Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 57882-57883 [2015-24308]

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[FR Doc. 2015–24600 Filed 9–23–15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7535–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 National Science Foundation. Notice of Permit Modification Request Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued 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 a requested permit modification. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by October 26, 2015. Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Li Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address or ACApermits@ nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 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. Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2015–001) to Dr. Robert Pitman on November 7, 2014. The issued permit allows the applicant to take and import tissue samples from various marine mammal species; tag them with satellite or suction cup tags; take photographs; and salvage dead birds or mammals for research purposes. Now the applicant proposes a modification to the permit to extend the permit’s duration, which had expired on June 30, 2015, and to include the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) for photography, in order to make it consistent with and correspond to their Marine Mammal Protection Act permit (14097–06), which was recently extended and updated to include the aforementioned activity. The applicant would use utilize a remotely operated UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) equipped with a small high resolution camera to fly and take pictures at altitudes of 90–180 ft above the following species: killer whales (≤600 individuals), humpback whales (≤100 individuals), and Antarctic minke whales (≤100 individuals). The applicant wants to collect morphological data on the 4 types of killer whales to assist with taxonomic studies; identify prey species for small type B killer whales; and assess fitness in minke and humpback whales to provide baseline data for assessing the impact of krill fisheries on whale stocks in the Antarctic Peninsula area. The applicant has successfully deployed the equipment array over 200 times in various environments without wildlife disturbance. Location: Southern Ross Sea, Antarctic Peninsula, and various other location around the continent as opportunities become available via private tour operator. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 186 / Friday, September 25, 2015 / Notices Dates: November 30, 2015–June 30, 2016. Nadene G. Kennedy, Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs. 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The final revision for the SRP, Section 9.2.7, ‘‘Chilled Water System,’’ is available in VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Sep 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 ADAMS under Accession No. ML15103A559. A redline strikeout comparing the proposed and final revision of the document can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14328A622. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • The NRC posts its issued staff guidance on the NRC’s external Web page (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Notich, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415–6256, email: Mark.Notich@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On August 5, 2014 (79 FR 45498), the NRC published for public comment the proposed SRP Section 9.2.7, ‘‘Chilled Water,’’ in Chapter 9, ‘‘Auxiliary Systems,’’ of NUREG–0800. The NRC staff received comments on the draft section. After consideration of comments received on the proposed revision, the NRC staff reformatted guidance for the review of nonsafetyrelated structures, systems, and components (SSCs) into a tabular format, and separated it from the core review guidance used for review of safety-related SSCs. A summary of comments received and the staff’s disposition of the comments are available in a separate document, ‘‘Response to Public Comments on Draft Standard Review Plan, Section 9.2.7, ‘‘Chilled Water System,’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML14328A663). II. Backfitting and Issue Finality The SRP Section 9.2.7, provides guidance to the staff for reviewing applications for a construction permit and an operating license under part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), with respect to systems associated with chilled water. The SRP Section 9.2.7 also provides guidance for reviewing an application for a standard design approval, a standard design certification, a combined license, and a manufacturing license under 10 CFR part 52 with respect to the same subject matters. Issuance of this SRP section revision does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) nor is it inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57883 52. The NRC’s position is based upon the following considerations: 1. The SRP positions would not constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the SRP is internal guidance to NRC staff. The SRP provides internal guidance to the NRC staff on how to review an application for NRC regulatory approval in the form of licensing. Changes in internal staff guidance are not matters for which either nuclear power plant applicants or licensees are protected under either the Backfit Rule or the issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52. 2. The NRC staff has no intention to impose the SRP positions on existing licensees either now or in the future. The NRC staff does not intend to impose or apply the positions described in the SRP to existing licenses and regulatory approvals. Hence, the issuance of this SRP—even if considered guidance within the purview of the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52—does not need to be evaluated as if it were a backfit or as being inconsistent with issue finality provisions. If, in the future, the NRC staff seeks to impose a position in the SRP on holders of already issued licenses in a manner that does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision, then the staff must make the showing as set forth in the Backfit Rule or address the criteria for avoiding issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision. 3. Backfitting and issue finality do not—with limited exceptions not applicable here—protect current or future applicants. Applicants and potential applicants are not, with certain exceptions, protected by either the Backfit Rule or any issue finality provisions under 10 CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule nor the issue finality provisions under 10 CFR part 52—with certain exclusions—were intended to apply to every NRC action that substantially changes the expectations of current and future applicants. The exceptions to the general principle are applicable whenever an applicant references a 10 CFR part 52 license (e.g., an early site permit) or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design certification rule) with specified issue finality provisions. The NRC staff does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions represented in the SRP in a manner that is inconsistent with any issue finality provisions. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a position in the SRP section in a manner that does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57882-57883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24308]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Request 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 a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued 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 a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by October 26, 2015. 
Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the 
Permit Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 
Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address or ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7149.

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.
    Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued 
a permit (ACA 2015-001) to Dr. Robert Pitman on November 7, 2014. The 
issued permit allows the applicant to take and import tissue samples 
from various marine mammal species; tag them with satellite or suction 
cup tags; take photographs; and salvage dead birds or mammals for 
research purposes.
    Now the applicant proposes a modification to the permit to extend 
the permit's duration, which had expired on June 30, 2015, and to 
include the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) for photography, in 
order to make it consistent with and correspond to their Marine Mammal 
Protection Act permit (14097-06), which was recently extended and 
updated to include the aforementioned activity. The applicant would use 
utilize a remotely operated UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) equipped with 
a small high resolution camera to fly and take pictures at altitudes of 
90-180 ft above the following species: killer whales (<=600 
individuals), humpback whales (<=100 individuals), and Antarctic minke 
whales (<=100 individuals). The applicant wants to collect 
morphological data on the 4 types of killer whales to assist with 
taxonomic studies; identify prey species for small type B killer 
whales; and assess fitness in minke and humpback whales to provide 
baseline data for assessing the impact of krill fisheries on whale 
stocks in the Antarctic Peninsula area. The applicant has successfully 
deployed the equipment array over 200 times in various environments 
without wildlife disturbance.
    Location: Southern Ross Sea, Antarctic Peninsula, and various other 
location around the continent as opportunities become available via 
private tour operator.

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    Dates: November 30, 2015-June 30, 2016.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-24308 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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