[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7622]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modification Request Received Under the 
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification request received under the 
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-541.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a request to modify a permit issued to conduct 
activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. 
L. 95-541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Part 670).

DATES: Intested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to the permit modification on or before April 23, 
1998. The permit modification request 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, VA 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce A. Jatko or Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address or (703) 306-
1030.

DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUESTED: On September 29, 1994, 
the National Science Foundation issued a permit (95WM1-NSFA/ASA) to the 
U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica (NSFA) and Antarctic Support 
Associates (ASA) jointly, for waste management activities at all U.S. 
Antarctic Program facilities in Antarctica. Significant changes in the 
United States Antarctic Program (USAP) are in progress which make 
modification of the permit necessary. Specifically, one of the permit 
holders, NSFA, is being disestablished and will no longer be a 
participant in the USAP. The functions performed by NSFA are being 
redistributed among ASA, the Air National Guard (ANG) and SPAWARSYSCEN 
Aviation Technical Services (ATS). As part of the transition, ASA will 
become the sole entity responsible for shipment, inventory management, 
and issue of Antarctic Conservation Act (ACA) designated pollutants. In 
this capacity, ASA will be able to meet the regulatory requirements of 
45 CFR 671 to identify the types and volumes of designated pollutants 
and to designate the nature and timing of the use of these designated 
pollutants for all operations in support of the USAP.
    Approval of the modification requested will still ensure that waste 
management and regulatory requirements are met while providing a 
streamlined approach to waste management. The duration of the requested 
modification is coincident with the current permit which expires on 
September 30, 1999.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-7622 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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