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3. Disseminated information, the 

correction of which would serve no 

useful purpose; or 

4. Requests that are deemed to be 

duplicative, repetitious, or frivolous. 

If the Commission determines that any 

of these exceptions apply, the 

responsible official will return the 

request to the person who submitted it, 

indicating that further action on the 

request will not be taken, identifying the 

applicable exception or exceptions, and 

explaining the basis for applying each of 

those exceptions in that particular 

instance. 

The Commission’s goal is to provide 

a final decision on every properly filed 

request for correction within 60 days of 

receipt. If a request requires more than 

60 days to resolve, the Commission will 

advise the requester that more time is 

needed, along with an explanation of 

the reason or reasons that more time is 

needed and an estimated decision date. 

Action by the Responsible Official on 

Initial Requests for Correction: Upon 

receipt of a properly filed request, the 

responsible official will make a 

preliminary determination as to whether 

the request reasonably demonstrates, on 

the strength of the assertions made in 

the request alone, and assuming they are 

true and correct, that the information 

disseminated was based on a 

misapplication or non-application of the 

Commission’s applicable information 

quality standards. The responsible 

official will communicate his or her 

initial determination concerning the 

sufficiency of a request, and otherwise 

specify the status of the request to the 

requester, usually within 30 days of 

receipt. A final determination that a 

request does not state a proper claim 

will be communicated, along with an 

explanation of the deficiencies, to the 

requester, usually within 60 days of 

receipt. The requester may correct the 

deficiencies, otherwise amend, and 

resubmit the request. 

If the responsible official 

preliminarily determines that a properly 

filed request indicates that there may be 

a valid claim, the Commission will 

institute an objective review process to 

investigate and analyze relevant 

material in a manner consistent with 

established internal procedures to 

determine whether the disseminated 

information complies with the 

Commission’s information quality 

standards. During such a review the 

Commission may consult with members 

of its Committee of Scientific Advisors 

on Marine Mammals or outside experts 

to obtain their views on the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

disputed information. After considering 

the record as a whole, the responsible 

official will make an initial decision as 

to whether the information should be 

corrected and what, if any, corrective 

action should be taken. At its discretion, 

the Commission may provide the 

requester with an opportunity to discuss 

the request with the responsible official 

or other reviewers. 

If the Commission determines that 

corrective action is appropriate, 

corrective measures may be taken 

through a number of forms, including, 

but not limited to, personal contacts via 

letter or telephone, form letters, press 

releases, postings on an appropriate 

Web site, or withdrawal or amendment 

of the information in question. The form 

of corrective action will be determined 

by the nature and timeliness of the 

information involved and such factors 

as the significance of the error, the use 

or anticipated use of the information, 

and the magnitude of the error. 

The responsible official will 

communicate his or her decision or 

indicate the status of the request to the 

requester, usually within 60 days of 

receipt of the request. That 

communication will specify the 

agency’s initial decision, the basis for 

that decision, and whether, and, if so, 

what corrective action has been or will 

be taken. In addition, an initial decision 

will indicate the name and title of the 

official responsible for making the 

decision, a notice that the requester may 

appeal an initial denial within 30 days 

of that denial, and the name and title of 

the official to whom an appeal may be 

submitted. An initial denial will become 

a final agency decision if no appeal is 

filed within 30 days of that denial. 

Appeal From an Initial Denial: An 

appeal of an initial denial must be filed 

within 30 days of the date of the initial 

decision. Any such appeal must be in 

writing and addressed to the official 

identified in the initial decision. An 

appeal of an initial denial must include: 

1. The requester’s name, current home 

or business address, and telephone 

number or e-mail address (in order to 

ensure timely communication); 

2. A copy of the original request and 

any correspondence regarding the initial 

denial; and 

3. A statement of the reasons why the 

requester believes the initial denial to be 

in error. 

The official responsible for 

considering an appeal will be a 

Commissioner or a senior staff member 

who was not materially involved in 

reviewing the initial request or in 

making the initial decision. A decision 

concerning the appeal will be based on 

the entirety of the information in the 

appeal record. Generally, no 

opportunity for a personal appearance, 

oral argument, or hearing concerning 

the appeal will be provided; however, at 

his or her discretion, the official 

responsible for considering the appeal 

may discuss the request with the 

appellant. The official responsible for 

considering the appeal will make every 

effort to make and communicate his or 

her decision to the requester within 60 

calendar days of receipt of the appeal. 

In the event that more time is needed, 

the responsible official will inform the 

appellant and provide an explanation of 

the reason or reasons that more time is 

needed, along with an estimated 

decision date. 

Reporting Requirements 

The Commission will submit an 

annual report to OMB by 1 January of 

each year specifying the number and 

type of correction requests received 

during the previous year and how any 

such requests were resolved. These 

reports will explain the Commission’s 

practices for responding to such 

requests, including those that fit within 

the scope of any of the exceptions under 

which a request was not considered. 

The Commission will submit its initial 

report in the first reporting cycle 

following adoption of final guidelines. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Timothy J. Ragen, 

Executive Director, Marine Mammal 

Commission. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Sunshine Act 

Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board (NSB) 

Committee on Audit and Oversight and 

the NSB Committee on Strategy and 

Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 

CFR part 614), the National Science 

Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1862n–5), and the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby 

gives notice in regard to the scheduling 

of meetings for the transaction of NSB 

business and other matters specified, as 

follows: 

DATE AND TIME: Monday, August 29, 

2011 at 4 p.m.–5 p.m., E.D.T. 

SUBJECT MATTER: Review, discussion 

and recommendation of the NSF FY 

2013 budget. 

STATUS: Closed. 

This meeting will be held by 

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Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

Please refer to the National Science 

Board Web site (http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ 

notices/) for information or schedule 

updates, or contact: Kim Silverman or 

Blane Dahl, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 

292–7000. 

Ann Ferrante, 

Writer-Editor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21132 Filed 8–15–11; 4:15 pm] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Application Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received Under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a waste management 

permit application from Mr. Sebastian 

Copeland for his private expedition 

crossing Antarctica from the Russian 

Novo station on the coast to the Pole of 

Inaccessibility to South Pole and ending 

at Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions 

camp at Union Glacier where they will 

be flown back to Punta Arenas, Chile. 

The application is 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 within September 16, 2011. 

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: Dr. 

Polly A. Penhale, Environmental Officer 

at the above address or (703) 292–8030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s 

Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR part 

671, requires all U.S. citizens and 

entities to obtain a permit for the use or 

release of a designated pollutant in 

Antarctica, and for the release of waste 

in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 

application under this Regulation for a 

private expedition planning to traverse 

to the South Pole then onward to Union 

Glacier where they will be flown to 

Punta Arenas Chile. While on the 

traverse, they will be camping in a twoman tent and using white camping fuel 

for cooking purposes. The fuel will be 

stored inside the sledges in five-liter 

containers and metal MSR bottles. 

Waste generated will consist of a small 

amount of rinse water from cooking, and 

human waste for two people. Empty 

plastic containers and packaging will be 

kept in the sledges to be discarded in 

Chile at the end of the expedition. 

Application for the permit is made by: 

Sebastian Copeland, 1626 Ogden Drive, 

Los Angeles, CA 90046. 

Location: Russian Nova Station on the 

coast to South Pole, then on to Union 

Glacier for extraction. 

Dates: November 2, 2011 to January 27, 

2012. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20950 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Docket No. 50–335–LA; ASLBP No. 11–911– 

01–LA–BD01] 

Florida Power & Light Company; 

Establishment of Atomic Safety and 

Licensing Board 

Pursuant to delegation by the 

Commission dated December 29, 1972, 

published in the Federal Register, 37 FR 

28,710 (1972), and the Commission’s 

regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, 

2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, and 

2.321, notice is hereby given that an 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 

(Board) is being established to preside 

over the following proceeding: 

Florida Power & Light Company (St. 

Lucie Plant, Unit 1) 

This proceeding involves a license 

amendment request by Florida Power & 

Light Company to increase, from 2,700 

megawatts thermal to 3,020 megawatts 

thermal, the licensed core power level 

for St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1, which is 

located in St. Lucie County, Florida. In 

response to a ‘‘Notice of Consideration 

of Issuance of Amendment to Facility 

Operating License, and Opportunity for 

a Hearing’’ published in the Federal 

Register on June 9, 2011 (76 FR 33,789), 

a hearing request was submitted by 

Thomas Saporito on behalf of Saprodani 

Associates. 

The Board is comprised of the 

following administrative judges: 

William J. Froehlich, Chair, Atomic 

Safety and Licensing Board Panel, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Dr. Anthony J. Baratta, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Dr. Kenneth L. Mossman, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

All correspondence, documents, and 

other materials shall be filed in 

accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule, 

which the NRC promulgated in August 

2007 (72 FR 49,139). 

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th 

day of August 2011. 

E. Roy Hawkens, 

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20952 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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PEACE CORPS 

Information Collection Request Under 

OMB Review 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be 

submitting the National Agency Check 

(NAC) Questionnaire for Peace Corps 

Volunteer Background Investigation 

(OMB Control Number 0420–0001) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. Notice of the 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 25, 2011, at 76 FR 12939, allowing 

for a 60-day public comment period. 

Peace Corps received 16 identical 

comments stating that ‘‘the Peace Corps 

must ensure that the proposed 

information collection activity screens 

out and excludes those individuals 

motivated exclusively (or near 

exclusively) to promote or participate in 

the harmful male genital mutilation 

known as circumcision.’’ As the NAC 

Questionnaire for Peace Corps 

Volunteer Background Investigation 

(OMB Control Number 0420–0001) 

requests only identifying information 

about Volunteer applicants in order to 

locate records pertaining to applicants’ 

legal activities and legal suitability for 

Peace Corps Volunteer service. As those 

records are not likely to contain 

information concerning views about 

circumcision, it will not be possible to 

make such a judgment about applicants 

using this form. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Written comments and 


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