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views with respect to this permit 

application by September 17, 2018. This 

application 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: 

Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–8030, or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 670 

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 

Permit Application: 2019–003 

1. Applicant: Caitlin Scarano, 60641 

State Route 20, Marblemount, WA 

98267. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. The applicant, a writer supported 

by NSF’s Antarctic Artists and Writers 

Program, would enter ASPAs 155, 157, 

and 158 to visit the Ross Island historic 

huts. The observations made during 

these visits will inform the applicant’s 

writing about the Antarctic history, 

research, and daily life. The applicant 

would enter the huts with a trained 

guide and would abide by the 

management plans of all ASPAs visited. 

The applicant would not enter ASPA 

121, Cape Royds, Ross Island. The 

results of this work are expected to be 

useful for outreach and education about 

Antarctica and the scientific research 

conducted there. 

Location 

ASPA 155, Cape Evans, Ross Island; 

ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, 

Ross Island; ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross 

Island. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

November 1–December 1, 2018. 

Permit Application: 2019–004 

2. Applicant: Brenda Hall, Climate 

Change Institute, University of 

Maine, Orono, ME 04469. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take, Import into USA. The applicant 

would collect samples of long-dead 

penguins and seals from islands in the 

vicinity of Pine Island Bay. The samples 

would be collected from beach 

sediments by shovel and would consist 

of small fragments of bone, skin, and 

eggshells. The samples would be 

imported in the United States for 

analysis. The applicant holds a marine 

mammal permit exemption letter from 

the National Marine Fisheries Service 

for the seal samples to document that 

the samples qualify as pre-Marine 

Mammal Protection Act specimens. 

Location 

Pine Island Bay, Antarctica. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

January 15–April 1, 2019. 

Permit Application: 2019–006 

3. Applicant: Michelle LaRue, 

University of Minnesota, 116 

Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 

55455. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Harmful Interference, Enter Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). 

Applicant would conduct aerial surveys 

over emperor penguin colonies at 

Beaufort Island, Franklin Island, Cape 

Washington, Coulman Island, Cape 

Crozier, and Cape Roget. Photographs of 

the colonies would be taken at an 

oblique angle at an altitude of 

approximately 500m from a helicopter 

or a fixed wing aircraft. The 

photographs would be used to assess the 

spatial extent of the colony, number of 

individual penguins, and habitat 

characteristics. The aerial surveys may 

involve flights over ASPAs 105, 124, 

and 173. The applicant would also enter 

ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, on foot, to 

photograph the emperor penguin colony 

if weather conditions do not allow for 

overflight. 

Location 

Ross Sea Region, Antarctica; ASPA 

105, Beaufort Island; Franklin Island; 

ASPA 173, Cape Washington and 

Sliverfish Bay; Coulman Island; ASPA 

124, Cape Crozier; Cape Roget. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

October 15–November 30, 2018. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

STEM Education Advisory Panel; 

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: STEM 

Education Advisory Panel (#2624). 

Date and Time: September 12, 2018; 

8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, 

VA 22314. 

To help facilitate your entry into the 

building, please contact Keaven 

Stevenson via email at kstevens@nsf.gov 

or by phone: 703.292.8663 on or prior 

to September 7, 2018. 

Type of Meeting: Part-Open. 

Contact Person: Keaven Stevenson, 

Directorate Administrative Coordinator, 

Room C 11044, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact 

Information: 703–292–8663/kstevens@

nsf.gov. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Committee on Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematics 

Education (CoSTEM) and for the Panel 

to identify priority areas for the next 

year. 

Agenda: STEM Education Advisory 

Panel agenda attached. Please check the 

website for any additional updates prior 

to the meeting at https://nsf.gov/ehr/ 

STEMEdAdvisory.jsp. 

Reason for Closing: The panel will 

review and discuss a draft government 

report. This discussion must be kept 

confidential. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (9)(B) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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