23766 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2012 / Notices 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Education and 

Human Resources; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463, as amended), the National 

Science Foundation announces the 

following meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for Education 

and Human Resources (#1119). 

Date/Time: 

May 9, 2012; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

May 10, 2012; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Place: NSF Headquarters, Room 375, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: YeVonda McIlwaine, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 292– 

8600, ymcilwai@nsf.gov. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice 

with respect to the Foundation’s science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics 

(STEM) education and human resources 

programming. 

Agenda 

May 9, 2012 

Morning Refreshments/Introductions, 2013 

Budget and Planning, EHR’s R&D Core 

Launch, E2 Joint Committee with MPS, 

Moving Forward—New Direction, Committee 

Business with Director and Deputy Director, 

Reception 

May 10, 2012 

STEM Education: A Matter of Priority, 

Program Review, Discussion with Director. 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee (9556). 

Dates: Date/Time: 

May 8, 2012; 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EST), 

May 9, 2012; 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Stafford I, Room 1235. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Joan Miller, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 292–8200. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice 

concerning issues related to the oversight, 

integrity, development and enhancement of 

NSF’s business operations. 

Agenda 

May 8, 2012 

Welcome/Introductions; BFA/OIRM 

Overview; Challenges to Reduce Costs and 

Identify Efficiencies—Introduction, Panel/ 

Discussion; Change Management/Effect on 

Employee Morale. 

May 9, 2012 

Business System Review Subcommittee; 

Recompetition of Major Research Facilities 

Subcommittee; Update on Sub Committees; 

Prepare for Meeting with NSF Deputy 

Director; Discussion with Deputy Director; 

Closing Discussion. 

Date: April 17, 2012. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

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 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 this permit 

application by May 21, 2012. This 

application 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: 

Polly A. Penhale at the above address or 

(703) 292–7420. 

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. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

Permit Application: 2013–002 

1. Applicant: Paul Morin, Department 

of Geology and Geophysics, University 

of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE., 

Minneapolis, MN 55455. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas (ASPA’s), The applicant plans to 

enter ASPA 116–New College Valley, 

Cape Bird; ASPA 121–Cape Royds; 

ASPA 124–Cape Crozier; and, ASPA 

155–Cape Evans to collect ground 

control points with highly precise GPS 

equipment. Their activity will include 

hiking within each area to readilyidentify boulders, peaks, etc., gathering 

precise GPS coordinates of that location, 

and taking notes and pictures of the 

surrounding area. Other activities would 

include delineating boundaries of 

penguin colonies, ASPAs, and 

important environmental features. The 

data collected will be used to create 

updated and accurate maps of areas of 

important scientific and environmental 

importance within the Ross Sea region. 

The collected imagery will used for 

further scientific analysis. 

Location 

ASPA 116–New College Valley, Cape 

Bird; ASPA 121–Cape Royds; ASPA 

124–Cape Crozier; and, ASPA 155–Cape 

Evans. 

Dates 

October 10, 2012 to January 31, 2013. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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[Docket Nos. 50–269, 50–270, and 50–287; 

NRC–2012–0093] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Withdrawal of Application for 

Amendment to Facility Operating 

License 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission) has 

granted the request of Duke Energy 

Carolinas, LLC (the licensee) to 

withdraw its November 15, 2010, 

application for proposed amendment to 


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