Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2011 / Notices 9611 

was conducted by a private contractor, 

Westat Inc. 

Addresses: Sunil Iyengar, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, 

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone 

(202) 682–5654 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax (202) 682–5677. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Support Services Supervisor, Administrative 

Services, National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3744 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Correction 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

January 31, 2011, concerning request for 

comments on a proposed information 

collection. The document contained a 

typographical error for the information 

collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or 

send E-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of January 31, 

2011, in FR Doc. 2011–1960, on page 

5406, first column, correct the first 

paragraph under B. Use of the 

Information, to read: 

1. National Science Foundation—Polar 

Physical Examination (Antarctica/Arctic/ 

Official Visitors) Medical History, will be 

used by the individual to record the 

individual’s personal medical history. It is a 

five-page form * * * 

Also in the Federal Register of 

January 31, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011–1960, 

on page 5407, third column, correct the 

first paragraph under B. Use of the 

Information, to read: 

1. National Science Foundation—Polar 

Physical Examination (Antarctica/Arctic/ 

Official Visitors) Medical History, will be 

used by the individual to record the 

individual’s personal medical history. It is a 

five-page form * * * 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permit applications received to 

conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at title 

45 part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by March 21, 2011. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above 

address or (703) 292–7405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas a requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

1. Applicant; Permit Application No. 

2011–023. Joseph Levy, Department of 

Geology, Portland State University, P.O. 

Box 751, Portland, OR 97207–0751. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take and Import into the USA. The 

applicant plans to enter the Garwood 

Valley to collect algal mats from 

sediment outcrops where exposed, and 

from the surface of ponds. The applicant 

also plans to collect mummified 

Crabeater seal skin samples in Garwood 

Valley. Skin samples will be less than 

20g each. The goal of the project is to 

define the rate of geomorphic change in 

Garwood Valley in response to changing 

climate conditions. The geomorphic 

record will be reconstructed over the 

past 1- = 2-kyr to infer past climatedriven landscape alteration at the end of 

the LGM and examine the current 

episode of landscape changes, including 

assessing the thermal equilibrium of 

buried massive ice. The past and current 

geomorphic changes will be used as a 

guide for predicting landscape response 

in the Dry Valleys should the >130 km2

of ice-cored terrain in the valleys also 

begin to melt. Paired measurements of 

14C (from algal mats) and U/Th age 

(from carbon layers bracketing the algal 

mats), as well as 14C ages with OSL ages 

(for near-surface mats), these seal 14C 

dates will provide a correction factor for 

dealing with carbon input of certain 

provenance. The presence of multiple 

mats/carbonate beds/seals in Garwood 

Valley sediments will permit 

characterization of ‘‘old’’ carbon input 

over time into the sedimentary system. 

Location 

Garwood Valley, Dry Valleys. 

Dates 

January 1, 2011 to February 1, 2014. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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Notice of Permit Modification Request 

Received Under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit modification 

request received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a request to modify a 

permit issued to conduct activities 

regulated under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95– 

541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 

45, Part 670). 

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