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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 opening 

remarks 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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