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interoperability of file formats and 

improve accessibility to hardware, 

including for refreshable Braille and 

text–to–speech capabilities. Clearer 

practices could help assuage delays in 

providing time–sensitive materials to 

some visually impaired students, 

particularly in higher education. 

Increased funding would help all of the 

above. 

At the international level, the WIPO 

Secretariat has endeavored to address 

practical obstacles to accessibility by 

creating an exploratory partnership 

between publishers and visually 

impaired persons, known as the WIPO 

Stakeholders’ Platform. The 

Stakeholders’ Platform is exploring the 

‘‘concrete needs, concerns, and 

suggested approaches’’ of facilitating 

access. For example, one subcommittee 

has been working on a series of private 

sector guidelines and pilot projects 

related to trusted intermediaries and 

cross–border access for registered, 

qualified users. More information may 

be found at http://www.visionip.org/ 

stakeholders/en/ 

trustedlintermediarylguidelines.html. 

At the next (nineteenth) session of the 

SCCR (December 14–18, 2009), the 

United States is committed to 

discussing the treaty proposal, as well 

as other relevant solutions. 

Documents from SCCR meetings, 

including documents regarding 

copyright limitations and exceptions for 

the blind and other persons with 

disabilities, can be found by starting at 

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/ 

topic.jsp?grouplid=62 and following 

the link to information for each specific 

meeting. A study on copyright 

limitations and exceptions for the 

visually impaired can be found at http:// 

www.wipo.int/meetings/en/ 

docldetails.jsp?doclid=75696. The 

treaty proposal is available at http:// 

www.wipo.int/meetings/en/ 

docldetails.jsp?doclid=122732. 

Subjects of Inquiry: At this time, in 

order to allow further opportunity for 

interested persons to provide their 

views, the Copyright Office and the 

USPTO are seeking comments on 

possible solutions, both legal and 

practical, for enhancing the accessibility 

of copyrighted works for the benefit of 

visually impaired persons. In particular, 

the Copyright Office and USPTO are 

interested in learning about 1) how the 

treaty proposal would interact with 

existing U.S. law; 2) how the treaty 

proposal would interact with existing 

international obligations of the U.S.; 3) 

the possible benefits of or concerns 

about the treaty proposal, including 

with regard to the objectives of the 

treaty proposal, how those objectives 

could lead to improved access for the 

blind and visually impaired, and any 

concerns about the implementation of 

the proposed treaty provisions in the 

U.S. or abroad; and 4) other possible 

courses of action that would facilitate 

access by ‘‘blind, visually impaired, and 

other reading disabled persons.’’ 

1. How would the treaty proposal 

interact with United States law under 

Title 17 or otherwise? The Copyright 

Office and the USPTO seek to learn 

interested parties’ views on how the 

treaty proposal compares to U.S. law 

under Title 17, or any other statutory or 

regulatory provisions that might be 

affected. How consistent is the treaty 

proposal with current U.S. law? If the 

treaty proposal is adopted, would any 

changes to U.S. law be required in order 

to implement its provisions? Please 

reference with as much specificity as 

possible any U.S. statutes, regulations, 

or other provisions that should be 

considered in a review of the treaty 

proposal’s implications on U.S. law. 

2. How would the treaty proposal 

interact with the international 

obligations of the United States? Please 

comment on whether, and how, the 

treaty proposal would affect the existing 

multilateral and bilateral agreements of 

the United States. Please reference with 

as much specificity as possible the 

provisions of any treaties, conventions, 

agreements or other instruments that 

should be considered, as well as any 

conclusions or analyses that might be 

instructive. 

3. What benefits or concerns would 

the treaty proposal create? Please 

comment generally on the objectives of 

the treaty proposal, and how such 

objectives could facilitate access for the 

blind and visually impaired. Is the 

treaty proposal likely to meet its 

objectives? Would there be any legal or 

practical impediments to implementing 

the treaty proposal in the United States? 

What issues should the United States 

consider with respect to application of 

the treaty proposal in foreign countries? 

4. Other possible courses of action 

that would facilitate access by ‘‘blind, 

visually impaired, and other reading 

disabled persons.’’ Please comment on 

any additional, possible methods of 

improving accessibility about which the 

Copyright Office and the USPTO should 

be aware, including possible roles for 

WIPO, the U.S. government, and the 

commercial and noncommercial private 

sectors. 

Dated: October 7, 2009. 

Maria Pallante, 

Associate Register for Policy 

and International Affairs, 

U.S. Copyright Office. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

National Council on the Arts 168th 

Meeting 

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 on 

October 30, 2009 in Room M–09 at the 

Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506. 

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 

p.m. (ending time is approximate), will 

be open to the public on a space 

available basis. After opening remarks 

and announcements, the meeting will 

include Government Affairs and budget 

updates. This will be followed by 

presentations on the legacy of Merce 

Cunningham. Presenters will include 

Suzanne Carbonneau (critic and director 

of the NEA Arts Journalism project at 

the American Dance Festival), Trevor 

Carlson (former dancer and executive 

director of the Cunningham Dance 

Company), and Elizabeth Streb (dancer 

and choreographer). After the 

presentations the Council will review 

and vote on applications and guidelines, 

and will adjourn following concluding 

remarks. 

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. 

Additionally, discussion concerning 

purely personal information about 

individuals, submitted with grant 

applications, 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 

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seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

this meeting can be obtained from the 

Office of Communications, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, at 202/682–5570. 

Dated: October 7, 2009. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and 

Panel Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–24521 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. NRC–2009–0233] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The NRC published a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period on this information collection on 

June 30, 2009. 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Extension. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: NRC Form 790, Classification 

Record. 

3. Current OMB approval number: 

3150–0052. 

4. The form number if applicable: 

NRC Form 790. 

5. How often the collection is 

required: On occasion. 

6. Who will be required or asked to 

report: NRC licensees, contractors, and 

certificate holders who classify and 

declassify NRC information. 

7. An estimate of the number of 

annual responses: 450. 

8. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 208. 

9. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 30. 

10. Abstract: Completion of the NRC 

Form 790 is a mandatory requirement 

for NRC licensees, contractors, and only 

certificate holder who classifies and 

declassifies NRC information in 

accordance with Executive Order 12958 

as amended, ‘‘Classified National 

Security Information,’’ the Atomic 

Energy Act, and implementing 

directives. 

A copy of the final supporting 

statement may be viewed free of charge 

at the NRC Public Document Room, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC worldwide web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/omb/index.html. The 

document will be available on the NRC 

home page site for 60 days after the 

signature date of this notice. 

Comments and questions should be 

directed to the OMB reviewer listed 

below by November 12, 2009. 

Comments received after this date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but assurance of consideration cannot 

be given to comments received after this 

date. 

NRC Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs (3150–0052), 

NEOB–10202, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. 

The NRC Clearance Officer is 

Tremaine Donnell, (301) 415–6258. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day 

of October 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Tremaine Donnell, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information 

Services. 

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[NRC–2009–0434; Docket No. 40–1162] 

Notice of Application From Western 

Nuclear Inc., for Consent to Indirect 

Change of Control With Respect to 

Materials License SUA–56, Opportunity 

To Provide Comments and To Request 

a Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of consideration of a 

request from Western Nuclear Inc., for 

consent to indirect transfer of control 

over materials license SUA–56 and the 

opportunity to request a hearing. 

DATES: A request for a hearing must be 

filed by November 2, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Chang, Project Manager, Special 

Projects Branch, Division of Waste 

Management and Environmental 

Protection, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555. Telephone: (301) 415–7188; 

fax number: (301) 415–5369; e-mail: 

richard.chang@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering an 

application from Western Nuclear Inc., 

(WNI or licensee), submitted on July 22, 

2009, requesting approval of an indirect 

change of control with respect to its 10 

CFR part 40 source materials license 

SUA–56. WNI’s parent company, Phelps 

Dodge Corporation (PDC) (currently 

named Freeport-McMoRan 

Corporation), was previously acquired 

in a reverse triangular merger by 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 

(Freeport). 

On March 19, 2007, Freeport acquired 

the entire interest in PDC, and Freeport 

now owns one hundred percent (100%) 

of PDC. This transaction resulted in the 

indirect transfer of control of WNI and 

license SUA–56 from PDC to Freeport. 

WNI is requesting that the NRC consent 

to this indirect change of control. 

WNI’s application states that, as a 

result of the 2007 transaction, there has 

been no change to the licensee’s 

operations, and that its key operating 

personnel and licensed activities have 

remained the same. WNI has, and will 

continue to be, the holder of license 

SUA–56 after the approval of the 

indirect change of control. WNI will 

remain technically and financially 

qualified as the licensee and will 

continue to fulfill all responsibilities as 

the licensee. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 40.46, no source 

material license shall be transferred, 

assigned, or in any manner disposed of, 

either voluntarily or involuntarily, 

directly or indirectly, through transfer of 

control of the license to any person, 

unless the Commission, after securing 

full information, finds that the transfer 

is in accordance with the provisions of 

the Atomic Energy Act, and gives its 

consent in writing. An Environmental 

Assessment (EA) will not be performed 

for this proposed action because it falls 

within a class of actions categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

perform an EA pursuant to 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(21). 

The NRC staff plans to approve the 

July 22, 2009, application by issuing the 

necessary order, along with a supporting 

safety evaluation report. 


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