Request for Public Comment: Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Draft Arctic Research Plan, 41477 [2024-10420]

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NSF/OPP acknowledges and is grateful for the time taken to provide comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gencarelli, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone 703–292–7419; or send email to SPMasterPlan@nsf.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Amundsen-Scott South Pole station is one of three year-round stations operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as outlined in Presidential Memorandum 6646. The South Pole is a unique research site that supports projects ranging from cosmic observations to seismic and atmospheric studies. The South Pole Station begins austral summer operations in October of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41477 each year. The station typically remains in summer operating mode until early February, at which point the eightmonth long winter season begins. 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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Request for Public Comment: Interagency Arctic Research Policy 
Committee Draft Arctic Research Plan

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs 
(OPP) is seeking public comment on the draft South Pole Station Master 
Plan, which can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/documents/SPSMP_Fed%20Reg%20Draft_NSF.pdf.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted no later than June 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Email comments to [email protected]. Send written 
submissions to Michael Gencarelli, Office of Polar Programs, National 
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. 
Voicemails can be left by calling (703) 292-7419. Please limit 
voicemails to five minutes in length.
    Instructions: Comments received electronically, including all 
attachments, must not exceed a 25-megabyte file size. Attachments to 
electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel or 
Adobe PDF file formats only. NSF/OPP will review and consider all input 
received and revise the plan as necessary. When the final plan is 
released, comments and the commenters' names, along with responses, 
will become part of the public record and be made available on the NSF/
OPP website. Do not submit confidential business information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information. Comments sent by any 
other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the 
end of the comment period will not be considered. NSF/OPP acknowledges 
and is grateful for the time taken to provide comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gencarelli, Office of Polar 
Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone 703-292-7419; or send email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Amundsen-Scott South Pole station is one 
of three year-round stations operated by the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) as outlined in Presidential Memorandum 6646. The South 
Pole is a unique research site that supports projects ranging from 
cosmic observations to seismic and atmospheric studies. The South Pole 
Station begins austral summer operations in October of each year. The 
station typically remains in summer operating mode until early 
February, at which point the eight-month long winter season begins.
    Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station sits at the Earth's axis on a 
shifting continental ice sheet several miles thick. At an elevation of 
2,835 meters (9,300 feet), the South Pole has an average monthly 
temperature in the austral summer of -28 [deg]C (-18 [deg]F); in the 
austral winter, the average monthly temperature is -60 [deg]C (-76 
[deg]F).
    The NSF Office of Polar Programs has identified the need for a 
South Pole Station Master Plan. The master plan looks at future 
infrastructure needs to support groundbreaking science at the South 
Pole, as well as phasing for implementation. NSF will consider input 
from the community before completing the final plan later this year. 
The final SPSMP will be posted online at www.usap.gov along with the 
existing Master Plans for NSF McMurdo Station and NSF Palmer Station.

    Dated: May 8, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-10420 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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