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midazolam and butorphanol was
allowed for use in the first cohort at 3,
5, and 7–8 weeks of age time points. A
combination of midazolam and
ketamine could have been used on 7–8week-old pups, if deemed necessary.
Metabolic and morphometric
measurements were to be conducted on
a second, separate cohort of five pups at
each of the four time points. Sedation of
seal pups in the second cohort, with a
combination of midazolam and
butorphanol, was only allowed for study
animals at 3 weeks of age for the
purposes of attaching an accelerometer
tag. The permit holder was also allowed
to conduct behavioral observations,
imaging, and may disturb up to 350
Weddell seals. An additional seven
Weddell seal pups, 15 Weddell seal
adult females, and 20 crabeater seals
were allowed to be disturbed during
procedures on study animals. Up to two
pup mortalities were requested per year,
not to exceed three over the course of
two field seasons. The permit holder
was also allowed to collect tissues from
Weddell seals (any age or gender) found
dead from natural causes.
Now the applicant proposes a
modification to the permit to allow the
following: Sedation of all seal pups at
all time points using midazolam with or
without butorphanol (and continue to
have the option of using midazolam in
combination with ketamine at 7–8
weeks of age); collection of blood
samples from seal pups in the second
cohort, at all four time points, while the
pups are under sedation; use of a
cannulated biopsy needle for muscle
tissue sampling of seal pups in the first
cohort (rather than a dermal biopsy
punch), at all four time points;
attachment of a flipper-mounted VHF
transmitter tag to seal pups in both
cohorts at 3 weeks of age, on the flipper
opposite the one with the time/depth
tag attached, with removal at the final
time point; attachment of accelerometer
tags to the dorsal pelage of 1-week-old
pups in both cohorts with removal of
the tags at 3 weeks of age;
administration of antibiotics to treat
local or systemic infections in seal pups
involved in the study; and increased
takes of seal pups and adult females
such that a total of 12 pups would be
handled for study purposes compared
with 10 in the original permit (six pups
in each cohort compared with five in
the original permit) and a total of 12
adult females, the mothers of the pups,
would be disturbed during the handling
of the pups (10 in the original permit).
The permit holder has also requested a
modification of NMFS Permit No.
21006.
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Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo
Sound; ASPA 121, Cape Royds.
Dates of Permitted Activities: October
1, 2018—September 30, 2020.
3. Description of Permit Modification
Requested: The Foundation issued a
permit (ACA 2017–005) to David Ainley
on July 27, 2016. The issued permit
allows the permit holder and agents to
enter three Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs); observe Adelie
penguins; mark and measure penguin
nests; attach tags, flipper bands, and
special instruments to penguins; take
small feather samples; and weigh and
measure penguin chicks and adults. The
permitted activities also include
maintaining a webcam just inside the
boundary of the Cape Royds ASPA.
Now the permit holder proposes a
modification to the permit to attach a
miniature video camera to adult Adelie
penguins (n=40) to document activities
during diving. The permit holder also
proposes to engage the services of
experienced pilots to operate remotely
piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to
capture video imagery of penguin
colonies for the purposes of census and
quantifying habitat characteristics. The
RPAS operations would occur within
the boundaries of ASPA 121, Cape
Royds, and ASPA 124, Cape Crozier.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds;
ASPA 124, Cape Crozier; ASPA 105,
Beaufort Island; Cape Bird (outside
ASPA boundary).
Dates of Permitted Activities: October
1, 2018—February 5, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Environmental
Research and Education Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name and Committee Code: Advisory
Committee for Environmental Research
and Education (9487).
Date and Time: October 24, 2018; 9:00
a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EDT); October 25, 2018;
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT).
Place: National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols,
Staff Associate, Office of Integrative
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Activities/Office of Director/National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; (Email:
lenichol@nsf.gov/. Telephone: (703)
292–2983).
Minutes: May be obtained from
https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/
minutes.jsp.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice, recommendations, and oversight
concerning support for environmental
research and education.
Agenda: Approval of minutes from
past meeting. Updates on agency
support for environmental research and
activities. Discussion with NSF Director
and Assistant Directors. Plan for future
advisory committee activities. Updated
agenda will be available at https://
www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
Dated: September 6, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review Panel for Computing
and Communication Foundations;
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name and Committee Code: Proposal
review panel for Computing and
Communication Foundations (#1192)—
Expeditions in Computing Division—
Year 2 Site Visit at Cornell University.
Date and Time: September 12, 2018;
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; September 13,
2018; 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; September
14, 2018: 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Place: BU George Sherman Union,
Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Ave.,
Boston, MA 02215.
Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
Contact Person: Sylvia Spengler,
Expeditions in Computing Program,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314; Telephone 703/292–
8930.
Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess
the progress of the EIC Award: CCF–
1522054, ‘‘Collaborative Research:
CompSustNet: Expanding the Horizons
of Computational Sustainability,’’ and to
provide advice and recommendations
concerning further NSF support for the
project.
Agenda
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.: Closed
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name and Committee Code: Advisory Committee for Environmental
Research and Education (9487).
Date and Time: October 24, 2018; 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT); October
25, 2018; 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (EDT).
Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E
2020, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols, Staff Associate, Office of
Integrative Activities/Office of Director/National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; (Email:
[email protected]/. Telephone: (703) 292-2983).
Minutes: May be obtained from https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and
oversight concerning support for environmental research and education.
Agenda: Approval of minutes from past meeting. Updates on agency
support for environmental research and activities. Discussion with NSF
Director and Assistant Directors. Plan for future advisory committee
activities. Updated agenda will be available at https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
Dated: September 6, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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