26828 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 93 /Thursday, May 14, 1998 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of permit modification

issued under the Antarctic Conservation

of 1978, Public Law 95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permits issued under the

Antarctic Conservation of 1978. This is

the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

24, 1998 notice was published in the

Federal Register of a request for

modification to permit 95WM1–NSFA/

ASA for waste management activities at

all U.S. Antarctic Program facilities in

Antarctica. The requested modification

would make Antarctic Support

Associates sole holder of the permit.

The requested modification has been

granted. All special conditions of the

original permit remain the same except

for the deletion of references to Naval

Support Force Antarctica (NSFA).

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in

Bioengineering and Environmental

Systems; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Bioengineering and Environmental Systems

(No. 97–87).

Date and Time: June 2–3, 1998; 8:30 am–

5:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 530, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Fred G. Heineken, Program

Director, Biotechnology Engineering,

Division of Bioengineering and

Environmental Systems, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 306–

1318.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate the 1998

Biotechnology proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Infrastructure; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Infrastructure (1754).

Date & Time: June 2–5, 1998; 9am–5pm

daily.

Place: Room 1235, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Judith Verbeke,

Program Director, Plant Genome Research,

Division of Biological Infrastructure, Room

615, NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,

VA 22230, (703) 306–1470.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advance

and recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to the NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Plant

Genome Research proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Design,

Manufacture, and Industrial

Innovation; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended) the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Design,

Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation—

(1194).

Date and Time: June 2, 3, 4, 1998, 8:00

a.m.—5:30 p.m.

Place: Rooms 310, 320, 330, 340, 360, 375,

380, 580, and 730, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of meeting: Closed.

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. George A.

Hazelrigg, Program Director, Design and

Integration Engineering Program, Dr. Delcie

Durham, Program Director, Materials

Processing and Manufacturing Program, Dr.

Ming Leu, Program Director, Manufacturing

Machines and Equipment Program, (703)

306–1330, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to the NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Unsolicited proposals as part of the selection

process for awards.

Reason for closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of proprietary

or confidential nature, including technical

information, financial data such as salaries,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the proposals.

These matters that are exempt under 5 U.S.C.

552bc (4) and (6) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical

and Communications Systems; Notice

of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Electrical and Communications System

(1196).

Date and Time: June 2–3, 1998: 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Room 320, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Persons: Dr. Tien P. Lee, Program

Director, Physical Foundations of Enabling

Technologies (PEET), Division of Electrical

and Communications Systems, National

Science Foundations, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 675, Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone: (703) 306-1339.

Purpose: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate research

proposals in the Physical Foundations of

Enabling Technologies program as part of the

selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as