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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Office of Polar Programs, National preen gland oil, blood, feathers, egg Jacqueline Graham, Staff Assistant to Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson yolk, toenails); (7) collect addles/ the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. infertile eggs no longer being incubated; 90 K Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (8) use GPS/GIS technologies to update DC 20530, (202) 346–7010. Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at existing breeding habitat maps; and (9) Dated: May 17, 2017. the above address, or at ACApermits@ salvage dead specimens in good condition for educational purposes. The J. Patricia W. Smoot, nsf.gov, or at (703) 292–8224. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant will use all/some of the above Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission. methods on the following species; [FR Doc. 2017–10723 Filed 5–23–17; 11:15 am] National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Adelie Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin, BILLING CODE 4410–31–P Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR Gentoo Penguin, Brown Skua, South part 670), as amended by the Antarctic Polar Skua, Southern Giant Petrel, Blue- Eyed Shag, Kelp Gull, Snowy DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has developed regulations for Sheathbill. All seabirds involved in this Parole Commission the establishment of a permit system for research will be released unharmed. To various activities in Antarctica and conduct the research, the applicant Sunshine Act Meeting designation of certain animals and plans to enter the following Antarctic certain geographic areas a requiring Specially Protected Areas; ASPA 107— TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, special protection. The regulations Dion Islands, ASPA 113—Litchfield May 24, 2017. establish such a permit system to Island, ASPA 115—Lagotellerie Island, PLACE: U.S. Parole Commission, 90 K designate Antarctic Specially Protected ASPA 117—Avian Island, ASPA 139— Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC Areas. Biscoe Point, and ASPA 170—Charcot STATUS: Closed. Island. Application Details MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Location Permit Application: 2018–002 Determination on SIX original Palmer Station area, Marguerite Bay, jurisdiction cases. 1. Applicant: Dr. William R. Fraser, Charcot/Alexander Island regions. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Polar Oceans Research Group, P.O. ASPA 107—Dion Islands, ASPA 113— Jacqueline Graham, Staff Assistant to Box 368, Sheridan, MT 59749 Litchfield Island, ASPA 115— the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Lagotellerie Island, ASPA 117—Avian 90 K Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, Island, ASPA 139—Biscoe Point, and DC 20530, (202) 346–7010. Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), Take, and Import into ASPA 170—Charcot Island. Dated: May 17, 2017. the USA. The applicant conducts Dates J. Patricia W. Smoot, research as part of the Palmer Station October 1, 2017 to September 30, Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission. Long-Term Ecological Research Program 2022. [FR Doc. 2017–10724 Filed 5–23–17; 11:15 am] (Palmer LTER: Land-Shelf-Ocean BILLING CODE 4410–31–P Connectivity, Ecosystem Resilience and Nadene G. Kennedy, Transformation in a Sea-Ice Influenced Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Pelagic Ecosystem). The applicant will Programs. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION conduct research into relating [FR Doc. 2017–10681 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] variability in seabird ecology to changes BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Notice of Permit Applications Received in the physical and biological Under the Antarctic Conservation Act environment, especially sea ice, snow of 1978 conditions and the availability of prey. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION The applicants research will comprise AGENCY: National Science Foundation. two complimentary components at Agency Information Collection ACTION: Notice of permit applications summer breeding colonies of seabirds Activities: Comment Request received. and in their pelagic marine foraging AGENCY: National Science Foundation. environment. The applicant will SUMMARY: The National Science ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Foundation (NSF) is required to publish continue long term-research efforts to Comment Request. a notice of permit applications received assess how annual environmental SUMMARY: The National Science to conduct activities regulated under the variability affects seabird diets, breeding success, growth rates, survival and Foundation (NSF) has submitted the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. following information collection NSF has published regulations under recruitment, behavior, population trends, foraging success and seasonal requirement to OMB for review and the Antarctic Conservation Act in the clearance under the Paperwork Code of Federal Regulations. This is the dispersal. The applicant will use the following methods; (1) census Reduction Act of 1995. NSF is required notice of permit applications forwarding the proposed submission to received. populations and mark breeding territories; (2) capture, mark, band and/ the Office of Management and Budget DATES: Interested parties are invited to or weigh adults, chicks and eggs; (3) (OMB) for clearance simultaneously submit written data, comments, or obtain diet samples by stomach lavage, with the publication of this second views with respect to this permit by screening contents of terrestrial notice. The full submission (including application by June 26, 2017. This sediment traps and/or by collecting comments) may be found at: http:// application may be inspected by regurgitated or defecated prey items; (4) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. interested parties at the Permit Office, place transmitters on individuals; (5) DATES: Written comments on this notice address below. place instrumented artificial eggs under must be received by June 26, 2017, to be ADDRESSES: Comments should be incubating individuals; (6) obtain tissue assured consideration. Comments addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, samples from adults and chicks (e.g., received after that date will be

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