81_FR_40087 81 FR 39969 - President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Notice of Meeting

81 FR 39969 - President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 118 (June 20, 2016)

Page Range39969-39969
FR Document2016-14496

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39969]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14496]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Notice of 
Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463 as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:
    Name and Committee Code: President's Committee on the National 
Medal of Science (1182).
    Date and Time: Friday, July 22, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m..
    Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230.
    Type of Meeting: Closed.
    Contact Person: Dr. Sherrie Green, Program Manager, Room 935, 
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230; 
Telephone: 703-292-4757.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the 
President in the selection of the 2015 National Medal of Science 
recipients.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate nominations as part of the selection 
process for awards.
    Reason for Closing: The nominations being reviewed include 
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute 
unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. These matters are exempt 
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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                                                    this determination pursuant to the                      NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                              DATES: November 1, 2013 to March
                                                    authority granted me by the Chairman’s                                                                         31, 2017.
                                                    Delegation of Authority to Close                        Notice of Permit Modification Received
                                                                                                            Under the Antarctic Conservation Act                     The permit modification was issued on
                                                    Advisory Committee Meetings dated                                                                              June 14, 2016.
                                                    April 15, 2016.                                         of 1978
                                                                                                                                                                   Nadene G. Kennedy,
                                                      Please note that individuals planning
                                                                                                            AGENCY:  National Science Foundation.                  Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
                                                    to attend the public sessions of the                                                                           Polar Programs.
                                                    meeting are subject to security screening               ACTION: Notice of permit modification
                                                                                                            request received and permit issued                     [FR Doc. 2016–14419 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    procedures. If you wish to attend any of
                                                    the public sessions, please inform NEH                  under the Antarctic Conservation Act of                BILLING CODE 7555–01–P

                                                    as soon as possible by contacting Ms.                   1978, Public Law 95–541.
                                                    Katherine Griffin at (202) 606–8322 or
                                                    kgriffin@neh.gov. Please also provide                   SUMMARY:   The National Science                        NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                    advance notice of any special needs or                  Foundation (NSF) is required to publish                COMMISSION
                                                    accommodations, including for a sign                    a notice of requests to modify permits
                                                    language interpreter.                                   issued to conduct activities regulated                 Advisory Committee on Reactor
                                                                                                            and permits issued under the Antarctic                 Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the
                                                      Dated: June 15, 2016.                                 Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has                      ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and
                                                    Elizabeth Voyatzis,                                     published regulations under the                        Procedures; Notice of Meeting
                                                    Committee Management Officer.                           Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–14468 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]             Part 670 of the Code of Federal                           The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning
                                                                                                            Regulations. This is the required notice               and Procedures will hold a meeting on
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                                                                                                            of a requested permit modification and                 July 6, 2016, Room T–2B3, 11545
                                                                                                            permit issued.                                         Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
                                                                                                                                                                      The meeting will be open to public
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                                                                                    attendance with the exception of a
                                                                                                            Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer,                     portion that may be closed pursuant to
                                                                                                            Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,                   5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
                                                    President’s Committee on the National                   National Science Foundation, 4201
                                                    Medal of Science; Notice of Meeting                                                                            organizational and personnel matters
                                                                                                            Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.                 that relate solely to the internal
                                                      In accordance with the Federal                        Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.                       personnel rules and practices of the
                                                    Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         ACRS, and information the release of
                                                    463 as amended), the National Science                   Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2014–                  which would constitute a clearly
                                                    Foundation announces the following                      003) to Jennifer Burns on July 18, 2012.               unwarranted invasion of personal
                                                    meeting:                                                The issued permit allows the applicant                 privacy.
                                                      Name and Committee Code:                              to study the interaction of Weddell seal                  The agenda for the subject meeting
                                                    President’s Committee on the National                   condition and the timing of molting and                shall be as follows:
                                                    Medal of Science (1182).                                reproduction. This involves capture,
                                                      Date and Time: Friday, July 22, 2016,                 restrain, and sedation of adult female                 Wednesday, July 6, 2016—12:00 p.m.
                                                    9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m..                                    seals, VHF and TDR/GPS tag                             Until 1:00 p.m.
                                                      Place: National Science Foundation,                   deployments, and visual surveys. Pups                    The Subcommittee will discuss
                                                    4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA                    of these females are flipper-tagged.                   proposed ACRS activities and related
                                                    22230.                                                  These permitted activities may take                    matters. The Subcommittee will gather
                                                      Type of Meeting: Closed.                              place in ASPAs 121, 155, and 157                       information, analyze relevant issues and
                                                      Contact Person: Dr. Sherrie Green,                    amongst other areas in McMurdo                         facts, and formulate proposed positions
                                                    Program Manager, Room 935, National                     Sound. Previous modifications, dated                   and actions, as appropriate, for
                                                    Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,                  December 2, 2014 and November 12,                      deliberation by the Full Committee.
                                                    Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: 703–                    2015, covered changes to handling,                       Members of the public desiring to
                                                    292–4757.                                               sampling, marking, and tagging methods                 provide oral statements and/or written
                                                      Purpose of Meeting: To provide                        as allowed under NMFS MMPA permit                      comments should notify the Designated
                                                    advice and recommendations to the                       #17411.                                                Federal Official (DFO), Quynh Nguyen
                                                    President in the selection of the 2015                     Now the applicant proposes a permit                 (Telephone 301–415–5844 or Email:
                                                    National Medal of Science recipients.                   modification to extend the expiration                  Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov) five days prior
                                                      Agenda: To review and evaluate                        date of her ACA permit that currently                  to the meeting, if possible, so that
                                                    nominations as part of the selection                    expires on February 28, 2017. This                     arrangements can be made. Thirty-five
                                                    process for awards.                                     modification will extend the time                      hard copies of each presentation or
                                                      Reason for Closing: The nominations                   allowed to conduct the permitted                       handout should be provided to the DFO
                                                    being reviewed include information of a                 activities until March 31, 2017. The                   thirty minutes before the meeting. In
                                                    personal nature where disclosure would                  total number of takes and harassments                  addition, one electronic copy of each
                                                    constitute unwarranted invasions of                     will not exceed those already allowed                  presentation should be emailed to the
                                                                                                            under both the ACA and NMFS MMPA                       DFO one day before the meeting. If an
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                                                    personal privacy. These matters are
                                                    exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) and (6)                   permits. The extension is primarily to                 electronic copy cannot be provided
                                                    of the Government in the Sunshine Act.                  allow for additional surveys. The                      within this timeframe, presenters
                                                                                                            Environmental Officer has reviewed the                 should provide the DFO with a CD
                                                      Dated: June 15, 2016.                                 modification request and has                           containing each presentation at least
                                                    Crystal Robinson,                                       determined that the amendment is not                   thirty minutes before the meeting.
                                                    Committee Management Officer.                           a material change to the permit, and it                Electronic recordings will be permitted
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–14496 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]             will have a less than a minor or                       only during those portions of the
                                                    BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                  transitory impact.                                     meeting that are open to the public.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation81 FR 39969 

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