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Respondents: Individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions, business or other for profit, and Federal, State, local or Tribal government. Number of Respondents: 8,494. Burden of the Public: The total estimate for this collection is 65,868 annual burden hours. This figure is based on the previous 3 years of collecting information under this clearance and anticipated collections. The average annual reporting burden is between 1.5 and 72 hours per ‘‘respondent,’’ depending on whether a respondent is a direct participant who is self-reporting or representing a project and reporting on behalf of many project participants. Dated: November 3, 2010. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2010–28210 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 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: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by December 9, 2010. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. DATES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address or (703) 292–7405. 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 as requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applications received are as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Permit Application No. 2011–006 1. Applicant: Diane Marie McKnight, INSTAAR, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309. Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Enter into Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter the Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell (ASPA #131) to continue operation of a previously installed, continuously recording stream gauge station, perform maintenance, conduct stream flow measurements and collect water quality samples near the stream gauge site. The applicant will also collect water quality samples of the melt-water of the Canada Glacier and along the length of the stream to study in-stream biogeochemical processes. Samples of the microbial mats and mosses will also be collected for study. LIDAR and other survey and monitoring techniques may be used to detect changes in the stream bed and algal mat distribution over time. E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2010 / Notices Location: Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley (ASPA 131) Dates: February 28, 2011 to February 28, 2016 Permit Application No. 2011–022. 2. Applicant: Adam Kustka, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Export from USA, and Introduce Nonindigenous Species into Antarctica. The applicant is investigating the role of modified circumpolar deep water on supplying Fe to the surface ocean and how this Fe supply impacts initial CO2 sequestration and how it impacts the composition of the phytoplankton community assemblage. To trace the fate and recycling of organic carbon and Fe that has been incorporated into phytoplankton, they will use cell lysates labeled with the radioisotopes of C or Fe. In complementary experiments, lysates will also be labeled with the stable isotope 13C. These lysates will be generated in the university lab using cultures of a centric diatom (Thhalassiosira weissflogii) and a temperate haptophyte (Phaeocystic globosa)—species that cannot tolerate seawater temperatures in Antarctica. The lysates will be shipped from the University via New Zealand and used onboard the research vessel, Nathaniel B. Palmer, in the Ross Sea. Once experiments are concluded, the lysates will be placed in the radioactive waste stream and not released to the environment. Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica Dates: January 1, 2011 to March 1, 2011 Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–28202 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 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: wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 ACTION: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Nov 08, 2010 Jkt 223001 Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2010 and October 5, 2010, the National Science Foundation published notices in the Federal Register of permit applications received. Permits were issued on November 1, 2010 and November 3, 2010, respectively, to: Robert W. Sanders ... Yu-Ping Chin ............ Permit No. 2011–019. Permit No. 2011–018. Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–28209 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0335] Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information I. 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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 December 9, 2010. 
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 establishment of a permit system for 
various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and 
certain geographic areas as requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:

Permit Application No. 2011-006

1. Applicant: Diane Marie McKnight, INSTAAR, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, 
CO 80309.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter into Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans 
to enter the Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell (ASPA 131) to 
continue operation of a previously installed, continuously recording 
stream gauge station, perform maintenance, conduct stream flow 
measurements and collect water quality samples near the stream gauge 
site. The applicant will also collect water quality samples of the 
melt-water of the Canada Glacier and along the length of the stream to 
study in-stream biogeochemical processes. Samples of the microbial mats 
and mosses will also be collected for study. LIDAR and other survey and 
monitoring techniques may be used to detect changes in the stream bed 
and algal mat distribution over time.

[[Page 68831]]

Location: Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley (ASPA 131)

Dates: February 28, 2011 to February 28, 2016

Permit Application No. 2011-022.

2. Applicant: Adam Kustka, Department of Earth & Environmental 
Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Export from USA, and Introduce Non-indigenous Species into 
Antarctica. The applicant is investigating the role of modified 
circumpolar deep water on supplying Fe to the surface ocean and how 
this Fe supply impacts initial CO\2\ sequestration and how it impacts 
the composition of the phytoplankton community assemblage. To trace the 
fate and recycling of organic carbon and Fe that has been incorporated 
into phytoplankton, they will use cell lysates labeled with the 
radioisotopes of C or Fe. In complementary experiments, lysates will 
also be labeled with the stable isotope 13C. These lysates will be 
generated in the university lab using cultures of a centric diatom 
(Thhalassiosira weissflogii) and a temperate haptophyte (Phaeocystic 
globosa)--species that cannot tolerate seawater temperatures in 
Antarctica. The lysates will be shipped from the University via New 
Zealand and used onboard the research vessel, Nathaniel B. Palmer, in 
the Ross Sea. Once experiments are concluded, the lysates will be 
placed in the radioactive waste stream and not released to the 
environment.

Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica

Dates: January 1, 2011 to March 1, 2011

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-28202 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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