82_FR_49248 82 FR 49045 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

82 FR 49045 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 203 (October 23, 2017)

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FR Document2017-23045

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49045]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23045]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

    The National Science Board's Committee on Honorary Awards, pursuant 
to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation 
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a 
teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business, 
as follows:

TIME AND DATE:  October 30, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.

PLACE:  This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National 
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.

STATUS:  Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  (1) Subcommittee Chair's opening remarks; 
(2) Review and discuss candidates for the 2018 National Science Board 
Honorary Awards--the Vannevar Bush Award and the NSB Public Service 
Award; and subcommittee Chair's closing remarks.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Point of contact for this meeting 
is: Nadine Lymn, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314, 
nlymn@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7000. Meeting information and updates may be 
found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. Please 
refer to the National Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/nsb for 
general information.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the NSB Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-23045 Filed 10-19-17; 4:15 pm]
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                                               including all previously published                      Award; and subcommittee Chair’s                       a notice of requests to modify permits
                                               conditions on TUVRNA’s scope of                         closing remarks.                                      issued to conduct activities regulated
                                               recognition, in all areas for which it has              CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:                  under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
                                               recognition.                                            Point of contact for this meeting is:                 1978. This is the required notice of a
                                                 Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR                   Nadine Lymn, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,                    requested permit modification.
                                               1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope                   Alexandria, VA 22314, nlymn@nsf.gov,                  DATES: Interested parties are invited to
                                               of recognition of TUVRNA, subject to                    (703) 292–7000. Meeting information                   submit written data, comments, or
                                               the limitation and conditions specified                 and updates may be found at http://                   views with respect to this permit
                                               above. Additionally, pursuant to the                    www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/                             application by November 22, 2017.
                                               authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA                        notices.jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the             Permit applications may be inspected by
                                               further reduces the scope of recognition                National Science Board Web site                       interested parties at the Permit Office,
                                               of TUVRNA per its request of voluntary                  www.nsf.gov/nsb for general                           address below.
                                               withdrawal by removing the standard                     information.                                          ADDRESSES: Comments should be
                                               outlined in Table 2 above. TUVRNA has                                                                         addressed to Permit Office, Office of
                                               notified the NRTL clients for which                     Chris Blair,
                                                                                                                                                             Polar Programs, National Science
                                               TUVRNA certified products conforming                    Executive Assistant to the NSB Office.
                                                                                                                                                             Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
                                               to UL 913 of this reduction in NRTL                     [FR Doc. 2017–23045 Filed 10–19–17; 4:15 pm]          Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
                                               scope.                                                  BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               III. Authority and Signature                                                                                  Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
                                                                                                                                                             the above address, 703–292–8030, or
                                                 Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant                        NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                                                                                                                             ACApermits@nsf.gov.
                                               Secretary of Labor for Occupational
                                                                                                       Notice of Permits Issued Under the                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                               Safety and Health, authorized the
                                                                                                       Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978                    National Science Foundation, as
                                               preparation of this notice. Accordingly,
                                                                                                                                                             directed by the Antarctic Conservation
                                               the Agency is issuing this notice                       AGENCY:    National Science Foundation.               Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
                                               pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2),                        ACTION:    Notice of permits issued.                  amended by the Antarctic Science,
                                               Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012
                                                                                                                                                             Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
                                               (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR                 SUMMARY:   The National Science                       has developed regulations for the
                                               1910.7.                                                 Foundation (NSF) is required to publish               establishment of a permit system for
                                                 Signed at Washington, DC, on October 12,              notice of permits issued under the                    various activities in Antarctica and
                                               2017.                                                   Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978,                   designation of certain animals and
                                               Loren Sweatt,                                           Public Law 95–541. This is the required               certain geographic areas a requiring
                                               Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for                 notice.                                               special protection. The regulations
                                               Occupational Safety and Health.                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      establish such a permit system to
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–22866 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am]            Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer,                    designate Antarctic Specially Protected
                                               BILLING CODE 4510–26–P                                  Office of Polar Programs, National                    Areas.
                                                                                                       Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower                      Description of Permit Modification
                                                                                                       Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703–                    Requested: The Foundation issued a
                                                                                                       292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.                  permit (ACA 2016–020) to Laura K.O.
                                               NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On                         Smith, Owner, Operator Quixote
                                                                                                       September 14, 2017, the National                      Expeditions, on December 23, 2015. The
                                               Sunshine Act Meeting; National
                                                                                                       Science Foundation published a notice                 issued permit allows the permit holder
                                               Science Board
                                                                                                       in the Federal Register of a permit                   to conduct waste management activities
                                                  The National Science Board’s                         applications received. The permits were               associated with the operation of the
                                               Committee on Honorary Awards,                           issued on October 17, 2017 to:                        ‘‘Ocean Tramp,’’ a reinforced ketch
                                               pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR                     1. Jill Mikucki, Permit No. 2018–008                  rigged sailing yacht in the Antarctic
                                               part 614), the National Science                         2. Greg Neri, Permit No. 2018–006                     Peninsula region. Activities to be
                                               Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.                   3. Kirsten Carlson, Permit No. 2018–009               conducted by Quixote include:
                                               1862n–5), and the Government in the                     4. Kenneth Sims, Permit No. 2018–011                  Passenger landings, hiking,
                                               Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby                                                                          photography, wildlife viewing, and
                                                                                                       Nadene G. Kennedy,
                                               gives notice of the scheduling of a                                                                           possible station visits.
                                               teleconference for the transaction of                   Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar           A recent modification to this permit,
                                                                                                       Programs.                                             dated November 9, 2016, permitted the
                                               National Science Board business, as
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2017–22915 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am]          permit holder to continue permitted
                                               follows:
                                               TIME AND DATE: October 30, 2017 from
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                activities, including minimization,
                                               3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.                                                                                   mitigation, and monitoring of waste, for
                                                                                                                                                             the 2016–2017 Antarctic season. The
                                               PLACE: This meeting will be held by                     NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                           Environmental Officer reviewed the
                                               teleconference at the National Science
                                                                                                                                                             modification request and determined
                                               Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,                       Notice of Permit Modification Received
                                                                                                                                                             that the amendment was not a material
                                               Alexandria, VA 22314.                                   Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
                                                                                                                                                             change to the permit, and it will have
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                                               STATUS: Closed.                                         of 1978
                                                                                                                                                             a less than a minor or transitory impact.
                                               MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1)                           AGENCY:    National Science Foundation.                  Now the permit holder proposes a
                                               Subcommittee Chair’s opening remarks;                   ACTION:    Notice of permit modification              modification to the permit to continue
                                               (2) Review and discuss candidates for                   request.                                              the permitted activities for the 2017–
                                               the 2018 National Science Board                                                                               2018 Antarctic season and add coastal
                                               Honorary Awards—the Vannevar Bush                       SUMMARY: The National Science                         camping activities as well as resupply of
                                               Award and the NSB Public Service                        Foundation (NSF) is required to publish               fresh food as part of Quixote’s new fly/


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesOctober 30, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.
FR Citation82 FR 49045 

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