Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 186 / Monday, September 27, 2004 / Notices 57737

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the Civil Rights Center within 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration and Management is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed extension of the collection of 

the Compliance Information Report—29 

CFR part 31 (Title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act), Nondiscrimination—Disability—

29 CFR part 32 (section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act), and 

Nondiscrimination—Workforce 

Investment Act—29 CFR part 37 

(section 188 of the Workforce 

Investment Act). A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this notice. In addition, a copy of the 

ICR in alternate formats of large print 

and electronic file on computer disk are 

available upon request.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

November 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

Annabelle T. Lockhart, Director of the 

Civil Rights Center. Electronic mail is 

the preferred method of submittal of 

comments. Comments by electronic 

mail must be clearly identified as 

pertaining to the ICR and sent to 

civilrightscenter@dol.gov. Brief 

comments (maximum of five pages), 

clearly identified as pertaining to the 

ICR, may be submitted by facsimile 

machine (Fax) to (202) 693–6505. Where 

necessary, hard copies of comments, 

clearly identified as pertaining to the 

ICR, may also be delivered to the Civil 

Rights Center Director at the U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room N–4123, Washington, 

DC 20210. Because of problems with 

U.S. Postal Service mail delivery, the 

Civil Rights Center suggests that those 

submitting comments by means of the 

U.S. Postal Service should place those 

comments in the mail well before the 

deadline by which comments must be 

received. 

Receipt of submissions, whether by 

U.S. Postal Service, e-mail, fax 

transmittal, or other means will not be 

acknowledged; however, the sender may 

request confirmation that a submission 

has been received, by telephoning the 

Civil Rights Center at the telephone 

numbers listed below. 

Comments received will be available 

for public inspection during normal 

business hours at the above address. 

Persons who need assistance to review 

the comments will be provided with 

appropriate aids such as readers or print 

magnifiers. Copies of the ICR will be 

made available, upon request, in large 

print or electronic file on computer 

disk. Provision of the rule in other 

formats will be considered upon 

request. To schedule an appointment to 

review the comments and/or obtain the 

ICR in an alternate format contact the 

Civil Rights Center at (202) 693–6500 

(Voice) or (202) 693–6515/16 (TTY). 

Please note that these are not toll free 

telephone numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory T. Shaw, Civil Rights Center, 

(202) 693–6501 (Voice) or (202) 693–

6515/16 (TTY). Please note that these 

are not toll free telephone numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Compliance Information Report 

and its information collection is 

designed to ensure that programs or 

activities funded in whole or in part by 

the Department of Labor operate in a 

nondiscriminatory manner. The Report 

requires such programs and activities to 

collect, maintain and report upon 

request from the Department, race, 

ethnicity, sex, age and disability data for 

program applicants, eligible applicants, 

participants, terminees, applicants for 

employment and employees. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

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 a 

practical utility; 

• 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; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks an 

extension of the current OMB approval 

of the paperwork requirements in the 

Compliance Information Report. 

Extension is necessary to ensure 

nondiscrimination in programs or 

activities funded in whole or in part by 

the Department of Labor. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Civil Rights Center, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration and Management. 

Title: Compliance Information 

Report—29 CFR part 31 (Title VI), 

Nondiscrimination-Disability—29 CFR 

part 32 (section 504), 

Nondiscrimination-Job Training 

Partnership Act—29 CFR part 34 

(section 167). 

OMB Number: 1225–0077. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

governments. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $83,409.86. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval of the information collection 

request; they will also become a matter 

of public record.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

September, 2004. 

Annabelle T. Lockhart, 

Director, Civil Rights Center.

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BILLING CODE 4510–23–P

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND HUMANITIES 

Study of IMLS Funded Digital 

Collections and Content—Collection 

Registry Entry/Edit Form, Submission 

for OMB Review, Comment Request

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services.

ACTION: Notice of requests for new 

information collection approval. 

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and 

Library Services announces the 

following information collection has 

been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A 

copy of this proposed form, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the Institute 

of Museum and Library Services, 

Director of Research and Technology, 

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Rebecca Danvers at (202) 606–2478. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 606–8636.

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 27, 2004. The OMB 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; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumption used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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 submission of 

responses.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the form 

contact: Rebecca Danvers, Director of 

Research and Technology, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, 1100 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 223, 

Washington, DC 20506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Institute of Museum and Library 

Services is an independent Federal 

grant-making agency authorized by the 

Museum and Library Services act, Pub. 

L. 104–208. The IMLS provides a variety 

of grant programs to assist the nation’s 

museums and libraries in improving 

their operations and enhancing their 

services to the public. Museums and 

libraries of all sizes and types may 

receive support from IMLS programs. In 

the National Leadership Grant Program, 

IMLS funds the digitization of library 

and museum collections. 

The Collection Registry Entry/Edit 

Form is a Web-based form to collect 

electronically collection level data about 

digitization projects funded by the 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services through the National 

Leadership Grant Program. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: IMLS Digital Collections and 

Content—Collection Registry Entry/Edit 

Form. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Museums and 

libraries that created digital collections 

with IMLS funding. 

Number of Respondents: 130. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .5 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 30. 

Total Annualized capital/startup 

costs: n/a. 

Total Costs: $812.50.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments should be sent to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 

(202) 395–7316.

Dated: September 21, 2004. 

Rebecca Danvers, 

Director, Research and Technology.

[FR Doc. 04–21556 Filed 9–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

President’s Committee on the Arts and 

the Humanities: Meeting #56

Pursuant to Section 10 (a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is 

hereby given that a meeting of the 

President’s Committee on the Arts and 

the Humanities (PCAH) will be held on 

Monday, October 11, 2004, from 9 a.m. 

to approximately 1 p.m. The meeting 

will be held at the Nasher Sculpture 

Center, Nasher Hall, 2001 Flora Street, 

Dallas, TX 75201. 

The Committee meeting will begin at 

9 a.m. with a welcome, introductions 

and reports on recent Committee 

activities. This will be followed by a 

presentation by John Nau, II, Chairman 

of the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation. The meeting will include 

reports, presented by agency 

representatives, from the National 

Endowment for the Humanities, the 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, and the National Endowment 

for the Arts. The remainder of the 

meeting will focus on discussion of 

current activities in the area of Youth 

Arts and Humanities Learning, 

including presentations by PCAH 

members James Farmer and William 

Strickland and Giselle Antoni, Director 

of Big Thought (Formerly Youth 

Audiences of North Texas). The meeting 

will adjourn after discussion of other 

business, as necessary, and closing 

remarks. 

The President’s Committee on the 

Arts and the Humanities was created by 

Executive Order in 1982 to advise the 

President, the two Endowments, and the 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services on measures to encourage 

private sector support for the nation’s 

cultural institutions and to promote 

public understanding of the arts and the 

humanities. 

Any interested persons may attend as 

observers, on a space available basis, but 

seating is limited. Therefore, for this 

meeting, individuals wishing to attend 

must contact Georgiana Paul of the 

President’s Committee seven days in 

advance at (202) 682–5409 or write to 

the Committee at 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Suite 526, Washington, 

DC 20506. Further information with 

reference to this meeting can also be 

obtained from Ms. Paul. 

If you need special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Ms. 

Paul through the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Dated: September 21, 2004. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 04–21555 Filed 9–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–

541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

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 27, 2004. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National