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initiative, the agency committed to holding a stakeholder meeting on preventing occupational hearing loss to elicit the views of employers, workers, and noise control and public health professionals. The meeting announced in this notice fulfills this commitment. II. Stakeholder Meeting

The stakeholder meeting announced in this notice will be conducted as a group discussion on views, concerns, and issues surrounding the hazards of occupational exposure to noise and how best to control them. To facilitate as much group interaction as possible, formal presentations by stakeholders will not be permitted. The stakeholder meeting discussions will center on preventing occupational hearing loss and will include such subjects as the use of personal protective equipment, effective hearing conservation programs and the use of feasible engineering controls to control noise exposure in the workplace. The discussions will focus on topics such as noise control challenges and the best practices in construction, general industry and other sectors where noise is a hazard. The specific issues to be discussed will include the following:

• What are the best practices regarding hearing conservation programs?

• What are the best practices for, as well as concerns with, using personal protective equipment for noise control?

• What are the best practices for using feasible engineering controls?

• What are examples of companies that have effective noise control programs and what are the key elements of their programs? Authority and Signature

This document was prepared under the direction of Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 3,
2011. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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**NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES** 

**National Endowment for the Arts; National Council on the Arts 174th**  **Meeting**

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Council on the Arts will be held on October 28, 2011 in Room M–09 at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (ending time is approximate), will be open to the public on a space available basis. The meeting will include openingremarks by the Chairman and swearingin of new Council member Aaron Dworkin. This will be followed by presentations on opera, the Artists in the Workforce research study, and festivals. After these presentations, the Council will review and vote on guidelines and recommendations for funding applications, and will adjourn following concluding remarks.

If, in the course of the open session discussion, it becomes necessary for the Council to discuss non-public commercial or financial information of intrinsic value, the Council will go into closed session pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. Additionally, discussion concerning purely personal information about individuals, submitted with grant applications, such as personal biographical and salary data or medical information, may be conducted by the Council in closed session in accordance with subsection (c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b.

Any interested persons may attend, as observers, Council discussions and reviews that are open to the public. 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, TTY–TDD 202/682–5429, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to this meeting can be obtained from the Office of Communications, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, at 202/682–5570.

Dated: October 3, 2011. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Permit Modification Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act**  **of 1978**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of permit modification issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541. **SUMMARY :**  The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit modifications issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On August 12, 2011, the National Science Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of a permit modification received. The permit modification was issued on September 30, 2011 to: David Ainley, Permit No. 2011–002

M#1.
Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Permit Modification Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act**  **of 1978**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of permit issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On August 8th and August 22, 2011, the National Science Foundation published notices in the Federal Register of permit applications received. Permits were issued on September 29, 2011 to:
George Watters, Permit No. 2012 WM–

001. George Watters, Permit No. 2012 WM–

001.
Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer.
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