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(ii) The potential hazard which would 

require wearing an SCSR and traveling 

the escapeway does not exist; 

(iii) There is no hazard scenario 

where traveling the escapeway with an 

SCSR would be likely; and 

(iv) The travel time on foot from the 

working face through the primary 

escapeway is less than fifteen minutes. 

The petitioners further state that, 

historically, fires in anthracite mines 

have not been a significant hazard, as a 

result of the low volatile matter of the 

coal, which is reflected in numerous 

granted petitions for modification 

relating to firefighting. 

The petitioners propose to have each 

miner wear an SCSR correctly for one 

hour to give the full affect of proper 

usage when actually wearing the SCSR, 

because the petitioners believe that to 

train the miner with one SCSR is a safer 

act than to have multiple SCSRs without 

proper training and the miner will know 

how to use the SCSR in the event of an 

actual emergency. The petitioners also 

propose to have hand-held multi-gas 

detectors located at each working face 

and have the SCSR stored on the 

locomotive for the locomotive operator. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method for use of 

the SCSR would in no way provide less 

than the same measure of protection 

than that afforded the miners under the 

existing standard. 

Request for Comments 

Persons interested in these petitions 

are encouraged to submit comments via 

E-mail to Standards-Petitions@dol.gov. 

Include ‘‘petitions for modification’’ in 

the subject line of the email. Comments 

can also be submitted by fax, regular 

mail, or hand-delivery. If faxing your 

comments, include ‘‘petitions for 

modification’’ on the subject line of the 

fax. Comments by regular mail or handdelivery should be submitted to the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. 

If hand-delivered, you are required to 

stop by the 21st floor to check in with 

the receptionist. All comments must be 

postmarked or received by the Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before November 6, 2006. Copies 

of the petitions are available for 

inspection at that address. 

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 29th day 

of September 2006. 

Cherie A. Hutchison, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. E6–16489 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

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 Regulations. 

This is required notice of permit 

application received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by November 6, 2006. This 

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: 

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 requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

established such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

Permit Application No. 2007–016 

1. Applicant: David Hutchins, College of 

Marine Studies, University of 

Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, 

DE 19958. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Export and Introduce a Nonindigenous species into Antarctica. The 

applicant plans to introduce two (2) 100 

mi vials each of Phaeocystic Antarctica, 

Thalassiosira Antarctica, Parauonema 

sp., Tyramimonas tychotreta, 

Paraphysomonas imperforate, 

Geminigera cryophila, Mallomonas sp., 

unidentified Antarctic marine 

bacterium, and Fragilaria sp. to 

Antarctica for use during experiments 

onboard the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer. 

These marine phytoplankton will be 

used in shipboard experiments to study 

feeding rates of Antarctic protistan 

grazers. The cultures will be destroyed 

after use. 

Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica. 

Dates: October 20, 2006 to January 1, 

2007. 

Permit Application No. 2007–017 

2. Applicant: Philip R. Kyle, Department 

of Earth & Environmental Science, 

NM Institute of Mining & Technology, 

801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Area. The applicant plans to use the hut 

at Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) and collect 

rock samples from Post Office Hill and 

The Knoll, all of which are within the 

Cape Crozier ASPA. The team does not 

plan to enter the penguin rookery. 

Location: Cape Crozier, Ross Island 

(ASPA #124). 

Dates: November 29, 2006 to January 

30, 2007. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 06–8489 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Neighborworks America; Regular 

Meeting of the Board of Directors; 

Sunshine Act 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, 

October 11, 2006. 

PLACE: 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800, 

Boardroom, Washington, DC 2005. 

STATUS: Open. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Jeffrey T. Bryson, General Counsel/ 

Secretary, (202) 220–2372; 

jbryson@nw.org. 

AGENDA: 

I. Call to Order. 

II. Approval of the Minutes. 

III. Summary Report of the Audit 

Committee. 

IV. Summary Report of the Finance, 

Budget and Program Committee. 

V. Summary Report of the Corporate 

Administration Committee. 

VI. Financial Report. 

VII. Chief Executive Officer’s Quarterly 

Management Report. 

a. Strategic Plan Update. 

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