Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 19108-19109 [E9-9510]
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of
April, 2009.
Jordan Barab,
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Dated: April 22, 2009.
Maria Pallante,
Associate Register for Policy & International
Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to
conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title
45 part 670 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This is the required notice
of permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by May 27, 2009. This
application 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:
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
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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:
1. Applicant—Permit Application No.
2010–001; Ross Virginia, 6182 Steele
Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
03755.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas, Take, and Import into the USA.
The applicant plans to enter Cape Bird,
Ross Island, Cape Crozier (ASPA 124)
and Cape Royds (ASPA 121) to collect
soil and moss samples and pointmeasurements of CO2 flux using a
LICOR gas analyzer. The applicant will
sample these ornithogenic soils and
associated microbial and plant life
(moss and algae) to address the variable
stoichiometric ratios of the rookeries
that provide a contrast to the soils of the
McMurdo Dry Valleys, whose native N
and P contents are much lower and are
largely determined by landscape history
(N deposition, P weathering) and glacial
till provenance. The variation in native
soil N and P content may influence the
ability of soil communities to respond to
changes in nutrient availability
associated with environmental change.
Location
Cape Bird, Ross Island, Cape Crozier
(ASPA 124) and Cape Royds (ASPA
121).
Dates
December 10, 2009 to February 2,
2010.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Matthew Homiack, Division of License
Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone 301–415–1683; or email to Matthew.Homiack@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC published in the Federal
Register, 74 FR 13272, on March 26,
2009, a request for public comment on
proposed revisions to the License
Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR–
ISG) Process and NRC Regulatory Issue
Summary (RIS) 2007–16,
‘‘Implementation of the Requirements of
10 CFR 54.37(b) for Holders of Renewed
Licenses.’’ The proposed LR–ISG
process revision incorporates changes to
the existing process dated December 12,
2003, and basic framework for
developing and implementing LR–ISGs.
The proposed RIS revision clarifies the
role of the LR–ISG process for including
‘‘newly identified’’ systems, structures,
and components in accordance with
Section 54.37(b) of Title 10, Part 54,
‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
54.37(b)). After the NRC staff considers
any public comments, it will make a
final determination regarding the
proposed revisions to the LR–ISG
process and RIS 2007–16.
II. Further Information
The NRC staff requested receipt of
comments on the proposed LR–ISG
process and RIS revisions by April 27,
2009. By this action, the NRC staff is
extending the comment period until
May 27, 2009. Comments received after
May 27, 2009, will be considered, if it
is practical to do so, but the NRC staff
is able to ensure consideration only for
comments received on or before this
date.
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Proposed Revisions to the License
Renewal Interim Staff Guidance
Process and Regulatory Issue
Summary 2007–16; Granting of
Request To Extend the Comment
Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Granting of request to extend
the comment period.
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By letter dated April 6, 2009, the
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) requested
the following extension:
‘‘On March 26, 2009, a Federal
Register Notice was issued to request
public comments on draft Revisions to
the License Renewal Interim Staff
Guidance Process (LR–ISG) and
Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007–
16. The Federal Register notice
requested comments on these
documents by April 27, 2009. We
believe the industry will have
substantive comments on these
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documents and feel that it would be
beneficial to discuss the draft LR–ISG
and the RIS in our next quarterly license
renewal meeting (scheduled for April
28, 2009) before submitting our
comments. Therefore, we respectfully
request an extension of the April 27 date
until May 29 to allow discussion with
the Staff and time to collect industry
comments after that discussion.’’
Response to Request
The request for an extension to the
comment period is approved for 30
days.
The NRC staff understands that
industry stakeholders may have
substantive comments on the proposed
document revisions. The NRC staff
agrees that discussions at a public
meeting could be beneficial so that NEI
and other stakeholders can better
prepare and submit their comments.
The NRC staff believes that these
comments could be helpful in finalizing
the revised LR–ISG process and RIS
2007–16. Therefore, the staff is
approving a 30-day extension to the
original public comment period, with
the public comment period to end on
May 27, 2009. The staff plans to discuss
the two documents with the NEI at a
public meeting on April 29, 2009, from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at NRC’s headquarters
in Rockville, MD. The public will be
provided the opportunity to participate
in this meeting prior to its closing.
Interested members of the public may
participate by teleconference.
Additional details are available in the
meeting notice available on the NRC’s
public Web site at https://
adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/idmws/
ViewDocByAccession
.asp?AccessionNumber=ML090830226.
Members of the public are invited and
encouraged to submit comments
electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Search on Docket
ID: NRC–2008–0500 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments may also be sent by mail to
Michael Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch, Mail Stop TWB–05–
B01M, Office of Administration, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Requests for technical information
may be directed to the NRC contact, Mr.
Matthew Homiack, Division of License
Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, at (301) 415–1683, or e-mail
to Matthew.Homiack@nrc.gov.
You can access publicly available
documents related to the March 26,
2009, notice using the following
methods:
Regulations.gov: Documents related to
this notice, including public comments,
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published
regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 part 670
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of
permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application by May 27, 2009. This
application 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: 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
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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:
1. Applicant--Permit Application No. 2010-001; Ross Virginia, 6182
Steele Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Take, and Import into
the USA. The applicant plans to enter Cape Bird, Ross Island, Cape
Crozier (ASPA 124) and Cape Royds (ASPA 121) to collect soil and moss
samples and point-measurements of CO2 flux using a LICOR gas
analyzer. The applicant will sample these ornithogenic soils and
associated microbial and plant life (moss and algae) to address the
variable stoichiometric ratios of the rookeries that provide a contrast
to the soils of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, whose native N and P contents
are much lower and are largely determined by landscape history (N
deposition, P weathering) and glacial till provenance. The variation in
native soil N and P content may influence the ability of soil
communities to respond to changes in nutrient availability associated
with environmental change.
Location
Cape Bird, Ross Island, Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) and Cape Royds
(ASPA 121).
Dates
December 10, 2009 to February 2, 2010.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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