[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8210-8211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3704]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Waste Regulation

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

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

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 
notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities 
regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the 
required notice.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this modification request on or before March 
20, 2000.

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: Joyce Jatko, Environmental Officer, at 
the above address or (703) 306-1032.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Raytheon Polar Services Company, a business 
unit of Raytheon Technical Services Company, is in the phase-in period 
for assuming responsibility for the contract to provide operations 
support to the United States Antarctic Program. As part of that 
support, Raytheon personnel will be assuming responsibility for waste 
management activities. Those activities are currently regulated under 
the terms of a permit held by the incumbent contractor, Antarctic 
Support Associates, Permit Number 2000WM-01. Raytheon Polar Services 
Company has requested that the permit be transferred to them. The 
transfer would be effective on or about 1 April 2000, the date the new 
contract is anticipated to take effect. The transfer

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would modify the permit to change the permit holder from Antarctic 
Support Associates to Raytheon Polar Services Company, 16800 E. 
CentreTech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9646. All other permit conditions 
would remain the same.

Joyce A. Jatko,
Acting Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-3704 Filed 2-16-00; 8:45 am]
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