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Comments should be sent to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

National Endowment for the Arts, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503 202/395– 

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this publication in the Federal Register. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

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whether the information will have 

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• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

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including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Could help minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of electronic submission of 

responses through Grants.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Endowment requests the review of all of 

its funding application guidelines and 

grantee reporting requirements. This 

entry is issued by the Endowment and 

contains the following information: (1) 

The title of the form; (2) how often the 

required information must be reported; 

(3) who will be required or asked to 

report; (4) what the form will be used 

for; (5) an estimate of the number of 

responses; (6) the average burden hours 

per response; (7) an estimate of the total 

number of hours needed to prepare the 

form. This entry is not subject to 44 

U.S.C. 3504(h). 

Agency: National Endowment for the 

Arts. 

Title: Grant Application Guidance 

Survey. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned—new 

request. 

Frequency: Semi-annually. 

Affected Public: Nonprofit 

organizations, government agencies, and 

individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,714. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 286. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: 0. 

Total Annual Costs (Operating/ 

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 

Services): $300. 

Description: Through the Grant 

Application Guidance Survey, the NEA 

will solicit and collect customer 

feedback on the guidance it provides to 

organizations and government agencies 

that apply for grants. This feedback will 

be used regularly to identify customer 

service issues with the intent of 

improving Government service to its 

customers. Data collected from this 

survey will also be used to report on 

performance on one of the Agency’s 

strategic outcomes from its FY2012– 

2016 Strategic Plan (attached), ensuring 

that survey results will be reported 

publicly. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Director, Administrative Services, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

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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: 

Lisette Voyatzis, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, National 

Endowment for the Humanities, 

Washington, DC 20506; telephone (202) 

606–8322. Hearing-impaired 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: March 13, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of History 

submitted to the Scholarly Editions 

grant program in the Division of 

Research Programs, at the December 8, 

2011 deadline. 

2. Date: March 14, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of Literature 

submitted to the Scholarly Editions 

grant program in the Division of 

Research Programs, at the December 8, 

2011 deadline. 

3. Date: March 20, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of 

Philosophy and Religion submitted to 

the Scholarly Editions grant program in 

the Division of Research Programs, at 

the December 8, 2011 deadline. 

4. Date: March 20, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for The Sustaining Cultural 

Heritage Collections grant program, 

submitted to the Division of 

Preservation and Access at the 

December 1, 2011 deadline. 

5. Date: March 21, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of History 

and Literature submitted to the 

Collaborative Research grant program in 

the Division of Research Programs, at 

the December 8, 2011 deadline. 

6. Date: March 22, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for The Sustaining Cultural 

Heritage Collections grant program, 

submitted to the Division of 

Preservation and Access at the 

December 1, 2011 deadline. 

7. Date: March 22, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of the 

Americas submitted to the Collaborative 

Research grant program in the Division 

of Research Programs, at the December 

8, 2011 deadline. 

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8. Date: March 26, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of African 

American History & Sites submitted to 

the America’s Historical and Cultural 

Organizations grants program in the 

Division of Public Programs, at the 

January 11, 2012 deadline. 

9. Date: March 27, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 527. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of the Arts 

submitted to the Scholarly Editions 

grant program in the Division of 

Research Programs, at the December 8, 

2011 deadline. 

10. Date: March 28, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 527. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of Old World 

Archaeology submitted to the 

Collaborative Research grant program in 

the Division of Research Programs, at 

the December 8, 2011 deadline. 

11. Date: March 28, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Digital Projects in the 

America’s Historical and Cultural 

Organizations grants program, 

submitted to the Division of Public 

Programs, at the January 11, 2012 

deadline. 

12. Date: March 29, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for The Sustaining Cultural 

Heritage Collections grant program, 

submitted to the Division of 

Preservation and Access at the 

December 1, 2011 deadline. 

13. Date: March 29, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of United 

States History submitted to the 

America’s Media Makers grants program 

in the Division of Public Programs, at 

the January 11, 2012 deadline. 

Lisette Voyatzis, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon 

Panel Review; 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: U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon 

Panel Review, #76826. 

Date/Time: March 5, 2012, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1295, Arlington, 

VA 22230. 

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: The Panel will 

conduct an independent review of the 

current U.S. Antarctic Program to ensure the 

nation is pursuing the best twenty-year 

trajectory for conducting science and 

diplomacy in Antarctica—one that is 

environmentally sound, safe, innovative, 

affordable, sustainable, and consistent with 

the Antarctic Treaty. 

Agenda: Present the Panel with additional 

programmatic information related to 

opportunities and challenges for Antarctic 

research and research support; discussion of 

findings and recommendations; planning for 

additional meetings. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Power Uprates; 

Revision to February 23, 2012, ACRS 

Meeting Federal Register Notice 

The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS Subcommittee meeting on Power 

Uprates, scheduled to be held on 

February 23, 2012, is being revised to 

notify the following: 

The meeting has been moved to 

Friday, February 24, 2012, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The notice of this meeting was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on January 30, 2012 [77 FR 

4585–4586]. All other items remain the 

same as previously published. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

Weidong Wang, Designated Federal 

Official (Telephone: 301–415–6279, 

Email: Weidong.Wang@nrc.gov) 

between 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards. 

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Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulics 

Phenomena; Revision to February 22, 

2012, ACRS Meeting Federal Register 

Notice 

The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS Subcommittee meeting on 

Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena 

scheduled to be held on February 22, 

2012, has been cancelled. 

The notice of this meeting was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on February 1, 2012 [77 FR 

5063]. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

Kent Howard, Designated Federal 

Official (Telephone: 301–415–2989, 

Email: Kent.Howard@nrc.gov) between 

7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards. 

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to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

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