collection of information. Type of Review: New Collection. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments. Below we provide NEH’s projected average estimates for the next three years. The formula used to calculate the total burden hours is ‘‘estimated average time per responses’’ times ‘‘annual responses.’’ Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 4. Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: Once per request. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,000. Estimated Average Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours. NEH is requesting OMB approval for three years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. Dated: September 16, 2015. Margaret F. Plympton, Deputy Chairman. • Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Overview • CMMI Committee of Visitors Report • Engineering Education and Revolutionizing Engineering Departments Update • Broader Impacts Thursday, April 16, 2015 • Perspectives from the Office of the Director • The Future of Center-scale Multidisciplinary Engineering Research • Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems Overview • CBET Committee of Visitors Report • Roundtable on ENG Strategic Activities and Recommendations Dated: September 17, 2015. Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–24018 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) National Science Foundation. Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95– 541), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–227). [FR Doc. 2015–24091 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] AGENCY: BILLING CODE 7536–01–P ACTION: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: NAME: Advisory Committee for Engineering #1170. DATE/TIME: October 21, 2015: 12:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. October 22, 2015: 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PLACE: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, Virginia 22230. TYPE OF MEETING: OPEN. CONTACT PERSON: Evette Rollins, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington, Virginia 22230; 703–292–8300. PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice, recommendations and counsel on major goals and policies pertaining to engineering programs and activities. Agenda Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • Directorate for Engineering Report PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at title 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by October 22, 2015. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Polly A. Penhale, Environmental Officer, at the above address or ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: 30-day notice of NEH's submission of information collection 
approval to the Office of Management and Budget and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the 
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has submitted a Generic 
Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for 
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be submitted on or 
before October 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the 
Humanities, Office of Management and Budget, Room

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10235, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-7316.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael McDonald, General Counsel 
at gencounsel@neh.gov or by mail to 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: NEH is submitting a new information collection--in the 
form of a generic clearance--that will allow NEH to receive fast-track 
approval from OMB when NEH wishes to seek feedback from the public 
about NEH events and programs. With this generic clearance NEH will be 
able to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an 
efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's 
commitment to improving service delivery by Federal agencies to the 
public. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides 
useful insights on people's opinions of NEH programs, events, 
publications, products and other services NEH provides to the public. 
This qualitative feedback will:
     Provide NEH with insights into customer or stakeholder 
perceptions, experiences and expectations,
     Provide NEH with an early warning of issues with service, 
and
     Focus agency attention on areas where communication, 
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of NEH 
products or services.
    NEH will solicit feedback in areas such as: Timeliness, 
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of 
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. NEH 
will use the responses to plan and to improve the quality of service 
and programs offered to the public.
    For every customer survey or other information collection under 
this generic clearance, NEH will use the information gathered 
internally only for general service improvement and program management 
purposes and does not intend to release the information outside of the 
agency. NEH will not gather information for the purpose of 
substantially informing influential policy decisions. NEH will only 
gather data in a way designed to yield qualitative information, not 
statistically reliable results or results meant to be generalizable to 
the population of study.
    NEH received no comments in response to the 60-day notice published 
in the Federal Register on July 2, 2015 (80 FR 38235).
    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Below we provide NEH's projected average estimates for the next 
three years. The formula used to calculate the total burden hours is 
``estimated average time per responses'' times ``annual responses.''
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 4.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: Once per 
request.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,000.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
    NEH is requesting OMB approval for three years. There are no costs 
to respondents other than their time.

    Dated: September 16, 2015.
Margaret F. Plympton,
Deputy Chairman.
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