[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: 45CFR671.6]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 671_WASTE REGULATION--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart C_Permits

 

Sec. 671.6  Applications for permits.





    (a) General content of permit applications. Each application for a 

permit shall be dated and signed by the applicant, and shall include the 

following information:

    (1) The applicant's name, address and telephone number, the business 

or institutional affiliation of the applicant, or the name, address and 

telephone number of the president, principal officer or managing partner 

of the applicant, as applicable;

    (2) A description of the types, expected concentrations and volumes 

of wastes and designated pollutants to be released in Antarctica; the 

nature and timing of such releases; arrangements for waste management, 

including, without limitation, plans for waste reduction, minimization, 

treatment and processing, recycling, storage, transportation and 

disposal; arrangements for training and educating personnel to comply 

with these waste management requirements and procedures, and 

arrangements for monitoring compliance; and other arrangements for 

minimizing and monitoring the environmental impacts of proposed 

operations and activities;

    (3) A description of the types, expected concentrations and volumes 

of designated pollutants to be used in Antarctica; the nature and timing 

of such uses; the method of storage of designated pollutants; and a 

contingency plan for controlling releases in a manner designed to 

minimize any resulting hazards to health and the environment;

    (4) The desired effective date and duration of the permit; and

    (5) The following certification:



    ``I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and based 

upon due inquiry, the information submitted in this application for a 

permit is complete and accurate. Any knowing or intentional false 

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



    (b) Address to which application should be sent. Each application 

shall be in writing, and sent to:



Permits Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.



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

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

requirement for information, or require such additional information as 

he determines is relevant to the processing and evaluation of the 

application.

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

notice in the Federal Register of each application for a permit and the 

proposed conditions of its issuance (including duration). The notice 

shall invite the submission by interested parties, the Environmental 

Protection Agency and other federal agencies, within 30 days after the 

date of publication of 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.



[58 FR 34719, June 29, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 37438, July 22, 1994]