[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28840-28841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13173]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 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 permit applications received to conduct activities regulated 
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published 
regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 Part 670 
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of 
permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by June 26, 2003. This 
application 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: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address 
or (703) 292-7405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), as amended 
by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has 
developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for 
various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and 
certain geographic areas requiring special protection. The regulations 
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:
    1. Applicant--Permit Application No. 2004-002, Lawrence J. Conrad, 
845 17th Street, Washougal, WA 98671.

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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant proposes 
to take photographs of named geographic features throughout the McMurdo 
Sound region. The photographs will illustrate a geographically arranged 
gazetteer or ``field guide'' to the features. The applicant proposes to 
enter the Barwick Valley, Victoria Land (ASPA 123) to fully 
document the Barwick Valley features which will benefit the scientific 
community in current and future work. Delineating data accompanying 
each photograph will include latitude, longitude, altitude, date, time, 
elevation, look direction, focal length and associated camera settings. 
The photographs and accompanying data will provide the potential for 
contemporary and future comparative studies of landscape change, 
thereby reducing need for access to the ASPA. The applicant proposes a 
single two day journey into the Barwick Valley and will fully comply 
with the designated management plan for the site.
    In addition, the applicant proposes to enter Discovery Hut (ASPA 
157), Cape Evans Historic Site (ASPA 154), and Hut 
and Associated Artifacts, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 156) 
for the purpose of reproducing historic photos of the area for use in 
the described gazetteer.

Location

ASPA 123--Barwick Valley, Victoria Land
ASPA 154--Cape Evans Historic Site
ASPA 156--Hut and associated artifacts, Backdoor Bay, Cape 
Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 157--Discovery Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island

Dates

    August 22, 2003 to February 15, 2004.
    2. Applicant--Permit Application No. 2004-003, Mark Buckley, 
Multimedia Manager, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 S. Tucson 
Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant is a 
member of Raytheon Polar Services Company, which is the prime civilian 
contractor to the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), and is tasked by the 
National Science Foundation (NSF) with video production in Antarctica. 
During the past several years, unprecedented ice conditions had adverse 
impact on penguin colonies in the McMurdo Sound and Ross Sea region. 
With the recent calving of C-19 and the influence of B-15, it is 
expected that scientific interest and activities, as well as public 
interests will continue. Therefore the applicant proposes his staff of 
videographers be permitted to enter the Antarctic Specially Protected 
Areas of Beaufort Island (ASPA 105), New College Valley, Cape Bird 
(ASPA 116), Cape Royds, Ross Island (ASPA 121), and Cape Crozier, Ross 
Island (ASPA 124) for the purpose of taking ``low impact'' documentary 
film footage. The video team will accompany a similarly permitted 
researcher into the sites to film scientific research. Access to the 
sites will be dependant upon operational, scientific conditions, and 
availability of transportation.

Location

    Beaufort Island (ASPA 105), New College Valley, Cape Bird (ASPA 
116), Cape Royds, Ross Island (ASPA 121), and, Cape Crozier, Ross 
Island (ASPA 124).

    Dates: October 1, 2003 to February 14, 2006.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-13173 Filed 5-23-03; 8:45 am]
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