15976 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Availability of Funds and 

Solicitation for Grant Applications for 

the Workforce Data Quality Initiative 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant 

Applications (SGA). 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ 

DFA PY–12–07. 

SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration (ETA), U.S. 

Department of Labor, announces the 

availability of approximately $6 million 

for grants to State Workforce Agencies 

(SWA) to develop the Workforce Data 

Quality Initiative (WDQI). 

Grants awarded will provide SWAs 

the opportunity to develop or expand 

State workforce longitudinal 

administrative data systems. These State 

longitudinal data systems will, at a 

minimum, include information on 

programs that provide training, 

employment services, and 

unemployment insurance; connect with 

education data contained in Statewide 

Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) 

databases; be linked longitudinally at 

the individual level to allow for 

enhanced opportunity for evaluation of 

federally and State-supported education 

programs; and lead to better information 

for customers and stakeholders of the 

workforce system. Where such 

longitudinal systems do not exist or are 

in early development, WDQI grant 

assistance may be used to design and 

develop these systems. WDQI grant 

assistance can also be used to improve 

upon existing State longitudinal 

systems. Current round one WDQI grant 

recipients who were awarded under 

solicitation SGA/DFA PY 09–10 and 

states that currently do not have a WDQI 

grant are eligible for this competition. 

The complete SGA and any 

subsequent SGA amendments in 

connection with this solicitation are 

described in further detail on ETA’s 

Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/ 

grants/ or on http://www.grants.gov. The 

Web sites provide application 

information, eligibility requirements, 

review and selection procedures, and 

other program requirements governing 

this solicitation. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications under this announcement 

is April 25, 2013. Applications must be 

received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ariam Ferro, 200 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Room N–4716, Washington, DC 

20210; Telephone: 202–693–3968. 

Signed March 5, 2013 in Washington, DC 

Eric D. Luetkenhaus, 

Grant Officer, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 13–023] 

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; 

Meeting. 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announce a forthcoming meeting of the 

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. 

DATES: Wednesday April 3, 2013, 11:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Goddard Space 

Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, 

Bldg 8, Room N303, Greenbelt, MD 

20771–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Harmony Myers, Aerospace Safety 

Advisory Panel Executive Director, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, Washington, DC 20546, 

(202) 358–1857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will 

hold its Second Quarterly Meeting for 

2013. This discussion is pursuant to 

carrying out its statutory duties for 

which the Panel reviews, identifies, 

evaluates, and advises on those program 

activities, systems, procedures, and 

management activities that can 

contribute to program risk. Priority is 

given to those programs that involve the 

safety of human flight. 

The agenda will include: James Webb 

Space Telescope Overview, Commercial 

Crew Update, International Space 

Station Update, and Explorations 

Systems Development Update. The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the seating capacity of the room. 

Seating will be on a first-come basis. 

Photographs will only be permitted 

during the first 10 minutes of the 

meeting. During the first 30 minutes of 

the meeting, members of the public may 

make a 5-minute verbal presentation to 

the Panel on the subject of safety in 

NASA. To do so, please contact Ms. 

Susan Burch at susan.burch@nasa.gov 

or by telephone at (202) 358–0550 at 

least 48 hours in advance. Any member 

of the public is permitted to file a 

written statement with the Panel at the 

time of the meeting. Verbal 

presentations and written comments 

should be limited to the subject of safety 

in NASA. 

Attendees will be requested to sign a 

register and to comply with NASA 

security requirements, including the 

presentation of a valid picture ID to 

Security before receiving an access 

badge. Foreign nationals attending this 

meeting will be required to provide a 

copy of their passport and visa in 

addition to providing the following 

information no less than 10 working 

days prior to the meeting: full name; 

gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; 

visa information (number, type, 

expiration date); passport information 

(number, country, expiration date); 

employer/affiliation information (name 

of institution, address, country, 

telephone); title/position of attendee; 

and home address to Crystal 

McCrimmon at 301–286–6296 or via 

email at 

crystal.d.mccrimmon@nasa.gov. U.S. 

citizens and Permanent Residents (green 

card holders) are requested to submit 

their name and affiliation 3 working 

days prior to the meeting to Crystal 

McCrimmon. It is imperative that the 

meeting be held on this date to 

accommodate the scheduling priorities 

of the key participants. 

Patricia D. Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05689 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Council on the Arts 178th 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Arts, National Foundation on the Arts 

and Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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 

National Council on the Arts will be 

held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20506. Agenda times are 

approximate. 

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1The hourly rate used for a compliance clerk was 

from SIFMA’s Office Salaries in the Securities 

Industry 2012, modified by Commission staff to 

account for an 1,800 hour work-year and multiplied 

by 2.93 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee 

benefits and overhead. 

2The hourly rate used for a compliance manager 

was from SIFMA’s Management & Professional 

Earnings in the Securities Industry 2012, modified 

by Commission staff to account for an 1,800 hour 

work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for 

bonuses, firm size, employee benefits and overhead. 

DATES: March 29, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. in Room M–09. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Public Affairs, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, at 202/682–5570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting, on Friday, March 29th will be 

open to the public on a space available 

basis. The meeting will begin with 

opening remarks, swearing in of new 

Council members, and voting on 

recommendations for funding and 

rejection and guidelines, followed by 

updates by the Acting Chairman. There 

also will be the following presentations 

(times are approximate): From 9:45 a.m. 

to 10:15 a.m.—NEA Arts Education 

Strategic Plan presentation and update 

(Ayanna Hudson, Director of Arts 

Education); from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 

a.m.—Public Affairs presentation on the 

latest edition of NEA Arts; from 10:45 

a.m. to 11:15 a.m.—The Cleveland 

Orchestra/Community Outreach 

presentation (Joan Katz, Director of 

Education and Community Engagement 

and Joshua Smith, Principal Flute 

Player); from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.— 

concluding remarks and voting results. 

The meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m. 

For information about webcasting of 

the open session of this meeting, go to 

the Podcasts, Webcasts, & Webinars tab 

at www.arts.gov. 

If, in the course of the open session 

discussion, it becomes necessary for the 

Council to discuss non-public 

commercial or financial information of 

intrinsic value, the Council will go into 

closed session pursuant to subsection 

(c)(4) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and in 

accordance with the February 15, 2012 

determination of the Chairman. 

Additionally, discussion concerning 

purely personal information about 

individuals, such as personal 

biographical and salary data or medical 

information, may be conducted by the 

Council in closed session in accordance 

with subsection (c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Any interested persons may attend, as 

observers, Council discussions and 

reviews that are open to the public. If 

you need special accommodations due 

to a disability, please contact the Office 

of Accessibility, National Endowment 

for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 

5733, Voice/T.T.Y. 202/682–5496, at 

least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 7, 2013. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and 

Panel Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05723 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Cancellation 

Notice 

OPIC March 13, 2013 Public Hearing 

Cancellation. 

OPIC’s Sunshine Act notice of its 

Public Hearing in Conjunction with 

each Board meeting was published in 

the Federal Register (Volume 78, 

Number 41, Page 13912) on March 1, 

2013. No requests were received to 

provide testimony or submit written 

statements for the record; therefore, 

OPIC’s public hearing scheduled for 3 

p.m., March 13, 2013 in conjunction 

with OPIC’s March 21, 2013 Board of 

Directors meeting has been cancelled. 

Contact Person for Information: 

Information on the hearing cancellation 

may be obtained from Connie M. Downs 

at (202) 336–8438, or via email at 

Connie.Downs@opic.gov. 

Dated: March 8, 2013. 

Connie M. Downs, 

OPIC Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05887 Filed 3–11–13; 11:15 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 15a–6; SEC File No. 270– 

0329, OMB Control No. 3235–0371. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the existing collection of information 

provided for in Rule 15a–6, (17 CFR 

240.15a–6), under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.). The Commission plans to submit 

this existing collection of information to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. 

Rule 15a–6 provides conditional 

exemptions from the requirement to 

register as a broker-dealer pursuant to 

Section 15 of the Exchange Act (15 

U.S.C. 78o) for foreign broker-dealers 

that engage in certain specified 

activities involving U.S. persons. In 

particular, Rule 15a–6(a)(3) provides an 

exemption from broker-dealer 

registration for foreign broker-dealers 

that solicit and effect transactions with 

or for U.S. institutional investors or 

major U.S. institutional investors 

through a registered broker-dealer, 

provided that the U.S. broker-dealer, 

among other things, obtains certain 

information about, and consents to 

service of process from, the personnel of 

the foreign broker-dealer involved in 

such transactions, and maintains certain 

records in connection therewith. 

These requirements are intended to 

ensure (a) that the registered brokerdealer will receive notice of the identity 

of, and has reviewed the background of, 

foreign personnel who will contact U.S. 

investors, (b) that the foreign brokerdealer and its personnel effectively may 

be served with process in the event 

enforcement action is necessary, and (c) 

that the Commission has ready access to 

information concerning these persons 

and their U.S. securities activities. 

Commission staff estimates that 

approximately 2,000 U.S. registered 

broker-dealers will spend an average of 

two hours of clerical staff time and one 

hour of managerial staff time per year 

obtaining the information required by 

the rule, resulting in a total aggregate 

burden of 6,000 hours per year for 

complying with the rule. Assuming an 

hourly cost of $63 1 for a compliance 

clerk and $269 2 for a compliance 

manager, the resultant total internal 

labor cost of compliance for the 

respondents is $790,000 per year (2,000 

entities × ((2 hours/entity × $63/hour) + 

(1 hour per entity × $269/hour)) = 

$790,000). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimates of the burden of the proposed 

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 

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