Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 7 / Monday, January 12, 2009 / Notices 1251 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that two meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as 

follows (ending times are approximate): 

Music (NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships 

nominations): January 27, 2009, by 

teleconference. This meeting, from 1 

p.m. to 2:30 p.m., will be closed. 

Music (NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships/ 

Advocacy nominations): January 27, 

2009, by teleconference. This meeting, 

from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of February 28, 2008, these sessions will 

be closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC, 20506 or call 202/682–5691. 

Dated: January 7, 2008. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of requests to modify permits 

issued 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 a requested permit modification. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by February 11, 2009. 

Permit applications 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. 

Description of Permit Modification 

Requested: The Foundation issued a 

permit (2009–022) to Dr. Ross D. E. 

MacPhee on December 8, 2008. The 

issued permit allows the applicant to 

enter Byers Peninsula (ASPA #126) to 

collect vertebrate fossils for stable 

isotope analysis. 

The applicant requests a modification 

of his permit to allow collection of 

modern biological specimens (bones 

and teeth of marine mammal and 

penguins) for destructive isotope 

analysis to look at the carbon (and 

perhaps nitrogen) isotopes, date if 

possible, and determine changes in 

trophic level, diet, foraging area, and 

weathering rates. 

Location: Byers Peninsula (ASPA 

126). 

Dates: February 15, 2009 to March 30, 

2009. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Alan T. Waterman Award Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Alan T. Waterman Award 

Committee, #1172. 

Date and Time: February 13, 2009, 8:30 

a.m.–1:30 p.m., room 1235. 

Place: Arlington, Virginia. 

Type of Meeting: Closed. 

Contact Person: Ms. Mayra Montrose, 

Program Manager, Room 1282, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292– 

8040. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations in the selection of the Alan 

T. Waterman Award recipient. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate 

nominations as part of the selection process 

for awards. 

Reason for Closing: The nominations being 

reviewed include information of a personal 

nature where disclosure would constitute 

unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. 

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine 

Act. 

Dated: January 7, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee (#13883) meeting: 

Date and Time: February 18–19, 2009, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, Room 

555, Stafford II Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 


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