[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23466]



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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, Pub. L. 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 as Title 45 Part 670 
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice to 
permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or view with respect to this permit application by November 19, 2004. 
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 a requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:
Permit Application No. 2005-016
    1. Applicant: Julie Rose, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF 301, Los 
Angeles, CA 90089-0371.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Introduce a non-indigenous 
species to Antarctica. The applicant proposes to use marine 
phytoplankton cultures and non-fluorescent marine bacterial cultures to 
study the feeding rates of Antarctic protistan grazers. Marine 
phytoplankton samples will be collected during the course of the cruise 
and the samples will be taken back to the United States for further 
study.
    Location: Southern Oceans south of 60 degrees South, and Ross Sea.
    Dates: December 1, 2004 to February 1, 2005.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-23466 Filed 10-19-04; 8:45 am]
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