Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices 66065 

1978. 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 26, 2023. Permit 

applications may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 

292–4479; or ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Public Law 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 as 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 (ACA 2021–004) to Grant Ballard 

on September 23, 2020. The issued 

permit allows the applicant to engage in 

take, harmful interference, enter 

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas 

(ASPAs), and import samples into the 

USA in association with research on the 

role of environmental factors on 

foraging, diet, growth, and survival of 

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). 

Research activities include installing 

weighbridges, resighting banded birds, 

and following birds through incubation 

and chick-rearing until late January. The 

applicant and agents attach logging and 

tracking devices on breeding adults and 

chicks and collect fecal, blood, and 

feather samples from adults and chicks 

during the brooding and guarding stage, 

then attach long-term GPS-Argos tags 

and geolocating dive recorders on adult 

penguins. To survey the large colonies 

at Cape Royds and Cape Crozier in a 

timely manner, the applicant and agents 

employ multiple, self- and collectivelyaware remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS) 

simultaneously. Now the applicant 

proposes a modification to the permit to 

attach biologging devices to penguins 

during the egg incubation period, with 

the number of penguins being tagged 

remaining the same. The applicant also 

proposes to collect opportunistic fecal 

samples from a wider range of species, 

including Emperor Penguins, South 

Polar Skua, and Weddell Seals. Some 

incidental disturbance of the animals 

may occur during the collection of the 

fecal samples. A Marine Mammal 

Protection Act permit is additionally 

being sought to permit any incidental 

disturbance of Weddell Seals. 

Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, 

Ross Island; ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, 

Ross Island; ASPA 105, Beaufort Island; 

Cape Bird (outside ASPA boundary). 

Dates: September 15, 2023 to 

February 15, 2025. 

Kimiko S Bowens-Knox, 

Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Advisory 

Committee for Engineering (#1170) 

(Hybrid). 

Date and Time: November 1, 2023; 10 

a.m.–5:30 p.m. (eastern); November 2, 

2023; 8 a.m.–12:45 p.m. (eastern). 

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314/Hybrid (In 

person and Virtual). 

Additional meeting information, an 

updated agenda, and registration 

information will be posted at https://

www.nsf.gov/eng/advisory.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Persons: Don Millard, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Telephone: (703) 292–8300. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice, recommendations and counsel 

on major goals and policies pertaining 

to engineering programs and activities. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, November 1, 2023; 10 a.m.– 

5:30 p.m. (eastern) 

• Directorate for Engineering Report 

• NSF Budget Update 

• Partnerships for a Resilient Planet: 

Opportunities in Clean Energy and 

Climate Change Adaptation and 

Mitigation 

• Engineering PLUS Alliance 

• Engineering Research Infrastructure 

• Strategic Recommendations for ENG 

• Preparation for Discussion with the 

Director’s Office 

Thursday, November 2, 2023; 8 a.m.– 

12:45 p.m. (eastern) 

• Reports from Advisory Committee 

Liaisons 

• Revolutionizing Engineering 

Departments 

• Preparation for Discussion with the 

Director’s Office 

• Perspective from the Director’s Office 

• Strategic Recommendations for ENG 

Dated: August 21, 2023. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20828 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

USPS Ground Advantage® Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: 

September 26, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 19, 

2023, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage® Contract 59 to Competitive 

Product List. Documents are available at 

www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2023–274, 

CP2023–277. 

Sean Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20915 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

USPS Ground Advantage® Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 


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