Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 39905 [2011-16945]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 130 / Thursday, July 7, 2011 / Notices NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95– 541. AGENCY: 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 August 8, 2011. 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. SUPPLEMENTAL 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: 1. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2012–004, James G. Bockheim, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1525 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706–1299. Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Enter an Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter ASPA 134—Cierva Point and Offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctica, to install boreholes and a soil climate station as part of an international (Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Portugal, Russia, Spain, sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Jul 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 Switzerland, and the USA) project examining the effects of climate warming on seasonal thawing, permafrost occurrence and properties, and soil properties along a latitudinal gradient on the western Antarctic Peninsula. A 15 meter borehole will be installed with a string of digital temperature sensors placed at various depths along the string. In addition, 10 shallow boreholes will be installed at various elevations and on different geomorphic surfaces for monitoring active-layer (seasonal thaw layer) dynamics. Once the project is complete, the shallow boreholes will be backfilled with the soil removed upon drilling, and the deep borehole will be filled with concrete. Location: ASPA 134—Cierva Point and Offshore islands, Danco Coast. Dates: March 1, 2012 to April 1, 2014. Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–16944 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, Public Law 95–541. 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. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. On May 24, 2011, the National Science Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of a permit application received. The permit was issued on June 30, 2011 to: Jonathan Thom, Permit No. 2012–002. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–16945 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39905 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. NRC–2011–0035] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on March 24, 2011. 1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension. 2. The title of the information collection: Design Information Questionnaire—IAEA—N71 and associated Forms N–72, N–73, N–74, N– 75, N–91, N–92, N–93, N–94. 3. Current OMB approval number: 3150–0056. 4. The form number if applicable: IAEA Forms—N71, N–72, N–73, N–74, N–75, N–91, N–92, N–93, N–94. 5. How often the collection is required: It is estimated that this collection is required approximately 1 time per year. 6. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees of facilities on the U.S. eligible list who have been notified in writing by the NRC to submit the form. 7. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 1.3. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1.3. 9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 300 reporting hours. 10. Abstract: In order for the United States to fulfill its responsibilities as a participant in the U.S./International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement, the NRC must collect information from licensees about their installations and provide it to the IAEA. Licensees of facilities that appear on the U.S. eligible list and have been notified in writing by the NRC are SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16945]



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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.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2011, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of a permit 

application received. The permit was issued on June 30, 2011 to:

    Jonathan Thom, Permit No. 2012-002.



Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 2011-16945 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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