[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 2275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-339]


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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 (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 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 February 13, 2006. 
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 Wisconsin 
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 Antarctica Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has 
developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for 
various activities in Antarctic 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.
    The applications received are as follows:

Permit Application No. 2006-026

Applicant: Rudolf S. Scheltema, Department of Biology, Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA 02543.

    Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Introduce non-indigneous 
species into Antarctica. The applicant proposes to bring algal 
cultures of Thalassiorira pseudomonas, Isochrysis galbana, and 
Duneliella teriolecta to be used in rearing the larvae of indigenous 
benthic invertebrates collected in Antarctica waters. The living 
larvae taken from Zooplankton samples are to be reared in the ship's 
laboratory using the three unicellular species of algae as a food 
source. The study will deal with the identification of larvae and 
life history of benthic invertebrates in the region of the South 
Shetland Islands. After completion of the study the algal cultures 
will be disposed of by heat sterilization.
    Location: South Shetland Islands region.
    Dates: January 1, 2006 to March 30, 2006.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-339 Filed 1-12-06; 8:45 am]
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