Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 26, 2009 / Notices 43169 

The 2009 Regolith Excavation 

Challenge is being administered by the 

California Space Education & Workforce 

Institute (CSEWI) for NASA. The 

$750,000USD prize purse is funded by 

NASA. This event will be conducted in 

a format which brings all competitors to 

a single location for a ‘‘head to head’’ 

competition. 

DATES: The 2009 Regolith Excavation 

Challenge is scheduled for October 17– 

18, 2009. 

Location: The 2009 Regolith 

Excavation Challenge will be held at the 

NASA Research Park in Moffett Field, 

California. For more information, see: 

http://researchpark.arc.nasa.gov. 

FURTHER INFORMATION: To register for 

and get additional information regarding 

the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge 

including Rules, Team Agreement, 

eligibility, and prize criteria, visit the 

Web site: http://regolith.csewi.org or 

contact Mr. Error! Reference source not 

found. at CSEWI, 3201 Airpark Drive 

Suite 204, Santa Maria, CA 93455. 

Phone: 805–349–2633 or e-mail: 

matt.everingham@californiaspace

authority.org. 

If you have questions or comments 

regarding the NASA Centennial 

Challenges Program visit the Web site: 

http://www.ipp.nasa.gov/cc or contact 

Mr. Andrew Petro, Innovative 

Partnerships Program Office, NASA 

Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20546–0001. E-mail: 

andrew.j.petro@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2009 

Regolith Excavation Challenge total 

purse of $750,000 will go to the winning 

teams excavating the most regolith, in 

excess of 150 kilograms, within a 30- 

minute duration. The First, Second and 

Third prizes are $500,000, $150,000 and 

$100,000, respectively. 

In case of individuals, prizes can only 

be awarded to US Citizens or permanent 

residents. In the case of corporations or 

other entities, prizes can only be 

awarded to those that are incorporated 

in and maintain a primary place of 

business in the United States. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Douglas A. Comstock, 

Director, Innovative Partnerships Program 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–20402 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Conservation Act of 1978 Notice of 

Waste Permit Application Received 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit application 

received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a waste management 

permit application for the United States 

Antarctic Program (USAP), submitted to 

NSF pursuant to regulations issued 

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 

1978. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application on or before September 25, 

2009. The permit 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: 

Polly A. Penhale at the above address or 

at (703) 292–7420. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antarctic 

Waste Regulations in 45 CFR part 671 

require U.S. citizens, corporations, or 

other entities to obtain a permit for the 

use or release of designated pollutants 

in Antarctica and for the release of any 

waste in the Antarctic. NSF has received 

a permit application under this 

regulation for USAP activities in 

Antarctica. The permit applicant is: 

Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 

South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 

80112. 

The permit application applies to 

USAP activities conducted by all 

supporting organizations at all USAP 

facilities and operations in Antarctica. 

The proposed duration of the permit is 

from October 1, 2009 through 

September 30, 2014. 

Raytheon Polar Services Company 

(RPSC) and other supporting 

organizations provide broad-based 

logistical support, technical support, 

and transportation services to the USAP. 

This includes the transport of both 

hazardous and non-hazardous waste 

from Antarctica to the United States. 

RPSC operations include procuring, 

transporting to Antarctica, and tracking 

materials containing designated 

pollutants that are required for USAP 

operations, and for NSF and NSF 

grantees. RPSC is also responsible for 

fuel operations including fuel storage, 

distribution, and resupply; and recordkeeping of fuel use. RPSC collects, 

stores, and ships both hazardous and 

non-hazardous waste materials and is 

responsible for the final disposition of 

these materials once they are returned to 

the United States. RPSC also provides 

training and technical guidance to 

enhance the safety and effectiveness of 

U.S. waste management practices in 

Antarctica. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20564 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–348 and 50–364; NRC– 

2009–0375] 

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, 

Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant; 

Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an Exemption, pursuant to 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5, 

‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from 10 CFR 

Part 73, ‘‘Physical protection of plants 

and materials,’’ for Facility Operating 

License Nos. NPF–2 and NPF–8, issued 

to Southern Nuclear Operating 

Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee), for 

operation of the Joseph M. Farley 

Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (FNP), 

located in Houston County, Alabama. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC 

prepared an environmental assessment 

documenting its finding. The NRC 

concluded that the proposed actions 

will have no significant environmental 

impact. 

Environmental Assessment 

Identification of the Proposed Action 

The proposed action would exempt 

the FNP from the required 

implementation date of March 31, 2010, 

for several new requirements of 10 CFR 

part 73. Specifically, FNP would be 

granted an exemption from being in full 

compliance with certain new 

requirements contained in 10 CFR 73.55 

by the March 31, 2010, deadline. 

Instead, SNC has proposed an alternate 

full compliance implementation date of 

December 15, 2010, approximately eight 

and a half months beyond the date 

required by 10 CFR part 73. The 

proposed action, an extension of the 

schedule for completion of certain 

actions required by the revised 10 CFR 

part 73, does not involve any physical 

changes to the reactor, fuel, plant 

structures, support structures, water, or 

land at the FNP site. 

The proposed action is in accordance 

with the licensee’s application dated 


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