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administering employee and employer 

surveys similar to the 1995 surveys. The 

second study entitled ‘‘Balancing the 

Needs of Families and Employers: 

Family and Medical Leave Surveys, 

2000 Update’’ is available on the 

Department’s Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/toc.htm. An 

additional source of information came 

from the Department’s Request for 

Information (RFI) issued on December 1, 

2006. The RFI asked the public to 

comment on their experiences with, and 

observations of, the Department’s 

administration of the law and the 

effectiveness of the regulations. The 

qualitative data obtained provided a 

detailed anecdotal picture of the 

workings of the FMLA. The period for 

conducting this study is expected to last 

no later than January 14, 2012. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Department of Labor is soliciting 

comments concerning the above data 

collection for the FMLA Employee and 

Employer Surveys. Comments are 

requested which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions: The DOL is 

requesting clearance for an employer 

and employee survey focusing on the 

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection Request. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Title: Proposed Information Collection 

(ICR) for the Family Medical Leave Act 

(FMLA) Employee and Employer 

Surveys. 

OMB Number: None. 

Affected Public: Private sector, public 

sector, individuals, and households. 

For the FMLA Employee survey: 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 3,000 Respondents. 

Average Time per Response: 26 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,292 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $0. 

For the FMLA Employer Survey: 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 1,800 firms. 

Average Time per Response: 36 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,164 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $0 

Note that, due to rounding, the 

numbers for the totals may differ from 

the sum of the component numbers. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

request will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for the Office of 

Management and Budget approval; they 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: June 2, 2011. 

Mary Ziegler, 

Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, 

and Interpretation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13977 Filed 6–6–11; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps 

to ensure that requested data can be 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection on arts 

participation in the U.S. A copy of the 

current information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

August 1, 2011. The NEA is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, 

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone 

(202) 682–5424 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax (202) 682–5677. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Director, Administrative Services, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13933 Filed 6–6–11; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps 

to ensure that requested data can be 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection on the 

motivation and barriers associated with 

attending selected arts activities. A copy 


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of the current information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed below in the address 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

address section below on or before 

August 1, 2011. The NEA is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, 

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone 

(202) 682–5424 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax (202) 682–5677. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Director, Administrative Services, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Toward Innovative Spectrum-Sharing 

Technologies: A Technical Workshop 

on Coordinating Federal Government/ 

Private Sector R&D Investments 

AGENCY: The National Coordination 

Office (NCO) for Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Wigen at 703–292–4873 or 

wigen@nitrd.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

DATES: July 26, 2011. 

SUMMARY: Representatives from Federal 

research agencies, private industry, and 

academia will discuss the future 

research needs for developing 

innovative spectrum-sharing 

technologies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview: This notice is issued by the 

National Coordination Office for the 

Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) Program. Agencies of the 

NITRD Program are holding a technical 

workshop to bring together experts from 

private industry and academia to help 

‘‘create and implement a plan to 

facilitate research, development, 

experimentation, and testing by 

researchers to explore innovative 

spectrum-sharing technologies, 

including those that are secure and 

resilient.’’ The workshop will take place 

on July 26, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

MT in Boulder, Colorado at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

Boulder Labs, 325 Broadway, Building 1 

Lobby, Boulder, Colorado 80305. This 

event will be Webcast. For the event 

agenda and information about the 

Webcast, go to: http:// 

www.its.bldrdoc.gov/isart/WSRD/. 

Background: The dramatic rise of 

radio frequency-based applications has 

sparked a new sense of urgency among 

federal users, commercial service 

providers, equipment developers, and 

spectrum management professionals on 

how best to manage and use the radio 

spectrum. While near-term solutions 

such as spectrum re-allocations are 

critical to meeting national needs, so is 

the development of the next generation 

of technologies that can enable more 

efficient use of the radio spectrum. 

NITRD established the Wireless 

Spectrum Research and Development 

Senior Steering Group (WSRD–SSG) in 

late 2010. The committee was asked to 

identify current spectrum-related 

research projects funded by the Federal 

Government, and to work with the nonfederal community, including the 

academic, commercial, and public 

safety sectors, to implement a plan that 

‘‘facilitates research, development, 

experimentation, and testing by 

researchers to explore innovative 

spectrum-sharing technologies,’’ in 

accordance with the Presidential 

Memorandum on Unleashing the 

Wireless Broadband Revolution. WSRD– 

SSG operates under the auspices of the 

Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) program of the National 

Coordination Office (NCO), and has 

recently put together a preliminary 

inventory of federal R&D in the 

spectrum arena. 

This workshop will present an 

opportunity for relevant interested 

parties, including technical experts from 

private industry and public safety, 

together with academic researchers, to 

explore ongoing spectrum-related 

Federal Government R&D activities as 

listed in the WSRD–SSG inventory, and 

offer their expertise on developing 

recommendations for a wireless 

technology innovation initiative. We 

will ask private industry participants to 

suggest research avenues that they 

believe are presently underrepresented 

in federal R&D and that are not being 

pursued in private industry research 

laboratories. The focus will be on 

identifying R&D that may have large 

potential payoffs for wireless 

technologies and the nation’s economy 

at large, which are consistent with the 

Federal Government’s role in 

sponsoring important basic and applied 

research and development. The 

workshop will also address possible 

frameworks for supporting long-term 

research that may result in yet-to-beconceived improvements in spectrum 

utilization. 

Submitted by the National Science 

Foundation for the National 

Coordination Office (NCO) for 

Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) on June 2, 2011. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Management Analyst, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13943 Filed 6–6–11; 8:45 am] 

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SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Agenda 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 

21, 2011. 

PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20594. 

STATUS: The one item is open to the 

public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 8240A 

Marine Accident Report—Collision of 

Tugboat/Barge Caribbean Sea/The 

Resource with Amphibious Passenger 

Vessel DUKW 34, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, July 7, 2010. 

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