[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4619]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4916]


Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations for Antarctic Activities

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State gives notice of the availability of 
two draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (CEEs) for activities 
proposed to be undertaken in Antarctica. Interested members of the 
public are invited to submit comments relative to these CEEs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to OES/OA, Room 5805; Department of State; 
Washington, DC 20520, or to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fabio M. Saturni, Office of Oceans 
Affairs, (202) 647-0237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 3 of Annex I to the Protocol on 
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty requires the 
preparation of a CEE for any proposed Antarctic activity likely to have 
more than a minor or transitory impact. Draft CEEs are to be made 
publicly available with a 90-day period for receipt of comments. This 
notice is published pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 2403a(h).
    The Department of State has received two draft CEEs:
    1. Germany has submitted a draft CEE entitled ``Rebuild and 
Operation of the Wintering Station Neumayer III and Retrogradation of 
the Present Neumayer II.'' The document is available at the following 
Web site: http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/Neumayer_StationIII-e.html.
    2. The United Kingdom has submitted a draft CEE entitled ``Proposed 
Construction and Operation of Halley VI Research Station, Brunt Ice 
Shelf, Antarctica.'' The document is available at the following Web 
site: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/halleyvi/cee.html.
    The Department of State invites interested members of the public to 
provide written comments on these draft CEEs.

    Dated: March 3, 2005.
Raymond V. Arnaudo,
Deputy Director, Office of Oceans Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-4619 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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