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Agenda 

Thursday, October 31, 2024 

• Call to Order and Official Opening of 

the Meeting 

• Approval of Minutes of the March 

2024 MPS Meeting 

• MPS Directorate Update 

• Research Security 

• CHIPS and Science Act requirement 

for NSF Investment in EPSCOR 

Jurisdictions 

• Science Highlight 

• The Report of the Committee of 

Visitors for the Division of 

Mathematical Sciences 

• NSF Artificial Intelligence Institutes 

with MPS Participation 

• Broader Impacts at Facilities 

• Preparation for the Meeting with the 

NSF Director, Chief Science Officer, 

and Director’s Chief of Staff on Day 2 

• Closing Remarks and Adjourn for the 

Day 

Friday, November 1, 2024 

• Welcome and Overview of Agenda 

• Science Highlight 

• The Report of the Committee of 

Visitors for the Division of Chemistry 

• The NSF Budget 

• Discussion with the NSF Director, 

NSF Chief Science Officer, and NSF 

Director’s Chief of Staff 

• Closing Remarks and Adjourn 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22331 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Modification Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit modification 

request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of requests to modify permits 

issued to conduct activities regulated 

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 

1978. This is the required notice of a 

requested permit modification. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by October 30, 2024. Permit 

applications 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: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 

292–4479; or ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

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 as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Description of Permit Modification 

Requested: The Foundation issued a 

permit (ACA 2023–004) to Steve Emslie 

on July 27, 2022. The issued permit 

allows for take and harmful interference 

associated with research examining 

ecological responses in diet and foraging 

behavior of the Adelie penguin 

(Pygoscelis adeliae) in Antarctica. The 

permit holder may collect up to 150 

ancient and modern penguin tissues per 

year at active and abandoned penguin 

colonies in the Ross Sea region. The 

permit holder may enter ASPAs 104, 

105, 106, 121, 124, 159, 161, and 165. 

A recent modification to this permit, 

dated June 25, 2024, permitted the 

applicant to also enter ASPA 178 in 

association with this research. 

Now the applicant proposes a 

modification to the permit to collect 

small tissue samples from Weddell, 

Crabeater, Southern Elephant, and 

Leopard mummified seal carcasses in 

the Ross Sea Region. The applicant 

proposes to take up to 10 samples from 

each species. Mummies would be 

samples in the field, at their original 

location and samples weighing less than 

15g would be taken from the mouth, 

lung, and anal area. Samples will 

undergo RNA analysis, radiocarbon 

dating, and any remaining tissue will be 

archived at the University of South 

Carolina. The applicant has a pending 

Marine Mammal Protection Act permit 

under consideration for this research. 

Location: Ross Sea Region. 

Dates: October 31, 2024–December 31, 

2025. 

Alina Pavao, 

Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22288 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: According to the provisions of 

section 10 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given 

that a virtual meeting of the Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee 

will be held on Thursday, October 17, 

2024. There will be no in-person 

gathering for this meeting. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held 

on October 17, 2024, beginning at 10 

a.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Paunoiu, 202–606–2858, or email pay 

policy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee is composed of a Chair, five 

representatives from labor unions 

holding exclusive bargaining rights for 

Federal prevailing rate employees, and 

five representatives from Federal 

agencies. Entitlement to membership on 

the Committee is provided for in 5 

U.S.C. 5347. 

The Committee’s primary 

responsibility is to review the Prevailing 

Rate System and other matters pertinent 

to establishing prevailing rates under 

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as 

amended, and from time to time advise 

the Office of Personnel Management. 

Annually, the Chair compiles a report 

of pay issues discussed and concluded 

recommendations. These reports are 

available to the public. Reports for 

calendar years 2008 to 2023 are posted 

at http://www.opm.gov/fprac. Previous 

reports are also available, upon written 

request to the Committee. 

The public is invited to submit 

material in writing to the Chair on 

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to 

be deserving of the Committee’s 

attention. Additional information on 

these meetings may be obtained by 

contacting the Committee at Office of 

Personnel Management, Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 

Room 7H31, 1900 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606–2858. 

This meeting is open to the public, 

with an audio option for listening. This 

notice sets forth the participation 

guidelines for the meeting. 

Meeting Agenda. The committee 

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Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

related to the determination of 

prevailing wage rates for the Federal 

Wage System. The committee’s agenda 

is approved one week prior to the public 

meeting and will be available upon 

request at that time. 

Public Participation: The October 17, 

2024, meeting of the Federal Prevailing 

Rate Advisory Committee is open to the 

public through advance registration. 

Public participation is available for the 

meeting. All individuals who plan to 

attend the virtual public meeting to 

listen must register by sending an email 

to paypolicy@opm.gov with the subject 

line ‘‘October 17, 2024’’ no later than 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 

The following information must be 

provided when registering: 

• Name. 

• Agency and duty station. 

• Email address. 

• Your topic of interest. 

Members of the press, in addition to 

registering for this event, must also 

RSVP to media@opm.gov by October 15, 

2024. 

A confirmation email will be sent 

upon receipt of the registration. Audio 

teleconference information for 

participation will be sent to registrants 

the morning of the virtual meeting. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Kayyonne Marston, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22255 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. CP2020–169; MC2024–727 and 

K2024–20; MC2024–728 and K2024–21; 

MC2024–729 and K2024–22; MC2024–730 

and K2024–23; MC2024–731 and K2024–24; 

MC2024–732 and K2024–25; MC2024–733 

and K2024–26; MC2024–734 and K2024–27; 

MC2024–735 and K2024–28; MC2024–736 

and K2024–29] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: October 1, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405, the 

Commission gives notice that the Postal 

Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the Market Dominant or 

the Competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the Market 

Dominant or the Competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern Market Dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 

CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

Competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 

39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: CP2020–169; Filing 

Title: Notice of United States Postal 

Service of Modification to Rates Under 

the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 

Prime Agreement; Filing Acceptance 

Date: September 23, 2024; Filing 

Authority: 39 CFR 3035.105; Public 

Representative: Katalin K. Clendenin; 

Comments Due: October 1, 2024. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–727 and 

K2024–20; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 360 to the 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: September 23, 2024; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

3035.105, and 3041.310; Public 

Representative: Samuel Robinson; 

Comments Due: October 1, 2024. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2024–728 and 

K2024–21; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 361 to the 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: September 23, 2024; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

3035.105, and 3041.310; Public 

Representative: Samuel Robinson; 

Comments Due: October 1, 2024. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2024–729 and 

K2024–22; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail 

& USPS Ground Advantage Contract 373 

to the Competitive Product List and 

Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; 

Filing Acceptance Date: September 23, 

2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 

39 CFR 3035.105, and 3041.310; Public 

Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; 

Comments Due: October 1, 2024. 

5. Docket No(s).: MC2024–730 and 

K2024–23; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail 

& USPS Ground Advantage Contract 374 

to the Competitive Product List and 

Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; 

Filing Acceptance Date: September 23, 

2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 

39 CFR 3035.105, and 3041.310; Public 

Representative: Alain Brou; Comments 

Due: October 1, 2024. 

6. Docket No(s).: MC2024–731 and 

K2024–24; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail 

& USPS Ground Advantage Contract 375 

to the Competitive Product List and 

Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; 

Filing Acceptance Date: September 23, 

2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 

39 CFR 3035.105, and 3041.310; Public 

Representative: Alain Brou; Comments 

Due: October 1, 2024. 


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