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ADDRESSES: Comments should be female adult Fur seals and 30 pups SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, annually and collect blood samples to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs, National measure the maternal energy has received a request to modify a Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson expenditure during the perinatal period permit issued to conduct activities Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. and measure milk intake in pups regulated under the Antarctic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: throughout the attendance period. Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95– Nadene G. Kennedy at the above Studies of the energetics of lactating 541; Code of Federal Regulations Title address or (703) 292–7405. Antarctic fur seals and their pups will 45, Part 670), as amended by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The provide a better understanding of their Antarctic Science, Tourism and National Science Foundation, as role in the coastal marine ecosystems of Conservation Act of 1996. directed by the Antarctic Conservation South Shetland Islands and the DATES: Interested parties are invited to Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as potential impact of commercial krill submit written data, comments, or amended by the Antarctic Science, fisheries. views with respect to the permit Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, The applicant also proposes to salvage modification by October 19, 2005. The has developed regulations for the dead specimens from pinniped and permit modification request may be establishment of a permit system for cetacean species found inspected by interested parties at the various activities in Antarctica and opportunistically on the beaches or Permit Office, address below. designation of certain animals and washed ashore. All specimens will be inventoried with the AMLR Program in ADDRESSES: Comments should be certain geographic areas a requiring addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, special protection. The regulations La Jolla, California. Location: South Shetland Islands Office of Polar Programs, National establish such a permit system to vicinity. Cape Shirreff, Livingston Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson designate Antarctic Specially Protected Island (including San Telmo Islands). Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Areas. Date: November 15, 2005 to June 1, The applications received are as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 2007. follows: Polly A. Penhale or Nadene G. Kennedy Permit Application No. 2006–022 at the above address or (703) 292–8030. Permit Application No. 2206–021 Description of Permit Modification 3. Applicant: Molly F. Miller, 1. Applicant: Mahion C. Kennicutt II, Requested: On November 1, 2001, the Department of Earth/Environmental Director of Sustainable Development, National Science Foundation issued a Sciences, 35–0117, Vanderbilt Office of the Vice President for Waste Management Permit (2002 WM– University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Research, 1112 Texas A&M 002) to Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S. Nashville, TN 37235. University, College Station, TX Antarctic Marine Living Resources 77843–1112. Activity for which Permit is (AMLR) Program, for the operation of a Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially Activity for Which Permit is remote field camp at Cape Shirreff, Protected Area. The applicant proposes Requested: Enter Antarctic specially Livingston Island, Antarctica. The to enter just inside the boundaries of the Protected Areas. The applicant proposes permit holder wishes to modify this Barwick Valley Antarctic Specially to enter the following protected sites: permit to include the use of doubly Protected Area (ASPA #123) to search Cape Evans (ASPA #154), and Arrival labeled water (tritiated and oxygen-18) for in situ fossils and use them and Heights (ASPA #122) to collect soil to measure energetics in Antarctic fur characteristics of the surrounding samples and permafrost measurements. seal pups. These radioisotopes will be sedimentary rocks to constrain the These sites are specifically targeted added to the list of designated environmental and climate conditions. because of the nature of their geology, pollutants covered under the existing The project plans to test models of climatic influences, and topography. permit. climate change during the Permian- One site, Cape Evans, has been chosen Approval of the modification Triassic and evaluate the effects of the as a reference control area for the study requested will still ensure that waste climate change on diverse components of temporal and spatial scales of various management and regulatory of the ecosystem. types of disturbances in and around Location: Barwick and Balham requirements are met while providing a McMurdo Station. Arrival Heights has Valleys (ASPA #123). streamlined approach to waste been sampled in past field seasons and Dates: October 1, 2005 to February 28, management. The duration of the is slated to be sampled as part of the 2007. requested modification is coincident ongoing environmental monitoring with the current permit which expires program. Nadene G. Kennedy, on April 30, 2006. Location: Cape Evans (ASPA #154) Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. Nadene G. Kennedy, and Arrival Heights (ASPA #122). [FR Doc. 05–18572 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am] Permit Officer. Dates: November 21, 2005 to BILLING CODE 7555–01–M December 31, 2005. [FR Doc. 05–18573 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–M Permit Application No. 2002–007 Mod. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 Applicant: Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S. Notice of Permit Modification Request NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AMLR Program, Southwest Fisheries Received Under the Antarctic Notice of Permits Issued Under the Science Center, National Marine Conservation Act of 1978 Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038. ACTION: Notice of permit modification AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Activity for Which Permit is request received under the Antarctic ACTION: Notice of permits issued under Requested: Take and Import into the Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95– the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, U.S. The applicant proposes to inject 541. Public Law 95–541. doubly labeled water (DLW) into 15

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SUMMARY: The National Science Instruction B of Form 40–F. These added, deleted or postponed, please Foundation (NSF) is required to publish amendments require companies, other contact: notice of permits issued under the than registered investment companies, The Office of the Secretary at (202) Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. to include in their annual reports a 551–5400. This is the required notice. report of management and an Dated: September 14, 2005. DATES: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit accompanying auditor’s report on the Jonathan G. Katz, company’s internal control over Office, Office of Polar Programs, Rm. Secretary. financial reporting. The amendments 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 [FR Doc. 05–18665 Filed 9–15–05; 10:59 am] Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. also require a company’s management to BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July evaluate as of the end of each fiscal 27, 2005, the National Science period any change in the company’s Foundation published a notice in the internal control over financial reporting SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Federal Register of permit applications that occurred during the period that has COMMISSION received. A permit was issued on materially affected, or is reasonably August 31, 2005 to: likely to materially affect, the [Release No. 35–28028] Rebecca J. Gast, Permit No. 2006–019. company’s internal control over financial reporting. If approved, a Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Nadene G. Kennedy, company that is not an accelerated filer Company Act of 1935, as Amended Permit Officer. would have to comply with the internal (‘‘Act’’) [FR Doc. 05–18574 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am] control over financial reporting September 12, 2005. BILLING CODE 7555–01–M requirements for its first fiscal year Notice is hereby given that the ending on or after July 15, 2007. following filing(s) has/have been made For further information, please with the Commission pursuant to SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE contact Sean Harrison, Special Counsel, provisions of the Act and rules COMMISSION Division of Corporation Finance, at promulgated under the Act. All (202) 551–3430. interested persons are referred to the Sunshine Act Meeting 2. The Commission will consider application(s) and/or declaration(s) for whether to propose amendments to the Notice is hereby given, pursuant to complete statements of the proposed ‘‘accelerated filer’’ definition in Rule the provisions of the Government in the transaction(s) summarized below. The 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the application(s) and/or declaration(s) and 1934 to: Securities and Exchange Commission any amendment(s) is/are available for will hold the following meetings during a. Create a new category of accelerated public inspection through the the week of September 19, 2005: filer that would include reporting Commission’s Branch of Public An Open Meeting will be held on companies with a public float of $700 Reference. Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 10 million or more; and Interested persons wishing to a.m. in Room L–002, the Auditorium, b. Ease some of the current comment or request a hearing on the and a Closed Meeting will be held on restrictions on the exit of companies application(s) and/or declaration(s) Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 2 p.m. from accelerated filer status. should submit their views in writing by Commissioners, Counsel to the The proposed amendments also October 7, 2005, to the Secretary, Commissioners, the Secretary to the would amend the final phase-in of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission, and recording secretaries Form 10–K and Form 10–Q accelerated 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain filing deadlines that is scheduled to take 20549–9303, and serve a copy on the staff members who have an interest in effect next year. Accelerated filers relevant applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) the matters may also be present. currently are scheduled to become at the address(es) specified below. Proof The General Counsel of the subject to a 60-day filing deadline for of service (by affidavit or, in the case of Commission, or his designee, has their Form 10–K annual reports filed for an attorney at law, by certificate) should certified that, in his opinion, one or fiscal years ending on or after December be filed with the request. Any request more of the exemptions set forth in 5 15, 2005, and a 35–day deadline for the for hearing should identify specifically U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and three subsequently filed quarterly the issues of facts or law that are (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), reports on Form 10–Q. disputed. A person who so requests will 9(ii) and (10) permit consideration of For further information, please be notified of any hearing, if ordered, the scheduled matters at the Closed contact Katherine Hsu, Special Counsel, and will receive a copy of any notice or Meeting. Division of Corporation Finance, at order issued in the matter. After October Commissioner Glassman, as duty (202) 551–3430. 7, 2005, the application(s) and/or officer, voted to consider the items The subject matters of the Closed declaration(s), as filed or as amended, listed for the closed meeting in closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, may be granted and/or permitted to session. September 22, 2005, will be: become effective. The subject matters of the Open Formal orders of investigations; Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Institution and settlement of Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al. (70– September 21, 2005 will be: injunctive actions; and 10330) 1. The Commission will consider Institution and settlement of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (‘‘Allegheny’’), whether to extend the date by which administrative proceedings of an a registered holding company, and its companies that are not accelerated filers enforcement nature. wholly-owned public utility company must comply with certain amendments At times, changes in Commission subsidiary, Monongahela Power to Rules 13a–15 and 15d–15 under the priorities require alterations in the Company (‘‘Monongahela’’ and, together Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Items scheduling of meeting items. with Allegheny, the ‘‘Applicants’’), 800 308(a) and (b) of Regulations S–K and For further information and to Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, S–B, Item 15 of Form 20–F, and General ascertain what, if any, matters have been Pennsylvania 15601, have filed an

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