[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4729]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of the Availability of Two Comprehensive Environmental 
Evaluations for Antarctic Activities

AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF).

ACTION: Notice of availability of two draft Environmental Impact 
Statements/Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (EIS/CEEs) for 
activities proposed to be undertaken in Antarctica.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation gives notice of the 
availability of two draft Environmental Impact Statements/Comprehensive 
Environmental Evaluations (EIS/CEEs) for activities proposed to be 
undertaken in Antarctica. Interested members of the public are invited 
to submit comments relative to these EIS/CEEs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Polly A. Penhale, Office of Polar Programs, 
Room 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230, or to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Polly A. Penhale, Program Manager, 
Office of Polar Programs, (703) 292-8033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 3 of Annex I to the Protocol on 
Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty required the 
preparation of an EIS/CEE for any proposed Antarctic activity likely to 
have more than a minor or transitory impact. Draft EIS/CEEs are to be 
made publicly available with a 90-day period for receipt of comments, 
as specified in 45 CFR 641.18(c). This notice is published pursuant to 
16 U.S.C. 2403a.
    The National Science Foundation has submitted two draft EIS/CEEs:
    1. An EIS/CEE for development and implementation of surface 
traverse capabilities in Antarctica. The document is available at the 
following Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/treaty/cees/traverse/traverse_cee.pdf.
    2. An EIS/CEE for the operation of a high-energy neutrino telescope 
(Project IceCube) at the South Pole. The document is available at the 
following Web site: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/treaty/cees/icecube/icecube_cee.pdf.
    The National Science Foundation invites interested members of the 
public to provide written comments on these draft EIS/CEEs.

Robert A. Wharton,
Executive Officer, Officer of Polar Programs, National Science 
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 04-4729 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]
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