[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17855]


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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 operation 
of a remote field support and emergency provisions for the Expedition 
Vessel, Kapitan Khlebnikov for the 2001-2002 season and four following 
austral summers. 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 on or before August 
16, 2001. 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 up to three 
expeditious per year to Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are 
taken ashore at selected sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) or helicopter 
for approximately two to four hours at a time. On each helicopter 
landing, emergency gear would be taken ashore in case weather 
deteriorates and passengers are required to camp on shore. Anything 
taken ashore will be removed from Antarctica and disposed of in Hobart, 
Australia, Lyttleton, New Zealand, or a substitute port of 
disembarkation. No hazardous domestic products or wastes (aerosol cans, 
paints, solvents, etc.) will be brought ashore. Cooking stoves/fuel 
will be used only in an emergency were passengers are forced to spend 
night on shore. 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.
    Application for the permit is made by: Lars Wikander, Quark 
Expeditions, Inc., 980 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820.
    Location: Ross Sea region.
    Dates: November 25, 2001 to March 31, 2006.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-17855 Filed 7-16-01; 8:45 am]
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