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Control Number 1210–0144. OMB’s approval of the revision currently is schedule to expire on June 30, 2012.

II. Current Actions

This notice requests public comment pertaining to the Department’s request for extension of OMB’s approval of its revision to OMB Control Number 1210– 0144. After considering comments received in response to this notice, the Department intends to submit an ICR to OMB for continuing approval. No change to the existing ICR is proposed or made at this time. The Department notes that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. A summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates follows:

Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.

Title: Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and ExternalReview Processes for NonGrandfathered Plans.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection of information.

OMB Number: 1210–0144. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.

Respondents: 1,020,374. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Responses: 111,328. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 466 Estimated Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance): $1,257,726.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

The Department is particularly interested in comments that:

• 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., by permitting electronic submissions of responses.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the ICR for OMB approval of the extension of the information collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 13, 2012. Joseph S. Piacentini, Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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**NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION** 

**Public Meeting To Solicit Comments in Response to the Presidential**  **Memorandum, Managing Government Records** 

**AGENCY :**  National Archives and Records Administration.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will hold an open meeting to solicit public comments in response to the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records, dated November 28, 2011. The Memorandum directs the Archivist of the United States, in coordination with the Director of OMB, to consult with those inside and outside of the government interested in improving records management and open government. Comments and suggestions received by NARA and OMB will help inform the Records Management Directive that will be issued later this year. The Presidential Memorandum can be found at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/11/28/presidential-memorandummanaging-government-records (see also 76 FR 75423, 12/1/11).

This meeting is primarily focused on gathering input from the public interest community, from the vendor/IT community, and from members of the public at large. (Federal agencies will separately be submitting reports to NARA that contain their suggestions for improving and reforming records management.) Additionally, NARA has an IdeaScale site established to receive
comments at http:// govrecordmanagement.ideascale.com/.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  National Archives Building, William G. McGowan Theater, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408. Please enter on the Constitution Avenue side of the building. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Laura McCarthy, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740, 301–837–3023.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This meeting will be open to the public.

Dated: February 16, 2012. Paul M. Wester, Jr., Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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**NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES** 

**Proposed Collection; Comment Request** 

**AGENCY :**  National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is soliciting public comments on the proposed information collection described below. The proposed information collection will be sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

**DATES :**  Comments on this information collection must be submitted on or before April 23, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send comments to Ms. Susan Daisey, Director, Office of Grant Management, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 311, Washington, DC 20506, or by email to: sdaisey@neh.gov. Telephone: 202–606–
8494.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The National Endowment for the Humanities will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies. NEH is particularly interested in comments which help the agency to: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4)


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Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate electronic collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.

This Notice also lists the following information:

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities.

Title of Proposal: Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

OMB Number: 3136–0134. Affected Public: Applicants to NEH grant programs, reviewers of NEH grant applications, and NEH award recipients.

Total Respondents: 6,978. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Responses: 6,978. Average Time per Response: Varied according to type of information collection.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 68,375 hours.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request. They will also become a matter of public record.

Carole M. Watson, Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities.
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**NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES** 

**Meeting of National Council on the Humanities** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet in Washington, DC on March 8–9, 2012.

The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to policies, programs, and procedures for carrying out his functions, and to review applications for financial support from and gifts offered to the Endowment and to make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

The meeting will be held in the Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC. A portion of the morning and afternoon sessions on March 8–9, 2012, will not be open to the public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Council will consider information that may disclose: trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person: and privileged or confidential information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority dated July 19,
1993.

The agenda for the sessions on March 8, 2012 will be as follows:
Committee Meetings (Open to the Public) Policy Discussion

9–10:30 a.m.

Digital Humanities Room 402 Education Programs Room M–07 Federal/State Partnership Room 507 Preservation and Access Room 415 Public Programs Room 421 Research Programs Room 315
(Closed to the Public) Discussion of Specific Grant Applications and Programs Before the Council 10:30 a.m. until Adjourned

Digital Humanities Room 402 Education Programs Room M–07 Federal/State Partnership Room 507 Preservation and Access Room 415 Public Programs Room 421 Research Programs Room 315 The morning session of the meeting on March 9, 2012 will convene at 9 a.m., in the first floor Council Room M–09, and will be open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning session will be as follows: A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting B. Reports 1. Introductory Remarks 2. Presentation by Joan Houston Hall, editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) 3. Staff Report 4. Congressional Report 5. Budget Report 6. Reports on Policy and General Matters a. Digital Humanities b. Education Programs c. Federal/State Partnership d. Preservation and Access e. Public Programs f. Research Programs The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the consideration of specific applications and will be closed to the public for the reasons stated above.

Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Lisette Voyatzis, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506, or by calling (202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282. Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated.

Lisette Voyatzis, Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**National Science Board**

**Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice**

The National Science Board’s Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows:

**DATE AND TIME :**  Tuesday, February 28; 2:30–4 p.m. EST.

**SUBJECT MATTER :**  (1) Overview and discussion of the recently issued National Science and TechnologyCouncil Committee on STEM (CoSTEM) Framework Report; (2) CEH Chairman wrap-up and closing remarks.

**STATUS :**  Open.

**LOCATION :**  This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National Science Board Office, National Science Foundation, 4201Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. A public listening room will be available for this teleconference meeting. All visitors must contact the Board Office [call 703– 292–7000 or send an email message to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov ] at least 24 hours prior to the teleconference for the public room number and to arrange for a visitor’s badge. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk located in the lobby at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets