[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 42462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17772]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published
regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at title 45 part 670
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of
permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application by August 20, 2010.
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address
or (703) 292-7405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), as amended
by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has
developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring special protection. The
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic
Specially Protected Areas.
The applications received are as follows:
Permit Application No. 2011-005
1. Applicant: George Waters, Director, U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest
Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La
Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take, Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, and Import into
the USA. The applicant plans to continue studies of the behavioral
ecology and population biology of the Adelie, Gentoo and chinstrap
penguins, and the interactions among these species and their principal
avian predators (Skuas, gulls, sheathbills, and giant petrels. Adelie
and Gentoo chicks and adults will be band for demographic studies.
Continue studies of penguins' foraging habits, involving the use of
radio transmitters, satellite tags and time-depth recorders. Another
component of the study is to ``stomach pump'' up to 40 adults penguins
per species, collect blood samples, as well as collect data on egg
sizes and adult weights. Penguin uropygial gland oil may be collect for
contaminant studies and un-hatched penguin eggs may be collect for
lipid studies. Samples will be returned to universities for additional
studies.
Location
South Shetland Islands vicinity: Copacabana field camp (Admiralty
Bay, ASPA 129) and Lion's Rump (ASPA 151), King George
Island.
Dates
October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.
Permit Application No. 2011-007
1. Applicant: Paul Morin, Department of Geology and Geophysics,
University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, SE., Minneapolis, MN
55455.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans
enter Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Cape Hallet (ASPA
106), Cape Washington, Edisto Inlet, and Battleship Promontory to
collect ground control point with highly precise GPS equipment.
Activity would include hiking within each area to readily-identifiable
boulders, peaks, etc., gathering precise GPS coordinates of that
location, and taking notes and pictures of the surrounding area. Other
activities would include delineating penguin colonies, ASPAs, and
important environmental features. The data will be used to create
updated and accurate maps of areas of important scientific and
environmental importance within the Ross Sea region.
Location
Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Cape Hallet (ASPA
106), Cape Washington, Edisto Inlet, and Battleship Promontory.
Dates
October 5, 2010 to January 31, 2011.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-17772 Filed 7-20-10; 8:45 am]
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