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in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below).

The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance 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 collections 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 submission of

responses.

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved collection.

Title of Collection: Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks) (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4)).

OMB Control Number: 1218–0237. Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): $0.

Description: Displaying the Minimum Safe Distance (§ 1910.126(g)(4)) —This provision requires the employer to determine how far away goods being electrostatically deteared should be separated from electrodes or conductors. This distance is called the ‘‘ safe distance. ’’ This minimum distance must be displayed conspicuously on a sign located near the equipment. OSHA has determined that where electrostatic equipment is being used, the information has already been ascertained and that the ‘‘ safe distance ’’ has been displayed on a sign in a permanent manner.

For additional information, see related notice published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2010, (Vol. 75, page 17162). Dated: August 12, 2010. Linda Watts Thomas, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 2010–20381 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am]

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**NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION** 

**[Notice (10–089)]**

**NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics**  **Subcommittee; Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

**DATES :**  Thursday, September 16, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, September 17, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT.

**ADDRESSES :**  NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., Room 3H46 and 5H45, respectively, Washington, DC 20546.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452, fax (202) 358–4118, or mnorris@nasa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: —Astrophysics Division Update —2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey —Update on Select Astrophysics
Missions —Update on Research and Analysis Program It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport, visa, or green card in addition to providing the following information no less than 10 working days prior to the meeting: Full name; gender; date/ place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship can provide identifying information 3 working days in advance by contacting Marian Norris via e-mail

at mnorris@nasa.gov or by telephone at (202) 358–4452.

Dated: August 12, 2010. P. Diane Rausch, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

[FR Doc. 2010–20335 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am]

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

**National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel** 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby given that five meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate):

Arts Education (application review): September 14–15, 2010 in Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on September 15th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 14th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m and from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 15th, will be closed.

Literature (application review): September 14–16, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on September 16th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on September 14th and 15th, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on September 16th, will be closed.

Arts Education (application review): September 20–24, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on September 23rd, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 20th–22nd,


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from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m on September 23rd, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24th, will be closed.

Theater (application review): September 27, 2010 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will be closed.

Arts Education (application review): September 29–30, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on September 30th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 29th, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m and from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on September 30th, will be closed.

The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of November 10, 2009, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel’s discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need any 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, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: August 13, 2010. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 2010–20377 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am]

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**RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD**

**Proposed Data Collection(s) Available for Public Comment and**  **Recommendations**

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information collections are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s estimate of the burden for the collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
1. Title and Purpose of Information Collection
Public Service Pension Questionnaires;
OMB 3220–0136

Public Law 95–216 amended the Social Security Act of 1977 by providing, in part, that spouse or survivor benefits may be reduced when the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension based on employment with a Federal, State, or local governmental unit. Initially, the reduction was equal to the full amount of the government pension.

Public Law 98–21 changed the reduction to two-thirds of the amount of the government pension. Public Law 108–203 amended the Social Security Act by changing the requirement for exemption to public service offset, that Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes be deducted from the public service wages for the last 60 months of public service employment, rather than just the last day of public service employment.

Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides that a spouse or survivor annuity should be equal in amount to what the annuitant would receive if entitled to a like benefit from the Social Security Administration. Therefore, the public service pension (PSP) provisions apply to RRA annuities. RRB Regulations pertaining to the collection of evidence relating to public service pensions or worker’s compensation paid to spouse or survivor applicants or annuitants are found in 20 CFR 219.64c.

The RRB utilizes Form G–208, Public Service Pension Questionnaire, and Form G–212, Public Service Monitoring Questionnaire, to obtain information used to determine whether an annuity reduction is in order. Completion of the forms is voluntary. However, failure to complete the forms could result in the nonpayment of benefits. One response is requested of each respondent.

The RRB proposes a non-burden impacting editorial change for clarification purposes to Form G–208 and no changes to Form G–212. The completion time for the G–208 is estimated at 16 minutes and the G–212 is estimated at 15 minutes. The RRB estimates that approximately 70 Form G–208’s and 1,100 Form G–212’s are completed annually.
2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection
Self-Employment and Substantial Service Questionnaire; OMB 3220–0138

Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment of annuities to qualified employees and their spouses. In order to receive an age and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3) states that an applicant must stop all railroad work and give up any rights to return to such work. However,applicants are not required to stop nonrailroad work or self-employment.

The RRB considers some work claimed as ‘‘ self-employment’’ to actually be employment for an employer. Whether the RRB classifies a particular activity as self-employment or as work for an employer depends upon the circumstances of each case. These circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR part 216.

Under the 1988 amendments to the RRA, an applicant is no longer required to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However, section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that a portion of the employee’s Tier II benefit and supplemental annuity be deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE ’’ employer.

‘‘LPE ’’ is defined as the last person, company or institution with whom the employee or spouse applicant was employed concurrently with, or after, the applicant’s last railroad employment and before their annuity beginning date. If a spouse never worked for a railroad, the LPE employer is the last person for whom he or she worked.

The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service Questionnaire, when an applicant claims to be self-employed to obtain information needed to determine if the applicant’s work is LPE, railroad serviceor self-employment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire identifies any months in which the applicant did not perform substantial service. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is voluntary. However, failure to complete