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46194 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 12, 2018 / Notices midazolam and butorphanol was Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo Activities/Office of Director/National allowed for use in the first cohort at 3, Sound; ASPA 121, Cape Royds. Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 5, and 7–8 weeks of age time points. A Dates of Permitted Activities: October Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; (Email: combination of midazolam and 1, 2018—September 30, 2020. [email protected]/. Telephone: (703) ketamine could have been used on 7–8- 3. Description of Permit Modification 292–2983). week-old pups, if deemed necessary. Requested: The Foundation issued a Minutes: May be obtained from Metabolic and morphometric permit (ACA 2017–005) to David Ainley https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/ measurements were to be conducted on on July 27, 2016. The issued permit minutes.jsp. a second, separate cohort of five pups at allows the permit holder and agents to Purpose of Meeting: To provide each of the four time points. Sedation of enter three Antarctic Specially Protected advice, recommendations, and oversight seal pups in the second cohort, with a Areas (ASPAs); observe Adelie concerning support for environmental combination of midazolam and penguins; mark and measure penguin research and education. butorphanol, was only allowed for study nests; attach tags, flipper bands, and Agenda: Approval of minutes from animals at 3 weeks of age for the special instruments to penguins; take past meeting. Updates on agency purposes of attaching an accelerometer small feather samples; and weigh and support for environmental research and tag. The permit holder was also allowed measure penguin chicks and adults. The activities. Discussion with NSF Director to conduct behavioral observations, permitted activities also include and Assistant Directors. Plan for future imaging, and may disturb up to 350 maintaining a webcam just inside the advisory committee activities. Updated Weddell seals. An additional seven boundary of the Cape Royds ASPA. agenda will be available at https:// Weddell seal pups, 15 Weddell seal Now the permit holder proposes a www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp. adult females, and 20 crabeater seals modification to the permit to attach a Dated: September 6, 2018. were allowed to be disturbed during miniature video camera to adult Adelie Crystal Robinson, procedures on study animals. Up to two penguins (n=40) to document activities Committee Management Officer. during diving. The permit holder also pup mortalities were requested per year, [FR Doc. 2018–19781 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] proposes to engage the services of not to exceed three over the course of BILLING CODE 7555–01–P two field seasons. The permit holder experienced pilots to operate remotely was also allowed to collect tissues from piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to Weddell seals (any age or gender) found capture video imagery of penguin NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION dead from natural causes. colonies for the purposes of census and Now the applicant proposes a quantifying habitat characteristics. The Proposal Review Panel for Computing modification to the permit to allow the RPAS operations would occur within and Communication Foundations; following: Sedation of all seal pups at the boundaries of ASPA 121, Cape Notice of Meeting all time points using midazolam with or Royds, and ASPA 124, Cape Crozier. Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds; In accordance with the Federal without butorphanol (and continue to ASPA 124, Cape Crozier; ASPA 105, Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– have the option of using midazolam in Beaufort Island; Cape Bird (outside 463, as amended), the National Science combination with ketamine at 7–8 ASPA boundary). Foundation (NSF) announces the weeks of age); collection of blood Dates of Permitted Activities: October following meeting: samples from seal pups in the second 1, 2018—February 5, 2020. Name and Committee Code: Proposal cohort, at all four time points, while the review panel for Computing and pups are under sedation; use of a Suzanne H. Plimpton, Communication Foundations (#1192)— cannulated biopsy needle for muscle Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Expeditions in Computing Division— tissue sampling of seal pups in the first Foundation. Year 2 Site Visit at Cornell University. cohort (rather than a dermal biopsy [FR Doc. 2018–19822 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] Date and Time: September 12, 2018; punch), at all four time points; BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; September 13, attachment of a flipper-mounted VHF 2018; 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; September transmitter tag to seal pups in both 14, 2018: 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. cohorts at 3 weeks of age, on the flipper NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Place: BU George Sherman Union, opposite the one with the time/depth Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Ave., tag attached, with removal at the final Advisory Committee for Environmental Boston, MA 02215. time point; attachment of accelerometer Research and Education Notice of Type of Meeting: Part-Open. tags to the dorsal pelage of 1-week-old Meeting Contact Person: Sylvia Spengler, Expeditions in Computing Program, pups in both cohorts with removal of In accordance with the Federal National Science Foundation, 2415 the tags at 3 weeks of age; Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, administration of antibiotics to treat 463, as amended), the National Science Virginia 22314; Telephone 703/292– local or systemic infections in seal pups Foundation (NSF) announces the involved in the study; and increased 8930. following meeting: Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess takes of seal pups and adult females Name and Committee Code: Advisory the progress of the EIC Award: CCF– such that a total of 12 pups would be Committee for Environmental Research 1522054, ‘‘Collaborative Research: handled for study purposes compared and Education (9487). CompSustNet: Expanding the Horizons with 10 in the original permit (six pups Date and Time: October 24, 2018; 9:00 of Computational Sustainability,’’ and to in each cohort compared with five in a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EDT); October 25, 2018; provide advice and recommendations the original permit) and a total of 12 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT). adult females, the mothers of the pups, Place: National Science Foundation, concerning further NSF support for the would be disturbed during the handling 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020, project. of the pups (10 in the original permit). Alexandria, VA 22314. Agenda The permit holder has also requested a Type of Meeting: Open. modification of NMFS Permit No. Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 21006. Staff Associate, Office of Integrative 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.: Closed VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Sep 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 12, 2018 / Notices 46195 Evening briefing to discuss the DATES: Interested parties are invited to For vessel-supported short overnight Expeditions award and forthcoming submit written data, comments, or stays (camping): Camping would be site visit. views with respect to this permit away from vegetated sites and at least application by October 12, 2018. This Thursday, September 13, 2018 150m from wildlife concentrations or application may be inspected by lakes, protected areas, historical sites, 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Open interested parties at the Permit Office, and scientific stations. Tents would be Presentations by Awardee Institution, address below. pitched on snow, ice, or bare smooth faculty staff and students, to Site ADDRESSES: Comments should be rock, at least 15m from the high-water Team and NSF Staff. Discussions, addressed to Permit Office, Office of line. No food, other than emergency question and answer sessions. Polar Programs, National Science 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.: Closed rations, would be brought onshore and Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, NSF Staff and Panelists deliberation. all wastes, including human waste, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Open would be collected and returned to the Continued presentations by Awardee FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ship for proper disposal. Campers Institution. Response and feedback Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at would be limited to 30 passengers plus to presentations by Site Team and the above address, 703–292–8030, or staff, except at the following sites where NSF Staff. Discussions, question [email protected]. campers are limited to 60 passengers and answer sessions. Draft report on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plus staff: Damoy Point/Dorian Bay, education and research activities. National Science Foundation, as Danco Island, Pleneau Island, Leith Complete written site visit report directed by the Antarctic Conservation Cove, and Ronge´ Island. The ratio of with preliminary recommendations. Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR staff to passengers would be 1:10. 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.: Closed 671), as amended by the Antarctic Camping would include overnight stays NSF Staff and Panelists working dinner. Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of any duration, but in accordance with Friday, September 14, 2018 of 1996, has developed regulations for the visitor site guidelines for each site. the establishment of a permit system for For remotely piloted aircraft systems 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Open various activities in Antarctica and (RPAS) operation: The quadcopter Expeditions PIs responses to issues designation of certain animals and raised by panelists. certain geographic areas a requiring would not be flown over wildlife, or 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: Closed special protection. The regulations over Antarctic Specially Protected Areas Panelists prepare site visit report. establish such a permit system to or Historic Sites and Monuments.
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