83 FR 46194 - Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Notice of Meeting

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

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
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Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education 
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: Advisory Committee for Environmental 
Research and Education (9487).
    Date and Time: October 24, 2018; 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT); October 
25, 2018; 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (EDT).
    Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 
2020, Alexandria, VA 22314.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols, Staff Associate, Office of 
Integrative Activities/Office of Director/National Science Foundation, 
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; (Email: 
lenichol@nsf.gov/. Telephone: (703) 292-2983).
    Minutes: May be obtained from https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and 
oversight concerning support for environmental research and education.
    Agenda: Approval of minutes from past meeting. Updates on agency 
support for environmental research and activities. Discussion with NSF 
Director and Assistant Directors. Plan for future advisory committee 
activities. Updated agenda will be available at https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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midazolam and butorphanol was Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo Activities/Office of Director/National
allowed for use in the first cohort at 3, Sound; ASPA 121, Cape Royds. Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
5, and 7–8 weeks of age time points. A Dates of Permitted Activities: October Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; (Email:
combination of midazolam and 1, 2018—September 30, 2020. lenichol@nsf.gov/. Telephone: (703)
ketamine could have been used on 7–8- 3. Description of Permit Modification 292–2983).
week-old pups, if deemed necessary. Requested: The Foundation issued a Minutes: May be obtained from
Metabolic and morphometric permit (ACA 2017–005) to David Ainley https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/
measurements were to be conducted on on July 27, 2016. The issued permit minutes.jsp.
a second, separate cohort of five pups at allows the permit holder and agents to Purpose of Meeting: To provide
each of the four time points. Sedation of enter three Antarctic Specially Protected advice, recommendations, and oversight
seal pups in the second cohort, with a Areas (ASPAs); observe Adelie concerning support for environmental
combination of midazolam and penguins; mark and measure penguin research and education.
butorphanol, was only allowed for study nests; attach tags, flipper bands, and Agenda: Approval of minutes from
animals at 3 weeks of age for the special instruments to penguins; take past meeting. Updates on agency
purposes of attaching an accelerometer small feather samples; and weigh and support for environmental research and
tag. The permit holder was also allowed measure penguin chicks and adults. The activities. Discussion with NSF Director
to conduct behavioral observations, permitted activities also include and Assistant Directors. Plan for future
imaging, and may disturb up to 350 maintaining a webcam just inside the advisory committee activities. Updated
Weddell seals. An additional seven boundary of the Cape Royds ASPA. agenda will be available at https://
Weddell seal pups, 15 Weddell seal Now the permit holder proposes a www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
adult females, and 20 crabeater seals modification to the permit to attach a Dated: September 6, 2018.
were allowed to be disturbed during miniature video camera to adult Adelie Crystal Robinson,
procedures on study animals. Up to two penguins (n=40) to document activities Committee Management Officer.
pup mortalities were requested per year, during diving. The permit holder also [FR Doc. 2018–19781 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am]
not to exceed three over the course of proposes to engage the services of
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two field seasons. The permit holder experienced pilots to operate remotely
was also allowed to collect tissues from piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to
Weddell seals (any age or gender) found capture video imagery of penguin NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
dead from natural causes. colonies for the purposes of census and
Now the applicant proposes a quantifying habitat characteristics. The Proposal Review Panel for Computing
modification to the permit to allow the RPAS operations would occur within and Communication Foundations;
following: Sedation of all seal pups at the boundaries of ASPA 121, Cape Notice of Meeting
all time points using midazolam with or Royds, and ASPA 124, Cape Crozier.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds; In accordance with the Federal
without butorphanol (and continue to Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
ASPA 124, Cape Crozier; ASPA 105,
have the option of using midazolam in 463, as amended), the National Science
Beaufort Island; Cape Bird (outside
combination with ketamine at 7–8 Foundation (NSF) announces the
ASPA boundary).
weeks of age); collection of blood Dates of Permitted Activities: October following meeting:
samples from seal pups in the second 1, 2018—February 5, 2020. Name and Committee Code: Proposal
cohort, at all four time points, while the review panel for Computing and
pups are under sedation; use of a Suzanne H. Plimpton, Communication Foundations (#1192)—
cannulated biopsy needle for muscle Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Expeditions in Computing Division—
tissue sampling of seal pups in the first Foundation. Year 2 Site Visit at Cornell University.
cohort (rather than a dermal biopsy [FR Doc. 2018–19822 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] Date and Time: September 12, 2018;
punch), at all four time points; BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; September 13,
attachment of a flipper-mounted VHF 2018; 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; September
transmitter tag to seal pups in both 14, 2018: 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
cohorts at 3 weeks of age, on the flipper NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Place: BU George Sherman Union,
opposite the one with the time/depth Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Ave.,
tag attached, with removal at the final Advisory Committee for Environmental Boston, MA 02215.
time point; attachment of accelerometer Research and Education Notice of Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
tags to the dorsal pelage of 1-week-old Meeting Contact Person: Sylvia Spengler,
pups in both cohorts with removal of Expeditions in Computing Program,
In accordance with the Federal
the tags at 3 weeks of age; National Science Foundation, 2415
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
administration of antibiotics to treat Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
463, as amended), the National Science
local or systemic infections in seal pups Virginia 22314; Telephone 703/292–
Foundation (NSF) announces the
involved in the study; and increased 8930.
following meeting: Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess
takes of seal pups and adult females Name and Committee Code: Advisory
such that a total of 12 pups would be the progress of the EIC Award: CCF–
Committee for Environmental Research
handled for study purposes compared 1522054, ‘‘Collaborative Research:
and Education (9487).
with 10 in the original permit (six pups CompSustNet: Expanding the Horizons
Date and Time: October 24, 2018; 9:00
in each cohort compared with five in of Computational Sustainability,’’ and to
a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EDT); October 25, 2018;
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the original permit) and a total of 12 provide advice and recommendations
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT).
adult females, the mothers of the pups, Place: National Science Foundation, concerning further NSF support for the
would be disturbed during the handling 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020, project.
of the pups (10 in the original permit). Alexandria, VA 22314. Agenda
The permit holder has also requested a Type of Meeting: Open.
modification of NMFS Permit No. Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols, Wednesday, September 12, 2018
21006. Staff Associate, Office of Integrative 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.: Closed

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FR Citation		83 FR 46194