69966 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 10, 2023 / Notices 

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, at 

the above address, 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, 45 CFR 

671), 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. 

Application Details 

1. Applicant 

Permit Application: 2024–012 

Robin West, VP & GM Expeditions, 

Seabourn Quest, Seabourn Cruise Line 

Ltd., 450 Third Ave. W., Seattle, WA 

98119. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Waste Management. The applicant 

proposes to operate small, batteryoperated remotely piloted aircraft 

systems (RPAS) consisting, in part, of a 

quadcopter equipped with cameras to 

collect commercial and educational 

footage of the Antarctic. The quadcopter 

would not be flown over concentrations 

of birds or mammals, or over Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas or Historic 

Sites and Monuments. The RPAS would 

only be operated by pilots with 

extensive experience, who are preapproved by the Expedition Leader. 

Several mitigation measures to reduce 

environmental impacts and prevent 

against loss of the quadcopter include 

painting the them a high-visibility color; 

only flying when the wind is less than 

25 knots; flying for only 15 minutes at 

a time to preserve battery life; having 

prop guards on propeller tips, a flotation 

device if operated over water, and an 

‘‘auto go home’’ feature in case of loss 

of control link or low battery; having an 

observer on the lookout for wildlife, 

people, and other hazards; ensuring that 

the separation between the operator and 

quadcopter does not exceed an 

operational range of 500 meters; and 

implementing biosecurity measures by 

using disinfecting agents before and 

after each flight. The applicant is 

seeking a Waste Permit to cover any 

accidental releases that may result from 

operating the RPAS. 

Location 

Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

November 1, 2023–March 31, 2024. 

2. Applicant 

Permit Application: 2024–013 

Daniel Villa, Sea Shepherd Global, 

1217 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA 98405. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Waste Management. The applicant 

seeks an Antarctic Conservation Permit 

for waste management activities 

associated with use of remotely piloted 

aircrafts (RPAs) in Antarctica. Aircrafts 

will be used for documenting krill 

fishery activities only. RPAs will not be 

flown over any concentrations of 

wildlife, Antarctic Specially Protected 

or Managed Areas or Historic Sites and 

Monuments without appropriate 

authorization. Aircraft are only to be 

flown by experienced, pre-approved 

pilots in fair weather conditions and in 

the presence of an observer, who will 

always maintain visual line of sight 

with the aircraft during operation. 

Mitigating measures are in place to 

prevent loss of the aircraft such as 

conducting site assessments in advance 

of deployment and having alternative 

landing sites. 

Location 

Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

January 5, 2023–February 15, 2024. 

Kimiko S. Bowens-Knox, 

Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22366 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2023–0001] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Week of October 2, 2023. 

PLACE: Via Teleconference. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of October 2, 2023 

Thursday, October 5, 2023 

9:45 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative), Nuclear Fuel 

Services, Inc. (License Amendment 

Application), Appeal of LBP–23–2 

(Tentative), (Contact: Wesley Held: 

301–287–3591) 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: By a vote of 4– 

0 on October 4, 2023, the Commission 

determined pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(e)(1) and 10 CFR 9.107 that this 

item be affirmed with less than one 

week notice to the public. The item will 

be affirmed in the meeting being held on 

October 5, 2023. The public is invited 

to attend the Commission’s meeting 

live; via teleconference. Details for 

joining the teleconference in listen only 

mode at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For more information or to verify the 

status of meetings, contact Wesley Held 

at 301–287–3591 or via email at 

Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. The schedule for 

Commission meetings is subject to 

change on short notice. 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the internet 

at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

public-meetings/schedule.html. 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify Anne 

Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, 

at 301–287–0745, by videophone at 

240–428–3217, or by email at 

Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

Members of the public may request to 

receive this information electronically. 

If you would like to be added to the 

distribution, please contact the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, Washington, DC 20555, at 

301–415–1969, or by email at 

Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov. 

The NRC is holding the meetings 

under the authority of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: October 4, 2023. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Wesley W. Held, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

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