[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13056]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act

AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application from Mr. Skip 
Novak, owner and operator of the Pelagic (a 54-foot steel sloop), for 
management of materials and wastes for camping and climbing activities 
in the Antarctic Peninsula, 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 June 29, 
1995. 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 
Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert S. Cunningham or Peter R. Karasik at the above address or (703) 
306-1031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR 
Part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit 
for the use or release of banned substances or designated pollutants in 
Antarctica, and for the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has 
received a permit application under this Regulation which covers 
materials and waste management associated with two planned expeditions 
per year by the Pelagic, which accommodates a total of eight people on 
board, for camping and climbing activities along the Antarctic 
peninsula. The permit applicant is: Mr. Skip Novak, PELAGIC, 92 
Stachell Lane, Hamble, Hampshire, S031 4HL ENGLAND. The proposed 
duration of the permit is from December 27, 1995 through December 26, 
2000.

Activity for Which Permit Requested

    The PELAGIC is planned to make two 35-day trips per year to the 
Antarctic Peninsula. Passengers will be making one to two day outings 
on shore at various landing locations and will be using gasoline or 
kerosene in camping stoves during camping and climbing trips. All 
garbage including food wastes, plastics, tins, and bottles will be 
packed out of Antarctica and returned to South America on the ship. 
Conditions of the permit will include requirements to avoid Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas (SPAs) and Sites of Special Scientific 
Interest (SSSIs), educate participants with the requirements of the 
Antarctic Conservation Act (ACA), report on the removal of materials 
and any accidental releases, and manage human waste in accordance with 
antarctic waste regulations.
Robert S. Cunningham,
NEPA Compliance Manager, Office of Polar Programs, National Science 
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 95-13056 Filed 5-26-95; 8:45 am]
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