Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 79650-79651 [2024-22287]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 79650 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 189 / Monday, September 30, 2024 / Notices the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section below on or before October 30, 2024. OMB is particularly interested in comments that help the agency to: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection request by selecting ‘‘Institute of Museum and Library Services’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review;’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. Once you have found this information collection request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ and enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395–7316. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist, Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mr. Soffronoff can be reached by telephone at 202–653–4648, or by email at jsoffronoff@imls.gov. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) may contact IMLS at 202–207–7858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is the primary source of federal support for VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:51 Sep 27, 2024 Jkt 262001 the nation’s libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy development. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of a new information collection—the National Museum Survey (NMS). As noted in the 60-day notice, IMLS will be conducting a voluntary survey of museums that aims to capture the scope and scale of museums’ presence and reach within the United States over time. This annual survey will collect statistically valid data on the U.S. museum sector, which does not currently exist. The data will describe the scope, scale and nature of museums’ presence and reach within the U.S. NMS data will be useful to museum practitioners, policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels, the public, researchers, and journalists, and will be used for planning, research, evaluation, and policymaking. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024 [89 FR 34277 (Document Number 2024– 09276)]. We received one comment under this Notice. That comment came from a representative of the American Library Association who wanted to ensure that museums located within libraries were included in, and eligible for, the NMS. The representative subsequently provided a list of such institutions for IMLS to cross-reference against the agency’s list of museums to whom the NMS will be administered. Any such institutions that were not already included were added to IMLS’ list. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: National Museum Survey. OMB Control Number: 3137–NEW. Agency Number: 3137. Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS plans to conduct a census of all eligible U.S. museums representing a broad range of museum disciplines, including zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and arboretums; nature and science centers; history museums and historic sites; art museums; children’s museums; natural history museums; and general and specialized museums. Institutions must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for selection: • Be a unit of federal, state, local, or tribal government, or a not-for-profit institution. • Serve the public in a physical location it owns or operates. • Provide exhibitions and programs. PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Primarily function to house, display, and care for animate or inanimate objects that form the core of its exhibitions, programs, and research. • Under normal circumstances, be open to the public 90 days or more per year, either through specific hours of operation or by appointment. • Have at least one staff member, or the full-time equivalent, whether paid or unpaid. IMLS will request that a senior administrator at each institution be responsible for the completion of the survey at their institution. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: The survey’s expected response rate is 35 percent, leading to approximately 7,500 completed cases. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average Minutes per Response: 1 hour. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,500. Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a. Total Annual Cost Burden (dollars): $431,718.75 (7,500 hrs × $57.56/hr). $57.56 represents a simple average of hourly mean wage figures for government, academic, and company/ enterprise managers (https:// www.bls.gov/oes/current/ oes113012.htm). Total Annual Federal Costs: $323,533.21. Dated: September 24, 2024. Suzanne Mbollo, Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2024–22257 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 National Science Foundation. Notice of permit applications received. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 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 in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received. SUMMARY: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit DATES: E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 189 / Monday, September 30, 2024 / Notices application by October 30, 2024. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or ACApermits@nsf.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address, 703–292–4479. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 670), 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 as requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. Application Details ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Permit Application: 2025–014 1. Applicant: Dale Andersen, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute, 339 Bernardo Ave., Ste. 200, Mountain View, CA 94043. Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Harmful Interference. The applicant requests an ACA permit for the disturbance of up to 10 nesting pairs of Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in association with activities associated with collections of sub-fossilized stomach-oil deposits. The deposits are used by geologists to date ice-sheet thinning, seabird occupation history, and sea ice changes. The applicant proposes to collect 2 deposits, which may result in the disturbance of 5–10 pairs of Snow Petrels. Location: Untersee, Antarctica. Dates of Permitted Activities: 15 October, 2024–15 December, 2024. Permit Application: 2025–015 2. Applicant: Sarah Ruth, National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314. Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act permit authorizing entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPA) in association with oversight and management of U.S. Antarctic Program science projects. The applicant proposes to enter specific ASPAs as needed to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:51 Sep 27, 2024 Jkt 262001 conduct site visits of various U.S. science teams working in those ASPAs. The applicant proposes to enter ASPAs on an as needed basis and would be accompanied within the ASPA at all times by the science project participants conducting work in that ASPA. No visits to ASPAs would occur if there is no U.S. Antarctic Program science project active in that ASPA. Location: ASPA 106—Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea; ASPA 113—Litchfield Island, Arthur Habor, Anvers Island; ASPA 116—New College Valley; ASPA 121—Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 124—Cape Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 128—Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island; ASPA 131—Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley; ASPA 137— Northwest White Island; ASPA 139— Biscoe Point, Anvers Island; ASPA 149—Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA 155—Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 172—Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; ASPA 173—Cape Washington and Silverfish Bay, Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea; ASPA 176—Rosenthal Islands, Anvers Island. Dates of Permitted Activities: October 15, 2024–March 31, 2025. Alina Pavao, Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2024–22287 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings The National Science Board hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a teleconference of the National Science Board/National Science Foundation Commission on Merit Review (MRX) for the transaction of National Science Board business pursuant to the NSF Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. TIME AND DATE: The MRX meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT. PLACE: This meeting will be via videoconference through the National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The agenda is: Commission Chair’s remarks about the agenda; Discussion of Preliminary Implementation Suggestions; Vote for Approval of Preliminary PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 79651 Implementation Suggestions; and Commission Chair’s closing remarks. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Point of contact for this meeting is: Chris Blair, cblair@nsf.gov, 703/292– 7000. Meeting information and updates may be found at www.nsf.gov/nsb. Christopher Blair, Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office. [FR Doc. 2024–22557 Filed 9–26–24; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; 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 Mathematical and Physical Sciences (#66). Date and Time: October 31, 2024: 10:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.; November 1, 2024: 9:20 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314/Hybrid participation for AC Members, Presenters, Visitors, and Guests. To attend the meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC) for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) in person, all visitors must contact the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to arrange for a visitor’s badge. Visitors must access NSF via the Visitor Center entry adjacent to the south building entrance on Eisenhower Avenue on the day of the meeting to pick up the visitor’s badge. It is suggested that visitors allow time to pass through security screening. To attend virtually, please use the link provided on the MPS AC website located at https://www.nsf.gov/mps/ advisory.jsp. Type of Meeting: Open. Contact Person: Catalina Achim, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E9335, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Telephone: 703–292–2048. Meeting Information: https:// www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp. Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and counsel on major goals and policies pertaining to MPS programs and activities. E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79650-79651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22287]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


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

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit applications received.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
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 in 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

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application by October 30, 2024. This application may be inspected by 
interested parties at the Permit Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of 
Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-4479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 670), 
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 as requiring special protection. 
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2025-014

    1. Applicant: Dale Andersen, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute, 339 
Bernardo Ave., Ste. 200, Mountain View, CA 94043.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Harmful Interference. The 
applicant requests an ACA permit for the disturbance of up to 10 
nesting pairs of Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in association with 
activities associated with collections of sub-fossilized stomach-oil 
deposits. The deposits are used by geologists to date ice-sheet 
thinning, seabird occupation history, and sea ice changes. The 
applicant proposes to collect 2 deposits, which may result in the 
disturbance of 5-10 pairs of Snow Petrels.
    Location: Untersee, Antarctica.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: 15 October, 2024-15 December, 2024.

Permit Application: 2025-015

    2. Applicant: Sarah Ruth, National Science Foundation, Office of 
Polar Programs, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act 
permit authorizing entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Areas 
(ASPA) in association with oversight and management of U.S. Antarctic 
Program science projects. The applicant proposes to enter specific 
ASPAs as needed to conduct site visits of various U.S. science teams 
working in those ASPAs. The applicant proposes to enter ASPAs on an as 
needed basis and would be accompanied within the ASPA at all times by 
the science project participants conducting work in that ASPA. No 
visits to ASPAs would occur if there is no U.S. Antarctic Program 
science project active in that ASPA.
    Location: ASPA 106--Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea; 
ASPA 113--Litchfield Island, Arthur Habor, Anvers Island; ASPA 116--New 
College Valley; ASPA 121--Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 124--Cape 
Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 128--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King 
George Island; ASPA 131--Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley; 
ASPA 137--Northwest White Island; ASPA 139--Biscoe Point, Anvers 
Island; ASPA 149--Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston 
Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA 155--Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 
172--Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, McMurdo Dry Valleys, 
Victoria Land; ASPA 173--Cape Washington and Silverfish Bay, Terra Nova 
Bay, Ross Sea; ASPA 176--Rosenthal Islands, Anvers Island.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: October 15, 2024-March 31, 2025.

Alina Pavao,
Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-22287 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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