Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices 49711 

Dates 

November 1, 2008 to September 30, 

2009. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–19456 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

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 at Title 

45 Part 670 of 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 September 22, 2008. This 

application 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 (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 as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Permit Application No. 2009–018 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

1. Applicant: Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, 

Director, Sustainable Development, 

Team Leader, Sustainable Coastal 

Margins Program, Texas A&M 

University, 1112, College Station, TX 

77843–1112. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. The applicant plans to enter 

ASPA 116—New College Valley, Cape 

Bird, ASPA 122—Arrival Heights, Ross 

Island, and ASPA 158—Hut Point, Ross 

Island. These sites are specifically 

targeted because of the nature of their 

geology, climatic influences and 

topography. The applicant plans on 

sampling one site as a reference control 

area for the study of the temporal and 

spatial scales of various types of 

disturbances in and around McMurdo 

Station. In addition, a reconnaissance 

flight from Cape Roberts to Cape 

Chocolate to identify an additional 

reference control site will be made. The 

other sites, Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) 

and Hut Point (ASPA 158) have been 

sampled in past field seasons and are 

slated to be sampled as part of the 

ongoing environmental monitoring 

program. 

Location 

ASPA 116—New College Valley, Cape 

Bird, ASPA 122—Arrival Heights, Ross 

Island, and ASPA 158—Hut Point, Ross 

Island. 

Dates 

November 17, 2008 to December 31, 

2008. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–19464 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Draft Regulatory Guide: Granting 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Granting of Request To 

Extend the Comment Period of Draft 

Regulatory Guide (DG)–1200, ‘‘An 

Approach for Determining the Technical 

Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk 

Assessment Results for Risk-Informed 

Activities.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Drouin, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, telephone: (301) 415–6675 or email to Mary.Drouin@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) issued for public 

comment DG–1200, which was 

published in the Federal Register, 73 FR 

35170, on June 20, 2008. DG–1200 is 

proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory 

Guide 1.200 in the agency’s Regulatory 

Guide Series. This series has been 

developed to describe and make 

available to the public such information 

as methods that are acceptable to the 

NRC staff for implementing specific 

parts of the NRC’s regulations, 

techniques that the staff uses in 

evaluating specific problems or 

postulated accidents, and data that the 

staff needs in its review of applications 

for permits and licenses. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff requested receipt of 

comments on DG–1200 by August 25, 

2008, (including any implementation 

schedule) and its associated regulatory 

analysis or value/impact statement. By 

this action, the NRC staff is extending 

the comment period until September 24, 

2008. Comments received after 

September 24, 2008, would be 

considered if practical to do so, but the 

NRC is able to ensure consideration 

only for comments received on or before 

this date. Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

guides currently being developed or 

improvements in all published guides 

are encouraged at any time. 

III. Request To Extend the Comment 

Period 

Basis for the Request 

The NRC received the following 

extension request: 

‘‘There is currently work underway by the 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

(ASME) to address many fundamental issues 

with the Joint ASME/American Nuclear 

Society (ANS) PRA [probabilistic risk 

assessment] Standard, many of which are 

items likely identified in the current RG 

revision. These changes are identified as 

Addendum A to the ASME/ANS Joint PRA 

Standard.’’ ‘‘ASME is currently balloting 

these changes for approval, with a closure of 

the ballot in late August 2008. Once balloted 

and approved, these changes to the Joint 

Standard will be made available to the 

general public. Availability of such 

information will be important for the public 

to make an informed review of the draft RG 

1.200, Revision 2. As a result of this schedule 

mismatch, the PWROG [pressurized water 

reactor owners’ group] requests that the 

review period for the draft RG 1.200, 

Revision 2 be extended to allow the industry 

to integrate the findings and conclusions of 

the ASME/ANS Joint PRA Standard revisions 

in preparing an informed review. The 


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