[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26692]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit application received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation 
of a small research camp on Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, 
Antarctica by Dr. Rennie S. Holt, a citizen of the United States. The 
application is 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 November 
27, 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 Nadene Kennedy at the above address or (703) 
306-1033.

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 in Antarctica, and for 
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 
application under this Regulation for the operation of an austral 
summer research camp by four to six scientists for up to 90 days per 
season over the next five field seasons from December 1995 to mid-March 
2001. Use of the camp for the 1995-1996 field season is estimated to be 
20 days. The camp consists of a main living quarters (a weatherport 
tent which will remain unused this season and removed from the camp 
site), a small lab/storage shed, a storage shed, and an outdoor toilet. 
Three small blinds, suitable for observing wildlife, are located on the 
island. The permit applicant is: Dr. Rennie S. Holt, Chief Scientist, 
U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shore Dr., La Jolla, CA 92038.
    During the field season, the camp main buildings, which have 
existed for several years, are to be removed in one or more field 
seasons. It is estimated that approximately 950 liters (250 gallons) of 
kerosene and 215 liters (83 gallons) of gasoline would be burned in an 
average use season at the site of the camp. In addition, sanitary 
wastes, wastewater, and minor quantities of research equipment 
(approximately 250 tags, 2,300 seabird bands, 90 small radio 
transmitters, less than five time-depth recorders, and less than 2.2 kg 
(4.8 pounds) of paint and dye markers) are to be released to the 
environment incidental to scientific investigations during a field 
season. The permit would remain in effect until the conclusion of 
investigations or until mid-March 2001, whichever occurs first. The 
activity is categorically excluded from environmental review 
documentation per NSF environmental assessment procedures at 45 CFR 
641.16(c).
Robert S. Cunningham,
Environmental Compliance Manager, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 95-26692 Filed 10-26-95; 8:45 am]
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