[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33872-33873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16021]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application from Adventure 
Network International (ANI) associated with touristic activities at 
several locations in Antarctica, submitted to NSF pursuant to 
regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.


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DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application on or before July 31, 
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 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 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 a designated pollutant and for the release of 
waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit application under this 
regulation which covers the waste management activities of U.S. 
citizens participating in antarctic tours managed by ANI. The permit 
applicant is: Ms. Anne Kershaw, Adventure Network International, Canon 
House, 27 London End, Beaconsfield, Bucks. HP9 2HN U.K.
    ANI offers climbing trips to Vinson Massif, the Ellsworth 
Mountains, and the Transantarctic Mountains; ski trips to the Ellsworth 
Mountains; and flights to the South Pole and the Emperor Penguin colony 
at the Dawson Lambton Glacier as well as trips to other antarctic 
locations. The permit application is limited to the waste management 
activities of U.S. citizens participating in the programs. The proposed 
duration of the permit is from October 25, 1995 through October 24, 
2000.

Activity for Which Permit Requested

    ANI takes groups which include up to 15 U.S. citizens to locations 
of tourists interest in Antarctica. In some of the tours, 93 percent 
octane gasoline is used for vehicles and equipment; propane is used for 
cooking and heating; and unleaded kerosene (white gas) is used in small 
camping stoves for cooking by field parties. These substances are 
designated pollutants under antarctic waste regulations. Wastes and 
unused supplies are packed out and returned to Punta Arenas, Chile. 
Conditions of the permit will include requirements to educate all 
participants with the requirements of the Antarctic Conservation Act 
(ACA), report on the removal of materials and any accidental releases, 
and mange human waste in accordance with antarctic waste regulations.
Robert S. Cunningham,
Environmental Compliance Manager, Office of Polar Programs, National 
Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 95-16021 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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