[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18433]


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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 27, 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. 
2011-008.
    1. Applicant Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
    Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Introduce into Antarctica. 
The applicant plans to import and use commercially available, freeze-
dried marine bacterium, Vibrio fisher, NRRL B-11177, for experimental 
use at the McMurdo Station Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC). 
This bacterium is used as one of the reagents for the Microtox toxicity 
analyzer, Azur Environmental model 500, 0073486. The bacterium are used 
with a reconstituting reagent to determine toxicity levels. All 
laboratory plastic-ware (tubes, tips, etc) used with the bacteria will 
be autoclaved to destroy any residual bacteria.
    Location: Crary Science and Engineering Center, McMurdo Station, 
Antarctica.
    Dates: October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2014.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-18433 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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