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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The National Endowment for the Arts, 

on behalf of the Federal Council on the 

Arts and the Humanities, has submitted 

the following public information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained at reginfo.gov. 

Comments should be sent to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National 

Endowment for the Arts, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202–395–4718), 

within thirty days of this publication in 

the Federal Register. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submissions of 

responses. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Endowment requests the review of its 

application guidelines. This entry is 

issued by the Endowment and contains 

the following information: (1) The title 

of the form; (2) how often the required 

information must be reported; (3) who 

will be required or asked to report; (4) 

what the form will be used for; (5) an 

estimate of the number of responses; (6) 

the average burden hours per response; 

(7) an estimate of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the form. This 

entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. 3504(h). 

Agency: National Endowment for the 

Arts. 

Title: Application for Indemnification. 

OMB Number: 3135–0094. 

Frequency: renewed every three years. 

Affected Public: Non-profit, tax 

exempt organizations, and governmental 

units. 

Number of Respondents: 50 per year. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 

hours. 

Estimate Cost per Respondent: $1,800. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,233. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: 0. 

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 

Services): $90,000. 

Description: This application form is 

used by non-profit, tax-exempt 

organizations (primarily museums), and 

governmental units to apply to the 

Federal Council on the Arts and the 

Humanities (through the National 

Endowment for the Arts) for 

indemnification of eligible works of art 

and artifacts, borrowed from abroad for 

exhibition in the United States, from 

within the United States when the 

foreign works of art are integral to the 

exhibition, or sent from the United 

States for exhibition abroad. The 

indemnity agreement is backed by the 

full faith and credit of the United States. 

In the event of loss or damage to an 

indemnified object, the Federal Council 

certifies the validity of the claim and 

requests payment from Congress. 20 

U.S.C. 973 et seq. requires such an 

application and specifies information 

which must be supplied. This statutory 

requirement is implemented by 

regulation at 45 CFR 1160.4. 

Dated: December 4, 2013. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for 

the Arts. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Amendment to System of Records 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services (IMLS), National 

Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System 

of Records. 

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and 

Library Services (IMLS), is publishing 

an amendment of its systems of records 

with descriptions of the systems and the 

ways they are maintained, as required 

by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 

552(a)(e)(4). 

DATES: The amended system notice is 

effective upon date of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy E. Weiss, General Counsel, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. Email: nweiss@

imls.gov. Telephone: (202) 653–4787. 

Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information 

Officer, Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. Email: 

sburwell@imls.gov. Telephone: (202) 

653–4767. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), 

IMLS today is publishing an amended 

notice of the existence and character of 

its systems of records in order to make 

available in one place in the Federal 

Register the most up-to-date 

information regarding these systems. 

Statement of General Routine Uses 

The following general routine uses are 

incorporated by reference into each 

system of records set forth herein, 

unless specifically limited in the system 

description. 

1. A record may be disclosed as a 

routine use to a Member of Congress or 

his or her staff, when the Member of 

Congress or his or her staff requests the 

information on behalf of, and at the 

request of, the individual who is the 

subject of the record. 

2. A record may be disclosed as a 

routine use to designated officers and 

employees of other agencies and 

departments of the Federal government 

having an interest in the subject 

individual for employment purposes 

(including the hiring or retention of any 

employee; the issuance of a security 

clearance; the letting of a contract; or 

the issuance of a license, grant, or other 

benefits by the requesting agency) to the 

extent that the information is relevant 

and necessary to the requesting agency’s 

decision on the matter involved. 

3. In the event that a record in a 

system of records maintained by IMLS 

indicates, either by itself or in 

combination with other information in 

IMLS’ possession, a violation or 

potential violation of the law (whether 

civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, 

and whether arising by statute or by 

regulation, rule, or order issued 

pursuant thereto), that record may be 

referred, as a routine use, to the 

appropriate agency, whether Federal, 

State, local, or foreign, charged with 

investigating or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, rule, 

regulation, or order issued pursuant 

thereto. Such referral shall be deemed to 

authorize: (1) Any and all appropriate 

and necessary uses of such records in a 

court of law or before an administrative 

board or hearing; and (2) Such other 

interagency referrals as may be 

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necessary to carry out the receiving 

agencies’ assigned law enforcement 

duties. 

4. The names, Social Security 

numbers, home addresses, dates of 

birth, dates of hire, quarterly earnings, 

employer identifying information, and 

State of hire of employees may be 

disclosed as a routine use to the Office 

of Child Support Enforcement, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services, as follows: 

(a) For use in the Federal Parent 

Locator System (FPLS) and the Federal 

Tax Offset System for the purpose of 

locating individuals to establish 

paternity, establishing and modifying 

orders of child support, identifying 

sources of income, and for other child 

support enforcement actions as required 

by the Personal Responsibility and 

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 

1996 (Pub. L. 104–193); 

(b) For release to the Social Security 

Administration for the purpose of 

verifying Social Security numbers in 

connection with the operation of FPLS; 

and 

(c) For release to the U.S. Department 

of the Treasury (Treasury) for the 

purpose of payroll, savings bonds, and 

other deductions; administering the 

Earned Income Tax Credit Program 

(section 32, Internal Revenue Code of 

1986); and verifying a claim with 

respect to employment on a tax return, 

as required by the Personal 

Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104– 

193); 

5. A record may be disclosed as a 

routine use in the course of presenting 

evidence to a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal of appropriate 

jurisdiction, and such disclosure may 

include disclosures to opposing counsel 

in the course of settlement negotiations. 

6. Information from any system of 

records may be used as a data source for 

management information, for the 

production of summary descriptive 

statistics and analytical studies in 

support of the function for which the 

records are collected and maintained, or 

for related personnel management 

functions or manpower studies. 

Information also may be disclosed to 

respond to general requests for 

statistical information (without personal 

identification of individuals) under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

7. A record may be disclosed as a 

routine use to a contractor, expert, or 

consultant of IMLS (or an office within 

IMLS) when the purpose of the release 

is to perform a survey, audit, or other 

review of IMLS’ procedures and 

operations. 

8. A record from any system of 

records may be disclosed as a routine 

use to the National Archives and 

Records Administration as part of 

records management inspections 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

9. A record may be disclosed to a 

contractor, grantee, or other recipient of 

Federal funds when the record to be 

released reflects serious inadequacies 

with the recipient’s personnel, and 

disclosure of the record is for the 

purpose of permitting the recipient to 

effect corrective action in the 

government’s best interest. 

10. A record may be disclosed to a 

contractor, grantee, or other recipient of 

Federal funds when the recipient has 

incurred indebtedness to the 

government through its receipt of 

government funds, and the release of the 

record is for the purpose of allowing the 

debtor to effect a collection against a 

third party. 

11. Information in a system of records 

may be disclosed as a routine use to the 

Treasury; other Federal agencies; 

‘‘consumer reporting agencies’’ (as 

defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 

15 U.S.C. 1681a(f), or the Federal Claims 

Collection Act of 1966, 31 U.S.C. 

3701(a)(3)); or private collection 

contractors for the purpose of collecting 

a debt owed to the Federal Government 

as provided in the regulations 

promulgated by IMLS at 45 CFR 1183. 

Table of Contents 

This document gives notice that the 

following IMLS systems of records are in 

effect: 

IMLS–1 IMLS Reviewers—Application and 

Award Management (AAMS) 

IMLS–2 IMLS Reviewers—Paper Files 

IMLS–3 Personnel/Payroll System 

IMLS–4 Financial Management System 

IMLS–1 

SYSTEM NAME: 

IMLS Reviewers—Application and 

Award Management System (AAMS)— 

Automated Systems. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Institute for Museum and 

Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., 

9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals whom IMLS may ask or 

has asked to serve as application 

reviewers. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, address, telephone number, 

telefax number, email address, date of 

birth, identification numbers assigned 

by IMLS, panel assignments, and other 

data concerning potential and actual 

reviewers, including area of expertise. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Museum and Library Services Act 

of 2010 (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) 

PURPOSE(S): 

To provide a central repository for 

information about experts who could be 

or have been called upon to review 

applications, and to enable staff to 

retrieve and manage reviewer 

information. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data in this system may be used for 

the identification of reviewers, as well 

as general administration of the grant 

review process. See also the list of 

General Routine Uses contained in the 

Preliminary Statement. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THIS SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are maintained 

electronically in Microsoft Sequential 

databases and related automated 

systems. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by name, area of expertise, panel 

assignment, state and other data 

elements. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

This system is maintained in a locked 

computer room that can be accessed 

only by authorized employees of IMLS. 

Access to records in this system is 

further controlled by password, with 

different levels of modification rights 

assigned to individuals and offices at 

IMLS based upon their specific job 

functions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

and updated on a continuing basis, as 

new information is received. IMLS staff 

periodically will request updated 

information from individuals who are 

included as reviewers in the AAMS. 

Records will be removed only with the 

concurrence of the appropriate 

discipline directors. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Directors of the Office of 

Museum Services and Library Services, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Data in this system is obtained from 

individuals covered by the system, as 

well as from IMLS employees involved 

in the administration of grants. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

IMLS–2 

SYSTEM NAME: 

IMLS Reviewers—Paper Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals whom IMLS may ask or 

has asked to serve as application 

reviewers. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The system also contains information 

about potential and actual reviewers, 

including materials such as resumes, 

reviewer profile forms, and contracts 

concerning participation on panels. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Museum and Library Services Act 

of 2010 (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) 

PURPOSE(S): 

To complement the AAMS (IMLS–1) 

with information well suited for 

maintenance in hard copy form. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data in this system may be used for 

the general administration of the grant 

review and award process, as well as 

identification of reviewers and their 

activities in this capacity. See also the 

list of General Routine Uses contained 

in the Preliminary Statement. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in file cabinets. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

File cabinets containing the records in 

this system are kept locked. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Discipline offices maintain paper files 

that grow as individuals, or discipline 

directors who are processing 

individuals for service as reviewers, 

submit resumes. Resumes and profile 

forms are removed from these files only 

when they are replaced by more recent 

information or when the information 

has been entered into the electronic 

system. These files may include panelist 

contracts, copies of which are forwarded 

to IMLS’ Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Directors of the Offices of 

Museum Services and Library Services, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Data in this system is obtained from 

individuals covered by the system, as 

well as from IMLS employees involved 

in the administration of grants. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

IMLS–3 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Payroll/Personnel System. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036, U.S. Department 

of Interior, Interior Business Center, 

Denver, Colorado. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Employees of IMLS. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Payroll and personnel information, 

such as time and attendance data, 

statements of earnings and leave, 

training data, wage and tax statements, 

and payroll and personnel transactions. 

This system includes data that also is 

maintained in IMLS’ official personnel 

folders, which are managed in 

accordance with Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) regulations. The 

OPM has given notice of its system of 

records covering official personnel 

folders in OPM/GOVT–1. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Museum and Library Services Act 

of 2010 (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.); Federal 

Personnel Manual and Treasury Fiscal 

Requirements Manual. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To document IMLS’ personnel 

processes and to calculate and process 

payroll. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data in this system may be 

transmitted to the U.S. Department of 

Interior, Interior Business Center, U.S. 

Department of Treasury, and employeedesignated financial institutions to 

affect issuance of paychecks to 

employees and distributions of pay 

according to employee directions for 

authorized purposes. Data in this system 

also may be used to prepare payroll, 

meet government recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements, and retrieve and 

apply payroll and personnel 

information as required for agency 

needs. See also the list of General and 

Routine Uses contained in the 

Preliminary Statement. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Electronic records in this system are 

maintained off-site by the Department of 

Interior, Interior Business Center (IBC). 

Paper records generated through the 

NBC are maintained in file cabinets by 

the Offices of the Chief Financial Officer 

and Human Resources after arriving at 

IMLS. Discipline offices also may use 

file cabinets to maintain paper records 

concerning performance reviews and 

other personnel actions in their 

divisions. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by name, Social Security number, or 

date of birth. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to the electronic records in 

this system is controlled by password 

on the limited number of IMLS 

computers that can be used to draw 

information from the IBC. File cabinets 

containing the paper records in this 

system either are kept locked during 

non-business hours, or are located in 

rooms that are kept locked during nonbusiness hours. 

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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The Human Resources Officer 

maintains paper records in this system 

in accordance with the General Services 

Administration’s General Records 

Schedule 2. Division offices may 

maintain paper records concerning 

performance reviews and other 

personnel actions in their divisions for 

the duration of an individual’s 

employment with IMLS. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Human Resources Officer, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services; 1800 M 

Street NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 

20036. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Data in this system is obtained from 

individuals covered by the system, as 

well as from IMLS employees involved 

in the administration of personnel and 

payroll processes. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

IMLS–4 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Financial Management System— 

Delphi. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Enterprise Services Center, 6500 

MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, 

OK 73169. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Employees of IMLS, application 

reviewers, grantees, vendors and other 

Federal Government organizations. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, address, telephone number, 

telefax number, email address, payment 

information, including banking 

information. This system data is 

maintained in an Oracle Database. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Museum and Library Services Act 

of 2010 (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) 

PURPOSE(S): 

To provide a central repository of all 

financial transactions to enable IMLS to 

meet its statutory reporting 

requirements to the Office of 

Management and Budget, the U.S. 

Department of Treasury, and Congress. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data in this system may be used for 

the general administration of the grant 

management process and the IMLS 

accounting process. See also the list of 

General Routine Uses contained in the 

Preliminary Statement. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THIS SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Electronic records in this system are 

maintained off-site by the Department of 

Transportation’s Enterprise Services 

Center. Associated paper records are 

also maintained at the Enterprise 

Services Center. Discipline offices also 

may use locking file cabinets to 

maintain paper records concerning 

financial transactions processed in their 

divisions. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by name and/or purchase order number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Authorized IMLS staff use passwords 

via a remote secure VPN to gain access 

to the database. Rooms containing the 

records in this system are kept locked 

during non-working hours. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this database are 

maintained and updated on a daily basis 

as financial transactions are processed. 

Discipline offices maintain paper files 

that grow as financial transactions are 

submitted to the Enterprise Services 

Center for processing. Records are 

disposed of in accordance with the 

General Services Administration’s 

General Records Schedule. 

SYSTEM OWNER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See 45 CFR part 1182. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Data in this system is obtained from 

individuals covered by the system, as 

well as from IMLS employees involved 

in the administration of grants, travel, 

and vendor processes. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Signed: November 27, 2013. 

Nancy E. Weiss, 

General Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Modification Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification 

Request 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 January 8, 2014. Permit 

applications may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Division of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adrian Dahood, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address or ACApermits@

nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. 

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 (ACA 2014–006) to Eric 

Stangeland of Quark Expeditions on 

September 18, 2013 . The issued permit 

allows the applicant to conduct waste 

management activities associated with 

tourism activities including shore 

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