[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29826]


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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 (NSF) has 
received a waste management permit application for operation of a small 
research camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, 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 within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice. 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 construction of a field camp 
at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica (62 deg.28' S 
60 deg.47'W) during the 1996-1997 austral summer. The camp is to be 
maintained and used each austral summer through 2001. The permit period 
requested is from January 1, 1997 through April 30, 2001. Cape Shirreff 
is an ice-free peninsula towards the western end of the north coast of 
Livingston Island, Antarctica and is designated as a Site of Special 
Scientific Interest (SSSI No. 32) under the Antarctic Treaty. The camp 
will consist of four semi-permanent structures totaling 864 square feet 
of enclosed work and storage space. During the field season from early 
September through the end of March of each year, four to six scientists 
will utilize the camp.
    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.
    Based upon research results, the camp may remain in service beyond 
April 30, 2001. Use of the camp beyond that date would require 
modification of the waste permit. At the conclusion of operations, all 
material will be removed from Antarctica. Specifics regarding the camp, 
an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact, and a 
description of planned operating procedures are available at the Office 
of Polar Programs Permit Office during business hours.

Nadene Kennedy,
Permit Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 96-29826 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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