[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 59026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25379]


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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 Applications 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 a two-
person team to traverse the Antarctic continent on skis. 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 by October 24, 2000. 
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: Joyce A. Jatko or Nadene Kennedy at 
the above address or (703) 292-8030.

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 a two-woman 
private expedition to traverse the antarctic continent on skis, using 
parasails, where possible. The permit applicant is: The Bancroft 
Arnesen Expedition, c/o Base Camp Promotions, LLC, 119 North Fourth 
Street, Suite 406, Minneapolis, MN 55104. The proposed duration of the 
permit is from October 25, 2000 through March 15, 2001.

Activity for Which a Permit Is Requested

    The two-female expedition team plans to fly from Cape Town, South 
Africa to Blue One Runway in the Patriot Hills. From there they will be 
flown to by twin otter to the Fimbul Ice Shelf, from whence they 
commence their skiing expedition to the South Pole and across the 
continent to McMurdo Sound. They plan to ski across the continent 
hauling a sledge each that contains equipment, food and fuel. The fuel 
will be used to cook food on a one-burner Primas stove, burning white 
gas. Any spills will be contained and cleaned up. The team's computers 
and communication devices are battery powered and recharged by solar 
collectors carried on the sledge. Any solid waste generated will be 
removed from Antarctica at the conclusion of the expedition. Conditions 
of the permit would include requirements to report on the removal of 
materials and any accidental releases, and management of all waste, 
including human waste, in accordance with Antarctic waste regulations.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-25379 Filed 10-2-00; 8:45 am]
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