58986 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 8, 2008 / Notices 

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 

(703) 292–7000. 

Ann Ferrante, 

Writer-Editor. 

[FR Doc. E8–23831 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

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, Pub. L. 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 November 7, 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 a requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

Permit Application No. 2009–020 

1. Applicant: Mary Miller, 

Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94123. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas (ASPA’s). The applicant is a 

participant in the USAP Artists and 

Writer’s Program and plans to visit 

penguin rookeries (ASPA 124—Cape 

Crozier and ASPA 121—Cape Royds) 

and the historic huts (ASPA 157— 

Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds and ASPA 

158 Hut Point, Ross Island) in order to 

take photographs and video for ‘‘Ice 

Stories: Dispatches from Polar 

Scientists’’ an education and public 

outreach project. 

Location 

McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica. 

Dates 

December 1, 2008 to January 7, 2009. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–23716 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permits Issued Under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permits issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

This is the required notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

22, 2008, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of permit applications 

received. Permits were issued on 

September 26, 2008 to: 

Lisa K. Blatt, Permit No. 2009–010. 

Hubertus Staudigel, Permit No. 2009– 

016. 

Cheryl E. Leonard, Permit No. 2009– 

017. 

Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, Permit No. 

2009–018. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23714 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form 20–F, OMB Control No. 3235–0288, 

SEC File No. 270–156. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form 20–F (17 CFR 249.220f) is used 

by foreign private issuers to either 

register a class of securities under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) (15 

U.S.C. 78l(b) or 78l(g))(Exchange Act) or 

to satisfy their annual report obligation 

pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 

Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m and 

78o(d)). The information collected is 

intended to enable investors in foreign 

private issuers to make informed 

investment decisions. Form 20–F takes 

approximately 2,611 hours per response 

to prepare and is filed by 942 foreign 

private issuers annually. We estimate 

that 25% of the 2,611 hours per 

response (652.75 hours) is prepared by 

the issuer for an annual reporting 

burden of 614,891 hours (652.75 hours 

per response x 942 responses). The 

remaining 75% of the burden hours is 

prepared by outside counsel. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Please direct your written comments 

to Lewis W. Walker, Acting Director/ 


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