81_FR_13884 81 FR 13834 - Meetings of Humanities Panel

81 FR 13834 - Meetings of Humanities Panel

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

Page Range13834-13835
FR Document2016-05805

The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold twenty- three meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during April, 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Meetings of Humanities Panel

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold twenty-
three meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, 
during April, 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, 
discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for 
financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section for meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Constitution Center at 400 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20506. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
meeting room numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., Room 4060, Washington, DC 
20506; (202) 606-8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov.

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: April 1, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Office of Challenge Grants.
    2. DATE: April 4, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Office of Challenge Grants.
    3. DATE: April 5, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 4002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of World Art 
and Culture, for Museums, Libraries and Cultural Organizations: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Division of Public Programs.
    4. DATE: April 6, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Via Conference Call.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of U.S. 
History and Culture, for Museums, Libraries and Cultural Organizations: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Division of Public Programs
    5. DATE: April 6, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Office of Challenge Grants.
    6. DATE: April 7, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 4002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of History

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and Culture, for Media Projects: Production Grants, submitted to the 
Division of Public Programs.
    7. DATE: April 7, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the National Digital 
Newspaper Program, submitted to the Division of Preservation and 
Access.
    8. DATE: April 11, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Via Conference Call.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subject of Cultural 
History, for Media Projects: Development Grants, submitted to the 
Division of Public Programs.
    9. DATE: April 12, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Seminars for School 
Teachers grant program, submitted to the Division of Education 
Programs.
    10. DATE: April 13, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Institutes for 
School Teachers grant program, submitted to the Division of Education 
Programs.
    11. DATE: April 14, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Seminars for School 
Teachers grant program, submitted to the Division of Education 
Programs.
    12. DATE: April 15, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Institutes for 
School Teachers grant program, submitted to the Division of Education 
Programs.
    13. DATE: April 18, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Landmarks of 
American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers grant 
program, submitted to the Division of Education Programs.
    14. DATE: April 19, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Landmarks of 
American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers grant 
program, submitted to the Division of Education Programs.
    15. DATE: April 19, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Via Conference Call.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subject of History, 
for Media Projects: Development Grants, submitted to the Division of 
Public Programs.
    16. DATE: April 20, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Via Conference Call.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of History 
and Culture for Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Organizations: 
Planning Grants, submitted to the Division of Public Programs.
    17. DATE: April 20, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Landmarks of 
American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers grant 
program, submitted to the Division of Education Programs.
    18. DATE: April 21, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Virtual Panel.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Landmarks of 
American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers grant 
program, submitted to the Division of Education Programs.
    19. DATE: April 25, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 2002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subject of Geospatial 
and Visualization, for Digital Humanities Implementation Grants, 
submitted to the Office of Digital Humanities.
    20. DATE: April 25, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: Via Conference Call.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of U.S. 
History and Culture, for Museums, Libraries, and Cultural 
Organizations: Planning Grants, submitted to the Division of Public 
Programs.
    21. DATE: April 26, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: P002.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Institutes for 
College and University Teachers grant program, submitted to the 
Division of Education Programs.
    22. DATE: April 27, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: P002.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Institutes for 
College and University Teachers grant program, submitted to the 
Division of Education Programs.
    23. DATE: April 27, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 2002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subject of Research, 
for Digital Humanities Implementation Grants, submitted to the Office 
of Digital Humanities.
    24. DATE: April 28, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 2002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of Public 
Programs and Education, for Digital Humanities Implementation Grants, 
submitted to the Office of Digital Humanities.
    25. DATE: April 28, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: P002.
    This meeting will discuss applications for the Seminars for College 
Teachers grant program, submitted to the Division of Education 
Programs.
    26. DATE: April 29, 2016.
    TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ROOM: 2002.
    This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of Scholarly 
Communications and Collections, for Digital Humanities Implementation 
Grants, submitted to the Office of Digital Humanities.
    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: March 10, 2016.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05805 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7536-01-P

13834 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2016 / Notices December 31, 2011. With both civilian 1127 to address these pre-existing April, 2016. The purpose of the and defense agencies, the statutory contracts. meetings is for panel review, discussion, formula cap applies only when the After consultation with the Director of evaluation, and recommendation of contractor is performing covered the Defense Contract Audit Agency, applications for financial assistance contracts that are of either a cost- OFPP has determined, pursuant to the under the National Foundation on the reimbursable nature or other cost-based requirements of section 1127, that the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965. nature. statutory formula cap amount for the DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Section 1127 sets out a formula for ceiling on the compensation of a section for meeting dates. determining the cap amount. contractor employee covered by this ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Specifically, the statutory formula cap provision is $980,796 for FY 2013, and Constitution Center at 400 7th Street amount is set at the median (50th $1,144,888 for FY 2014. Each of these SW., Washington, DC 20506. See percentile) amount of compensation statutory formula cap amounts applies SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting provided, over the most recent year for to limit the reimbursement, by the room numbers. which data is available, to the five most Government to the contractor, of the highly compensated employees in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: costs of compensation for certain management positions at each home contractor employees for costs incurred Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee office and each segment of all publicly- on all covered contracts, at the Management Officer, 400 7th Street owned U.S. companies with annual beginning of the contractor FY that SW., Room 4060, Washington, DC sales over $50 million. The begins January 1 for the respective year 20506; (202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@ determination is based on analysis of (or pro-rated over that portion of the neh.gov. data made available by the Securities contractor FY that includes January 1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant and Exchange Commission. for the respective year). The statutory to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Compensation means the total amount formula cap amount (i.e., $980,796) for Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. of wages, salaries, bonuses, restricted FY 2013 is applicable to compensation App.), notice is hereby given of the stock, deferred and performance costs incurred on all covered contracts following meetings: incentive compensation, and other during the period of January 1, 2013 1. DATE: April 1, 2016. compensation for the year, whether through December 31, 2013 for the TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. paid, earned, or otherwise accruing, as contractor’s fiscal year. The statutory ROOM: Virtual Panel. recorded in the employer’s cost formula cap amount (i.e., $1,144,888) This meeting will discuss accounting records for the year. for FY 2014 is applicable on all covered applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: Since enactment of the statutory contracts to compensation costs Planning Grants, submitted to the Office formula in 1998, the cap has increased incurred as of January 1, 2014 and of Challenge Grants. more than 300%. In 2010, the President continues in subsequent contractor FYs, 2. DATE: April 4, 2016. began calling on Congress to replace the unless and until revised by OFPP. As TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. current statutory formula cap with a explained above, this statutory formula ROOM: Virtual Panel. lower, more sensible limit that is on par cap applies only to covered contracts This meeting will discuss with what the Government pays its own awarded before June 24, 2014 for both applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: executives and employees. In December defense and civilian procurement Planning Grants, submitted to the Office 2013, with the Administration’s strong agencies to limit the reimbursement of of Challenge Grants. support, Congress reformed the ceiling the compensation costs for certain 3. DATE: April 5, 2016. on the reimbursement of contractor TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. contractor employees. employee compensation. Section 702 of Employers continue to have the ROOM: 4002. the BBA replaced section 1127 with a discretion to compensate their This meeting will discuss new cap of $487,000 to be adjusted employees at any level they deem applications on the subjects of World annually to reflect the change in the appropriate. The statutory formula cap Art and Culture, for Museums, Libraries Employment Cost Index for all workers only limits how much the Government and Cultural Organizations: Planning as calculated by the Bureau of Labor will reimburse the contractors for the Grants, submitted to the Division of Statistics (otherwise known as the BBA services of those affected employees. Public Programs. cap). The new $487,000 BBA cap Questions concerning this 4. DATE: April 6, 2016. provides a reasonable level of memorandum may be addressed to TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. compensation for high value Federal Raymond Wong, OFPP, at 202–395– ROOM: Via Conference Call. contractor employees while ensuring 6805. This meeting will discuss taxpayers are not saddled with paying applications on the subjects of U.S. [FR Doc. 2016–05766 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] excessive compensation costs. On June History and Culture, for Museums, 24, 2014, the Federal Acquisition BILLING CODE P Libraries and Cultural Organizations: Regulatory Council issued an interim Planning Grants, submitted to the rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Division of Public Programs Regulation to reflect the new BBA cap NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 5. DATE: April 6, 2016. and issuance of a final rule is pending. ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, the new $487,000 BBA cap ROOM: Virtual Panel. applies on a prospective basis only to Meetings of Humanities Panel This meeting will discuss asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES contracts awarded on or after June 24, AGENCY: National Endowment for the applications for Next Generation Ph.D.: 2014. Because the statutory formula cap Humanities. Planning Grants, submitted to the Office continues to apply to contracts awarded ACTION: Notice of meetings. of Challenge Grants. before June 24, 2014, the Administration 6. DATE: April 7, 2016. is compelled by statute to determine the SUMMARY: The National Endowment for TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. statutory formula cap amount for FYs the Humanities will hold twenty-three ROOM: 4002. 2013 and 2014 in accordance with the meetings of the Humanities Panel, a This meeting will discuss statutory formula set forth in section federal advisory committee, during applications on the subjects of History VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2016 / Notices 13835 and Culture, for Media Projects: for Media Projects: Development Grants, for Digital Humanities Implementation Production Grants, submitted to the submitted to the Division of Public Grants, submitted to the Office of Digital Division of Public Programs. Programs. Humanities. 7. DATE: April 7, 2016. 16. DATE: April 20, 2016. 24. DATE: April 28, 2016. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ROOM: Virtual Panel. ROOM: Via Conference Call. ROOM: 2002. This meeting will discuss This meeting will discuss This meeting will discuss applications for the National Digital applications on the subjects of History applications on the subjects of Public Newspaper Program, submitted to the and Culture for Museums, Libraries, and Programs and Education, for Digital Division of Preservation and Access. Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants, Humanities Implementation Grants, 8. DATE: April 11, 2016. submitted to the Division of Public submitted to the Office of Digital TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Programs. Humanities. ROOM: Via Conference Call. 17. DATE: April 20, 2016. 25. DATE: April 28, 2016. This meeting will discuss TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. applications on the subject of Cultural ROOM: Virtual Panel. ROOM: P002. History, for Media Projects: This meeting will discuss This meeting will discuss Development Grants, submitted to the applications for the Landmarks of applications for the Seminars for Division of Public Programs. American History and Culture: College Teachers grant program, 9. DATE: April 12, 2016. Workshops for School Teachers grant submitted to the Division of Education TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. program, submitted to the Division of Programs. ROOM: Virtual Panel. Education Programs. 26. DATE: April 29, 2016. This meeting will discuss 18. DATE: April 21, 2016. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. applications for the Seminars for School TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ROOM: 2002. Teachers grant program, submitted to ROOM: Virtual Panel. This meeting will discuss the Division of Education Programs. This meeting will discuss applications on the subjects of Scholarly 10. DATE: April 13, 2016. applications for the Landmarks of Communications and Collections, for TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. American History and Culture: Digital Humanities Implementation ROOM: Virtual Panel. Workshops for School Teachers grant Grants, submitted to the Office of Digital This meeting will discuss program, submitted to the Division of Humanities. applications for the Institutes for School Education Programs. Because these meetings will include Teachers grant program, submitted to 19. DATE: April 25, 2016. review of personal and/or proprietary the Division of Education Programs. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. financial and commercial information 11. DATE: April 14, 2016. ROOM: 2002. given in confidence to the agency by TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will discuss grant applicants, the meetings will be ROOM: Virtual Panel. applications on the subject of Geospatial closed to the public pursuant to sections This meeting will discuss and Visualization, for Digital 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, applications for the Seminars for School Humanities Implementation Grants, U.S.C., as amended. I have made this Teachers grant program, submitted to submitted to the Office of Digital determination pursuant to the authority the Division of Education Programs. Humanities. granted me by the Chairman’s 12. DATE: April 15, 2016. 20. DATE: April 25, 2016. Delegation of Authority to Close TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Advisory Committee Meetings dated ROOM: Virtual Panel. ROOM: Via Conference Call. This meeting will discuss This meeting will discuss July 19, 1993. applications for the Institutes for School applications on the subjects of U.S. Dated: March 10, 2016. Teachers grant program, submitted to History and Culture, for Museums, Elizabeth Voyatzis, the Division of Education Programs. Libraries, and Cultural Organizations: Committee Management Officer. 13. DATE: April 18, 2016. Planning Grants, submitted to the [FR Doc. 2016–05805 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Division of Public Programs. BILLING CODE 7536–01–P ROOM: Virtual Panel. 21. DATE: April 26, 2016. This meeting will discuss TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. applications for the Landmarks of ROOM: P002. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION American History and Culture: This meeting will discuss Workshops for School Teachers grant applications for the Institutes for Agency Information Collection program, submitted to the Division of College and University Teachers grant Activities: Comment Request Education Programs. program, submitted to the Division of 14. DATE: April 19, 2016. Education Programs. AGENCY: National Science Foundation. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 22. DATE: April 27, 2016. ACTION:Notice; Submission for OMB ROOM: Virtual Panel. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Review; Comment Request. This meeting will discuss ROOM: P002. applications for the Landmarks of This meeting will discuss SUMMARY: The National Science American History and Culture: applications for the Institutes for Foundation (NSF) has submitted the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Workshops for School Teachers grant College and University Teachers grant following information collection program, submitted to the Division of program, submitted to the Division of requirement to OMB for review and Education Programs. Education Programs. clearance under the Paperwork 15. DATE: April 19, 2016. 23. DATE: April 27, 2016. Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 13. This is the second notice for public ROOM: Via Conference Call. ROOM: 2002. comment; the first was published in the This meeting will discuss This meeting will discuss Federal Register at 80 FR 30738, and no applications on the subject of History, applications on the subject of Research, comments were received. NSF is VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesSee Supplementary Information section for meeting dates.
ContactElizabeth Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606-8322; [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 13834 
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