Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 186 / Monday, September 27, 2004 / Notices 57739

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 requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

Permit Application No. 2005–014

1. Applicant: Harold Heatwole, 

Department of Zoology, North 

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 

27695–7617.

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Take, and Import into the 

United States. The applicant proposes to 

collect up to ten samples each of moss, 

lichen falli, and soil samples from a 

variety of Antarctic Peninsula sites. The 

applicant will extract tardigrades for 

identification for a comprehensive 

survey of tardigrade fauna of the 

Antarctic and the Subantarctic islands. 

Tardigrade studies have been conducted 

in other areas of Antarctica and this 

study will add to the overall body of 

that work. The moss and lichen samples 

will ultimately be deposited with the 

New York Herbarium, whereas the soil 

samples will be autoclaved and 

sterilized. 

Location: South Shetland Islands, 

Cuverville Island, Neko Harbor, 

Paradise Bay, Petermann Island, Port 

Lockroy, Gerlache Strait, Melchior 

Islands, Deception Island, and Hannah 

Point. 

Dates: December 19, 2004 to January 

1, 2005.

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold the following 

meeting during the week of September 

27, 2004: 

A Closed Meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at 10 

a.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (7), 9(ii) and 

(10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Glassman, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the closed meeting in closed 

session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 

September 29, 2004, will be: 

Formal orders of investigations; 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; and 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings of an 

enforcement nature. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. For further 

information and to ascertain what, if 

any, matters have been added, deleted 

or postponed, please contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

942–7070.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–21639 Filed 9–22–04; 4:09 pm] 

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FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 69 FR 56467, September 

21, 2004.

STATUS: Closed Meeting.

PLACE: 450 Fifth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEETING:

Additional Meeting. 

A Closed Meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, at 4 

p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matter may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (8) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), (8), 

and (10) permit consideration of the 

scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting. 

Commissioner Glassman, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the item listed 

for the closed meeting in a closed 

session, determined that Commission 

business required the above change and 

that no earlier notice thereof was 

possible. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 

September 22, 2004, will be: 

Regulatory matters regarding financial 

institutions. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. For further 

information and to ascertain what, if 

any, matters have been added, deleted 

or postponed, please contact the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 942–7070.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Jonathan G. Katz, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–21682 Filed 9–23–04; 12:07 pm] 

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[Release No. 35–27891] 

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 1935, as Amended 

(‘‘Act’’) 

September 21, 2004. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

following filing(s) has/have been made 

with the Commission pursuant to 

provisions of the Act and rules 

promulgated under the Act. All 

interested persons are referred to the 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for 

complete statements of the proposed 

transaction(s) summarized below. The 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and 

any amendment(s) is/are available for 

public inspection through the 

Commission’s Branch of Public 

Reference. 

Interested persons wishing to 

comment or request a hearing on the 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) 

should submit their views in writing by 

October 18, 2004, to the Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Washington, DC 20549–0609, and serve