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reports, and determined that UL has the

staff capability and the necessary

equipment to conduct testing of

products covered by these additional

test standards.

Preliminary Finding

Based upon a review of the complete

application, the on-site evaluation

(review) reports, and the

recommendations of the staff, including

the recommendation from the Lead

Assessor dated August 19, 1997 (see

Exhibit 14), the Assistant Secretary has

made a preliminary finding that

Underwriters Laboratory Inc., can meet

the requirements as prescribed by 29

CFR 1910.7 for the expansion of its

recognition to include the 174 test

standards previously listed.

All interested members of the public

are invited to supply detailed reasons

and evidence supporting or challenging

the sufficiency of the applicant’s having

met the requirements for expansion of

its recognition as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory, as

required by 29 CFR 1910.7 and

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.

Submission of pertinent written

documents and exhibits shall be made

no later than January 20, 1998, and must

be addressed to the NRTL Recognition

Program, Office of Variance

Determination, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C.

20210. Copies of the UL application, the

recommendation of the Lead Assessor,

and all submitted comments, as

received, (Docket No. NRTL–4–93), are

available for inspection and duplication

at the Docket Office, Room N2634,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, at the above address.

The Assistant Secretary’s final

decision on whether the applicant

(Underwriters Laboratory Inc.) satisfies

the requirements for expansion of its

recognition as an NRTL will be made on

the basis of the entire record including

the public submissions and any further

proceedings that the Assistant Secretary

may consider appropriate in accordance

with Appendix A to Section 1910.7.

Authority: 29 CFR 1910.7.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

November, 1997.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30683 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[97–163]

Notice of Agency Report Forms Under

OMB Review

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of agency report forms

under OMB review.

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13: 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). The information is used

by NASA attorneys and technology

transfer specialists to determine if a

licensee is achieving and maintaining

practical application of the licensed

inventions as required by its license

agreement.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to Mr. Michael Battaglia,

Office of Aeronautics & Space

Transportation Technology, Code RW,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC 20546–

0001. All comments will become a

matter of public record and will be

summarized in NASA’s request for OMB

approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Carmela Simonson, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, (202) 358–

1223.

Reports: None.

Title: AST—Technology Utilization.

OMB Number: 2700–0009.

Type of review: Reinstatement.

Need and Uses: As required in

Section 305(b) of the National

Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 and

the NASA Supplement to the Federal

Acquisitions Regulations, NASA R&D

contracts require federally funded

technology to the private sector.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Responses Per Respondent: 3.

Annual Responses: 900.

Hours Per Request: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 900.

Frequency of Report: Annually.

Donald J. Andreotta,

Deputy Chief Information Officer

(Operations), Office of the Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–30689 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

President’s Committee on the Arts and

the Humanities: Meeting XLI

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

President’s Committee on the Arts and

the Humanities will be held on

December 5, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to

12:00 p.m. This meeting will convene to

discuss the recommendations made in

Creative America, a Report to the

President on the system of support for

arts and culture in the United States

today and to consider specific measures

in California for increasing support for

the arts and the humanities. The

meeting will be held in the Schwab

Room of the San Francisco Museum of

Modern Art, 151 Third Street, San

Francisco, California.

At 9:00 a.m. the Committee meeting

will begin with a welcome from Mayor

Willie Brown, followed by opening

remarks from Dr. John Brademas,

Chairman. Executive Director Harriet

Fulbright will give a Director’s update,

and the meeting will conclude with

reports by individual members of the

committee. The meeting will adjourn at

12:00 p.m.

The President’s Committee on the

Arts and the Humanities was created by

Executive Order in 1982 to advise the

President, the two Endowments, and the

Institute of Museum and Library

Services on measures to encourage

private sector support for the nation’s

cultural institutions and to promote

public understanding of the arts and the

humanities.

If, in the course of discussion, it

becomes necessary for the Committee to

discuss non-public commercial or

financial information of intrinsic value,

the Committee will go into closed

session pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of

the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5

U.S.C. 552b.

Any interested persons may attend as

observers, on a space available basis, but

seating is limited in meeting rooms and

staff of the San Francisco Museum of

Modern Art will need to know who will

be attending. Therefore, for this

meeting, individuals wishing to attend
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are required to notify the staff of the

President’s Committee in advance at

(202) 682–5409 or write to the

Committee at 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Suite 526, Washington,

DC 20506.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 97–30592 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

(Board). This notice also describes the

function of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATES AND TIME: December 11, 1997 from

10:00 am to 4:30 pm, and December 12,

1997 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Staley, Deputy Director,

National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202)

632–1526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established under Section 384 of the

Adult Education Act, as amended by

Title I of P.L. 102–73, the National

Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists

of ten individuals appointed by the

President with the advice and consent

of the Senate. The Board is established

to advise and make recommendations to

the Interagency Group, composed of the

Secretaries of Education, Labor, and

Health and Human Services, which

administers the National Institute for

Literacy (Institute). The Interagency

Group considers the Board’s

recommendations in planning the goals

of the Institute and in the

implementation of any programs to

achieve the goals of the Institute.

Specifically, the Board performs the

following functions: (a) makes

recommendations concerning the

appointment of the Director and the

staff of the Institute; (b) provides

independent advice on operation of the

Institute; and (c) receives reports from

the Interagency Group and Director of

the Institute. In addition, the Institute

consults with the Board on the award of

fellowships. The Board will meet in

Washington, DC on December 11, 1997

from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, and

December 12, 1997 from 9:00 am to 4:00

pm. The meeting of the Board is open

to the public. This meeting of the

Institute’s Advisory Board will focus on

the following agenda items: recent

legislative activities effecting literacy

and the Institute; a report from the 1996

Literacy Leader Fellows on their

fellowship projects: the creation of

Advisory Board Committees which

would focus on specific topic areas; and

a discussion of major Institute projects

with a focus on developments since the

September Board meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 from

8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Dated: November 14, 1997.

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director, National Institute for Literacy.

[FR Doc. 97–30576 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Application Received

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit application

received under the Antarctic

Conservation Act.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Science Foundation (NSF)

has received a waste management

permit application for operation of a

small research camp at Patriot Hills,

Antarctica by Dr. Red Whittaker, a

citizen of the United States. The

application is submitted to NSF

pursuant to regulations issued under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 .

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written data, comments, or

views with respect to this permit

application within 30 days of the

publication of this notice. Permit

applications may be inspected by

interested parties at the Permit Office,

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,

Office of Polar Programs, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joyce A. Jatko or Nadene Kennedy at the

above address or (703) 306–1033

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s

Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part

671, requires all U.S. citizens and

entities to obtain a permit for the use or

release of a designated pollutant in

Antarctica, and for the release of waste

in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit

application under this Regulation for

the establishment of a field camp at

Patriot Hills Antarctica (80°18′ S 61°16′

W) to support field testing of robotic

components for possible future use in

Antarctica. The field camp will be

operated for approximately one month

for each of three austral summer

research seasons, from January 1998 to

February 2000. The permit period

requested is from January 1, 1998

through February 29, 2000. The permit

applicant is: Dr. Red Whittaker,

Director, Field Robotics Center,

Carnegie Mellon University, 5000

Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

Activity for Which a Permit is

Requested

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon

University wish to establish a temporary

field camp to be used as the base camp

for trials of robotic components in

Antarctica. The camp will consist of

three temporary structures and four

backup tents housing up to seven

researchers and their equipment. The

scientists will also use two snowmobiles

to carry equipment and personnel to

sites outside the camp, generally within

a 30 km radius. Approximately 800

liters (220 gallons) of unleaded gasoline

will be used each season in

snowmobiles and electric generators.

Also, batteries will be used in some of

the instrumentation to be evaluated.

Generators will be equipped with drip

pans to reduce the risk of spills. Any

spills will be contained and clean up.

Any solid waste generated will be

removed from Antarctica at the

conclusion of each season’s field work.

No waste will be left in Antarctica.

Conditions of the permit would include

requirements to educate all participants

with the provisions of the Antarctic

Conservation Act (ACA), report on the

removal of materials and any accidental

releases, and management of all waste,

including human waste, in accordance

with Antarctic waste regulations.

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–30662 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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