[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50810-50811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21473]


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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 and safety camps ashore while filming on the 
ice. The vessel Kapitan Dranitsyn will provide the main support of the 
expedition. 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 September 22, 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

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the operation of an expedition to Antarctica. EZ Productions, Inc. will 
conduct filming operations in Antarctica using the Kapitan Dranitsyn as 
the main support platform. Basic toilet facilities will be taken onto 
the sea ice for use during filming and in case of emergency. Food 
preparation will mainly take place on the ship. Snacks and buffet style 
food will be taken to the filming locations during the day. This 
application is for all wastes generated off the ship, associated with 
the filming work at Cape Washington and environs (or alternate location 
at Coulman Island). Anything taken ashore will be removed from 
Antarctica and disposed of in a substitutable port of disembarkation. 
Cooking stoves/fuel will be used only in an emergency. 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: Hawk Koch, Co-Producer, EZ 
Productions, Inc., 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 401E, Beverly Hills, 
California 90212.
    Location: Antarctic Peninsula Area.

    Dates: November 01, 2003 to March 31, 2006.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-21473 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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