[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 76018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27762]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Public law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued 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 a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by January 19, 2004. 
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 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 as requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued 
a permit (2000-001) to Dr. Steven Emslie on September 21, 1999. The 
issued permit allows the applicant to enter various Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas on an opportunistic basis to conduct surveys and 
excavate modern and abandoned penguin colonies. The permit also allows 
for the collection of organic remains (bones, feathers, eggshell 
fragments, etc.).
    The applicant requests a modification to his permit to allow access 
to the Antarctic Specially Protected Area at Cape Adare (ASPA 
158) and associated huts and artifacts to collect historic 
penguin tissue.
    Location: ASPA 158--Huts and Associated Artifacts, Cape Adare.
    Dates: January 1, 2005, to January 31, 2005.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-27762 Filed 12-17-04; 8:45 am]
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