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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 139 

Thursday, July 19, 2012 

ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

Reports and Updates on Arctic 

Research Programs and Projects; 

Meetings 

July 6, 2012. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 98th meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, 

on August 9–10, 2012. The business 

sessions, open to the public, will 

convene at 8:30 a.m. on August 9 and 

11:30 on August 10 after a scheduled 

executive session. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

97th meeting 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research activities 

The focus of the meeting will be 

reports and updates on programs and 

research projects affecting the Arctic. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: John Farrell, Executive 

Director, U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD 

703–306–0090. 

John Farrell, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17463 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA). 

Title: Requirements for Approved 

Construction Investments. 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0096. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 4,200. 

Average Hours per Response: 2. 

Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Needs and Uses: EDA may award 

assistance for construction projects 

through its Public Works and Economic 

Development program, as well as its 

Economic Adjustment Assistance (EEA) 

program. Public Works and Economic 

Development Program investments help 

support the construction or 

rehabilitation of essential public 

infrastructure and facilities necessary to 

generate or retain private sector jobs and 

investments, attract private sector 

capital, and promote vibrant economic 

ecosystems, regional competitiveness 

and innovation. The EAA Program 

provides a wide range of technical, 

planning and infrastructure assistance 

in regions experiencing adverse 

economic changes that may occur 

suddenly or over time. 

The Summary of EDA Construction 

Standards (commonly referred to as the 

‘‘bluebook’’) and the Standard Terms 

and Conditions for Construction 

Projects, as well as any special 

conditions incorporated into the terms 

and conditions at the time of award, 

supplement the requirements that apply 

to EDA-funded construction projects. 

Affected Public: Current recipients of 

EDA construction (Public Works or 

Economic Adjustment) assistance, to 

include (1) Cities or other political 

subdivisions of a state, including a 

special purpose unit of state or local 

government engaged in economic or 

infrastructure development activities, or 

a consortium of political subdivisions; 

(2) states; (3) institutions of higher 

education or a consortium of 

institutions of higher education; (4) 

public or private non-profit 

organizations or associations; (5) District 

Organizations; and (6) Indian Tribes or 

a consortia of Indian Tribes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, 

(202) 395–5887. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk 

Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285, or 

via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: July 13, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17553 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Partially Closed 

Meeting 

The Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on August 9, 2012, 

10:00 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover Building, 

Room 3884, 14th Street between 

Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues 

NW., Washington, DC. The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration 

with respect to technical questions that 

affect the level of export controls 

applicable to materials and related 

technology. 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Opening remarks and 

introductions. 

2. Remarks from Bureau of Industry 

and Security senior management. 

3. Discussion on the role of the 

Implementation Support Unit of the 

Biological Weapons Convention. 

4. Report on Composite Working 

Group and other working groups. 


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