[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13949]


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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 Applications Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulatred 
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 August 15, 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, 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 
y the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Public Law 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 area as follows:

1. Applicant

    John Alan, Campbell, Permit Application No. 2006-017.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant proposes 
to enter the following protected sites: Back Door Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 
157), Cape Evans (ASPA 155), Cape Crozier (ASPA 
124), Linneaus Terrace (ASPA 138), Cape Royds (ASPA 
121), Discovery Hut, Hut Point (ASPA 158), Canada 
Glacier, Lake Fryxell (ASPA 131), and, Arrival Heights (ASPA 
122). The applicant is a member of the Artists and Writers 
Program and plans to take photographs and paint pictures for an 
upcoming book on the early explorers and wishes to utilize the light 
and color and atmospheric conditions prevailing in the early part of 
the season. The applicant also plans to photograph Emperor penguins in 
the similar lighting conditions and before they leave the rookery.

Location

    Back Door Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 157), Cape Evans (ASPA 
155), Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Linneaus Terrace (ASPA 
138), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Discovery Hut, Hut Point 
(ASPA 158), Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell (ASPA 131), 
and, Arrival Heights (ASPA 122)

Dates

    August 20, 2005, to November 8, 2005.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-13949 Filed 7-14-05; 8:45 am]
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