Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 54969-54970 [05-18574]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 180 / Monday, September 19, 2005 / Notices
Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadene G. Kennedy at the above
address or (703) 292–7405.
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 a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
The applications received are as
follows:
female adult Fur seals and 30 pups
annually and collect blood samples to
measure the maternal energy
expenditure during the perinatal period
and measure milk intake in pups
throughout the attendance period.
Studies of the energetics of lactating
Antarctic fur seals and their pups will
provide a better understanding of their
role in the coastal marine ecosystems of
South Shetland Islands and the
potential impact of commercial krill
fisheries.
The applicant also proposes to salvage
dead specimens from pinniped and
cetacean species found
opportunistically on the beaches or
washed ashore. All specimens will be
inventoried with the AMLR Program in
La Jolla, California.
Location: South Shetland Islands
vicinity. Cape Shirreff, Livingston
Island (including San Telmo Islands).
Date: November 15, 2005 to June 1,
2007.
Permit Application No. 2206–021
1. Applicant: Mahion C. Kennicutt II,
Director of Sustainable Development,
Office of the Vice President for
Research, 1112 Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX
77843–1112.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: Enter Antarctic specially
Protected Areas. The applicant proposes
to enter the following protected sites:
Cape Evans (ASPA #154), and Arrival
Heights (ASPA #122) to collect soil
samples and permafrost measurements.
These sites are specifically targeted
because of the nature of their geology,
climatic influences, and topography.
One site, Cape Evans, has been chosen
as a reference control area for the study
of temporal and spatial scales of various
types of disturbances in and around
McMurdo Station. Arrival Heights has
been sampled in past field seasons and
is slated to be sampled as part of the
ongoing environmental monitoring
program.
Location: Cape Evans (ASPA #154)
and Arrival Heights (ASPA #122).
Dates: November 21, 2005 to
December 31, 2005.
Permit Application No. 2006–022
3. Applicant: Molly F. Miller,
Department of Earth/Environmental
Sciences, 35–0117, Vanderbilt
University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place,
Nashville, TN 37235.
Activity for which Permit is
Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially
Protected Area. The applicant proposes
to enter just inside the boundaries of the
Barwick Valley Antarctic Specially
Protected Area (ASPA #123) to search
for in situ fossils and use them and
characteristics of the surrounding
sedimentary rocks to constrain the
environmental and climate conditions.
The project plans to test models of
climate change during the PermianTriassic and evaluate the effects of the
climate change on diverse components
of the ecosystem.
Location: Barwick and Balham
Valleys (ASPA #123).
Dates: October 1, 2005 to February 28,
2007.
ADDRESSES:
Permit Application No. 2002–007 Mod.
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Applicant: Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S.
AMLR Program, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla
Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: Take and Import into the
U.S. The applicant proposes to inject
doubly labeled water (DLW) into 15
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Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
has received a request to modify a
permit issued to conduct activities
regulated under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–
541; Code of Federal Regulations Title
45, Part 670), as amended by the
Antarctic Science, Tourism and
Conservation Act of 1996.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to the permit
modification by October 19, 2005. The
permit modification request may be
inspected by interested parties at the
Permit Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Polly A. Penhale or Nadene G. Kennedy
at the above address or (703) 292–8030.
Description of Permit Modification
Requested: On November 1, 2001, the
National Science Foundation issued a
Waste Management Permit (2002 WM–
002) to Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S.
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(AMLR) Program, for the operation of a
remote field camp at Cape Shirreff,
Livingston Island, Antarctica. The
permit holder wishes to modify this
permit to include the use of doubly
labeled water (tritiated and oxygen-18)
to measure energetics in Antarctic fur
seal pups. These radioisotopes will be
added to the list of designated
pollutants covered under the existing
permit.
Approval of the modification
requested will still ensure that waste
management and regulatory
requirements are met while providing a
streamlined approach to waste
management. The duration of the
requested modification is coincident
with the current permit which expires
on April 30, 2006.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Request
Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit modification
request received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–
541.
AGENCY:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permits issued under
the Antarctic Conservation of 1978,
Public Law 95–541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 180 / Monday, September 19, 2005 / Notices
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permits issued under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
This is the required notice.
DATES: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit
Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm.
755, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
27, 2005, the National Science
Foundation published a notice in the
Federal Register of permit applications
received. A permit was issued on
August 31, 2005 to:
Rebecca J. Gast, Permit No. 2006–019.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the
Securities and Exchange Commission
will hold the following meetings during
the week of September 19, 2005:
An Open Meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 10
a.m. in Room L–002, the Auditorium,
and a Closed Meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 2 p.m.
Commissioners, Counsel to the
Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries
will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain
staff members who have an interest in
the matters may also be present.
The General Counsel of the
Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or
more of the exemptions set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and
(10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7),
9(ii) and (10) permit consideration of
the scheduled matters at the Closed
Meeting.
Commissioner Glassman, as duty
officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed
session.
The subject matters of the Open
Meeting scheduled for Wednesday,
September 21, 2005 will be:
1. The Commission will consider
whether to extend the date by which
companies that are not accelerated filers
must comply with certain amendments
to Rules 13a–15 and 15d–15 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Items
308(a) and (b) of Regulations S–K and
S–B, Item 15 of Form 20–F, and General
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Instruction B of Form 40–F. These
amendments require companies, other
than registered investment companies,
to include in their annual reports a
report of management and an
accompanying auditor’s report on the
company’s internal control over
financial reporting. The amendments
also require a company’s management to
evaluate as of the end of each fiscal
period any change in the company’s
internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period that has
materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the
company’s internal control over
financial reporting. If approved, a
company that is not an accelerated filer
would have to comply with the internal
control over financial reporting
requirements for its first fiscal year
ending on or after July 15, 2007.
For further information, please
contact Sean Harrison, Special Counsel,
Division of Corporation Finance, at
(202) 551–3430.
2. The Commission will consider
whether to propose amendments to the
‘‘accelerated filer’’ definition in Rule
12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to:
a. Create a new category of accelerated
filer that would include reporting
companies with a public float of $700
million or more; and
b. Ease some of the current
restrictions on the exit of companies
from accelerated filer status.
The proposed amendments also
would amend the final phase-in of the
Form 10–K and Form 10–Q accelerated
filing deadlines that is scheduled to take
effect next year. Accelerated filers
currently are scheduled to become
subject to a 60-day filing deadline for
their Form 10–K annual reports filed for
fiscal years ending on or after December
15, 2005, and a 35–day deadline for the
three subsequently filed quarterly
reports on Form 10–Q.
For further information, please
contact Katherine Hsu, Special Counsel,
Division of Corporation Finance, at
(202) 551–3430.
The subject matters of the Closed
Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
September 22, 2005, will be:
Formal orders of investigations;
Institution and settlement of
injunctive actions; and
Institution and settlement of
administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature.
At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
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added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
Dated: September 14, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 35–28028]
Filings Under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as Amended
(‘‘Act’’)
September 12, 2005.
Notice is hereby given that the
following filing(s) has/have been made
with the Commission pursuant to
provisions of the Act and rules
promulgated under the Act. All
interested persons are referred to the
application(s) and/or declaration(s) for
complete statements of the proposed
transaction(s) summarized below. The
application(s) and/or declaration(s) and
any amendment(s) is/are available for
public inspection through the
Commission’s Branch of Public
Reference.
Interested persons wishing to
comment or request a hearing on the
application(s) and/or declaration(s)
should submit their views in writing by
October 7, 2005, to the Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–9303, and serve a copy on the
relevant applicant(s) and/or declarant(s)
at the address(es) specified below. Proof
of service (by affidavit or, in the case of
an attorney at law, by certificate) should
be filed with the request. Any request
for hearing should identify specifically
the issues of facts or law that are
disputed. A person who so requests will
be notified of any hearing, if ordered,
and will receive a copy of any notice or
order issued in the matter. After October
7, 2005, the application(s) and/or
declaration(s), as filed or as amended,
may be granted and/or permitted to
become effective.
Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al. (70–
10330)
Allegheny Energy, Inc. (‘‘Allegheny’’),
a registered holding company, and its
wholly-owned public utility company
subsidiary, Monongahela Power
Company (‘‘Monongahela’’ and, together
with Allegheny, the ‘‘Applicants’’), 800
Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg,
Pennsylvania 15601, have filed an
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation of
1978, Public Law 95-541.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
This is the required notice.
DATES: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm.
755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
22230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 27, 2005, the National Science
Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of permit
applications received. A permit was issued on August 31, 2005 to:
Rebecca J. Gast, Permit No. 2006-019.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18574 Filed 9-16-05; 8:45 am]
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