[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65035-65036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26472]


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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 November 22, 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.

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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:

1. Applicant

    Permit Application No. 2011-021.
    Ms. Rebecca M. Dickhut, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, 
Gloucester Point, VA 23062.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Import into the U.S.A. The applicant plans to import frozen seabird 
tissue samples, collected by other researchers, for use in experiments 
back at the institutions laboratories. The applicant hopes to receive 
tissue samples from Adelie, Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Emperor penguins and 
Southern Giant Petrels. The samples will be used to: (a) Trace the 
movement of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) stored in glacier ice 
into the Antarctica marine food web, and (b) provide insight into the 
dietary preferences and feeding ecology of Antarctic seabirds. The 
research will provide an understanding of the potential coupling 
between global climate change and mobilization of glacier reservoirs of 
contaminants, and is likely to serve as a case study for understanding 
the potential future impact of contaminants store din glaciers on 
regional aquatic ecosystems.

Location

    Western Antarctica.

Dates

    January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-26472 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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