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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission
[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No.
2–18]

Sunshine Act Meeting
The Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission, pursuant to its regulations
(45 CFR part 503.25) and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in
regard to the scheduling of open
meetings as follows:
Friday, February 23, 2018: 10:00
a.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in
claims against Iraq.
Status: Open.
All meetings are held at the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E
Street NW, Washington, DC. Requests
for information, or advance notices of
intention to observe an open meeting,
may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
600 E Street NW, Suite 6002,
Washington, DC 20579. Telephone:
(202) 616–6975.
Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
Sunshine Act Meetings; Correction
The National Council on
Disability published a notice in the
Federal Register of February 8, 2018,
concerning a meeting of the Council.
This document contains a correction to
the agenda timing and content of the
meeting.

SUMMARY:

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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Anne Sommers, NCD, 1331 F Street
NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004;
202–272–2004 (V), 202–272–2074
(TTY).
In the Federal Register of February 8,
2018, in FR Doc. 18–02597, on page
5647, in the second column, correct the
‘‘Matters to be Considered’’ caption to
read:
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council
will receive agency updates on policy
projects, finance, governance, and other
business. The Council will receive an
update on the work done to date for its
2018 Progress Report to Congress and
the President, which this year will focus
on monitoring and enforcement efforts
at the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the U.S. Access Board, and
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Council will next release its latest report
titled, ‘‘U.S. Foreign Policy and
Disability 2017: Progress and Promise’’
with a summary of the report followed
by a respondent panel. The Council will
then revisit its policy project proposals
from October 2017 in summaries of each
proposal. Following this recap, the
Council will hear from representatives
from the U.S. Department of Justice
Disability Rights Division, who have
been asked to speak about recent ADA
regulation rescissions as well as their
work in the area of service animals.
Following that presentation, the Council
will receive public comments on which
of the Council’s proposed policy
projects are of greatest priority to the
disability community (including
immigration; institutionalization
following natural disasters; organ
donation policies; a technology bill of
rights; autonomous vehicle technology;
guardianship due process concerns; and
any others that may be raised during the
course of the earlier summary of
proposals).
Following the public comment, the
Council will discuss and vote on the
slate of projects it will move forward for
external funding opportunities and
internal work of staff.
In the Federal Register of February 8,
2018, in FR Doc. 18–02597, on page
5647, in the second and third columns,
correct the ‘‘Agenda’’ caption to read:
AGENDA: The times provided below are
approximations for when each agenda
item is anticipated to be discussed (all
times Eastern):
Thursday, March 8
9:00—9:30 a.m.—Welcome and
introductions
9:30—10:15 a.m.—2018 Progress Report
update and discussion
10:15—10:30 a.m.—Break
10:30—11:30 a.m.—Foreign policy
report release and respondent panel
11:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.—NCD business
meeting
12:00—12:15 p.m.—Training on Council
Member time reports
12:15—1:30 p.m.—LUNCH BREAK
1:30—2:00 p.m.—Recap of new policy
project proposals from October
2017 board meeting
2:00—3:00 p.m.—Panel of Department
of Justice Disability Rights Division
representatives regarding rescinded
ADA regulations and agency
activities regarding service animals
3:00—3:15 p.m.—BREAK
3:15—3:45 p.m.—Public comments
(focused on recommendations for
Council priorities based on the
summary of policy projects earlier
summarized)

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3:45—5:00 p.m.—Council discussion of
the slate of projects it will move
forward for funding opportunities
and the internal work of staff, to
begin in the remainder of FY18.
5:00 p.m.—Adjourn
In the Federal Register of February 8,
2018, in FR Doc. 18–02597, on page
5647, in the third column, correct the
‘‘Public Comment’’ caption to read:
PUBLIC COMMENT: To better facilitate
NCD’s public comment, any individual
interested in providing public comment
is asked to register his or her intent to
provide comment in advance by sending
an email to [email protected]
with the subject line ‘‘Public Comment’’
with your name, organization, state, and
topic of comment included in the body
of your email. Full-length written public
comments may also be sent to that email
address. All emails to register for public
comment at the quarterly meeting must
be received by Wednesday, March 7,
2018. Priority will be given to those
individuals who are in-person to
provide their comments during the
public comment period. Those
commenters on the phone will be called
on per the list of those registered via
email. Due to time constraints, NCD
asks all commenters to limit their
comments to three minutes. Comments
received at the March quarterly meeting
will be limited to those regarding the
public’s input on which of the Council’s
proposed policy projects are of greatest
priority to the disability community
(including immigration;
institutionalization following natural
disasters; organ donation policies; a
technology bill of rights; autonomous
vehicle technology; guardianship due
process concerns; and any others that
may be raised during the course of the
earlier summary of proposals).
Dated: February 12, 2018.
Deb Cotter,
Executive Director.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
National Endowment for the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:

The National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH) is soliciting
public comments on the proposed
information collection described below.
The proposed information collection

SUMMARY:

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will be sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection must be submitted on or
before April 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email
to Mr. Joel Schwartz, Chief Guidelines
Officer, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NEH will
submit the proposed information
collection to OMB for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
35). This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies. NEH is particularly interested
in comments which help the agency to:
(1) 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; (2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of electronic submissions of
responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Title of Proposal: Generic Clearance
Authority for the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
OMB Number: 3136–0134.
Affected Public: Applicants to NEH
grant programs, reviewers of NEH grant
applications, and NEH award recipients.
Total Respondents: 7,815.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Responses: 7,815.
Average Time per Response: Varies
according to type of information
collection.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 88,885
hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request. These comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Jon Parrish Peede,
Senior Deputy Chairman.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Renew an Information Collection
System
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, the National
Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting
the general public or other Federal
agencies to comment on this proposed
continuing information collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by April 16, 2018, to
be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to [email protected]. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Foundation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Title of Collection: Engineering
Program Monitoring Data Collections.
OMB Number: 3145–0238.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2018.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to renew an information
collection for post-award output and
outcome monitoring system.
Abstract:
Proposed Project: NSF provides
nearly 20 percent of federal funding for
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basic research to academic institutions.1
Within NSF, the Directorate for
Engineering (ENG) has primary
responsibility for promoting the
progress of engineering in the United
States in order to enable the Nation’s
capacity to perform. Its investments in
engineering research and education aim
to build and strengthen a national
capacity for innovation that can lead
over time to the creation of new shared
wealth and a better quality of life. Most
NSF programs in engineering are funded
through the Directorate for Engineering,
which also sponsors the NSF’s
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
(IIP) Division. To these ends, ENG
provides support for research and
implementation activities that may meet
national needs. While scientists seek to
discover what is not yet known,
engineers apply fundamental science to
design and develop new devices and
engineered systems to solve societal
problems. ENG also focuses on
broadening participation in engineering
research and careers.
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
requests of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) renewal of this
clearance that will allow NSF–ENG to
improve the rigor of our surveys for
evaluations and program monitoring, as
well as to initiate new data collections
to monitor the immediate, intermediate
and long-term outcomes of our
investments by periodically surveying
the grantees and their students involved
in the research. The clearance will allow
any program in the Directorate for
Engineering at NSF to rigorously
develop, test, and implement survey
instruments and methodologies.
Some NSF–ENG programs regularly
conduct a variety of data collection
activities that include routine program
monitoring, program evaluations, and
education-related data collections from
federally funded institutions of higher
education. The primary objective of this
clearance is to allow other programs in
NSF–ENG to collect outcome and
output data from grantees, their partners
and students, which will enable the
evaluation of the impact of its
investments in engineering research
over time. With that purpose, this
clearance will allow us to use a bank of
approved question items as needed as
long as the resources consumed to do
not exceed this request. The second
related objective is to improve our
questionnaires and/or data collection
procedures through pilot tests and other
survey methods used in these activities
1 National Science Foundation. (2012). NSF at a
glance. Retrieved from http://www.nsf.gov/about/
glance.jsp.

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