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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. 

2011–016, Paul Ponganis, Center for 

Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 

University of California, San Diego, La 

Jolla, CA 92093–0204. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take, Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas, and Import into the 

USA. The applicant plans to study the 

diving physiology and behavior of 

emperor penguins at sea. Physiological 

responses underlie the dive capacity 

and the ability to successfully forage at 

depth. Heart rate, in particular, is key to 

the management of oxygen stores at 

seas, and the ability of birds to perform 

repetitive deep dives. The will deploy 

electro-cardiogram recorders and dive 

behavior recorders on birds making 

foraging trips to sea from Cape 

Washington. 

In addition, censusing of birds will be 

conducted to continue the long term 

population monitoring of the Ross Sea 

emperor penguin population (day visits 

to Cape Crozier, ASPA 124 and Beaufort 

Island ASPA 105 colonies, aerial 

censuses of Franklin Island, Cape 

Colbeck, Coulman Island and Cape 

Roget, and photo/counting census at 

Cape Washington, including abandoned 

egg and chick carcass counts, and 

assessment of check health.) 

Leopard seal research assesses the 

impact of leopard seals on the emperor 

colony as well as the hunting strategies 

of leopard seals. Leopard seals will be 

sedated for weighing and attachment of 

a backpack camera and radio 

transmitter. The camera and radio 

transmitter will be removed after about 

a week. 

Location 

Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Beaufort 

Island (ASPA 105), and Cape 

Washington. 

Dates 

October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23329 Filed 9–17–10; 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 20, 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 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. 

2011–017. Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, 

Department of Oceanography, Rm. 608 

Eller Oceanography and Meteorology 

Building, 3146 TAMU, College Station, 

TX 778843–3146. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take, Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas, and Import into the 

USA. The applicant plans to center 

Cape Royds (ASPA 157), Bratina Island, 

Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) and Hut 

Point (ASPA 158) as part of an 

environmental study. Cape Royds and 

Bratina Island will be samples as two 

reference controls sites for their study of 

the temporal and spatial scales of 

various types of disturbances in and 

around McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 

The sampling locations at Cape Royds 

will be situated to avoid disturbance to 

biota in the area. The other sites, Arrival 

Heights and Hut Point, have been 

sampled in past field seasons and are 

slated to be sampled as part of the 

ongoing environmental monitoring 

program. 

Location 

Cape Royds (ASPA 157), Bratina 

Island, Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) and 

Hut Point (ASPA 158). 

Dates 

November 12, 2010 to December 31, 

2010. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23333 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2010–0298; Docket No. 50–346] 

First Energy Nuclear Operating 

Company; Notice of Receipt and 

Availability of Application for Renewal 

of Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, 

Unit 1, Facility Operating License No. 

NPF–003 for an Additional 20-Year 

Period 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or Commission) has 

received an application, dated August 

30, 2010, from FirstEnergy Nuclear 

Operating Company, filed pursuant to 

Section 104(b) of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 

CFR part 54), to renew the operating 

license for the Davis-Besse Nuclear 

Power Station (DBNPS), Unit 1. 

Renewal of the license would authorize 

the applicant to operate the facility for 

an additional 20-year period beyond the 

period specified in the current operating 

license. The current operating license 

for DBNPS, Unit 1, NPF–003, expires on 

April 17, 2017. DBNPS, Unit 1, is a 

Pressurized Water Reactor designed by 

Babcock & Wilcox that is located near 

Toledo, Ohio. The acceptability of the 

tendered application for docketing, and 

other matters including an opportunity 

to request a hearing, will be the subject 

of subsequent Federal Register notices. 

Copies of the application are available 

to the public at the Commission’s Public 

Document Room (PDR), located at One 


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