U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan Public Comment Period, 60934-60935 [2011-25211]

Download as PDF 60934 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2011 / Notices Reason for Closing: Topics to be discussed and evaluated during the site review will include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; and information on personnel. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government Sunshine Act. Dated: September 17, 2011. Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Site Visit; Proposal Review Panel Human Resource Development (#1199). Date/Time: November 1, 2011; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. November 2–3, 2011; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Place: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Type of Meeting: Part-Open. Contact Person: Kelly Mack, Division of Human Resource Development, Room 815, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (703) 292–8575. Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to conduct a renewal review during year 3 of the award period as stipulated in the cooperative agreement. Agenda: To conduct an in depth evaluation of performance, to assess progress towards goals, and to provide recommendations. Tuesday, November 1 Closed—Executive Session. Wednesday, November 2 8:30 a.m.—12 Noon Open—Program Presentation. 1 p.m.—6 p.m. Closed—Interviews with Selected Institutional Staff. Thursday, November 3 8:30 a.m.—12 Noon Closed—Interviews with Selected Institutional Staff. 1 p.m.—6 p.m. Closed—Executive Session, review and drafting site visit report. Reason For Closing: Topics to be discussed and evaluated during the site review will include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; and information on personnel. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government Sunshine Act. Jkt 223001 Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a waste management permit application for Quark Expeditions’ cruise ships to conduct a number of activities, including: shore excursions via zodiac or helicopter, camping ashore or extended stays, mountaineering, kayaking, helicopter flight seeing/emergency landings, and skiing. The application is submitted by Quark Expeditions of Waterbury, Vermont and submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application within October 31, 2011. Permit applications 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 at the above address or (703) 292–8030. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit application under this Regulation for conduct of activities such as shore excursions, helicopter landings, camping, where emergency provisions will be taken ashore that would include cook stoves, fuel, radios, batteries, etc. and may include the generation of waste. In addition, mountaineering activities that would include use of emergency provisions, crampons, ice axes, climbing harnesses, carabiners, and prusik slings. Designated pollutants that would be associated with the various excursions SUMMARY: Proposal Review Panel for Human Resource Development; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic Conservation Act. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 17:19 Sep 29, 2011 BILLING CODE 7555–01–P AGENCY: BILLING CODE 7555–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 [FR Doc. 2011–25209 Filed 9–29–11; 8:45 am] Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 [FR Doc. 2011–25208 Filed 9–29–11; 8:45 am] 5 p.m.–10 p.m. Dated: September 27, 2011. Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 are typically air emissions and waste water (urine, grey-water, and human solid waste). All wastes would be packaged and removed to the ship(s) for proper disposal in Chile or the U.S. under approved guidelines prior to the end of each season. The permit: Eric Stangeland, Executive VP Operations, Quark Expeditions, Inc., Waterbury, VT Permit application No. 2012 WM–004. Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–25147 Filed 9–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan Public Comment Period National Science Foundation. ACTION: Announcement of strategic plan outline and public comment period. AGENCY: This Notice advises the public that the public comment period for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Strategic Plan is now open. Every ten years, in accordance with the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Sec 104, Pub. L. 101–606), the USGCRP must produce a 10 year National Global Change Research Plan (i.e. a Strategic Plan for the USGCRP). The public comment period invites the public to provide comments and feedback on the U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan. DATES: Public Comments are due by November 29, 2011. ADDRESSES: To download the draft Strategic Plan, visit: https://strategicpl ancomments.globalchange.gov. Respondents are encouraged to submit comments through the same Web site. Comments may also be sent to strategicplancomments@usgcrp.gov. Detailed instructions for electronic mail submissions are also available at https://strategicplancomments.global change.gov/email_guidelines. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions about the content of this request should be sent to Dr. Julie Morris, Technical Coordinator for the Strategic Plan, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone (202) 223–6262, Fax (202) 223–3065, e-mail strategicplancomments@usgcrp.gov. SUMMARY: Strategic Plan Goals: The following goals frame the U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2011 / Notices Goal 1: Advance Science: Advance scientific knowledge of the integrated natural and human components of the Earth system. Goal 2: Inform Decisions: Provide the scientific basis to inform and enable timely decisions on adaptation and mitigation. Goal 3: Sustained Assessments: Build sustained assessment capacity that improves the nation’s ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to global change impacts and vulnerabilities. Goal 4: Communicate and Educate: Advance communications and education to broaden public understanding of global change, and empower the workforce of the future. Dated: September 27, 2011. Suzanne Plimpton, Records Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2011–25211 Filed 9–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 40–8102, NRC–2011–0231] Notice of Application from ExxonMobil Corporation, Highland Uranium Mine and Millsite, To Amend Existing Alternate Concentration Limits and Extend the NRC Long-Term Surveillance Boundary With Respect to Materials License SUA–1139 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of amendment and opportunity to provide comments, to request a hearing, and to petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: Submit comments by November 29, 2011. Requests for a hearing or leave to intervene must be filed by November 29, 2011. ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC–2011–0231 in the subject line of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see ‘‘Submitting Comments and Accessing Information’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC–2011–0231. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone: 301–492–3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:19 Sep 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at 301– 492–3446. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Submitting Comments and Accessing Information Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https:// www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. You can access publicly available documents related to this document using the following methods: • NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC’s public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The license amendment application is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML111360415. • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC–2011– 0231. PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60935 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas McLaughlin, Project Manager, Materials Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone: 301–415–5869; fax number: 301–415– 5369; e-mail: Thomas.McLaughlin@nrc.gov. I. Introduction The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated May 12, 2011, a license amendment application from ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxonMobil or Licensee), requesting to amend their existing alternate concentration limits and to extend the NRC Long-Term Surveillance Boundary at its Highland Uranium Mine and Mill site located in Converse County, Wyoming. License No. SUA– 1139 authorizes the Licensee to possess byproduct material resulting from past operations of its Highland facility until site reclamation is adequate. The amendment provides a supplemental groundwater point of compliance (POC) well and new point of exposure monitoring locations and updates alternate concentration limits for uranium at some existing POC wells and at the proposed POC well. The amendment also proposes to expand the Long-Term Surveillance Boundary to include the Highland Pit Lake and the Southeast Drainage. An NRC administrative review, documented in a letter to ExxonMobil dated July 30, 2011, found the application acceptable to begin a technical review. If the NRC approves the amendment, the approval will be documented in an amendment to NRC License No. SUA–1139. However, before approving the proposed amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC’s regulations. These findings will be documented in a Safety Evaluation Report and an Environmental Assessment. II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing Requirements for hearing requests and petitions for leave to intervene are found in 10 CFR 2.309, ‘‘Hearing requests, Petitions to Intervene, Requirements for Standing, and Contentions.’’ Interested persons should consult 10 CFR part 2, section 2.309, which is available at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (or E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60934-60935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25211]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan Public Comment 
Period

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Announcement of strategic plan outline and public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public that the public comment period 
for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Strategic Plan is 
now open. Every ten years, in accordance with the Global Change 
Research Act of 1990 (Sec 104, Pub. L. 101-606), the USGCRP must 
produce a 10 year National Global Change Research Plan (i.e. a 
Strategic Plan for the USGCRP). The public comment period invites the 
public to provide comments and feedback on the U.S. Global Change 
Research Program Strategic Plan.

DATES: Public Comments are due by November 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES: To download the draft Strategic Plan, visit: https://strategicplancomments.globalchange.gov. Respondents are encouraged to 
submit comments through the same Web site. Comments may also be sent to 
strategicplancomments@usgcrp.gov. Detailed instructions for electronic 
mail submissions are also available at https://strategicplancomments.globalchange.gov/email_guidelines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions about the content of 
this request should be sent to Dr. Julie Morris, Technical Coordinator 
for the Strategic Plan, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 
1717 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone 
(202) 223-6262, Fax (202) 223-3065, e-mail 
strategicplancomments@usgcrp.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Strategic Plan Goals: The following goals 
frame the U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan:

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    Goal 1: Advance Science: Advance scientific knowledge of the 
integrated natural and human components of the Earth system.
    Goal 2: Inform Decisions: Provide the scientific basis to inform 
and enable timely decisions on adaptation and mitigation.
    Goal 3: Sustained Assessments: Build sustained assessment capacity 
that improves the nation's ability to understand, anticipate, and 
respond to global change impacts and vulnerabilities.
    Goal 4: Communicate and Educate: Advance communications and 
education to broaden public understanding of global change, and empower 
the workforce of the future.

    Dated: September 27, 2011.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Records Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2011-25211 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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