Notice2024-12410
Request for Public Comment: Draft South Pole Station Master Plan
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Published
June 6, 2024
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National Science Foundation
Abstract
On May 16, 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) published in the Federal Register a document entitled "Request for Public Comment: Draft South Pole Station Master Plan," which can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/documents/ SPSMP_Fed%20Reg%20Draft_NSF.pdf. In response to requests by prospective commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately consider and respond to the RFI, OSTP and NSF have determined that an extension of the comment period until July 17, 2024, is appropriate.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48447-48448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12410]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Request for Public Comment: Draft South Pole Station Master Plan
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Request for public comment; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On May 16, 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF)
published in the Federal Register a document entitled ``Request for
Public Comment: Draft South Pole Station Master Plan,'' which can be
found here: <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/documents/SPSMP_Fed%20Reg%20Draft_NSF.pdf">https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/documents/SPSMP_Fed%20Reg%20Draft_NSF.pdf</a>. In response to requests by prospective
commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately
consider and respond to the RFI, OSTP and NSF have determined that an
extension of the comment period until July 17, 2024, is appropriate.
DATES: The end of the comment period for the document entitled
``Request for Public Comment: Draft South Pole Station Master Plan,''
published on May 16, 2024 (89 FR 42904), is extended from June 17,
2024, until July 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Email comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91c2c1dcf0e2e5f4e3c1fdf0ffd1ffe2f7bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b585b466a787f6e795b676a654b65786d256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>. Send written
submissions to Michael Gencarelli, Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Voicemails can be left by calling (703) 292-7419. Please limit
voicemails to five minutes in length.
Instructions: Comments received electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25-megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel or
Adobe PDF file formats only. NSF/OPP will review and consider all input
received and revise the plan as necessary. When the final plan is
released, comments and the commenters' names, along with responses,
will become part of the public record and be made available on the NSF/
OPP website. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the
end of the comment period will not be considered. NSF/OPP acknowledges
and is grateful for the time taken to provide comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gencarelli, Office of Polar
Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone 703-292-7419 or send email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7221223f1301061700221e131c321c01145c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efbcbfa28e9c9b8a9dbf838e81af819c89c1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Amundsen-Scott South Pole station is one
of three year-round stations operated by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) as outlined in Presidential Memorandum 6646. The South
Pole is a unique research site that supports projects ranging from
cosmic observations to seismic and atmospheric studies. The South Pole
Station begins austral summer operations in October of each year. The
station typically remains in summer operating mode until early
February, at which point the eight-month long winter season begins.
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station sits at the Earth's axis on a
shifting continental ice sheet several miles thick. At an elevation of
2,835 meters (9,300 feet), the South Pole has an average monthly
temperature in the austral summer of -28 [deg]C (-18 [deg]F); in the
austral winter, the average monthly temperature is -60 [deg]C (-76
[deg]F).
The NSF Office of Polar Programs has identified the need for a
South Pole Station Master Plan. The master plan looks at future
infrastructure needs to support groundbreaking science at the South
Pole, as well as phasing for implementation. NSF will consider input
from the community before completing the final plan later this year.
The final SPSMP will be posted online
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at <a href="http://www.usap.gov">www.usap.gov</a> along with the existing Master Plans for NSF McMurdo
Station and NSF Palmer Station.
Dated: June 3, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-12410 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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