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grant of a license should be sent to

Ames Research Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by June 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Padilla, Chief Patent Counsel,

NASA Ames Research Center, M/S

202A–3, Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000,

telephone 650–604–5104.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–10614 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Advisory Panel

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel, Design

Arts Section (Creativity, Organizational

Capacity, and New Public Works

categories) to the National Council on

the Arts will be held on May 31–June 1,

2001, in Room 716 at the Nancy Hanks

Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20506. A portion of this

meeting, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

on June 1st, will be for policy

discussion and will be open to the

public. The remaining portions of the

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

May 31st and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00

a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June

1st, will be closed.

The closed portions of these meetings

are for the purpose of Panel review,

discussion, evaluation, and

recommendation on applications for

financial assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

12, 2000, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to (c)(4)(6) and

(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United

States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels that

are open to the public, and, if time

allows, may be permitted to participate

in the panel’s discussions at the

discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 01–10634 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Fellowships Advisory Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby

given that a meeting of the Fellowships

Advisory Panel (American Jazz Masters

category) will be held by teleconference

from 3:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m. on Tuesday

May 22, 2001 from Room 703 at the

Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506.

This meeting is for the purpose of

Panel review, discussion, evaluation,

and recommendations on financial

assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency. In accordance

with the determination of the Chairman

of May 12, 2000, these sessions will be

closed to the public pursuant to

subsection (c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of

section 552b of Title 5, United States

Code.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel

Coordinator, National Endowment for

the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call

202/682–5691.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Operations, Panel Coordinator,

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 01–10633 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Applications Received

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978 (P.L. 95–541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification

received under the Antarctic

Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–

541.

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. 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 a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written data, comments, or

views with respect to these permit

applications by June 1, 2001. Permit

applications 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:

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above

address or (703) 292–7405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, as

directed by the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–541), has

developed regulations that implement

the ‘‘Agreed Measures for the

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and

Flora’’ for all United States citizens. The

Agreed Measures, developed by the

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties,

recommended 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 Specially Protected

Areas and Sites of Special Scientific

Interest.

Description of Permit Modification

Requested

The Foundation issued a permit

(2000–001) to Dr. Steven D. Emslie on

September 21, 1999. The issued permit

allows the applicant access to certain

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas in

order to conduct surveys and

excavations of modern and abandoned

penguin colonies by surveying ice-free

areas to locate evidence of a breeding

colony (pebble and/or bone