Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 2022 / Notices 24593 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Take, Harmful Interference, 

Import into USA, Export From USA. 

The applicant requests an Antarctic 

Conservation Permit authorizing 

activities associated marine mammal 

research in Antarctica. Proposed 

research activities involve conducting 

physiological studies on Weddell seals 

(Leptonychotes weddellii) in Erebus 

Bay, McMurdo Sound, to determine 

factors that contribute to lifetime 

reproductive success and overall fitness. 

The applicant would capture, and 

handle 26 adult-pup pairs each year 

over the course of the reproductive 

cycle. Adult Weddell seals will be 

handled 5 times per season at different 

points in their reproductive cycle and 

pups will be handled 3 times between 

parturition and post-weaning each year. 

Each capture will involve sedation, 

health exams, sample collection, 

ultrasound and possibly the deployment 

of dive instruments. Sampling 

procedures include blood and tissue 

sampling, weighing, flipper tagging, 

ultrasound and taking of morphometric 

measurements. The applicant also 

proposes importing and any salvaged 

tissue or scat collected opportunistically 

during research activities. 

Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo 

Sound, Antarctica. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: October 

2, 2022–September 30, 2027. 

Erika N. Davis, 

Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08883 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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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 received and permit issued. 

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 in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. This is 

the required notice of a requested 

permit modification issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 

292–7420; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation (NSF), 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. 

Description of Permit Modification 

Requested: The Foundation issued a 

permit (ACA 2020–013) to Dr. Nicholas 

Teets on January 2, 2020. The issued 

permit allows the permit holder and 

agents to access sites along the Antarctic 

Peninsula, including ASPAs 108, 126, 

and 134, to collect midges (Belgica 

antarctica) for physiology and genetic 

studies. 

A recent modification to this permit, 

dated January 17, 2021, included ASPA 

149 to the list of protected areas 

authorized for entry under this permit. 

Now the applicant proposes a 

modification to extend the expiration 

date of the permit, which is set to expire 

July 1, 2022. Unforeseen circumstances 

due to the COVID–19 pandemic resulted 

in delayed fieldwork which will now be 

conducted during the 2022–2023 

Antarctic research season. 

The Environmental Officer has 

reviewed the modification request and 

has determined that the amendment is 

not a material change to the permit, and 

it will have a less than a minor or 

transitory impact. 

DATES: January 2, 2020–July 1, 2023. 

The permit modification was issued 

on April 15, 2022. 

Erika N. Davis, 

Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08884 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 

10, 2022. 

PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 

20594. 

STATUS: The one item is open to the 

public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 

68241 Aviation Investigative Report— 

Collision into Terrain, Safari 

Aviation Inc., Airbus AS350 B2, 

N985SA, Kekaha, Hawaii, 

December 26, 2019, ANC20MA010. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Candi Bing at (202) 314–6403 or by 

email at bingc@ntsb.gov. 

Media Information Contact: Eric 

Weiss email at eric.weiss@ntsb.gov or at 

(202) 314–6100. 

Any press and public attending in 

person must comply with the COVID–19 

guidelines and may enter the NTSB 

Conference Center one hour prior to the 

meeting for set up and seating. 

Individuals requesting specific 

accommodations should contact 

Rochelle McCallister at (202) 314–6305 

or by email at Rochelle.McCallister@

ntsb.gov by Wednesday, May 4, 2022. 

Additional Information: The public is 

invited to attend the Safety Board’s 

meeting live by webcast at the Web 

address http://ntsb.windrosemedia.com. 

Further information about attending in 

person will be posted on www.ntsb.gov 

and NTSB social media sites closer to 

the event date. 

Schedule updates, including weatherrelated cancellations, are also available 

at www.ntsb.gov. 

The National Transportation Safety 

Board is holding this meeting under the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). 

Dated: Friday, April 22, 2022. 

Candi R. Bing, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08945 Filed 4–22–22; 4:15 pm] 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, May 5, 2022, 

at 9:00 a.m.; Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 

4:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal 

Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW, in the Benjamin Franklin 

Room. 

STATUS: Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 9:00 

a.m.—Closed. Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 

4:00 p.m.—Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. 

(Closed) 

1. Strategic Issues. 

2. Financial and Operational Matters. 

3. Personnel Matters. 

4. Executive Session. 

5. Administrative Items. 

Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. 

(Open) 

1. Remarks of the Chairman of the 

Board of Governors. 

2. Remarks of the Postmaster General 

and CEO. 


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