[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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