[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1297-1298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00132]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; 
Antarctic Conservation Act Application Permit Form

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 
following information collection requirement to OMB for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second 
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal 
Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance 
simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by February 8, 2023. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting

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``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science 
Foundation, 725--17th Street NW, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and 
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone 
(703) 292-7556 or send email to [email protected]. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal 
holidays).
    Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless the collection of information displays a 
currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to the points 
of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Title of Collection: Antarctic Conservation Act Application Permit 
Form.
    OMB Number: 3145-0034.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information 
collection.
    Overview of this Information Collection: The current Antarctic 
Conservation Act Application Permit Form (NSF 1078) has been in use for 
several years. The form requests general information, such as name, 
affiliation, location, etc., and more specific information as to the 
type of object to be taken (plant, native mammal, or native bird).
    Use of the Information: The purpose of the regulations (45 CFR 670) 
is to conserve and protect the native mammals, birds, plants, and 
invertebrates of Antarctica and the ecosystem upon which they depend 
and to implement the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-
541, as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act 
of 1996, Public Law 104-227.
    Burden on the Public: The Foundation estimates about 25 responses 
annually at 45 minutes per response; this computes to approximately 19 
hours annually.

    Dated: January 3, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-00132 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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