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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 a requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

1. Permit Application No.: 2008–023. 

Applicant: Gary Hochman, NET 

Television (PBS), 1800 N. 33rd Street, 

Lincoln, NE 68503. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. The applicant plans to enter 

Arrival Heights (ASPA #122), Discovery 

Hut, Hut Point (ASPA #158), Cape 

Royds (ASPA 157), Cape Evans (ASPA 

#155) and Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) for 

the purpose of videotaping a variety of 

International Polar Year (IPY) scientific 

research, landscapes, aerials, and 

scenery for a broadcast on the PBS 

science series, NOVA. 

Location 

Arrival Heights (ASPA #122), 

Discovery Hut, Hut Point (ASPA #158), 

Cape Royds (ASPA 157), Cape Evans 

(ASPA #155) and Cape Crozier (ASPA 

124). 

Dates: November 10, 2007 to January 

20, 2008. 

2. Permit Application No.: 2008–024. 

Applicant: Geoff Haines-Stiles 

Productions, Inc., POLAR-PALOOZA, 

27 Washington Valley Road, 

Morristown, NJ 07960. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. The applicant plans to enter New 

College Valley, Cape Bird (ASPA #116), 

Cape Royds (ASPA #121), Backdoor 

Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA #157), Hut 

Point (ASPA #158), Cape Crozier (ASPA 

#124), Tramway Ridge, Mount Erebus 

(ASPA #130), Canada Glacier, Lake 

Fryxell, Taylor Valley (ASPA #131), 

and, Cape Evans (ASPA #155) to 

videotape scientific research conducted 

at these sites. The footage will be used 

in a series of pod casts and web video 

materials on the International Polar Year 

(IPY). 

Location 

New College Valley, Cape Bird (ASPA 

#116), Cape Royds (ASPA #121), 

Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 

#157), Hut Point (ASPA #158), Cape 

Crozier (ASPA #124), Tramway Ridge, 

Mount Erebus (ASPA #130), Canada 

Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley 

(ASPA #131), Cape Evans (ASPA #155), 

Dry Valley ASMA 2 and South Pole 

Station. 

Dates: November 12, 2007 to April 20, 

2008. 

3. Permit Application No.: 2008–025. 

Applicant: Rennie S. Holt, Director, 

U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla 

Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take, enter an Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area, and import into the 

U.S.A. The applicant plans to capture 

up to 35 adult female Southern Elephant 

seals annually in order to tag, dye mark, 

take blood samples, weigh, take 

whisker, muscle and blubber samples, 

and instrument the animals with SRDL 

and VHF recorders and transmitters. 

The information and samples collected 

will be used to study the foraging 

behavior and habitat utilization of the 

Southern Elephant seals. 

Location 

Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, 

Livingston Island (ASPA #149). 

Dates: November 15, 2007 to April 30, 

2011. 

4. Permit Application No.: 2008–027. 

Applicant: David Caron, Department 

of Biological Sciences, University of 

Southern California, 3616 Trousdale 

Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089–0371. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take and export from the U.S.A. The 

applicant wishes to bring Gemingera sp. 

(a cryptophpyta micro alga), originally 

collected in Antarctica, back to 

Antarctica for use in experiments to 

quantify grazing on this cryptophyte. 

The applicant plans to use this alga in 

case the naturally occurring alga is not 

in high abundance in the Ross Sea. 

Experiments will be conducted onboard 

the Nathaniel B. Palmer during the Ross 

Sea cruise. 

Location 

Ross Sea. 

Dates: December 15, 2007 to March 

15, 2008. 

5. Permit Application No.: 2008–028. 

Applicant: Craig Tweedie, University 

of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University 

Avenue, 226 Biology Bldg., El Paso, TX 

79968. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take and import into the U.S.A. The 

applicant plans to collect small samples 

of lichens, moss, algae and vascular 

planats (Deschampsia sp. and 

Collobanthus sp.) to meet the goals of an 

NSF funded International Polar Year 

(IPY) education grant. The applicant 

will provide a unique Antarctic field 

based education experience to minority 

majority undergraduate and graduate 

students and teachers. Students will be 

instructed in detail how to make 

collections in a manner that does not 

affect the aesthetics of the site, does not 

impact the experience of other tourists 

visiting Antarctica, and is performed in 

such a way to minimize the ecological 

footprint of the collection process. 

Location 

Various locations in the Antarctic 

Peninsula as selected by the Expedition 

Leader onboard the cruise ship. 

Dates: November 1, 2007 to December 

31, 2007. 

6. Permit Application No.: 2008–029. 

Applicant: David L. Barbeau, Jr., 

Department of Geological Sciences, 

University of South Carolina, 701 

Sumter St., EWS 617, Columbia, SC 

29208. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter and Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area. The applicant plans to 

enter the Mount Flora region (ASPA 

#148) to collect bedrock (sandstone and 

mud rock) to constrain the age of 

opening of the Drake Passage in order to 

assess the influence of plate kinematics 

and ocean gateway development on 

Antarctic glaciations. 

Location 

Mount Flora (ASPA #148), Antarctic 

Peninsula. 

Dates: November 1, 2007 to December 

31, 2007. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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DATE: Weeks of October 22, 29; 

November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2007. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 

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60032 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 23, 2007 / Notices 

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) 

(Tentative). 

a. Final Rule—Clarification of NRC 

Civil Penalty Authority Over 

Contractors and Subcontractors 

Who Discriminate Against 

Employees for Engaging in 

Protected Activities (RIN 3150–

AH49) (Tentative). 

b. Pa’ina Hawaii, LLC (Material 

License Application) (Tentative). 

This meeting will be Web cast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

9:30 a.m. 

Periodic Briefing on New Reactor 

Issues, Part 1 (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: Roger Rihm, 301–415–

7807). 

This meeting will be Web cast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

1:30 p.m. 

Periodic Briefing on New Reactor 

Issues, Part 2 (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: Roger Rihm, 301–415–

7807). 

This meeting will be Web cast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of October 29, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of October 29, 2007. 

Week of November 5, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 5, 2007. 

Week of November 12, 2007—Tentative 

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 

9:30 a.m. 

Meeting with Advisory Committee on 

Nuclear Waste and Materials 

(ACNW&M) (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: Antonio Dias, 301–415–

6805). 

This meeting will be Web cast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of November 19, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 19, 2007. 

Week of November 26, 2007—Tentative 

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 

9:30 a.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). 

1:30 p.m. 

Briefing on Equal Employment 

Opportunity (EEO) Programs 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Sandra 

Talley, 301–415–8059). 

This meeting will be Web cast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

* The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings, 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html. 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Rohn Brown, at 301–492–2279, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

REB3@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: October 18, 2007. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

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Biweekly Notice; Applications and 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses Involving No Significant 

Hazards Considerations 

I. Background 

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission or NRC 

staff) is publishing this regular biweekly 

notice. The Act requires the 

Commission publish notice of any 

amendments issued, or proposed to be 

issued and grants the Commission the 

authority to issue and make 

immediately effective any amendment 

to an operating license upon a 

determination by the Commission that 

such amendment involves no significant 

hazards consideration, notwithstanding 

the pendency before the Commission of 

a request for a hearing from any person. 

This biweekly notice includes all 

notices of amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued from September 

27, 2007, to October 10, 2007. The last 

biweekly notice was published on 

October 9, 2007 (72 FR 57352). 

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses, Proposed No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

and Opportunity for a Hearing 

The Commission has made a 

proposed determination that the 

following amendment requests involve 

no significant hazards consideration. 

Under the Commission’s regulations in 

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation 

of the facility in accordance with the 

proposed amendment would not (1) 

involve a significant increase in the 

probability or consequences of an 

accident previously evaluated; or (2) 

create the possibility of a new or 

different kind of accident from any 

accident previously evaluated; or (3) 

involve a significant reduction in a 

margin of safety. The basis for this 

proposed determination for each 

amendment request is shown below. 

The Commission is seeking public 

comments on this proposed 

determination. Any comments received 

within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice will be 

considered in making any final 

determination. Within 60 days after the 

date of publication of this notice, the 

licensee may file a request for a hearing 

with respect to issuance of the 

amendment to the subject facility 

operating license and any person whose 

interest may be affected by this 

proceeding and who wishes to 

participate as a party in the proceeding 

must file a written request for a hearing 

and a petition for leave to intervene. 

Normally, the Commission will not 

issue the amendment until the 

expiration of 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. The 

Commission may issue the license 

amendment before expiration of the 60- 

day period provided that its final 

determination is that the amendment 

involves no significant hazards 

consideration. In addition, the 

Commission may issue the amendment 

prior to the expiration of the 30-day 

comment period should circumstances 

change during the 30-day comment 

period such that failure to act in a 

timely way would result, for example in 

derating or shutdown of the facility. 

Should the Commission take action 

prior to the expiration of either the 

comment period or the notice period, it 

will publish in the Federal Register a 

notice of issuance. Should the 

Commission make a final No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 


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