Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 11, 1997 / Notices 11225

NASA Case No. LAR–15138–2:

Piezoelectric Loudspeaker and

Transducer (FWC of-1);

NASA Case No. LAR–14840–1:

Variable and Fixed Frequency Pulsed

Phase-Locked Loop.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–5971 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of

Change in Subject of Meeting

The National Credit Union

Administration Board determined at

8:00 a.m. on March 7, 1997, that agency

business required the addition of the

following item to the previously

announced closed meeting (Federal

Register, 62 FR 10086, March 5, 1997)

scheduled for 8:10 a.m., Friday, March

7, 1997.

4. Request from a Federal Credit Union

to Convert to a Community Charter.

The Board voted (2-to-0, Vice

Chairman Bowne ́ was unavailable) that

this request, which was one of the

requests from federal credit unions to

convert to a community charter

scheduled for the open meeting, be

closed to the public, and that no earlier

announcement of this change was

possible.

The Board voted (2-to-0, Vice

Chairman Bowne ́ was unavailable) at

9:30 a.m. on March 7, 1997, to delete

this added item from the closed agenda.

Agency business required this change

and no earlier announcement of this

was possible.

The previously announced items

were:

1. Approval of Minutes of Previous

Closed Meeting.

2. Administrative Actions under Section

206 of the Federal Credit Union

Act. Closed pursuant to exemptions

(5), (7), (8), (9)(A)(ii), and (9)(B).

3. Personnel Action(s). Closed pursuant

to exemptions (2) and (6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Becky Baker, Secretary of the Board,

Telephone (703)–518–6304.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–6252 Filed 3–7–97; 3:30 am]

BILLING CODE 7535–01–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the

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 May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms.

Susan Daisey, Assistant Director, Grants

Office, National Endowment for the

Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,

N.W., Room 311, Washington, D.C.

20506, or by email to:

sdaisey@neh.fed.us. 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)

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.

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 grantees.

Total Respondents: 14,097.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Total Responses: 14,097.

Average Time per Response: Varied

according to type of information

collection.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

107,888 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.

Juan Mestas,

Deputy Chairman.

[FR Doc. 97–6030 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7536–01–M

National Council on the Humanities;

Meeting

March 5, 1997.

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby

given that a meeting of the National

Council on the Humanities will be held

in Washington, D.C. on March 24–25,

1997.

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 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. A

portion of the morning and afternoon

sessions on March 24–25, 1997, will not

be open to the public pursuant to

subsections (c) (4), (6) and (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 will constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy; and information the disclosure

of which would significantly frustrate
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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 session on March

24, 1997 will be as follows:

Committee Meetings

(Open to the Public)

Policy Discussion

9:00–10:30 a.m.

Research/Education Programs—Room

M07

Public Programs—Room 420

Challenge Grants and Preservation

and Access—Room 415

(Closed to the Public)

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned—Discussion

of specific grant applications before

the Council

12:30–2:00 p.m.—Jefferson Lecture

Committee—Room 430

2:00–3:00 p.m.—Conversation with

Stephen Toulmin, 1997 Jefferson

Lecturer—Room M–09

Council Discussion Groups

(Portions Open to the Public)

3:00–5:00 p.m.

External Affairs—Room 527

Strategic Plans/Enterprise—Room 503

Federal/State Partnership—Room 507

The morning session on March 25,

1997 will convene at 10:30 a.m. in the

1st Floor Council Room, M–09. The

session will be open to the public as set

forth below:

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Introductory Remarks

Reports

A. Staff Report

b. Budget Report

C. Legislative Report

D. Reports on Policy & General

Matters

1. Overview

2. Research and Education Programs

3. Challenge Grants and Preservation

and Access

4. Public Programs/Enterprise

5. Jefferson Lecture

The remainder of the proposed

meeting will be closed to the public for

the reasons stated above. Further

information about this meeting can be

obtained from Michael S. Shapiro,

Advisory Committee Management

Officer, Washington, D.C. 20506, or call

area code (202) 606–8322, TDD (202)

606–8282. Advance notice of any

special needs or accommodations is

appreciated.

Michael S. Shapiro,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–6029 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7536–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Graduate

Education Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Graduate Education (57).

Date and Time: March 20 and 21,

1997, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

Place: Room 330, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA, 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Sonia Ortega,

Division of Graduate Education, NSF–

NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship

Programs, Room 907N, National Science

Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA 22230, 703/306–1630.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

advice and recommendations

concerning proposals submitted to

NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship

Program (NATO).

Agenda: To review and evaluate NSF–

NATO proposals.

Reason for Closing: The proposals

being reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature,

including technical information;

financial data, such as salaries; and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt

under 5 U.S.C. 552(c), (4) and (6) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act.

Reason for Late Notice: Complications

with meeting logistics.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Linda Allen-Benton,

Deputy Director, Division of Human Resource

Management, Acting Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5969 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS

BOARD

[SGA 97–02]

Voluntary Partnership Planning and

Phase I Implementation Grants

AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for grant applications.

SUMMARY: The National Skill Standards

Board (NSSB), under the National Skill

Standards Act of 1994 (the Act),

announces the availability of funds for

initiating Voluntary Partnership activity

through combined Planning and Phase I

Implementation grants. A grant will be

made to the organization or coalition of

organizations best positioned and

capable of convening key stakeholder

representatives from across a cluster as

defined by the National Skill Standards

Board. It is the Board’s intent that one

grant will be made in each of the three

clusters.

It is anticipated that three awards will

be made in the range of $80,000 to

$160,000, depending on the statement of

work proposed by the participant. The

period of performance will vary, but

will not exceed nine months. Awardees

of this grant will be eligible to receive

a non-competitive grant for long-term

Voluntary Partnership activities.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications shall be April 10, 1997, at

4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the address

below.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be made

to the Division of Contract

Administration and Grant Management,

Attention: Lisa Harvey, U.S. Department

of Labor, Procurement Services Office,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room

N–5416, Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions/clarifications regarding

information contained in this

announcement, contact Lisa Harvey at

(202) 219–9355. (This is not a toll free

number). Telephonic or faxed requests

for the SGA will not be honored.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Skill Standards Board is

soliciting proposals on a competitive

basis for the conduct of activities to

convene key stakeholder representatives

of the clusters as defined by the

National Skill Standards Board. The

purpose of the grant is to initiate the

implementation of the Voluntary

Partnerships activities through the nine

month Voluntary Partnership Planning

and Phase I Implementation Grants.

Applicants successfully completing the

Planning and Phase I Implementation

will be qualified to apply for NSSB

recognition as a Voluntary Partnership.

As such, they will be eligible to receive

a non-competitive grant for long-term

Voluntary Partnership activities. The

NSSB is an independent agency for

which the U.S. Department of Labor

serves as fiscal agent. The Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Administration

(OASAM) within the U.S. Department of

Labor will administer the grant process

on behalf of the National Skill

Standards Board. All inquiries related to

the grants should be directed to

OASAM.

This announcement consists of three

parts. Part I discusses the procedures for

eligible applicants who wish to apply