80 FR 76587 - Meetings of Humanities Panel
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
National Endowment for the Humanities
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30983 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 76587-76588] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30983] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Humanities Meetings of Humanities Panel AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of Meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold three meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during January, 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National [[Page 76588]] Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 10 First Street SE., Room LJ220, Washington, DC 20540. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., Room, 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606-8322; [email protected]. Hearing-impaired individuals who prefer to contact us by phone may use NEH's TDD terminal at (202) 606-8282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings: 1. Date: January 21, 2016. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will discuss applications for Kluge Fellowships, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. 2. Date: January 26, 2016. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will discuss applications for Kluge Fellowships, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. 3. Date: January 28, 2016. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will discuss applications for Kluge Fellowships, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. Because these meetings will include review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, the meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, U.S.C., as amended. I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman's Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated July 19, 1993. Dated: December 2, 2015. Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-30983 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536-01-P
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provided, without context, to other FOIA regulations with respect to costs associated with the collection of
regulators or to the U.S. Congress, designating information as confidential information contained in the Joint
leading to confusion or to the disclosure or seeking confidential treatment. Standards. Furthermore, any costs
of competitive information. This Finally, with respect to anonymity, incurred by a regulated entity, aside
commenter asked the Agencies to the Agencies are concerned that from the 12 burden hours discussed
provide a clearer confidentiality policy anonymous submissions would be less above to publish information pertaining
and clarify that submissions will remain useful than submissions in which the to its diversity policies and practices on
confidential unless the submitting entity submitting entity is identified. As its Web site and to retrieve and submit
expressly waives confidentiality. indicated in the Policy Statement, the self-assessment information to its
Similarly, another commenter stated OMWI Directors plan to reach out to primary federal financial regulator, will
that its members are concerned that regulated entities to discuss diversity be incurred in the normal course of its
third parties may have access to the and inclusion practices and methods of business activities.
information submitted and could use assessment, and these contacts will be Written comments continue to be
this information to the submitter’s more informative for both the Agencies invited on:
disadvantage. This commenter and the entities if the Agencies know (a) The necessity of the collection of
requested additional clarification which submission came from which information for the proper performance
regarding how the Agencies will use entity. However, the Agencies will of the Agencies’ functions, including
and protect submitted information, as reassess this matter over time. whether the information will have
well as a written statement providing 4. Accuracy of Burden Estimate practical utility;
assurance that the Agencies will not (b) The accuracy of the Agencies’
share the information with third parties. The Agencies estimated that, estimate of the information collection
The remaining commenter expressed annually, it would take an entity 12 burden, including the validity of the
concern that designating information as burden hours, on average, to publish methods and the assumptions used;
confidential will not guarantee information pertaining to its diversity (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
protection from disclosure. The policies and practices on its Web site utility, and clarity of the information
commenter observed that, if the public and to retrieve and submit self- proposed to be collected;
requests information under the Freedom assessment information to its primary (d) Ways to minimize the information
of Information Act (FOIA), the regulated federal financial regulator. One collection burden on respondents,
entity will be notified of the request and commenter stated that the Agencies including through the use of automated
provided an opportunity to argue grossly underestimated the time it collection techniques or other forms of
against disclosure. In the event that the would take to collect, categorize, and information technology; and
regulated entity’s argument does not submit this information. The commenter (e) Estimates of capital or start-up
prevail, the voluntarily submitted asserted that retrieving diversity data is costs and costs of operation,
information could be released to the a time-consuming and labor-intensive maintenance, and purchase of services
public. task, particularly for entities with to provide information.
Two of these commenters hundreds or thousands of employees The Agencies encourage interested
recommended that regulated entities be located throughout U.S. and the world. parties to submit comments in response
allowed to submit information In addition, the commenter maintained to these questions. Comments submitted
anonymously. One commenter said its that an entity’s submission would have in response to this notice will be shared
members might support the use of a to undergo a time-consuming review by among the Agencies. All comments will
third-party vendor that could capture legal counsel and others to assure become a matter of public record.
and potentially anonymize submissions accuracy and clarity before the entity By National Credit Union Administration.
as a way to minimize information could submit the information. Dated: November 18, 2015.
collection burden. The other commenter The Agencies note that the
Gerard Poliquin,
asserted that giving respondents the commenter did not provide an
option to submit information alternative estimate or formula for Secretary of the Board.
anonymously would enhance the calculating this burden and that 12 [FR Doc. 2015–30932 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am]
quality, utility, and clarity of the hours is an estimated average. In the BILLING CODE P
information, minimize burden, and absence of more specific information,
address confidentiality concerns. This the Agencies do not have a basis for
commenter also recommended that the changing their burden estimate at this NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
Agencies allow submitters to classify time. If, however, future feedback ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
themselves into general categories, such indicates that the current estimate needs
as by approximate asset size, number of further refinement, the Agencies will National Endowment for the
employees, and geographic location. consider adjusting their estimates Humanities
The Agencies understand that accordingly.
regulated entities want assurances that Meetings of Humanities Panel
the Agencies will treat the submitted 5. Estimate of Start-Up Costs
AGENCY: National Endowment for the
information as confidential and will not One commenter asserted that it would Humanities.
disclose the information unless the take substantial IT, legal, and ACTION: Notice of Meetings.
submitter expressly waives operational resources to put diversity
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confidentiality. To the extent that a data into a format appropriate for SUMMARY: The National Endowment for
submission includes confidential submission to a regulator. The the Humanities will hold three meetings
information, the Agencies will keep commenter said that it could not of the Humanities Panel, a federal
such information confidential to the provide an exact estimate of capital or advisory committee, during January,
extent allowed by law. The Agencies start-up costs for submitting this 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for
advise regulated entities submitting information until an actual information panel review, discussion, evaluation,
private information to follow their request was available. In response, the and recommendation of applications for
primary federal financial regulator’s Agencies note that there are no start-up financial assistance under the National
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Foundation on the Arts and Humanities SUMMARY: The National Science persons are not required to respond to
Act of 1965. Foundation (NSF) has submitted the the collection of information unless it
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION following information collection displays a currently valid OMB control
section for meeting dates. requirement to OMB for review and number.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at clearance under the Paperwork SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
10 First Street SE., Room LJ220, Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Washington, DC 20540. 13. This is the second notice for public Requirements for the Research
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comment; the first was published in the Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Federal Register at 80 FR 50662 and no Program.
Management Officer, 400 7th Street comments were received. NSF is OMB Number: 3145–0224.
forwarding the proposed renewal Type of Request: Intent to seek
SW., Room, 4060, Washington, DC
submission to the Office of Management approval extend, with revisions, an
20506; (202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@
and Budget (OMB) for clearance information collection.
neh.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals Abstract:
who prefer to contact us by phone may simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission Overview of this information
use NEH’s TDD terminal at (202) 606– collection: The Research Experiences for
8282. may be found at: http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Undergraduates (REU) Reporting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Module is a component of the NSF
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Comments: Comments regarding (a)
whether the collection of information is Project Reports System that is designed
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. to gather information about students
App.), notice is hereby given of the necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including participating in REU Sites and
following meetings: Supplements projects. All NSF
whether the information will have
1. Date: January 21, 2016. Principal Investigators are required to
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including submit annual and final project reports
This meeting will discuss through Research.gov. If NSF cannot
applications for Kluge Fellowships, the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance collect information about undergraduate
submitted to the Division of Research participants in undergraduate research
Programs. the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; or (d) ways experiences, NSF will have no other
2. Date: January 26, 2016. to minimize the burden of the collection means to consistently document the
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. of information on those who are to number and diversity of participants,
This meeting will discuss types of participant involvement in the
respond, including through the use of
applications for Kluge Fellowships, research, and types of institutions
appropriate automated, electronic,
submitted to the Division of Research represented by the participants.
mechanical, or other technological
Programs. NSF is committed to providing
collection techniques or other forms of
3. Date: January 28, 2016. program stakeholders with formation
information technology should be
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. regarding the expenditure of taxpayer
addressed to: Office of Information and
This meeting will discuss funds on these types of activities, which
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
applications for Kluge Fellowships, provide authentic research experiences
Desk Officer for National Science
submitted to the Division of Research and related training for postsecondary
Foundation, 725 17th Street, NW., Room
Programs. students in STEM fields.
10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Consult with Other Agencies & the
Because these meetings will include Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
review of personal and/or proprietary Public: NSF has not consulted with
Officer, National Science Foundation, other agencies but has gathered
financial and commercial information 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
given in confidence to the agency by information from its grantee community
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email through attendance at PI conferences. A
grant applicants, the meetings will be to splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments
closed to the public pursuant to sections request for public comments will be
regarding these information collections solicited through announcement of data
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, are best assured of having their full
U.S.C., as amended. I have made this collection in the Federal Register.
effect if received within 30 days of this Background: All NSF Principal
determination pursuant to the authority notification. Copies of the submission(s)
granted me by the Chairman’s Investigators are required to use the
may be obtained by calling 703–292– project reporting functionality in
Delegation of Authority to Close 7556.
Advisory Committee Meetings dated Research.gov to report on progress,
July 19, 1993. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: accomplishments, participants, and
Suzanne H. Plimpton at (703) 292–7556 activities annually and at the conclusion
Dated: December 2, 2015. or send email to splimpto@nsf.gov. of their project. Information from annual
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Individuals who use a and final reports provides yearly
Committee Management Officer. telecommunications device for the deaf updates on project inputs, activities,
[FR Doc. 2015–30983 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am] (TDD) may call the Federal Information and outcomes for agency reporting
BILLING CODE 7536–01–P Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– purposes. If project participants include
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a undergraduate students supported by
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year the Research Experiences for
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (including federal holidays). Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program or
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a by an REU Supplement, then the
Agency Information Collection collection of information unless the Principal Investigator and his or her
Activities: Comment Request collection of information displays a students are required to complete the
AGENCY:National Science Foundation. currently valid OMB control number REU Reporting Module.
and the agency informs potential Respondents: Individuals (Principal
Submission for OMB review;
ACTION:
persons who are to respond to the Investigators and REU undergraduate
comment request.
collection of information that such student participants).
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