Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 201 / Thursday, October 17, 2024 / Notices 83705 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Office of Government Information 

Services 

[NARA–2025–002] 

Meeting Announcement; Chief 

Freedom of Information Act Officers 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of Government 

Information Services (OGIS), National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) and Office of Information 

Policy (OIP), U.S. Department of Justice 

(DOJ). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are announcing a meeting 

of the Chief Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Officers Council, co-chaired by 

the Director of OGIS and the Director of 

OIP. 

DATES: The meeting will be on 

Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 10 

a.m. to noon ET. Please register for the 

meeting no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on 

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (registration 

information is detailed below). 

ADDRESSES: The November 7, 2024, 

meeting will be a virtual meeting. We 

will send access instructions to those 

who register according to the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martha Murphy, by email at ogis@

nara.gov with the subject line ‘‘Chief 

FOIA Officers Council,’’ or by telephone 

at 202–741–5770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public in 

accordance with the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(k)). 

Additional details about the meeting, 

including the agenda, will be available 

on the Chief FOIA Officers Council 

website at https://www.foia.gov/chieffoia-officers-council. 

Procedures: The virtual meeting is 

open to the public. If you wish to offer 

oral public statements during the public 

comment period, you must register in 

advance through Eventbrite at https://

www.eventbrite.com/e/chief-foiaofficers-council-meeting-november-7- 

2024-tickets-1038106633887. You must 

provide an email address so that we can 

provide you with information to access 

the meeting online. Public comments 

will be limited to three minutes per 

individual. We will also live-stream the 

meeting on the National Archives 

YouTube channel, https://

www.youtube.com/live/kH_irXSG5X8 

and include a captioning option. To 

request additional accommodations 

(e.g., a transcript), email ogis@nara.gov 

or call 202–741–5770. Members of the 

media who wish to register, those who 

are unable to register online, and those 

who require special accommodations, 

should contact Martha Murphy (contact 

information listed above). 

Dated: October 10, 2024. 

Alina M. Semo, 

Director, Office of Government Information 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23877 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–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 

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 November 18, 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 

part 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 as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2025–016 

1. Applicant: Kate Raisz, 42 Degrees 

North Media, 685 Centre Street, 

Suite 201, Boston, MA 02130 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area. The applicant proposes 

to enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Area (ASPA) 113, Litchfield Island to 

produce an educational film about the 

ecological research of Dr. Natasja van 

Gestel within the ASPA. All visits will 

be in accordance with the management 

plan for ASPA 113 and the two person 

film team would only enter the ASPA 

accompanied by Dr. van Gestel. 

Location: ASPA 113—Litchfield 

Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, 

Palmer Archipelago. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: 11 

January, 2025–21 January, 2025. 

Permit Application: 2025–017 

2. Applicant: Jesse Casana, Department 

of Anthropology, 3 Tuck Dr., 

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area. The applicant seeks an 

ACA permit to enter a number of 

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas 

(ASPA) listed below in association with 

a systematic archaeological survey of 

the South Shetland Island and the 

Antarctic Peninsula region to document 

known archaeological sites. Surveys 

would be entirely non-destructive and 

non-invasive, using surface based 

mapping and remote sensing. Surveys 

would in part use Remotely Piloted 

Aircraft Systems (RPAS), as well as 

being conducted on foot. Small geologic 

samples would be collected at key sites 

for radiocarbon dating. No disturbance 

of wildlife would occur. 

Location: ASPA 112—Coppermine 

Peninsula, Robert Island; ASPA 125— 

Fildes Peninsula, King George Island; 

ASPA 126—Byers Peninsula, Livingston 

Island; ASPA 128—Western Shore of 

Admiralty Bay, King George Island; 

ASPA 132—Potter Peninsula, King 

George Island; ASPA 133—Harmony 

Cove, Nelson Island; ASPA 148—Mount 

Flora, Hope Bay; ASPA 149—Cape 

Sherriff, Livingston Island; ASPA 150— 

Maxwell Bay, King George Island; ASPA 

151—Lion’s Rump, King George Island; 

ASPA 171—Narebski Point, King George 

Island. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: 2 

February, 2025–2 March, 2025. 

Permit Application: 2025–018 

3. Applicant: Jesse Casana, Department 

of Anthropology, 3 Tuck Dr., 

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 


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