80_FR_50207 80 FR 50048 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

80 FR 50048 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 159 (August 18, 2015)

Page Range50048-50049
FR Document2015-20305

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 at Title 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50048-50049]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20305]


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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 under the Antarctic

[[Page 50049]]

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 permit applications received 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 
permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by September 17, 2015. 
This application 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 [email protected] 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.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2016-005

1. Applicant Allyson Hindle, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit 
Street, Thier 505, Boston MA 02114.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take, Import into the USA. The applicant plans to study the tissue 
specific dive response of Weddell seals, looking at nitric oxide 
regulation. The study's broad objective is to better understand the 
natural adaptations that allow Weddell seals to control their 
cardiovascular system and tolerate extreme hypoxia during dives. Up to 
38 Weddell seals would be temporary restrained for sample collection 
and morphological measurement. In addition, the applicant plans to 
salvage parts of dead animals encountered. Collected samples will be 
imported to the USA for lab analyses.

Location

    Delbridge Islands, Turks Head, Turtle Rock, Hutton Cliffs, Erebus 
Glacier Tongue, and in and around McMurdo Sound.

Dates

September 30, 2015-April 30, 2016

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-20305 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7555-01-P

50048 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 159 / Tuesday, August 18, 2015 / Notices • an old-to-new crosswalk covering These schedules replace portions of current index, which will be phased out the entire old GRS; old GRS 1, 2, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, over time. Search for key words in pdf • six FAQ documents (general; about 25, 26, and 27. file instead. the GRS update project; about the The most obvious changes are in Because we are phasing in the entire impact of the new GRS on agencies; format: change from old to new GRS gradually about agency options for deviating from Schedule Numbers over five years, the GRS during this the GRS; about notification to NARA interim period will necessarily include regarding using previously approved Old GRS: Simple succession: 1, 2, 3, etc. New GRS: Decimal: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc. both old and new formats. New agency schedules in lieu of a new GRS; schedules (decimal numbers, table and about flexible dispositions attached Item Numbers format) come first in the new to many new GRS items); and Old GRS: Alpha-numeric hierarchy, transmittal, followed by the old • a checklist for implementing the for instance 1a1, 1a2, 2a1a, 2a2b. schedules (‘‘straight’’ numbers, narrative new GRS, to assist agencies in New GRS: Three digits, for instance format) annotated to show which items completing all the actions this 010, 020, 030. Closely related items are still current and which have been transmittal requires. sharing some description in common superseded by new schedules. With What changes has NARA made to the are numbered in immediate succession, GRS Transmittal 24, we have GRS with this transmittal? such as 030, 031, 032, etc. superseded 37 percent of the old GRS by Layout new schedules. GRS Transmittal 24 publishes five new schedules: Old GRS: Narrative paragraphs. Read Which GRS items does GRS GRS 2.5 Employee Separation Records ‘‘down’’ to go from records description Transmittal 24 supersede? (DAA–GRS–2014–0004) to disposition. New GRS: Table. Read ‘‘across’’ to go New GRS items supersede many old GRS 2.8 Employee Ethics Records GRS items. A few old items, however, (DAA–GRS–2014–0005) from records description to records disposition. have outlived their usefulness and GRS 4.1 Records Management Records cannot be cross-walked to new items. (DAA–GRS–2013–0002) Subject index Therefore, we rescinded these items by GRS 4.2 Information Access and Old GRS: Index, last updated in 2008, GRS Transmittal 23. The FAQs for the Protection Records (DAA–GRS–2013– is not thorough, and mainly useful to new schedules to which rescinded items 0007; DAA–GRS–2015–0002) paper format. are most closely related provide GRS 6.2 Federal Advisory Committee New GRS: No index. Citations to new explanations of why we rescinded the Records (DAA–GRS–2015–0001) GRS items are not included in the items. FAQ GRS Items Title in which discussed 2 ....................... 9a ..................... Record of employee leave, such as SF 1150, prepared upon transfer or separation .......... 2.5 14 ..................... 11b ................... FOIA requests files: Official file copy of requested records ................................................... 4.2 14 ..................... 12b ................... FOIA appeals files: Official file copy of requested records .................................................... 4.2 14 ..................... 21b ................... Privacy Act requests files: Official file copy of requested records ......................................... 4.2 14 ..................... 31b ................... Mandatory review for declassification requests files: Official file copy of requested records 4.2 14 ..................... 32b ................... Mandatory review for declassification appeals files: Official file copy of requested records 4.2 16 ..................... 4a ..................... Records holdings files held by offices that prepare reports on agency-wide records hold- 4.1 ings. 16 ..................... 4b ..................... Records holdings files held by other offices ........................................................................... 4.1 18 ..................... 25b ................... Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreements maintained in OPFs ................................ 4.2 26 ..................... 2b2 ................... FACA web site design, management, and technical operation records ................................ 6.2 26 ..................... 3 ....................... Committee Records Not Maintained by the Sponsor or Secretariat ...................................... 6.2 The old-to-new crosswalk shows disseminate GRS changes within six Electronic Records Archives and submit rescinded items in context of their months of receipt. it to NARA for approval. schedules. Per 36 CFR 1227.12(a)(1), you must Dated: August 12, 2015. How do I cite new GRS items? follow GRS dispositions that state they David S. Ferriero, must be followed without exception. Archivist of the United States. When you send records to a Federal Records Center for storage, you should Per 36 CFR 1227.12(a)(3), if you have [FR Doc. 2015–20363 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] cite the records’ legal authority—the an existing schedule that differs from a BILLING CODE 7515–01–P ‘‘DAA’’ number—in the ‘‘Disposition new GRS item that does not require Authority’’ column of the table. For being followed without exception, and informal purposes, please include you wish to continue using your agency- asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES specific authority rather than the GRS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION schedule and item number. For example, ‘‘DAA–GRS–2013–0001–0004 authority, you must notify NARA within Notice of Permit Applications Received (GRS 4.3, item 020).’’ 120 days of the date of this transmittal. Under the Antarctic Conservation Act If you do not have an already existing of 1978 Do I have to take any action to agency-specific authority but wish to implement these GRS changes? AGENCY: National Science Foundation. apply a retention period that differs NARA regulations (36 CFR from that specified in the GRS, you ACTION:Notice of Permit Applications 1226.12(a)) require agencies to must create a records schedule in the Received under the Antarctic VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Aug 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 159 / Tuesday, August 18, 2015 / Notices 50049 Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law Collected samples will be imported to establish such a permit system to 95–541. the USA for lab analyses. designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. SUMMARY: The National Science Location Foundation (NSF) is required to publish Delbridge Islands, Turks Head, Turtle Application Details a notice of permit applications received Rock, Hutton Cliffs, Erebus Glacier Permit Application: 2016–006 to conduct activities regulated under the Tongue, and in and around McMurdo Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 1. Applicant Angela L. Sremba, Hatfield Sound. NSF has published regulations under Marine Science Center, Oregon the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title Dates State University, 2030 SE. Marine 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal September 30, 2015–April 30, 2016 Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365. Regulations. This is the required notice Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Nadene G. Kennedy, of permit applications received. Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Take, Import into USA. The applicant DATES: Interested parties are invited to Polar Programs. intends to collect bone samples from submit written data, comments, or [FR Doc. 2015–20305 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] Antarctic blue whale remains at views with respect to this permit BILLING CODE 7555–01–P abandoned whaling stations and bays in application by September 17, 2015. This the South Shetland Islands and sites application may be inspected by along the Antarctic Peninsula, while interested parties at the Permit Office, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION based aboard a commercial tour ship. address below. These samples will be used for genetic ADDRESSES: Comments should be Notice of Permit Applications Received analyses to determine genetic diversity addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Under the Antarctic Conservation Act and population dynamics of Antarctic Division of Polar Programs, National of 1978 blue whales prior to their commercial Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson AGENCY: National Science Foundation. exploitation throughout the 20th Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. century. Samples will be sent back to ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li the USA for analysis. Received under the Antarctic Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law Location the above address or ACApermits@ 95–541. nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. South Shetland Islands, sites along SUMMARY: The National Science Antarctic Peninsula. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as Foundation (NSF) is required to publish Dates directed by the Antarctic Conservation a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the October 1, 2015–October 1, 2020 Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Nadene G. Kennedy, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, NSF has published regulations under Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of has developed regulations for the the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title Polar Programs. establishment of a permit system for 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal [FR Doc. 2015–20304 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] various activities in Antarctica and Regulations. This is the required notice BILLING CODE 7555–01–P designation of certain animals and of permit applications received. certain geographic areas a requiring DATES: Interested parties are invited to special protection. The regulations submit written data, comments, or NUCLEAR REGULATORY establish such a permit system to views with respect to this permit COMMISSION designate Antarctic Specially Protected application by September 17, 2015. This Areas. application may be inspected by Advisory Committee on the Medical interested parties at the Permit Office, Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice Application Details address below. AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Permit Application: 2016–005 ADDRESSES: Comments should be Commission. 1. Applicant Allyson Hindle, addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, ACTION: Notice of meeting. Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Division of Polar Programs, National Fruit Street, Thier 505, Boston MA Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting 02114. Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. of the Advisory Committee on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at October 8–9, 2015. A sample of agenda Take, Import into the USA. The the above address or ACApermits@ items to be discussed during the public applicant plans to study the tissue nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. session includes: (1) A discussion on specific dive response of Weddell seals, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The training and experience for alpha and looking at nitric oxide regulation. The National Science Foundation, as beta emitters; (2) a discussion on Title study’s broad objective is to better directed by the Antarctic Conservation 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations understand the natural adaptations that Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as (10 CFR) section 35.1000 licensing asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES allow Weddell seals to control their amended by the Antarctic Science, guidance for the use of iodine-125 and cardiovascular system and tolerate Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, palladium-103 seeds for localization of extreme hypoxia during dives. Up to 38 has developed regulations for the non-palpable lesions; (3) a presentation Weddell seals would be temporary establishment of a permit system for on the proposed revisions to the 10 CFR restrained for sample collection and various activities in Antarctica and 35.1000 licensing guidance for Yttrium- morphological measurement. In designation of certain animals and 90 microspheres brachytherapy; (4) a addition, the applicant plans to salvage certain geographic areas a requiring status update on the decommissioning parts of dead animals encountered. special protection. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
DatesInterested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by September 17, 2015. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
ContactLi Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at
FR Citation80 FR 50048 
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