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degrees in science and engineering from

U.S. academic institutions.

3. Burden on the Public

The amount of time to complete the

questionnaire may vary depending on

an individual’s circumstances; however,

on average it will take approximately 30

minutes to complete the survey. We

estimate that the total annual burden

will be 5,737 hours during the year.

Dated: March 1, 2001.

Teresa R. Pierce,

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science

Foundation.

[FR Doc. 01–5417 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

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 April 5, 2001. Permit

applications 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:

Joyce Jatko at the above address or (703)

292–8032.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, under the

authority of the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978, as amended, issued

regulations providing for the

conservation of Antarctic animals and

plants. The regulations provide for a

permit system for various activities in

Antarctica otherwise prohibited,

including entry into Antarctic Specially

Protected Areas, taking of native

mammals, birds, or plants, exporting or

importing any native mammal, bird or

plant, or introducing into Antarctica any

non-native species.

The Application Received Is as Follows

Applicant: H. William Detrich,

Department of Biology, Northeastern

University, Boston, MA 02215.

Permit Application No.: 2001–027.

Activity for Which Permit is

Requested: Introduce into Antarctica.

The applicant proposes to use a mixture

of species of frozen fish tissues from

species native to Patagonian Chile,

specifically Macruronis magellanicus

and Dissostichus eleginoides, as bait in

experimental fishing of fish traps/pots

in the Antarctic peninsula area. The bait

will be used to attempt to capture

Antarctic fish for ongoing studies of

their biochemistry and molecular

biology. In all previous research

seasons, capture of fish specimens has

been carried out exclusively by benthic

trawling. If use of the fish traps proves

to be successful, this method could

reduce the necessity and frequency of

trawling for specimens and resultant

disruption to benthic communities and

could yield a much more diverse sample

of fish species for research work. It is

anticipated that a maximum of twenty

traps using ten to fifteen kilogram

blocks of frozen bait each would be

required.

Location: Antarctic peninsula area in

the vicinities of Low, Brabant, Anvers,

Livingston Islands and Dallmann Bay.

Dates: June 10, 2001 to July 15, 2001.

Joyce A. Jatko,

Acting Permit Officer, Office of Polar

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–5315 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–389]

Florida Power and Light Company, et

al., St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2;

Exemption

1.0 Background

The Florida Power and Light

Company, et al. (FPL, the licensee) is

the holder of Facility Operating License

No. NPF–16, which authorizes

operation of St. Lucie Unit No. 2. The

license provides, among other things,

that the facility is subject to all rules,

regulations, and orders of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,

the Commission) now or hereafter in

effect.

The facility consists of a pressurized

water reactor located in St. Lucie

County, Florida.

2.0 Purpose

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR), part 54 addresses

the various requirements for renewal of

operating licenses for nuclear power

plants. Section 54.17(c) of part 54

specifies:

An application for a renewed license may

not be submitted to the Commission earlier

than 20 years before the expiration of the

operating license currently in effect.

By letter dated October 30, 2000, the

licensee requested an exemption from

10 CFR 54.17(c) for St. Lucie Unit 2. At

the time of the request, there were more

than 22 years remaining until the

expiration of the current operating

license for St. Lucie Unit 2. The

exemption would allow FPL to process

and submit the St. Lucie Unit 2 license

renewal application concurrent with the

St. Lucie Unit 1 license renewal

application. Because of the similarities

in design, operation, maintenance,

operating experience and environments

of the two St. Lucie units, many of the

analyses to be performed for Unit 1

would be directly applicable to Unit 2.

Based on an anticipated submittal of

a renewal application in June 2002, this

exemption would permit the licensee to

submit a license renewal request for St.

Lucie Unit 2 approximately 1 year

earlier than the date specified by 10 CFR

54.17(c), in order to allow it to be

prepared and submitted concurrently

with the license renewal application for

St. Lucie Unit 1.

3.0 Discussion

Pursuant to 10 CFR 54.15, the

Commission may, upon application by

any interested person or upon its own

initiative, grant exemptions from the

requirements of 10 CFR part 54, in

accordance with the provisions of 10

CFR 50.12, when (1) the exemptions are

authorized by law, will not present an

undue risk to public health or safety,

and are consistent with the common

defense and security; and (2) when

special circumstances are present.

The requirements for exemption are

discussed below:

3.1 Authorized by Law

The Commission’s basis for

establishing the 20-year limit contained

in Section 54.17(c) is discussed in the

1991 Statements of Consideration for

Part 54 (56 FR 64963). The limit was

established to ensure that substantial

operating experience was accumulated

by a licensee before a renewal

application is submitted such that any