83 FR 46193 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 177 (September 12, 2018)

Page Range		46193-46193
FR Document		2018-19927

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 46193]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19927]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    The National Science Board, 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 RESCHEDULING a meeting for the transaction of 
National Science Board business.

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 43710, 
published on August 27, 2018. The teleconference meeting was originally 
scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2018, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT.

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF POSTPONEMENT: 83 FR 44675, published on 
August 30, 2018.

NEW TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: This closed teleconference meeting of the 
National Science Board has been rescheduled and will be held on 
Tuesday, September 18, 2018, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. EDT.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brad Gutierrez, [email protected], 
703-292-7000. Please refer to the National Science Board website for 
additional information. Meeting information and schedule updates (time, 
place, subject matter, and status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
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the above address, 703–292–8030, or ACTION:Notice of Permit Modification NMFS Permit No. 21158–02. The take
ACApermits@nsf.gov. Request. increases from those allowed under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An ACA permit, as originally issued, would
SUMMARY: The National Science be as follows: Increase from 515 to 800
Antarctic meteorite collection, Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
documentation, and curation plan has pups, flipper tagged once; increase from
a notice of requests to modify permits 10 to 20 pups, flipper tagged twice;
been received from Ralph Harvey and issued to conduct activities regulated
James Karner of Case Western increase from 285 to 385 adults, flipper
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of tagged once; increase from 1325 to 1800
University. 1978. This is the required notice of a adults, harassment takes (4 per animal);
Suzanne H. Plimpton, requested permit modification. increase from 675 to 910 pups,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science DATES: Interested parties are invited to harassment takes (4 per animal);
Foundation. submit written data, comments, or increase from 10 to 35 adults, salvage
[FR Doc. 2018–19823 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] views with respect to this permit parts and vibrissae samples (3 per
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P application by October 12, 2018. Permit animal). These proposed changes would
applications may be inspected by set the total number of takes of Weddell
interested parties at the Permit Office, seal pups for flipper tagging to 970. The
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION address below. permit holder has also requested that a
ADDRESSES: Comments should be documentary film crew be allowed to
Sunshine Act Meetings; National addressed to Permit Office, Office of accompany and film the permit holder
Science Board Polar Programs, National Science and agents as they conduct the
The National Science Board, pursuant Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, permitted activities this season.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo
to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sound; ASPA 137, North-West White
the National Science Foundation Act, as
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at Island, McMurdo Sound; ASPA 155,
amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
the above address, 703–292–8030, or Cape Evans; ASPA 121, Cape Royds;
Government in the Sunshine Act (5 ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds,
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of ACApermits@nsf.gov.
Ross Island; ASPA 158, Hut Point, Ross
RESCHEDULING a meeting for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Island; ASPA 161, Terra Nova Bay, Ross
transaction of National Science Board National Science Foundation, as Sea.
business. directed by the Antarctic Conservation Dates of Permitted Activities: October
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF ORIGINAL Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 1, 2018—September 30, 2022.
ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 43710, published amended by the Antarctic Science, 2. Description of Permit Modification
on August 27, 2018. The teleconference Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, Requested: The Foundation issued a
meeting was originally scheduled for has developed regulations for the permit (ACA 2018–013) to Linnea
Thursday, August 30, 2018, from 3:00– establishment of a permit system for Pearson on October 16, 2017. The issued
4:00 p.m. EDT. various activities in Antarctica and permit allows the permit holder to
designation of certain animals and handle Weddell seal pups per year for
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF
certain geographic areas a requiring the purposes of studying the
POSTPONEMENT: 83 FR 44675, published
special protection. The regulations thermoregulatory strategies by which
on August 30, 2018.
establish such a permit system to the pups maintain euthermia in air and
NEW TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: This designate Antarctic Specially Protected in water and examine the development
closed teleconference meeting of the Areas. of diving capability as the animals
National Science Board has been 1. Description of Permit Modification prepare for independent foraging. Each
rescheduled and will be held on Requested: NSF issued a permit (ACA of the ten seal pups, separated into two
Tuesday, September 18, 2018, from 2018–012) to Jay J. Rotella on October cohorts of five each, were to be handled
4:00–5:00 p.m. EDT. 16, 2017. The issued permit allows the at four time points between one and
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: permit holder to continue long-term eight weeks of age. Flipper-mounted
Brad Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703– studies of Weddell seal populations in ime/depth recorder tags were to be
292–7000. Please refer to the National Erebus Bay and the McMurdo Sound attached to 1-week-old seal pups and
Science Board website for additional region to evaluate how temporal removed from the pups at 7–8 weeks of
information. Meeting information and variation in the marine environment age. At the 3-week time point,
schedule updates (time, place, subject affects individual life histories and accelerometer tags were to be attached
matter, and status of meeting) may be population dynamics of a long-lived to the dorsal pelage of the pups and
found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ mammal. These studies may require the then removed at 7–8 weeks of age. VHF
meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. permit holder and agents to enter into radio transmitters were allowed to be
six ASPAs in the area. Research attached to the seal pups dorsal, caudal
Chris Blair,
involves capture and release of up to pelage after molting. The collection of a
Executive Assistant, National Science Board single whisker by plucking from each
675 Weddell seal pups at one to four
Office.
days after birth for flipper tagging per seal pup was allowed at 7–8 weeks of
[FR Doc. 2018–19927 Filed 9–10–18; 4:15 pm]
year. A recent modification to this age. Protocols not requiring sedation
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P (mass, morphometrics, core and surface
permit, dated November 22, 2017,
permitted the permit holder to increase temperatures, metabolic rates) and
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the total take of Weddell seal pups for protocols requiring anesthesia (body
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION composition, biopsies, blood volume
flipper tagging from 675 to 1000.
Notice of Permit Modification Received Now the permit holder proposes a analysis) were to be conducted on the
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act modification to the permit to increase first cohort of five pups at all four time
of 1978 the number of takes allocated to certain points. The sedative midazolam was to
permitted activities to reflect the same be used alone on 1-week-old pups in the
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. increases authorized earlier this year in first cohort, while a combination of

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FR Citation		83 FR 46193