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at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at: http://

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cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and dates of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http://

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comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

IV. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2017. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19466 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a 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 in 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 16, 2017. 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: 

Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address or ACApermits@

nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

670), 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. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2018–006 

1. Applicant: Greg Neri, 9612 Woodland 

Ridge Dr., Tampa, FL 33637. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant, 

an author supported by NSF’s Antarctic 

Artists and Writers Program, would 

enter ASPAs 121, 155, 157, and 158 to 

visit the Adelie penguin colony and the 

Ross Island historic huts. These visits 

will inform the applicant’s writing 

about the research occurring in and 

around McMurdo Station and help to 

establish background materials for his 

childrens’ novel about Antarctic 

scientists and their work, past and 

present. The applicant would be 

escorted by experienced scientists while 

visiting ASPA 121, Cape Royds, in order 

to ensure the protection of the penguins 

and will abide by the management plans 

of all ASPAs visited. The results of this 

work are expected to be useful for 

outreach and education about 

Antarctica and the scientific research 

conducted there. 

Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, 

Ross Island; ASPA 155, Cape Evans, 

Ross Island; ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, 

Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 158 Hut 

Point, Ross Island. 

Dates: October 18–December 1, 2017. 

Permit Application: 2018–009 

2. Applicant: Kirsten Carlson, 676 Iana 

Street, Kailua, HI 96734 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant, 

an artist supported by NSF’s Antarctic 

Artists and Writers Program, would 

enter ASPAs 121, 155, 157, and 158 to 

visit the Adelie penguin colony and the 

Ross Island historic huts. The applicant 

would observe, sketch, and photograph 

the huts and the penguins. The 

applicant would be escorted by 

experienced scientists while visiting 

ASPA 121, Cape Royds, in order to 

ensure the protection of the penguins 

and will abide by the management plans 

of all ASPAs visited. The results of this 

work are expected to be useful for 

outreach and education about 

Antarctica and the scientific research 

conducted there. 

Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, 

Ross Island; ASPA 155, Cape Evans, 

Ross Island; ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, 

Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 158 Hut 

Point, Ross Island. 

Dates: October 20–November 30, 

2017. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19503 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a 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 in 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 16, 2017. 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: 

Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address or ACApermits@

nsf.gov. 


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