[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67201-67202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22060]


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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 at Title 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 December 5, 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 
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:

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Permit Application No. 2006-023

Applicant: Kam W. Tang, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, P.O. Box 
1346, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Introduce non-indigenous 
species intor Antarctica. The applicant proposes to bring cultures of 
Phaeocystis antarctica (phystoplankton) in small viles to Antarctica 
for use in experiments in the Crary Science and Engineering Center at 
McMurdo Station. They will study the interactions between these samples 
and other phytoplankton organisms to be collected from McMurdo Sound.
    Location: Crary Science and Engineering Center at McMurdo Station, 
Antarctica.
    Dates: December 13, 2005 to February 28, 2006.

Permit Application No. 2006-024

2. Applicant: Walker O. Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 
P.O. Box 1346, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Introduce non-indigenous 
species into Antarctica. The applicant proposes to bring small flasks 
of phytoplanton species, phaeocystis antarctica, Pseudo-nitzschia sp., 
and fragilariopsis cylindurs to Antarctica onboard the R/V Nathaniel B. 
Palmer for use in experiments. They plan to study the physiological 
response of these species to controlled environmental factors with 
onboard incubation.
    Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica.
    Dates: December 5, 2005 to February 29, 2006.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-22060 Filed 11-3-05; 8:45 am]
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