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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2018–002]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension
request.
AGENCY:
NARA proposes to request an
extension from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of
approval to collect information from
individuals requesting a research card.
People must have a research card to use
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comment on information collections we
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then to OMB for review and approval
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
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seq.). We invite comments and
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following points: (a) Whether the
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solicits comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Researcher Application.
OMB number: 3095–0016.
Agency form number: NA Form
14003.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit,
not-for-profit institutions, Federal, State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated number of respondents:
15,967.
Estimated time per response: 8
minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
2,129 hours.
Abstract: The information collection
is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.8. The
collection is an application for a
research card. Respondents are
individuals who wish to use original
archival records in a NARA facility and
we request their name, address, contact
information, and information about the
research purpose and the records they
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identify which types of records they
should use, and to allow further contact.
Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meeting of National Council on the
Humanities
National Endowment for the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the National Council
on the Humanities will meet to advise
the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
with respect to policies, programs and
procedures for carrying out his
functions; to review applications for
financial assistance under the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 and make recommendations
thereon to the Chairman; and to
consider gifts offered to NEH and make
recommendations thereon to the
Chairman.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, November 16, 2017, from
10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday,
November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until
adjourned.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 7th Street
SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506;
(202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Council on the Humanities is
meeting pursuant to the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960, as
amended). The Committee meetings of
the National Council on the Humanities
will be held on November 16, 2017, as
follows: The policy discussion session
(open to the public) will convene at
10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:00
a.m., followed by the discussion of
specific grant applications and programs
before the Council (closed to the public)
from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The
following Committees will meet in the
NEH offices:
Digital Humanities.
Education Programs.
Federal/State Partnership.
DATES:
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Preservation and Access/Challenge
Grants.
Public Programs.
Research Programs.
The plenary session of the National
Council on the Humanities will convene
on November 17, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in
the Conference Center at Constitution
Center. The agenda for the morning
session (open to the public) will be as
follows:
A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
1. Acting Chairman’s Remarks
2. Assistant Chairman for Programs’
Remarks
3. Presentation
4. Congressional Affairs Report
5. Reports on Policy and General
Matters
a. Digital Humanities
b. Education Programs
c. Federal/State Partnership
d. Preservation and Access
e. Challenge Grants
f. Public Programs
g. Research Programs
The remainder of the plenary session
will be for consideration of specific
applications and therefore will be
closed to the public.
As identified above, portions of the
meeting of the National Council on the
Humanities will be closed to the public
pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4),
552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(b) of Title 5
U.S.C., as amended. The closed sessions
will include review of personal and/or
proprietary financial and commercial
information given in confidence to the
agency by grant applicants, and
discussion of certain information, the
premature disclosure of which could
significantly frustrate implementation of
proposed agency action. I have made
this determination pursuant to the
authority granted me by the Chairman’s
Delegation of Authority to Close
Advisory Committee Meetings dated
April 15, 2016.
Please note that individuals planning
to attend the public sessions of the
meeting are subject to security screening
procedures. If you wish to attend any of
the public sessions, please inform NEH
as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Katherine Griffin at (202) 606–8322 or
kgriffin@neh.gov. Please also provide
advance notice of any special needs or
accommodations, including for a sign
language interpreter.
Dated: October 24, 2017.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit applications
received.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of permit applications
received.
SUMMARY:
Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by November 27, 2017. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703–292–8030, or
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR
670), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996, has developed regulations for
the establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
DATES:
Application Details
Permit Application: 2018–024
1. Applicant: Joseph A. Covi, University
of North Carolina at Wilmington,
Department of Biology and Marine
Biology, Wilmington, NC 28403.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas. The application proposes to enter
four Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
(ASPAs) on King George Island, South
Shetland Islands, Antarctica for the
purposes of collecting small sediment
samples from freshwater lakes and
ephemeral ponds. The applicant would
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enter ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula;
ASPA 132, Potter Peninsula; ASPA 150,
Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay; and ASPA
171 Narebski Point, Barton Peninsula.
The applicant plans to access the
ASPAs by boat and on foot. Up to six
sediment samples will be collected near
the shoreline or from an inflatable boat
from each of up to eight lakes and eight
ephemeral ponds in total. Sediment core
samples may be taken through holes
drilled in the ice cover, as applicable.
The applicant and agents will adhere to
the management plans for each of the
ASPAs that they propose to enter.
Location
King George Island, South Shetland
Islands, Antarctica; ASPA 125, Fildes
Peninsula; ASPA 132, Potter Peninsula;
ASPA 150, Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay;
and ASPA 171 Narebski Point, Barton
Peninsula.
Dates of Permitted Activities
January 23, 2018–March 1, 2019.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar
Programs.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit applications
received.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of permit applications
received.
SUMMARY:
Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by November 27, 2017. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
DATES:
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meeting of National Council on the Humanities
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to
advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his
functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make
recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered
to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from
10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, November 17, 2017, from 9:00
a.m. until adjourned.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC
20506; (202) 606-8322; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is
meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended). The Committee meetings of
the National Council on the Humanities will be held on November 16,
2017, as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public)
will convene at 10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:00 a.m., followed by
the discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the
Council (closed to the public) from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The
following Committees will meet in the NEH offices:
Digital Humanities.
Education Programs.
Federal/State Partnership.
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Preservation and Access/Challenge Grants.
Public Programs.
Research Programs.
The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will
convene on November 17, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Center at
Constitution Center. The agenda for the morning session (open to the
public) will be as follows:
A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
1. Acting Chairman's Remarks
2. Assistant Chairman for Programs' Remarks
3. Presentation
4. Congressional Affairs Report
5. Reports on Policy and General Matters
a. Digital Humanities
b. Education Programs
c. Federal/State Partnership
d. Preservation and Access
e. Challenge Grants
f. Public Programs
g. Research Programs
The remainder of the plenary session will be for consideration of
specific applications and therefore will be closed to the public.
As identified above, portions of the meeting of the National
Council on the Humanities will be closed to the public pursuant to
sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(b) of Title 5 U.S.C., as
amended. The closed sessions will include review of personal and/or
proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to
the agency by grant applicants, and discussion of certain information,
the premature disclosure of which could significantly frustrate
implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this
determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman's
Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated
April 15, 2016.
Please note that individuals planning to attend the public sessions
of the meeting are subject to security screening procedures. If you
wish to attend any of the public sessions, please inform NEH as soon as
possible by contacting Ms. Katherine Griffin at (202) 606-8322 or
[email protected]. Please also provide advance notice of any special
needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter.
Dated: October 24, 2017.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
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