81_FR_55012 81 FR 54853 - Arts Advisory Panel Meetings

81 FR 54853 - Arts Advisory Panel Meetings

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 159 (August 17, 2016)

Page Range54853-54854
FR Document2016-19644

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that one meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-19644]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Arts Advisory Panel Meetings

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
notice is hereby given that one meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to 
the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.

DATES: All meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate: 
International (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. 
Date and time: September 7, 2016; 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 
7th St. SW., Washington, DC, 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information with reference to 
these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 
Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, 
Washington, DC, 20506; [email protected], or call 202/682-5691.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closed portions of meetings are for the 
purpose of Panel review, discussion,

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evaluation, and recommendations on 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. In 
accordance with the determination of the Chairman of July 5, 2016, 
these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection 
(c)(6) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code.

    Dated: August 12, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
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                                                    Agency: DOL–OWCP.                                     competition will take place at Space                  II. Eligibility
                                                    Title of Collection: Death Gratuity.                  Center Houston/Johnson Space Center.
                                                                                                                                                                  To be eligible to win a prize,
                                                    OMB Control Number: 1240–0017.                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                   competitors must;
                                                    Affected Public: Individuals or                       register for or get additional information
                                                  Households.                                                                                                     (1) Register and comply with all
                                                                                                          regarding the Space Robotics Challenge,               requirements in the rules and Team
                                                    Total Estimated Number of                             please visit:
                                                  Respondents: 262.                                                                                             Agreement;
                                                                                                          www.spaceroboticschallenge.com.                         (2) In the case of a private entity, shall
                                                    Total Estimated Number of                               For general information on the NASA
                                                  Responses: 262.                                                                                               be incorporated in and maintain a
                                                                                                          Centennial Challenges Program please                  primary place of business in the United
                                                    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:                   visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges.
                                                  67 hours.                                                                                                     States, and in the case of an individual,
                                                                                                          General questions and comments                        whether participating singly or in a
                                                    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs                    regarding the program should be
                                                  Burden: $0.                                                                                                   group, shall be a citizen or permanent
                                                                                                          addressed to Monsi Roman, Centennial                  resident of the United States; and
                                                    Dated: August 10, 2016.                               Challenges Program, NASA Marshall                       (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal
                                                  Michel Smyth,                                           Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL                    employee acting within the scope of
                                                  Departmental Clearance Officer.                         35812. Email address: hq-stmd-                        their employment.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–19614 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am]             centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov.
                                                  BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            III. Rules

                                                                                                          Summary                                                 The complete rules for the Space
                                                                                                                                                                Robotics Challenge can be found at:
                                                  NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                                  The following virtual challenge                     www.spaceroboticschallenge.com.
                                                  SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                    scenario serves as a backdrop for
                                                                                                          developing coding advancements that                   Cheryl Parker,
                                                  Notice of Centennial Challenges Space                   enable the autonomy of humanoid                       NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer.
                                                  Robotics Challenge                                      robotics:                                             [FR Doc. 2016–19627 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            In the not too distant future, R5 as                BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
                                                  AGENCY:  National Aeronautics and
                                                                                                          arrived on Mars along with supplies
                                                  Space Administration (NASA).
                                                                                                          ahead of a human mission. Overnight a
                                                  NOTICE: (16–056).                                       dust storm damaged the habitat and
                                                  ACTION: Notice of Centennial Challenges                 solar array, and caused the primary                   NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
                                                  Space Robotics Challenge.                               communication antenna to become                       ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
                                                                                                          misaligned. R5 must now repair an air
                                                  SUMMARY:   This notice is issued in                                                                           National Endowment for the Arts
                                                                                                          leak in the habitat, deploy a new solar
                                                  accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The                 panel, and align the communication
                                                  Space Robotics Challenge is open and                                                                          Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
                                                                                                          antenna.
                                                  teams that wish to compete may now
                                                                                                            Teams will use software to control a                AGENCY:  National Endowment for the
                                                  register. Centennial Challenges is a
                                                                                                          simulated R5 in order to resolve the                  Arts, National Foundation on the Arts
                                                  program of prize competitions to
                                                                                                          problems caused by the dust storm.                    and Humanities.
                                                  stimulate innovation in technologies of
                                                                                                          Each team will be evaluated according                 ACTION: Notice of meetings.
                                                  interest and value to NASA and the
                                                                                                          to a scoring metric that considers the
                                                  nation. The Space Robotics Challenge is
                                                                                                          number of tasks completed and the time                SUMMARY:   Pursuant to the Federal
                                                  a prize competition with a $1,000,000
                                                                                                          required to complete the tasks.                       Advisory Committee Act, as amended,
                                                  total prize purse to be divided among
                                                  teams that develop software to increase                   The competition arena will contain a                notice is hereby given that one meeting
                                                  the autonomy of dexterous humanoid                      rover, solar panels, communication                    of the Arts Advisory Panel to the
                                                  robots. Teams will use software to                      dish, and a habitat on a Martian plain.               National Council on the Arts will be
                                                  control a simulated R5 to resolve                       Each component will be within eyesight                held by teleconference.
                                                  problems in a virtual environment.                      and walking distance of each other.                   DATES: All meetings are Eastern time
                                                  NASA is providing the prize purse.                      Practice environments, similar to those               and ending times are approximate:
                                                  Space Center Houston in partnership                     used in the final competition, will be                International (review of applications):
                                                  with Nine Sigma will manage the                         provided to teams.                                    This meeting will be closed. Date and
                                                  challenge.                                              I. Prize Amounts                                      time: September 7, 2016; 10:00 a.m. to
                                                                                                                                                                11:00 a.m.
                                                  DATES:  Challenge registration opens                       The total Space Robotics prize purse
                                                  August 16, 2016 and will remain open                                                                          ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the
                                                                                                          is $1,000,000 (one million U.S. dollars).
                                                  until September 16, 2016.                                                                                     Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St.
                                                                                                          $100,000 Engagement Challenge                         SW., Washington, DC, 20506.
                                                    Other important dates:
                                                                                                          $300,000 Qualifying round (The top 20
                                                  September 19, 2016—Qualification                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                               qualifying teams will receive
                                                    Software version 1                                                                                          Further information with reference to
                                                                                                               $15,000 each)
                                                  November 15, 2016—Qualification                                                                               these meetings can be obtained from Ms.
                                                                                                          $600,000 Virtual Competition with                     Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of
                                                    Deadline
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                                                                                                               prizes as follows:                               Guidelines & Panel Operations, National
                                                  December 1, 2016—Qualification
                                                    Results Announced                                        First place: $125,000                              Endowment for the Arts, Washington,
                                                  June 13–16, 2017—Virtual Competition                       Second place: $100,000                             DC, 20506; plowitzk@arts.gov, or call
                                                  ADDRESSES: The Space Robotics                              Third Place: $50,000                               202/682–5691.
                                                  Challenge is a virtual competition. The                    Fourth Place: $25,000                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  qualification rounds will take place at                    $50,000 bonus prizes awarded to as                 closed portions of meetings are for the
                                                  participant labs and the final                               many as 6 teams                                  purpose of Panel review, discussion,


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                                                  evaluation, and recommendations on                      (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                        1. The SRP positions would not
                                                  financial assistance under the National                 available documents online in the                     constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the
                                                  Foundation on the Arts and the                          ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  SRP is internal guidance directed at the
                                                  Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,                     http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        NRC staff with respect to their
                                                  including information given in                          adams.html. To begin the search, select               regulatory responsibilities.
                                                  confidence to the agency. In accordance                 ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                      The SRP provides guidance to the
                                                  with the determination of the Chairman                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        NRC staff on how to review an
                                                  of July 5, 2016, these sessions will be                 Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    application for NRC’s regulatory
                                                  closed to the public pursuant to                        please contact the NRC’s Public                       approval in the form of licensing.
                                                  subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title              Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                Changes in internal staff guidance are
                                                  5, United States Code.                                  1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   not matters for which either nuclear
                                                                                                          email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the                power plant applicants or licensees are
                                                    Dated: August 12, 2016.
                                                                                                          convenience of the reader, the ADAMS                  protected under either the Backfit Rule
                                                  Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
                                                                                                          accession numbers are provided in a                   or the issue finality provisions of 10
                                                  Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for                                                                     CFR part 52.
                                                  the Arts.                                               table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’
                                                                                                          section of this document.                                2. The NRC staff has no intention to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–19644 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   impose the SRP positions on existing
                                                                                                             • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                  BILLING CODE 7537–01–P
                                                                                                          purchase copies of public documents at                licensees either now or in the future.
                                                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                          The staff does not intend to impose or
                                                                                                          White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    apply the positions described in the SRP
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      to existing (already issued) licenses and
                                                  COMMISSION                                                 • The NRC posts its issued staff                   regulatory approvals. Therefore, the
                                                                                                          guidance on the NRC’s external Web                    issuance of a final SRP—even if
                                                  [NRC–2014–0203]
                                                                                                          page (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                  considered guidance that is within the
                                                  Conduct of Operations                                   doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/).                purview of the issue finality provisions
                                                                                                                                                                in 10 CFR part 52—need not be
                                                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                evaluated as if it were a backfit or as
                                                  Commission.                                             Mark D. Notich, Office of New Reactors,               being inconsistent with issue finality
                                                  ACTION: Standard review plan—final                      U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                   provisions. If, in the future, the staff
                                                  section revision; final issuance.                       Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:                 seeks to impose a position in the SRP on
                                                                                                          301–415–3053; email: Mark.Notich@                     holders of already issued licenses in a
                                                  SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                  nrc.gov.                                              manner which does not provide issue
                                                  Commission (NRC) is issuing final                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            finality as described in the applicable
                                                  revisions to the following sections in                                                                        issue finality provision, then the staff
                                                  Chapter 13, ‘‘Conduct of Operations,’’ of               I. Background
                                                                                                                                                                must make the showing as set forth in
                                                  NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard Review Plan                         On September 24, 2014 (79 FR 57141),               the Backfit Rule or address the criteria
                                                  for the Review of Safety Analysis                       the NRC published for public comment                  for avoiding issue finality as described
                                                  Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR                   the proposed revisions to Chapter 13 of               in the applicable issue finality
                                                  Edition’’: Section 13.1.1, ‘‘Management                 the SRP. A summary of the comments                    provision.
                                                  and Technical Support Organization’’;                   and the NRC staff’s disposition of the                   3. Backfitting and issue finality do
                                                  Section 13.1.2–13.1.3, ‘‘Operating                      comments are available in a separate                  not—with limited exceptions not
                                                  Organization’’; Section 13.2.1, ‘‘Reactor               document, ‘‘Public Comment Response                   applicable here—protect current or
                                                  Operator Requalification Program;                       Table SRP Section 13.1.1 through                      future applicants.
                                                  Reactor Operator Training’’; Section                    13.5.1.1’’ (ADAMS Accession No.                          Applicants and potential applicants
                                                  13.2.2, ‘‘Non-licensed Plant Staff                      ML15008A024).                                         are not, with certain exceptions,
                                                  Training’’; and Section 13.5.1.1,                          The Office of New Reactors is revising             protected by either the Backfit Rule or
                                                  ‘‘Administrative Procedures—General.’’                  these sections from their current                     any issue finality provisions under 10
                                                  DATES: The effective date of this                       versions. Details of specific changes in              CFR part 52. This is because neither the
                                                  Standard Review Plan (SRP) update is                    the proposed revisions are included at                Backfit Rule nor the issue finality
                                                  September 16, 2016.                                     the end of each of the proposed                       provisions under 10 CFR part 52—with
                                                  ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    sections.                                             certain exclusions discussed in the next
                                                  NRC–2014–0203 when contacting the                          The changes to this SRP chapter                    paragraph—were intended to apply to
                                                  NRC about the availability of                           reflect NRC staff’s current review                    every NRC action that substantially
                                                  information regarding this document.                    methods and practices based on lessons                changes the expectations of current and
                                                  You may access publicly-available                       learned from the NRC’s reviews of                     future applicants.
                                                  information related to this document                    design certification and combined                        The exceptions to the general
                                                  using any of the following methods:                     license applications completed since the              principle are applicable whenever an
                                                     • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                 last revision of this chapter.                        applicant references a 10 CFR part 52
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                                                                         license (e.g., an early site permit) and/
                                                                                                          II. Backfitting and Issue Finality                    or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a
                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2014–0203. Address
                                                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol                       Issuance of these revised SRP sections             design certification rule) with specified
                                                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                     does not constitute backfitting as                    issue finality provisions. The staff does
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                                                  email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                     defined in § 50.109 of title 10 of the                not, at this time, intend to impose the
                                                  technical questions, contact the                        Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),                 positions represented in the SRP in a
                                                  individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                    ‘‘Backfitting,’’ (the Backfit rule) or                manner that is inconsistent with any
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     otherwise be inconsistent with the issue              issue finality provisions. If, in the
                                                  document.                                               finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52.                future, the staff seeks to impose a
                                                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         The NRC’s position is based upon the                  position in the SRP in a manner that
                                                  Access and Management System                            following considerations:                             does not provide issue finality as


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesAll meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate: International (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: September 7, 2016; 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
ContactFurther information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC, 20506; [email protected], or call 202/682-5691.
FR Citation81 FR 54853 

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