### 62537 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2012 / Notices

**NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES** 

**Meetings of Humanities Panel**

**AGENCY :**  National Endowment for the Humanities.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that 11 meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held during November 2012 as follows. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960, as amended).

**DATES :**  See **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section for meeting dates.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meetings will be held at the Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20506. See **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**  section for meeting room numbers.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room, 529, Washington, DC20506, or call (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the National Endowment for the Humanities’ TDD terminal at (202) 606–8282.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Meetings

1. Date: November 01, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 421 This meeting will discuss applications for the America’s Media Makers Production grant program on the subject of American Studies, submitted to the Division of Public Programs.

2. Date: November 1, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 415 This meeting will discuss applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program on the subject of U.S. History and Culture, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access.

3. Date: November 5, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 421 This meeting will discuss applications for the America’s Historical & Cultural Organizations Implementation grant program on the subject of U.S. History and the West, submitted to the Division of Public Programs. 4. Date: November 7, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 421 This meeting will discuss applications for the America’s Historical & Cultural Organizations Implementation grant program on the subject of recent U.S. History, submitted to the Division of Public Programs.

5. Date: November 07, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 415 This meeting will discuss applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program on the subject of History of Science and Technology, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access.

6. Date: November 8, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 415 This meeting will discuss applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program on the subject of U.S. History and Culture, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access.

7. Date: November 8, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: Conference Call This meeting will discuss applications for the America’s Media Makers Production grant program, submitted to the Division of Public Programs.

8. Date: November 28, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 415 This meeting will discuss applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program on the subject of U.S. History and Culture, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access.

9. Date: November 28, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 402 This meeting will discuss applications for the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants grant program on the subject of New Media, submitted to the Office of Digital Humanities.

10. Date: November 29, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 402 This meeting will discuss applications for the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants grant program on the subject of Scholarly Communications, submitted to the Office of Digital Humanities.

11. Date: November 30, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room: 415 This meeting will discuss applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program on the subject of Art History, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access.

Because these meetings will include review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, the meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated July 19, 1993.

Dated: October 10, 2012. Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Waste Management Permit Application Received Under the**  **Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of a Waste Management 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 Mike Libecki and his team to conduct a skiing and mountaineering expedition to Queen Maud Land from November 6 to December 31, 2012. The application by Mike Libecki of Salt Lake City, Utah 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 November 14, 2012. 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 :**  Dr. Polly A. Penhale at the above address or (703) 292–8030.

**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