[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR670.11]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 670_CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart C_Permits

 

Sec. 670.11  Applications for permits.





    (a) General content of permit applications. All applications for a 

permit shall be dated and signed by the applicant and shall contain the 

following information:

    (1) The name and address of the applicant;

    (i) Where the applicant is an individual, the business or 

institutional affiliation of the applicant must be included; or

    (ii) Where the applicant is a corporation, firm, partnership, or 

institution, or agency, either private or public, the name and address 

of its president or principal officer must be included.

    (2) Where the applicant seeks to engage in a taking,

    (i) The scientific names, numbers, and description of native 

mammals, native birds or native plants to be taken; and

    (ii) Whether the native mammals, birds, or plants, or part of them 

are to be imported into the United States, and if so, their ultimate 

disposition.

    (3) Where the applicant seeks to engage in a harmful interference, 

the scientific names, numbers, and description of native birds or native 

seals to be disturbed; the scientific names, numbers, and description of 

native plants to be damaged; or the scientific names, numbers, and 

description of native invertebrates, native mammals, native plants, or 

native birds whose habitat will be adversely modified;

    (4) A complete description of the location, time period, and manner 

in which the taking or harmful interference would be conducted, 

including the proposed access to the location;

    (5) Where the application is for the introduction of non-indigenous 

plants or animals, the scientific name and the number to be introduced;

    (6) Whether agents as referred to in Sec. 670.13 will be used; and

    (7) The desired effective dates of the permit.

    (b) Content of specific permit applications. In addition to the 

general information required for permit applications set forth in this 

subpart, the applicant must submit additional information relating to 

the specific action for which the permit is being sought. These 

additional requirements are set forth in the sections of this part 

dealing with the subject matter of the permit applications as follows:



Native Mammals, Birds, Plants, and Invertebrates--Section 670.17

Specially Protected Species--Section 670.23

Specially Protected Areas--Section 670.27

Import and Export--Section 670.31

Introduction of Non-Indigenous Plants and Animals--Section 670.36



    (c) Certification. Applications for permits shall include the 

following certification:



    I certify that the information submitted in this application for a 

permit is complete and



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accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. Any false statement 

will subject me to the criminal penalties of 18 U.S.C. 1001.



    (d) Address to which applications should be sent. Each application 

shall be in writing, addressed to:



Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 

Room 755, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.



    (e) Sufficiency of application. The sufficiency of the application 

shall be determined by the Director. The Director may waive any 

requirement for information, or request additional information as 

determined to be relevant to the processing of the application.

    (f) Withdrawal. An applicant may withdraw an application at any 

time.

    (g) Publication of permit applications. The Director shall publish 

notice in the Federal Register of each application for a permit. The 

notice shall invite the submission by interested parties, within 30 days 

after the date of publication of the notice, of written data, comments, 

or views with respect to the application. Information received by the 

Director as a part of any application shall be available to the public 

as a matter of public record.