74302 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (24–061)] 

Performance Review Board, Senior 

Executive Service (SES) 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of membership of SES 

Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: The Civil Service Reform Act 

of 1978, Public Law 95–454 (Section 

405) requires that appointments of 

individual members to the Performance 

Review Board (PRB) be published in the 

Federal Register. 

The performance review function for 

the SES in NASA is being performed by 

the NASA PRB. The following 

individuals are serving on the Board: 

Performance Review Board 

Chairperson, Associate Administrator 

Deputy Associate Administrator 

Chief Human Capital Officer 

Director for Executive Services 

Associate Administrator for the Office of 

Diversity and Equal Opportunity 

Associate Administrator for the 

Aeronautics Research Mission 

Directorate 

Chief Information Officer 

Center Director, Langley Research 

Center 

Allison Lyons, 

Program Manager, Executive Performance 

Management, Executive Services Division, 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20631 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

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. 

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 in 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 October 15, 2024. 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 or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–4479. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

671), 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 as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2025–011 

1. Applicant: Robin West, VP & GM 

Expeditions, Seabourn Quest, Seabourn 

Cruise Line Ltd., 450 Third Ave. W, 

Seattle, WA 98119. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Waste Management. The 

applicant proposes to operate small, 

battery-operated remotely piloted 

aircraft systems (RPAS) consisting, in 

part, of a quadcopter equipped with 

cameras to collect commercial and 

educational footage of the Antarctic. 

The quadcopter would not be flown 

over concentrations of birds or 

mammals, or over Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas or Historic Sites and 

Monuments. The RPAS would only be 

operated by pilots with extensive 

experience, who are pre-approved by 

the Expedition Leader. Several 

mitigation measures to reduce 

environmental impacts and prevent 

against loss of the quadcopter include 

painting the them a high-visibility color; 

only flying when the wind is less than 

25 knots; flying for only 15 minutes at 

a time to preserve battery life; having 

prop guards on propeller tips, a flotation 

device if operated over water, and an 

‘‘auto go home’’ feature in case of loss 

of control link or low battery; having an 

observer on the lookout for wildlife, 

people, and other hazards; ensuring that 

the separation between the operator and 

quadcopter does not exceed an 

operational range of 500 meters; and 

implementing biosecurity measures by 

using disinfecting agents before and 

after each flight. The applicant is 

seeking a Waste Permit to cover any 

accidental releases that may result from 

operating the RPAS. 

Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: October 

27, 2024–March 6, 2028. 

Permit Application: 2025–013 

2. Applicant: Heather Lynch, Stony 

Brook University, IACS 163, Stony 

Brook, NY 11794. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Waste Management. The 

applicant seeks an Antarctic 

Conservation Act waste management 

permit for activities associated with 

penguin population surveys in the 

Western Antarctic Peninsula and the 

South Shetland Islands. The applicant 

proposes using battery-powered, 

quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles 

(UAVs) to assist in the collection of 

imagery data for a multi-scale 

population census of penguin colonies. 

The UAV will only be flown by a pilot 

with extensive experience. Mitigation 

measures will be put in place to prevent 

loss of aircraft. These measures include 

UAVs being flown by a trained pilot in 

fair-weather conditions and having 

stationed observers maintain visual 

contact with the aircraft at all times. The 

applicant proposes various recovery 

methods in the unlikely event that an 

aircraft is lost over land or sea. These 

measures will limit any potential 

impacts on the Antarctic environment. 

The applicant seeks a waste permit to 

cover any accidental release that may 

result from UAV use. 

Location: King George Island, South 

Shetland Islands; Western Antarctic 

Peninsula. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: 

December 1, 2024–March 1, 2025. 

Alina Pavao, 

Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20681 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

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. 

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 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1