Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2010 / Notices 65385 

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Federal Council on the Arts and the 

Humanities; Arts and Artifacts 

Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: The National Endowment for 

the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463 as amended) notice is hereby 

given that a meeting of the Arts and 

Artifacts Indemnity Panel of the Federal 

Council on the Arts and the Humanities 

will be held at 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 

in Room 817, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on 

Thursday, November 4, 2010. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

review applications for Certificates of 

Indemnity submitted to the Federal 

Council on the Arts and the Humanities 

for exhibitions beginning after January 

1, 2011. 

Because the proposed meeting will 

consider financial and commercial data 

and because it is important to keep 

values of objects, methods of 

transportation and security measures 

confidential, pursuant to the authority 

granted me by the Chairman’s 

Delegation of Authority to Close 

Advisory Committee Meetings, dated 

July 19, 1993, I have determined that the 

meeting would fall within exemption (4) 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and that it is essential 

to close the meeting to protect the free 

exchange of views and to avoid 

interference with the operations of the 

Committee. 

It is suggested that those desiring 

more specific information contact 

Advisory Committee Management 

Officer, Michael P. McDonald, 

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20506, or call 

202–606–8322. 

Michael McDonald, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice; retrospective evaluation 

of the Network for Earthquake 

Engineering Simulation (NEES). 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

National Science Foundation will 

publish periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) 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; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

via regular mail to Dr. Joy Pauschke, 

National Science Foundation, Suite 545, 

4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 

22230, or via electronic mail to 

jpauschk@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Dr. Joy Pauschke, 

National Science Foundation, Suite 545, 

4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 

22230, or call non-toll-free number 703– 

292–8360, or email your request, 

including your address to: 

jpauschk@nsf.gov. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by December 21, 2010 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Collection 

Title: Retrospective Evaluation of the 

Network for Earthquake Engineering 

Simulation. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The purpose of the proposed 

information collection is to inform 

decision making regarding the future of 

NSF support for earthquake engineering 

research infrastructure beyond 2014. 

Information will be collected from NEES 

leaders and researchers regarding: (1) 

The current capabilities of the NEES 

network relative to the needs of the 

research community; (2) characteristics 

of the users of NEES facilities and 

resources; (3) strengths and weaknesses 

of program design and implementation; 

(4) costs and benefits of the consortium 

model currently employed by NEES 

relative to alternatives; (5) effectiveness 

of recent changes to consortium design 

at achieving their intended results; and 

(6) program outputs and outcomes to 

date. Results of the retrospective 

evaluation will be reviewed by NSF staff 

as well as a panel of distinguished 

experts in the field of earthquake 

engineering who will make 

recommendations to NSF about the 

future of the program. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Type of Respondents: NSF grantees. 

The annual reporting burden is as 

follows: Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 133. Estimated Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. Average 

Burden Hours Per Response: 0.65. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 

Requested: 87. The annualized cost to 

respondents is estimated at: $3,387.78. 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. 

Dated: October 15, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs (1130) 

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 10, 

2010, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235, Arlington, 

VA. The Advisory Committee Members will 

attend virtually. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Sue LaFratta, Office of 

Polar Programs (OPP). National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230. (703) 292–8030. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the 

impact of its policies, programs, and 

activities on the polar research community, 

to provide advice to the Director of OPP on 

issues related to long-range planning. 


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