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grant of a license should be sent to

NASA Ames Research Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by September 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Dal Bon, Patent Counsel, Ames

Research Center, Mail Stop 202A–3,

Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000,

telephone (650) 604–5104.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–19019 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

July 9, 1998.

The National Endowment for the Arts,

on behalf of the Federal Council on the

Arts and the Humanities, has submitted

the following public information

collection request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval in accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Copies of this ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the National

Endowment for the Arts’ Indemnity

Administrator, Alice Whelihan (202/

682–5574).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National

Endowment for the Arts, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503 (202/395–

7316), within thirty days of this

publication in the Federal Register.

The OMB 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.

Agency: National Endowment for the

Arts.

Title: Application for Indemnification.

OMB Number: 3135–0094.

Frequency: renewed every four years.

Affected Public: Non-profit, tax

exempt organizations, individuals and

governments.

Number of Respondents: 40 per year.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 45

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1800.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: 0.

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing

Services): $75,000.

Description: This application form is

used by non-profit, tax-exempt

organizations (primarily museums),

individuals and governmental units to

apply to the Federal Council on the Arts

and the Humanities (through the

National Endowment for the Arts) for

indemnification of eligible works of art

and artifacts, borrowed from abroad for

exhibition in the United States, or sent

from the United States for exhibition

abroad. The indemnity agreement is

backed by the full faith and credit of the

United States. In the event of loss or

damage to an indemnified object, the

Federal Council certifies the validity of

the claim and requests payment from

Congress. 20 U.S.C. 973 et seq. requires

such an application and specifies

information which must be supplied.

This statutory requirement is

implemented by regulation at 45 CFR

1160.4.

Murray Welsh,

Director, Administrative Services.

[FR Doc. 98–18970 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7536–01–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Panel, Dance Section

(Creation & Presentation category) to the

National Council on the Arts will be

held on August 4–7, 1998. The panel

will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

August 4, 5, and 6, and from 9:30 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m. on August 7, in Room 716

at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC, 20506. A portion of this meeting,

from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on August

7, will be open to the public for a policy

discussion on field issues and needs,

Leadership Initiatives, Millennium

projects, and guidelines.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

August 4, 5, and 6, and from 10:30 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m. on August 7, are for the

purpose of Panel review, discussion,

evaluation, and recommendation on

applications for 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 by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

14, 1998, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which 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 and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special 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

this meeting 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: July 8, 1998.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 98–18896 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7537–01–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Panel, Theater/Musical

Theater (B) Section (Creation &

Presentation category) to the National

Council on the Arts will be held on

August 10–14, 1998. The panel will

meet from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on