83 FR 40792 - STEM Education Advisory Panel; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 159 (August 16, 2018)

Page Range		40792-40792
FR Document		2018-17689

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


STEM Education Advisory Panel; 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: STEM Education Advisory Panel (#2624).
    Date and Time: September 12, 2018; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue 
Alexandria, VA 22314.
    To help facilitate your entry into the building, please contact 
Keaven Stevenson via email at [email protected] or by phone: 
703.292.8663 on or prior to September 7, 2018.
    Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
    Contact Person: Keaven Stevenson, Directorate Administrative 
Coordinator, Room C 11044, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact Information: [email protected]">703-292-8663/[email protected].
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the 
Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
Education (CoSTEM) and for the Panel to identify priority areas for the 
next year.
    Agenda: STEM Education Advisory Panel agenda attached. Please check 
the website for any additional updates prior to the meeting at https://nsf.gov/ehr/STEMEdAdvisory.jsp.
    Reason for Closing: The panel will review and discuss a draft 
government report. This discussion must be kept confidential. These 
matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (9)(B) of the Government in 
the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: August 13, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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views with respect to this permit Permit Application: 2019–004 Dates of Permitted Activities
application by September 17, 2018. This
application may be inspected by 2. Applicant: Brenda Hall, Climate October 15–November 30, 2018.
interested parties at the Permit Office, Change Institute, University of
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
address below. Maine, Orono, ME 04469.
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
ADDRESSES: Comments should be Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Foundation.
addressed to Permit Office, Office of [FR Doc. 2018–17667 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]
Take, Import into USA. The applicant
Polar Programs, National Science BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
would collect samples of long-dead
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
penguins and seals from islands in the
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
vicinity of Pine Island Bay. The samples NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: would be collected from beach
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at sediments by shovel and would consist STEM Education Advisory Panel;
the above address, 703–292–8030, or of small fragments of bone, skin, and Notice of Meeting
ACApermits@nsf.gov. eggshells. The samples would be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The imported in the United States for In accordance with the Federal
National Science Foundation, as analysis. The applicant holds a marine Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
directed by the Antarctic Conservation mammal permit exemption letter from 463, as amended), the National Science
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 670 the National Marine Fisheries Service Foundation (NSF) announces the
as amended by the Antarctic Science, for the seal samples to document that following meeting:
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, the samples qualify as pre-Marine Name and Committee Code: STEM
has developed regulations for the Mammal Protection Act specimens. Education Advisory Panel (#2624).
establishment of a permit system for Location Date and Time: September 12, 2018;
various activities in Antarctica and 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
designation of certain animals and Pine Island Bay, Antarctica.
certain geographic areas a requiring Place: National Science Foundation,
Dates of Permitted Activities 2415 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria,
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to VA 22314.
January 15–April 1, 2019.
designate Antarctic Specially Protected To help facilitate your entry into the
Areas. Permit Application: 2019–006 building, please contact Keaven
Stevenson via email at kstevens@nsf.gov
Application Details 3. Applicant: Michelle LaRue,
or by phone: 703.292.8663 on or prior
University of Minnesota, 116
Permit Application: 2019–003 to September 7, 2018.
Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN
55455. Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
1. Applicant: Caitlin Scarano, 60641
State Route 20, Marblemount, WA Contact Person: Keaven Stevenson,
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
98267. Directorate Administrative Coordinator,
Harmful Interference, Enter Antarctic Room C 11044, National Science
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs).
Applicant would conduct aerial surveys Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas. The applicant, a writer supported over emperor penguin colonies at Information: 703–292–8663/kstevens@
by NSF’s Antarctic Artists and Writers Beaufort Island, Franklin Island, Cape nsf.gov.
Program, would enter ASPAs 155, 157, Washington, Coulman Island, Cape Purpose of Meeting: To provide
and 158 to visit the Ross Island historic Crozier, and Cape Roget. Photographs of advice and recommendations to the
huts. The observations made during the colonies would be taken at an Committee on Science, Technology,
these visits will inform the applicant’s oblique angle at an altitude of Engineering, and Mathematics
writing about the Antarctic history, approximately 500m from a helicopter Education (CoSTEM) and for the Panel
research, and daily life. The applicant or a fixed wing aircraft. The to identify priority areas for the next
would enter the huts with a trained photographs would be used to assess the year.
guide and would abide by the spatial extent of the colony, number of Agenda: STEM Education Advisory
management plans of all ASPAs visited. individual penguins, and habitat Panel agenda attached. Please check the
The applicant would not enter ASPA characteristics. The aerial surveys may website for any additional updates prior
121, Cape Royds, Ross Island. The involve flights over ASPAs 105, 124, to the meeting at https://nsf.gov/ehr/
results of this work are expected to be and 173. The applicant would also enter STEMEdAdvisory.jsp.
useful for outreach and education about ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, on foot, to Reason for Closing: The panel will
Antarctica and the scientific research photograph the emperor penguin colony review and discuss a draft government
conducted there. if weather conditions do not allow for report. This discussion must be kept
Location overflight. confidential. These matters are exempt
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (9)(B) of the
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Location
ASPA 155, Cape Evans, Ross Island; Government in the Sunshine Act.
ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Sea Region, Antarctica; ASPA
Ross Island; ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Dated: August 13, 2018.
105, Beaufort Island; Franklin Island;
Island. Crystal Robinson,
ASPA 173, Cape Washington and
Sliverfish Bay; Coulman Island; ASPA Committee Management Officer.
Dates of Permitted Activities
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 40792