### 10783 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 2012 / Notices

Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate electronic collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.

This Notice also lists the following information:

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities.

Title of Proposal: Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

OMB Number: 3136–0134. Affected Public: Applicants to NEH grant programs, reviewers of NEH grant applications, and NEH award recipients.

Total Respondents: 6,978. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Responses: 6,978. Average Time per Response: Varied according to type of information collection.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 68,375 hours.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or 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.

Carole M. Watson, Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2012–4255 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 7536–01–P**

**NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES** 

**Meeting of National Council on the Humanities** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet in Washington, DC on March 8–9, 2012.

The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to policies, programs, and procedures for carrying out his functions, and to review applications for financial support from and gifts offered to the Endowment and to make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

The meeting will be held in the Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC. A portion of the morning and afternoon sessions on March 8–9, 2012, will not be open to the public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Council will consider information that may disclose: trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person: and privileged or confidential information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority dated July 19,
1993.

The agenda for the sessions on March 8, 2012 will be as follows:
Committee Meetings (Open to the Public) Policy Discussion

9–10:30 a.m.

Digital Humanities Room 402 Education Programs Room M–07 Federal/State Partnership Room 507 Preservation and Access Room 415 Public Programs Room 421 Research Programs Room 315
(Closed to the Public) Discussion of Specific Grant Applications and Programs Before the Council 10:30 a.m. until Adjourned

Digital Humanities Room 402 Education Programs Room M–07 Federal/State Partnership Room 507 Preservation and Access Room 415 Public Programs Room 421 Research Programs Room 315 The morning session of the meeting on March 9, 2012 will convene at 9 a.m., in the first floor Council Room M–09, and will be open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning session will be as follows: A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting B. Reports 1. Introductory Remarks 2. Presentation by Joan Houston Hall, editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) 3. Staff Report 4. Congressional Report 5. Budget Report 6. Reports on Policy and General Matters a. Digital Humanities b. Education Programs c. Federal/State Partnership d. Preservation and Access e. Public Programs f. Research Programs The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the consideration of specific applications and will be closed to the public for the reasons stated above.

Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Lisette Voyatzis, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506, or by calling (202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282. Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated.

Lisette Voyatzis, Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–4253 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am]

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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**National Science Board**

**Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice**

The National Science Board’s Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows:

**DATE AND TIME :**  Tuesday, February 28; 2:30–4 p.m. EST.

**SUBJECT MATTER :**  (1) Overview and discussion of the recently issued National Science and TechnologyCouncil Committee on STEM (CoSTEM) Framework Report; (2) CEH Chairman wrap-up and closing remarks.

**STATUS :**  Open.

**LOCATION :**  This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National Science Board Office, National Science Foundation, 4201Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. A public listening room will be available for this teleconference meeting. All visitors must contact the Board Office [call 703– 292–7000 or send an email message to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov ] at least 24 hours prior to the teleconference for the public room number and to arrange for a visitor’s badge. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk located in the lobby at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets