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solicit comments from the general 

public and select experts on the 

modernization of the military 

compensation and retirement systems. 

DATES: The town hall will be held 

Thursday, October 16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The town hall will be held 

at the Marriott Courtyard, 1721 E. 

Central Texas Expressway (US Route 

190), Killeen, Texas 76541. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Nuneviller, Associate 

Director, Military Compensation and 

Retirement Modernization Commission, 

PO Box 13170, Arlington Virginia 

22209; telephone 703–692–2080; fax 

703–697–8330; email 

christopher.nuneviller@mcrmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Military Compensation and Retirement 

Modernization Commission 

(Commission) was established by the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

FY 2013, Public Law 112–239, §§ 671– 

680 (2013), (amended by National 

Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014, 

Pub. L. 113–66, § 1095(b)) (2014). The 

Commission will conduct public 

hearings and town halls across the 

United States and on select military 

installations internationally to solicit 

comments on the modernization of the 

military compensation and retirement 

systems. The Commission seeks the 

views of Service members, veterans, 

retirees, their beneficiaries and other 

interested parties regarding pay, 

retirement, health benefits and quality 

of life programs of the Uniformed 

Services. The Commission will hear 

from senior commanders of local 

military commands and their senior 

enlisted advisors, unit commanders and 

their family support groups, local 

medical and education community 

representatives, and other quality of life 

organizations. These meetings sites will 

be accessible to members of the general 

public including individuals with 

disabilities. 

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, the 

Commission will hold a public town 

hall meeting from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 

p.m. 

Thursday, October 16, 2014 Agenda 

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Town Hall. 

On the evening of Thursday, October 

16, 2014, the Chairman and 

Commissioners will hear from the 

public. Attendees will be given an 

opportunity to address the Chairman 

and Commissioners and relay to them 

their experience and comments. 

Due to the deliberative, nascent and 

formative nature of the Commission’s 

work, the Commissioners are unable to 

discuss their thoughts, plans or 

intentions for specific recommendations 

that will ultimately be made to the 

President and Congress. 

The town hall will be transcribed and 

the transcripts placed on the 

Commission’s Web site. In addition to 

public hearings, and due to the essential 

need for input from the beneficiaries, 

the Commission is accepting and 

strongly encourages comments and 

other submissions through its Web site 

(www.mcrmc.gov). 

Christopher Nuneviller, 

Associate Director, Administration and 

Operations. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Council on the Arts 183rd 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Arts, National Foundation on the Arts 

and Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10 (a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is 

hereby given that a meeting of the 

National Council on the Arts will be 

held at the in Grand Ballroom B of the 

Mandarin Hotel, 1330 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20024. This 

meeting also will be webcast. Agenda 

times are approximate. 

DATES: Friday, October 31, 2014 from 9 

a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Public Affairs, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, at 202/682–5570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting, on Friday, October 31st, will 

be open to the public on a space 

available basis. The meeting will begin 

with opening remarks and voting on 

recommendations for funding and 

rejection and guidelines, followed by 

updates by the Chairman. There also 

will be the following presentations 

(times are approximate): From 9:30 a.m. 

to 10 a.m.—The Art of Empathy: 

Celebrating Literature in Translation 

(Amy Stolls: Director of Literature; Don 

Ball: Assistant Director of Publications, 

Office of Public Affairs; Esther Allen: 

Writer, Editor, & Literary Translator); 

from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.— 

presentations from the Dallas Museum 

of Art (Eugene McDermott: Director, 

Maxwell Anderson); from 10:30 a.m. to 

11 a.m.—presentation from Center of 

Creative Arts (COCA), St. Louis (Kelly 

Pollack: Executive Director; COCA 

Alum: Christopher Page). From 11– 

11:15 there will be concluding remarks 

from the Chairman and announcement 

of voting results. The meeting will 

adjourn at 11:15 a.m. 

To register to watch the webcasting of 

the open session of this meeting, go to 

http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/ncaoct2014-webcast/event/

registration.html. 

If, in the course of the open session 

discussion, it becomes necessary for the 

Council to discuss non-public 

commercial or financial information of 

intrinsic value, the Council will go into 

closed session pursuant to subsection 

(c)(4) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and in 

accordance with the February 15, 2012 

determination of the Chairman. 

Additionally, discussion concerning 

purely personal information about 

individuals, such as personal 

biographical and salary data or medical 

information, may be conducted by the 

Council in closed session in accordance 

with subsection (c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Any interested persons may attend, as 

observers, Council discussions and 

reviews that are open to the public. If 

you need special accommodations due 

to a disability, please contact the Office 

of Accessibility, National Endowment 

for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 

5733, Voice/T.T.Y. 202/682–5496, at 

least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and 

Panel Operations. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Modification Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification 

Request Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of requests to modify permits 

issued to conduct activities regulated 

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 

1978. NSF has published regulations 

under the Antarctic Conservation Act at 

Title 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of a requested permit modification. 

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DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by November 10, 2014. 

Permit applications may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Division of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li 

Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Description of Permit Modification 

Requested: The Foundation issued a 

permit (ACA 2014–006) to Eric 

Stangeland of Quark Expeditions on 

September 18, 2013. The issued permit 

allows the applicant to conduct waste 

management activities associated with 

tourism activities including shore 

excursions, kayaking, camping, cross 

country skiing, ice climbing and 

mountaineering in the Antarctic 

Peninsula region. Mitigation measures 

are in place to reduce the risk of nonnative species introductions and the risk 

of spills. 

A recent modification to this permit, 

dated February 13, 2014, permitted the 

applicant to allow for the conduct of 

waste management activities associated 

with conducting ice swimming and 

remote controlled camera copter 

activities. 

Now the applicant proposes a 

modification to his permit to allow for 

the conduct of waste management 

activities associated with downhill 

skiing, polar plunging, and stand up 

paddleboarding (SUPing). 

The SUPing activity would consist of 

up to 10 passengers per excursion. 

Quark staff would maintain a watch for 

leopard seals and killer whales and 

abort the activity if these animals are 

sighted. SUPers would be accompanied 

by 2 Quark staff, one on a SUP and one 

in a zodiac in case of emergency. 

Mitigation measures would be in place 

to reduce the risk of non-native species 

introductions and the risk of spills 

ashore. 

The polar plunge activity would 

consist of participants entering the 

water wearing a bathing suit, for about 

5–15 seconds. This activity would take 

place either away from land, with 

passengers wearing a safety belt, 

tethered to the ship, or from a beach 

landing. A safety zodiac with at least 

two staff members will be deployed and 

staff would maintain a watch for 

leopard seals and killer whales and 

abort the activity if these animals are 

sighted. If the activity requires a beach 

landing, mitigation measures would be 

in place to reduce the risk of non-native 

species introductions and the risk of 

spills ashore. 

The downhill ski activity is the same 

as was described for the one-off activity 

detailed in the applicant’s original 

permit application. The applicant 

wishes to carry out this activity again 

this season, and in future seasons 

depending on passenger demand. 

Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

DATES: (that the mod would be valid) 

November 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of 

Polar Programs. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Engineering Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Engineering Advisory Committee 

Meeting #1170. 

Date/Time: October 22, 2014: 12:15 p.m. to 

6 p.m. October 23, 2014: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: OPEN. 

Contact Person: Evette Rollins, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 505, Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone 

703–292–8300. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations and counsel on major goals 

and policies pertaining to engineering 

programs and activities. 

Agenda: 

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 

• The Federal Advanced Manufacturing 

Landscape 

• The Future of Advanced Manufacturing 

• Directorate for Engineering Update 

• OSTP Perspective on Engineering at NSF 

Thursday, October 23, 2014 

• Perspectives from the Office of the 

Director 

• Planning for ENG AdCom Subcommittee 

Work 

• Overview, Division of Chemical, 

Bioengineering, Environmental, and 

Transport Systems (CBET) 

• Roundtable on ENG Strategic Activities 

and Recommendations 

Dated: October: 6, 2014. 

Suzanne Plimpton, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Request for Input (RFI)—National Big 

Data R&D Initiative; Correction 

AGENCY: The National Coordination 

Office (NCO) for Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD), NSF. 

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: To be considered, written 

comments must be received by 

November 14, 2014. 

SUMMARY: This is a correction to the 

previous submission published on 

October 2, 2014, at 79 FR 59520. The 

changes are limited to the insertion of 

links to various documents referenced 

within this notice. For additional 

information and supporting information 

please see the NITRD Web site, 

www.nitrd.gov. This request encourages 

feedback from multiple big data 

stakeholders to inform the development 

of a framework, set of priorities, and 

ultimately a strategic plan for the 

National Big Data R&D Initiative. A 

number of areas of interest have been 

identified by agency representatives in 

the Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) Big Data Senior Steering Group 

(BDSSG) as well as the many members 

of the big data R&D community that 

have participated in BDSSG events and 

workshops over the past several years. 

This RFI is a critical step in developing 

a cross-agency strategic plan that has 

broad community input and that can be 

referenced by all Federal agencies as 

they move forward over the next five to 

ten years with their own big data R&D 

programs, policies, partnerships, and 

activities. 

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