Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 162 / Thursday, August 20, 2020 / Notices 51497

including the validity of the required notice of permit applications research at , but the work methodology and assumptions used; received. would be conducted outside the ASPA • Enhance the quality, utility, and DATES: Interested parties are invited to boundary. To survey the large colonies clarity of the information to be submit written data, comments, or at and in a collected; and views with respect to this permit timely manner, the applicant and agents • Minimize the burden of the application by September 21, 2020. This would employ multiple, self- and collection of information on those who application may be inspected by collectively-aware remotely piloted are to respond, including through the interested parties at the Permit Office, aircraft (RPAS) simultaneously. The use of appropriate automated electronic, address below. RPAS will be piloted by trained, mechanical, or other technological experienced, and certified operators and ADDRESSES: Comments should be collection techniques, or other forms of the operations will also involve addressed to Permit Office, Office of information technology (e.g., permitting additional visual observation of penguin Polar Programs, National Science electronic submissions of responses). behavior. For the surveys, the RPAS Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Agency: Institute of Museum and launch site would be at least 20 meters Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Library Services. away from nesting birds and the RPAS Title: Proposed Needs Assessment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: would be operated at 50 meters above Study: Measures that Matter—Assessing Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at ground level and nest birds to help Public Libraries’ Activities Related to the above address, 703–292–8030, or ensure minimal disturbance. Surveys at Workforce Development. [email protected]. Cape Crozier have the potential to OMB Number: 3137–TBD. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The disturb polar skuas nesting near Frequency: Once. National Science Foundation, as the penguin colony. Images obtained Affected Public: Public library staff at directed by the Antarctic Conservation from the surveys would be used to local and state levels, public officials Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR estimate the number of nesting adults and service providers involved with 670), as amended by the Antarctic and chicks, as well as nesting density. workforce development efforts at the Science, Tourism and Conservation Act The applicant and agents would access libraries, and residents participating in of 1996, has developed regulations for the general areas by helicopter and the libraries’ workforce development the establishment of a permit system for would enter the ASPAs on foot. The activities. various activities in and applicant would maintain a webcam Number of Libraries in Sample: 10– designation of certain animals and (PenguinCam) positioned slightly inside 15. certain geographic areas a requiring the Cape Royds ASPA boundary. Estimated Number of Respondents: special protection. The regulations Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, 600–900. establish such a permit system to Estimated Average Burden per ; ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, designate Antarctic Specially Protected Ross Island; ASPA 105, ; Response: TBD. Areas. Estimated Total Annual Burden: TBD. Cape Bird (outside ASPA boundary). Total Annualized Capital/Startup Application Details Dates of Permitted Activities: October Costs: N/A. 15, 2020–February 15, 2025. Permit Application: 2021–004 Total Annual Costs: TBD. Erika N. Davis, 1. Applicant: Grant Ballard, Point Blue Public Comments Invited: Comments Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. submitted in response to this notice will Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress be summarized and/or included in the Dr. #11, Petaluma, CA 94954. [FR Doc. 2020–18227 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] request for OMB’s clearance of this Activity for Which Permit Is BILLING CODE 7555–01–P information collection. Requested: Take, Harmful Interference, Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Dated: August 17, 2020. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Areas (ASPAs), Import into USA. The Kim Miller, applicant proposed to enter ASPA 121, Membership of National Science Senior Grants Management Specialist, Cape Royds, ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, Institute of Museum and Library Services. Foundation’s Senior Executive Service and ASPA 105, Beaufort Island, to Performance Review Board [FR Doc. 2020–18302 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] conduct research on the role of BILLING CODE 7036–01–P environmental factors on foraging, diet, AGENCY: National Science Foundation. growth, and survival of Adelie ACTION: Notice. penguins. Research activities would NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION include installing weighbridges, SUMMARY: The National Science resighting banded birds, and following Foundation is announcing the members Notice of Permit Applications Received birds through incubation and chick- of the Senior Executive Service Under the Antarctic Conservation Act rearing until late January. The applicant Performance Review Board. of 1978 and agents would attach logging and ADDRESSES: Comments should be AGENCY: National Science Foundation. tracking devices on breeding adults and addressed to Branch Chief, Executive ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications collect fecal samples from adults and Services, Division of Human Resource Received. chicks during the brooding and Management, National Science guarding stage, then would attach long- Foundation, Room W15219, 2415 SUMMARY: The National Science term GPS-Argos tags and geolocating Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA Foundation (NSF) is required to publish dive recorders on adult penguins. The 22314. a notice of permit applications received applicant and agents would measure to conduct activities regulated under the and band 200 chicks at Cape Royds and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 500 chicks at Cape Crozier each season, Jennifer Munz at the above address or NSF has published regulations under and would deploy GPS-Argos tags on (703) 292–2478. the Antarctic Conservation Act in the molted juveniles. The applicant and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Code of Federal Regulations. This is the agents would also conduct similar membership of the National Science

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