Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices 53723 

1On September 22, 2008, Nuclear Management 

Company, LLC (NMC) transferred its operating 

authority to Northern States Power Company, a 

Minnesota corporation (NSPM), doing business as 

Xcel Energy. By letter dated September 3, 2008 

(package, ML082240762), NSPM assumed 

responsibility for actions and commitments 

previously submitted by NMC. 

salaries; and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the proposals. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF 

will continue to review the agenda and 

merits of each meeting for overall 

compliance of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

These closed proposal review 

meetings will not be announced on an 

individual basis in the Federal Register. 

NSF intends to publish a notice similar 

to this on a quarterly basis. For an 

advance listing of the closed proposal 

review meetings that include the names 

of the proposal review panel and the 

time, date, place, and any information 

on changes, corrections, or 

cancellations, please visit the NSF Web 

site: http://www.nsf.gov. This 

information may also be requested by 

telephoning, 703/292–8182. 

Dated: August 27, 2010. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21813 Filed 8–31–10; 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 October 1, 2010. 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: 

1. Applicant 

Permit Application No. 2011–005. 

George Waters, 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 Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas, and Import into the 

USA. This notice amends the notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 21, 2010 for George Waters to 

include the installation of four snowmeasurement gauges at Cape Shirreff 

(ASPA #149) and four at Copacabana, 

Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128). Each gauge 

will be constructed with a single metal 

rod, 1.5 to 2.5m in length, and >2.5cm 

in diameter, that will be driven into the 

ground to a depth of circa 0.5m. The 

gauges would be installed at four 

locations at each site, in the vicinity of 

seabird colonies or seal rookeries. The 

applicant recognizes that ultrasonic 

snow-depth sensing equipment is 

available, however positioning such 

devices near seabird and pinniped 

colonies would require additional 

towers/power supplies that are 

currently unavailable at these field sites. 

To take this step would be more 

intrusive to the sites, as it would require 

not only more gear, but more setup and 

installation effort (aka disturbance) near 

the animals. The low-tech solution is 

preferable, and more reliable over time. 

Location 

Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island 

(ASPA #149) and Copacabana field 

camp at Admiralty Bay, King George 

Island (ASPA # 128). 

Dates 

October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21788 Filed 8–26–10; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. 72–10 (50–282/306)] 

Northern States Power Company, a 

Minnesota Corporation; Notice of 

Issuance of Materials License 

Amendment to SNM–2506 Prairie 

Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation at the Prairie Island 

Nuclear Generating Plant Site 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or the Commission) 

has issued Amendment 7 to Materials 

License SNM–2506 held by the 

Northern States Power Company, a 

Minnesota Corporation (NSPM 1 or the 

licensee), authorizing receipt, 

possession, transfer, and storage of 

spent fuel at the Prairie Island 

Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation (ISFSI) located onsite at its 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 

site in Goodhue County, Minnesota. 

This license amendment is effective as 

of the date of its issuance and shall be 

implemented within ninety (90) days of 

the date of issuance. 

By application dated March 28, 2008, 

as supplemented June 26 and August 

29, 2008, June 26 and September 28, 

2009, January 18, May 4, and July 27, 

2010, NSPM requested to amend its 

ISFSI license and to reformat the license 

Technical Specifications (TS) for the 

Prairie Island ISFSI in accordance with 

10 CFR part 72. The licensee proposed 

in the license amendment request (LAR) 

to modify the TN–40 cask for storage of 

higher initially enriched and higher 

burnup fuel. The modified cask is 

designated the TN–40HT storage cask. 

This amendment complies with the 

standards and requirements of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), and the Commission’s rules 

and regulations. The Commission has 

made appropriate findings as required 

by the Act and the Commission’s rules 

and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, 


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