1252 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 7 / Monday, January 12, 2009 / Notices 

Contact Person: Dr. Craig Foltz, Acting 

Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, 

Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: 703–292–4909. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations to the National Science 

Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration (NASA) and the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 

within the field of astronomy and 

astrophysics that are of mutual interest and 

concern to the agencies. 

Agenda: To hear presentations of current 

programming by representatives from NSF, 

NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to 

astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss 

current and potential areas of cooperation 

between the agencies; to formulate 

recommendations for continued and new 

areas of cooperation and mechanisms for 

achieving them. 

Dated: January 7, 2009. 

Susanne E. Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–308 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; 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: Site Visit review of the Materials 

Research Science and Engineering Center 

(MRSEC) at California Institute of 

Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA (DMR) 

#1203. 

Dates & Times: Thursday, February 26, 

2009; 7:45 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday, February 27, 

2009; 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Place: Caltech, Pasadena, CA. 

Type of Meeting: Part-open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Rama Bansil, Program 

Director, Materials Research Science and 

Engineering Centers Program, Division of 

Materials Research, Room 1065, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292– 

8562. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations concerning further support 

of the MRSEC at Caltech, Pasadena, CA. 

Agenda: 

Thursday, February 26, 2009 

7:45 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive 

Session. 

9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Open—Review of the 

Caltech MRSEC. 

4:30 p.m.–6 p.m. Closed— Executive 

Session. 

6 p.m.–9 p.m. Open—Poster Session and 

Dinner. 

Friday, February 27, 2009 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive session. 

9 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Open—Review of the 

Caltech MRSEC. 

10:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session, Draft and Review Report. 

Reason for Closing: The work being 

reviewed may include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, including 

technical information; financial data, such as 

salaries and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the proposals. 

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552 

b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act. 

Dated: January 7, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–307 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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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 (2009–013) to Dr. Robert Pitman 

on October 10, 2008. The issued permit 

allows the applicant to study movement 

patterns, diet preferences and genetics 

of Antarctic Killer whales, Minke 

whales and Humpback whales. 

The applicant will be working in the 

Antarctic Peninsula studying Killer 

whales and attends to collect bits of 

their prey which sometimes floats to the 

surface. The applicant requests a 

modification of his permit to allow 

collection of unidentified prey items 

(mostly marine mammals but possibly 

penguins) so they can be genetically 

identified in the lab. 

Location: Waters in the vicinity of the 

Antarctic Peninsula. 

Dates: December 25, 2008 to 

December 31, 2013. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–232 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2008–0065] 

Notice of Availability of Model 

Application Concerning Technical 

Specification Improvement To Revise 

Containment Isolation Valve 

Completion Times (TSTF–498, 

Revision 1, for Babcock & Wilcox 

Plants) 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has prepared a 

model safety evaluation (SE) relating to 

the modification of technical 

specification (TS) 3.6.3, Containment 

Isolation Valves associated with 

implementation of BAW–2461–A, 

‘‘Risk-Informed Justification for 

Containment Isolation Valve Allowed 

Outage Time Change.’’ The NRC staff 

has also prepared a model license 

amendment request and a model nosignificant-hazards consideration 

(NSHC) determination relating to this 

matter. The purpose of these models is 

to permit the NRC to efficiently process 

amendments that propose to modify TS 

Completion Times (CTs) for CIVs. 

Licensees of nuclear power reactors to 

which the models apply can then 

request amendments after confirming 


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