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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit application received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for the United 
States Antarctic Program (USAP), submitted to NSF pursuant to 
regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application on or before August 
13, 1994. Permit applications 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:
Robert S. Cunningham or Peter R. Karasik at the above address or at 
(703) 306-1031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antarctic Waste Regulations in 45 CFR Part 
671 require U.S. citizens, corporations, or other entities to obtain a 
permit for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica 
and for the release of any waste in Antarctic. NSF has received a 
permit application under this regulation for USAP activities in 
Antarctica. The permit applicants are:

Co-Applicants

U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, Building 836, Construction 
Battalion Center, 651 Lyon Street, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-43455
Antarctic Support Associates, 61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 300, 
Englewood, CO 80112.

    The permit application applies to USAP activities at all of its 
facilities and operations in Antarctica. The proposed duration of the 
permit is from October 1, 1994 through September 30, 1999.
    The Naval Support Force, Antarctica (NSFA) and Antarctic Support 
Associates (ASA) provide broad-based logistical and technical support 
services to USAP. NSFA duties include procurement and transport of 
personnel and materials to and from Antarctica. This includes the 
transport of both hazardous and nonhazardous waste from Antarctica to 
the United States.
    ASA operations include procuring, transporting to Antarctica, and 
tracking materials containing designated pollutants that are required 
for USAP operations, and for NSF and NSF grantees. ASA is also 
responsible for fuel operations including fuel storage, distribution, 
and resupply; and recordkeeping of fuel use. ASA collects, stores, and 
ships both hazardous and nonhazardous waste materials and is 
responsible for the final disposition of these materials once they are 
returned to the United States. ASA also provides training and technical 
guidance to enhance the safety of U.S. waste management practices in 
Antarctica.

    Dated: July 12, 1994.
Robert S. Cunningham,
NEPA Compliance Manager, Office of Polar Programs, National Science 
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 94-17414 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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