### 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.

[FR Doc. 2013–05745 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am]

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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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1 The 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.

2 The 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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**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 toensure (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