[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 31545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10873]


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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, Public Law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF0 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 at Title 45 part 670 
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of 
permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by July 1, 2005. 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, VA 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 requiring special protection. The regulations 
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:

1. Applicant

(Permit Application No. 2006-014)

    W. Berry Lyons, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, 
1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210509.

Activity for Which Permit is Requested

    Take and Enter an Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant 
proposes to enter the Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area (ASPA 131) to continue fieldwork associated 
with the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program studying the 
McMurdo Dry Valleys. The applicant plans to continue operation of the 
previously installed, continuously recording stream gauge station, 
perform maintenance, conduct stream flow measurements, and collect 
water, soil and moss samples to study in-stream biogeochemical 
processes.

Location

    Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell (ASPA 131).

Dates

    October 1, 2005 to February 28, 2011.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-10873 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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