Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 1997 / Notices 63729

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

may furnish written comments. These

comments must be filed with the Office

of Standards, Regulations, and

Variances, Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Room 627, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

All comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before

January 2, 1998. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 97–31580 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (97–165)]

NASA Advisory Council; Meeting.

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of the NASA

Advisory Council.

DATES: Tuesday, December 16, 1997,

9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Wednesday,

December 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room

9H40, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC

20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Anne L. Accola, Code Z, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–2096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

—Space Science Enterprise Overview

—Technology Development in the

Space Science Enterprise

—Earth Science Enterprise Overview

—NRC Report on Space Shuttle

Meteoroid/Debris Risk Management

—Astrobiology

—Student Opportunities for Access to

Space

—Faster, Better, Cheaper

—Committee and Task Force Reports

—Discussion of Findings and

Recommendations

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Alan M. Ladwig,

Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–31528 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permits Issued Under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under

the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978,

Public Law 95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permits issued under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 27, 1997, the National Science

Foundation published a notice in the

Federal Register of permit applications

received. Permits were issued on

November 24, 1997 to the following

applicants:

Alexandra C. Brown and Maria Uhle—

Permit No. 98–016

Philip R. Kyle—Permit No. 98–018

Gary Miller—Permit No. 98–019

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–31584 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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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, Pub. L. 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 Federal

Regulations. This is the required notice

of permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written data, comments, or

views with respect to these permit

applications by December 31st. Permit

applications may be inspected by

interested parties at the Permit Office,

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Permit Office, Room

755, Office of Polar Programs, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above

address or (703) 306–1033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, as

directed by the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), has

developed regulations that implement

the ‘‘Agreed Measures for the

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and

Flora’’ for all United States citizens. The

Agreed Measures, developed by the

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties,

recommended establishment of a permit

system for various activities in

Antarctica and designation of certain

animals and certain geographic areas

requiring special protection. The

regulations establish such a permit

system to designate Specially Protected

Areas and Sites of Special Scientific

Interest.

The application received is as follows: