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This is true even as previous survey 

research studies on public attitudes 

report high rates of acceptance and 

positive ratings of satisfaction regarding 

workers with disabilities, though quasiexperimental and qualitative research 

contradict these findings. The 

connection between the general public’s 

attitudes toward people with disabilities 

and their employment prospects as well 

as the impact of direct work contact 

with people with disabilities has not 

been explored with a large sample 

representative of the general population. 

More importantly, previous research on 

public attitudes toward people with 

disabilities (Harris Polls, 2003, 1998; 

Kaiser Family Foundation, 2004; 

Siperstein et al., 2005) has used one or 

two-dimensional models of attitudinal 

measurement. This is a significant 

disadvantage to the development of 

knowledge in this area, especially with 

regard to the behavioral component of 

attitudes, which is not included in 

previous studies. Without a better 

understanding of the causal factors that 

compel an individual to act out her/his 

thoughts and emotions, the value of 

research on public attitudes toward 

people with disabilities is significantly 

diminished. 

ODEP strongly believes that the 

research on public attitudes toward 

people with disabilities needs a strategic 

and scientifically based approach that 

rigorously collects and aggregates data 

from a larger sample of the American 

public, a more comprehensive approach 

to attitude measurement, and a 

multivariate predictive analytical 

approach to the analysis of findings. 

Therefore, the proposed 2009 survey is 

designed to meet those needs, as 

follows: The survey will draw a sample 

n = 1,600, which is roughly double the 

size of the sample of the 2005 National 

Survey of Consumer Attitudes; It will 

use a multidimensional validated scale 

of attitudes toward disabled people that 

has been tested in a multitude of 

published works since the mid-1990s; It 

will apply analytical methods that 

develop causal and associative 

explanations for both attitude change 

and development and the behavior of 

individuals. 

Signed at Washington, DC this January 11, 

2010. 

Kathy Martinez, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–595 Filed 1–13–10; 8:45 am] 

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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that eight meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20506 

as follows (ending times are 

approximate): 

American Masterpieces/Chamber 

Music (application review): January 20– 

21, 2010 in Room 714. This meeting, 

from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 20th 

and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 

21st, will be closed. 

American Masterpieces/Chamber 

Music (application review): January 22, 

2010 in Room 714. This meeting, from 

9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., will be closed. 

Music/NEA Jazz Masters (review of 

nominations): January 27, 2010, by 

teleconference. This meeting, from 1 

p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 

will be closed. 

Music/NEA Jazz Masters (review of 

nominations): January 27, 2010, by 

teleconference. This meeting, from 3 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 

will be closed. 

Opera/NEA Opera Honors (review of 

nominations): February 2, 2010, by 

teleconference. This meeting, from 1 

p.m. to 1:45 p.m., will be closed. 

Opera/NEA Opera Honors (review of 

nominations): February 2, 2010, by 

teleconference. This meeting, from 2:30 

p.m. to 3:15 p.m., will be closed. 

American Masterpieces/Dance 

(application review): February 3–5, 2010 

in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. on February 3rd and 4th, and 

from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on February 

5th, will be closed. 

International (application review): 

February 17, 2010, by teleconference. 

This meeting, from 2 p.m. to 4:10 p.m., 

will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of November 10, 2009, these sessions 

will be closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691. 

Dated: January 11, 2010. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2010–555 Filed 1–13–10; 8:45 am] 

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Constellation Energy; Notice of 

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Application for the Calvert Cliffs 

Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of license amendment 

application. 

DATES: A request for hearing and/or 

petition for leave to intervene must be 

filed by March 15, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Goshen, Project Manager, Licensing 

Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Storage 

and Transportation, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Telephone: (301) 492–3325; Fax 

number: (301) 492–3348; E-mail: 

john.goshen@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

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considering an application dated June 

15, 2009, from Constellation Energy 

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Part 72, for the receipt, possession, 

storage, and transfer of spent fuel, 

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