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are required to notify the staff of the

President’s Committee in advance at

(202) 682–5409 or write to the

Committee at 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Suite 526, Washington,

DC 20506.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

(Board). This notice also describes the

function of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATES AND TIME: December 11, 1997 from

10:00 am to 4:30 pm, and December 12,

1997 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Staley, Deputy Director,

National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202)

632–1526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established under Section 384 of the

Adult Education Act, as amended by

Title I of P.L. 102–73, the National

Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists

of ten individuals appointed by the

President with the advice and consent

of the Senate. The Board is established

to advise and make recommendations to

the Interagency Group, composed of the

Secretaries of Education, Labor, and

Health and Human Services, which

administers the National Institute for

Literacy (Institute). The Interagency

Group considers the Board’s

recommendations in planning the goals

of the Institute and in the

implementation of any programs to

achieve the goals of the Institute.

Specifically, the Board performs the

following functions: (a) makes

recommendations concerning the

appointment of the Director and the

staff of the Institute; (b) provides

independent advice on operation of the

Institute; and (c) receives reports from

the Interagency Group and Director of

the Institute. In addition, the Institute

consults with the Board on the award of

fellowships. The Board will meet in

Washington, DC on December 11, 1997

from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, and

December 12, 1997 from 9:00 am to 4:00

pm. The meeting of the Board is open

to the public. This meeting of the

Institute’s Advisory Board will focus on

the following agenda items: recent

legislative activities effecting literacy

and the Institute; a report from the 1996

Literacy Leader Fellows on their

fellowship projects: the creation of

Advisory Board Committees which

would focus on specific topic areas; and

a discussion of major Institute projects

with a focus on developments since the

September Board meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 from

8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Dated: November 14, 1997.

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director, National Institute for Literacy.

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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 application

received under the Antarctic

Conservation Act.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Science Foundation (NSF)

has received a waste management

permit application for operation of a

small research camp at Patriot Hills,

Antarctica by Dr. Red Whittaker, a

citizen of the United States. 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 30 days of the

publication of this notice. 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:

Joyce A. Jatko or Nadene Kennedy at the

above address or (703) 306–1033

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

the establishment of a field camp at

Patriot Hills Antarctica (80°18′ S 61°16′

W) to support field testing of robotic

components for possible future use in

Antarctica. The field camp will be

operated for approximately one month

for each of three austral summer

research seasons, from January 1998 to

February 2000. The permit period

requested is from January 1, 1998

through February 29, 2000. The permit

applicant is: Dr. Red Whittaker,

Director, Field Robotics Center,

Carnegie Mellon University, 5000

Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

Activity for Which a Permit is

Requested

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon

University wish to establish a temporary

field camp to be used as the base camp

for trials of robotic components in

Antarctica. The camp will consist of

three temporary structures and four

backup tents housing up to seven

researchers and their equipment. The

scientists will also use two snowmobiles

to carry equipment and personnel to

sites outside the camp, generally within

a 30 km radius. Approximately 800

liters (220 gallons) of unleaded gasoline

will be used each season in

snowmobiles and electric generators.

Also, batteries will be used in some of

the instrumentation to be evaluated.

Generators will be equipped with drip

pans to reduce the risk of spills. Any

spills will be contained and clean up.

Any solid waste generated will be

removed from Antarctica at the

conclusion of each season’s field work.

No waste will be left in Antarctica.

Conditions of the permit would include

requirements to educate all participants

with the provisions of the Antarctic

Conservation Act (ACA), report on the

removal of materials and any accidental

releases, and management of all waste,

including human waste, in accordance

with Antarctic waste regulations.

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

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