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**DEPARTMENT OF LABOR**

**Employment and Training Administration** 

**Request for Certification of Compliance—Rural Industrialization**  **Loan and Grant Program**

**AGENCY :**  Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a

‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following:

Applicant/Location: Unilife Medical Solutions, Inc./York, Pennsylvania.

Principal Product/Purpose: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is to finance a new medical syringe manufacturing branch or facility. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing.

**DATES :**  All interested parties may submit comments in writing no later than August 30, 2010. Copies of adverse comments received will be forwarded to the applicant noted above.

**ADDRESSES :**  Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D. Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via fax (202) 693–3015 (this is not a toll-free number).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number (202) 693–2784 (this is not a toll-free number).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972, as established under 29 CFR Part 75, authorizes the United States Department of Agriculture to make or guarantee loans or grants to finance industrial and business activities in rural areas. The Secretary of Labor must review the application for financial assistance for the purpose of certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture that the assistance is not calculated, or likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any employment or business activity from one area to another by the loan applicant’s business operation; or, (b) An increase in the production of goods, materials, services, or facilities in an area where there is not sufficient demand to employ the efficient capacity of existing competitive enterprises unless the financial assistance will not have an adverse impact on existing competitive enterprises in the area. The Employment and Training Administration within the Department of Labor is responsible for the review and certification process. Comments should address the two bases for certification and, if possible, provide data to assist in the analysis of these issues.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of August 2010. Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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**THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES** 

**Meetings of Humanities Panel**

**AGENCY :**  The National Endowment for the Humanities.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506;telephone (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202)
606–8282.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The proposed meetings are for the purpose of panel review, discussion, evaluation and recommendation on applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including discussion of information given in confidence to the agency by the grant applicants. Because the proposed meetings will consider information that is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential and/or information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, pursuant to authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee meetings, dated July 19, 1993, I have determined that these meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), and (6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.

1. Date: September 1, 2010. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 415. Program: This meeting will review applications for Education and Training in Education and Training, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access at the July 1, 2010 deadline.

2. Date: September 20, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 315. Program: This meeting will review applications for Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the June 15, 2010 deadline.

3. Date: September 21, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 315. Program: This meeting will review applications for Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, submitted to the Division of Education at the June 15, 2010 deadline.

4. Date: September 22, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 315. Program: This meeting will review applications for Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, submitted to the Division of Education at the June 15, 2010 deadline.

5. Date: September 23, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 421. Program: This meeting will review applications for Africa and the Middle East in Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics Grants Program, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the July 28, 2010 deadline.

6. Date: September 27, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 421. Program: This meeting will review applications for The Americas in Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics Grants Program, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the July 28, 2010 deadline.

7. Date: September 28, 2010 Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 421. Program: This meeting will review applications for Art, Culture and Film in


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Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics Grants Program, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the July 28, 2010 deadline.

8. Date: September 28, 2010. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 415. Program: This meeting will review applications for Research and Development in Research and Development, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access at the July 1, 2010 deadline.

9. Date: September 29, 2010. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 421. Program: This meeting will review applications for Europe and Asia in Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics Grants Program, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the July 28, 2010 deadline.

10. Date: September 30, 2010. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 415. Program: This meeting will review applications for Research and Development in Research and Development, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access at the July 1, 2010 deadline.

Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Availability of a Draft Site Specific Environmental Assessment**  **and Notice of Public Hearings**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of the availability of a Draft Site-Specific Environmental Assessment (Draft SSEA) for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), request for public comment on the Draft SSEA, and notice of public hearings.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Science Foundation (NSF) gives notice of the availability of the Draft SSEA for the OOI, and requests public review and comment on the document. NSF also provides notice of public hearings on the Draft SSEA for the OOI. The Division of Ocean Sciences in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO/OCE) has prepared a Draft SSEA for the OOI, a multi-million dollar Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction effort intended to put moored and cable infrastructure in discrete locations in the coastal and global ocean. The Draft SSEA has been prepared to assess the potential impacts on the human and natural environment associated with proposed site-specific requirements in the design, installation, and operation of the OOI that were previously assessed in a 2008 Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a 2009 Supplemental Environmental Report (SER). The scope of the environmental impact analysis of the SSEA is tiered from the previously prepared PEA, associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and SER. It focuses only on those activities and the associated potential impacts, including cumulative impacts, resulting from the site-specific installation and operation of OOI assets and not previously assessed in the PEA and SER. The Draft SSEA is available for public comment for a 30-day period. Comments may be mailed to Jean McGovern, National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, or submitted via e-mail at nepacomments@nsf.gov. The deadline for submitting comments is September 15, 2010.

NSF will conduct three public hearings to receive oral and written comments on the Draft SSEA. Federal, state, and local agencies, Native American Tribes and Nations, and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the public hearings. This notice announces the dates and locations of the public hearings for this Draft SSEA. An open house session will precede the scheduled public hearing at each of the locations listed below and will allow individuals to review the information presented in the Draft SSEA. NSF representatives will be available during the open house sessions to clarify information related to the Draft SSEA.

Dates and Addresses: All hearings will start with an open house session from X p.m. to X p.m. A presentation and formal public comment period will be held from X p.m. to X p.m. Public hearings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations:

• Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Westport Maritime Museum, Westport, WA.

• Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Guin Library Seminar Room, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR.

• Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at New Bedford Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740–6203.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Copies of the Draft SSEA are available upon request from: Jean McGovern, NSF, Division of Ocean Sciences, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: (703) 292–7591. The Draft SSEA is also available at the following Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/oce/ envcomp/index.jsp.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Oceanographic research has long relied on research vessel cruises (expeditions) as the predominate means to make direct measurements of the ocean. Remote sensing (use of satellites) has greatly advanced abilities to measure ocean surface characteristics over extended periods of time. A major advancement for oceanographic research methods is the ability to make sustained, long-term, and adaptive measurements from the surface to the ocean bottom. ‘‘Ocean Observatories’’ are now being developed to further this goal. Building upon recent technology advances and lessons learned from prototype ocean observatories, NSF’s Ocean Sciences Division (OCE) is proposing to fund the OOI, an interactive, globally distributed and integrated infrastructure that will be the backbone for the next generation of ocean sensors and resulting complex ocean studies presently unachievable. The OOI reflects a community-wide, national and international scientific planning effort and is a key NSF contribution to the broader effort to establish focused national ocean observatory capabilities through the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).

The OOI infrastructure would include cables, buoys, deployment platforms, moorings, junction boxes, electric power generation (solar, wind, and/or fuel cell,), and two-way communications systems. This large-scale infrastructure would support sensors located at the sea surface, in the water column, and at or beneath the seafloor. The OOI would also support related elements, such as unified project management, data dissemination and archiving, modeling of oceanographic processes, and education and outreach activities essential to the long-term success of ocean science. It would include the first U.S. multi-node cabled observatory; fixed and re-locatable coastal arrays coupled with mobile assets; and advanced buoys for interdisciplinary measurements, especially for data limited areas of the Southern Ocean and other high-latitude locations.

The OOI design is based upon three main technical elements across global, regional, and coastal scales. At the global and coastal scales, moorings would provide locally generated power to seafloor and platform instruments and sensors and use a satellite link to shore and the Internet. Up to four Global Scale Nodes (GSN) or buoy sites are proposed for ocean sensing in the