49894 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Notices 

Monday, October 26, 2009 

7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Closed—Executive 

Session. 

8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.: Open—Review of the 

Wisconsin MRSEC. 

4:30 p.m.–8 p.m.: Closed—Executive Session 

and Dinner Meeting. 

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 

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

9 a.m.–10 a.m.: Open—Review of the 

Wisconsin MRSEC. 

10 a.m.–3 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: September 24, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23415 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for Polar 

Programs (1130). 

Date/Time: 

November 9, 2009, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

November 10, 2009, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Sue LaFratta, Office of 

Polar Programs (OPP). National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230. (703) 292–8030. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the 

impact of its policies, programs, and 

activities on the polar research community, 

to provide advice to the Director of OPP on 

issues related to long-range planning. 

Agenda: Staff presentations and discussion 

on opportunities and challenges for polar 

research, education and infrastructure; 

discussion of Committee of Visitors meetings; 

transformative research. 

Dated: September 24, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23408 Filed 9–28–09; 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 October 29, 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 (2007–003) to Dr. Rennie S. Holt, 

Direct of the Antarctic Marine Living 

Resources Program, on December 26, 

2006. Dr. Holt has retired and the permit 

is now under the name of the new 

Director, Dr. George Watters. The issued 

permit allows the applicant to conduct 

census surveys, attendance, diving, 

foraging, diet, age determination, 

pathology, and long term monitoring 

(tagging) of pennipeds and seabirds. 

The applicant requests the following 

modifications to his permit to: 

(1) Capture to instrument, tag (flipper 

and PIT), collect blood, vibrissae, 

muscle/blubber biopsy, milk (if 

lactating), DNA sample, weight and 

measure 30 adult and 30 juvenile 

Weddell seals. 

(2) Increase the total allowable tagged 

Leopard seals from 20 to 40. To avoid 

capture and limit the amount of impact 

on individual seals, the applicant would 

opportunistically tag Leopard seals on a 

rear flipper without capture. 

(3) The applicant would like to 

deploy up to 110 microprocessors 

attached to existing flipper tags. No 

additional takes requested as the GLS 

tags will be added while implementing 

other protocols permitted elsewhere in 

the permit. Tags will be recovered the 

following season. 

(4) Increase the already permitted 

number of takes from 50 to 100 juvenile 

Antarctic Fur seals to replace lost tags. 

(5) Increase the number takes of adult 

Antarctic Fur seals from 20 to 100 to 

collect DNA samples (2mm biopsy 

punch on the end of a jab stick (ski 

pole). 

(6) PIT (Passive Integrated 

Transponders) tags will be placed 

subcutaneously between the tail and 

pelvis on the mid-line of each animal. 

Location: Cape Shirreff and San 

Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South 

Shetland Islands. 

Dates: October 1, 2009 to April 20, 

2011. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–23379 Filed 9–28–09; 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 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 October 29, 2009. This 

application may be inspected by 


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