[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35920-35921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15180]


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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 remote field support camps with emergency provisions for the 
Expedition Vessels, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovksiy, and M/
V Orlova for the 2003-2004 season and the two 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 by July 17, 2003. 
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: 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 expeditions to 
Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are taken ashore at selected 
sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) for approximately two to four hours at a 
time. On each zodiac landing, emergency gear would

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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 Ushuaia, Argentina, Port Stanley, 
Falkland Islands, 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 where passengers are forced to spend nights 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: Pat Shaw, Quark Expeditions, 
Inc., 980 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820.
    Location: Antarctic Peninsula Area.
    Dates: November 1, 2003 to March 31, 2006.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15180 Filed 6-16-03; 8:45 am]
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