[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4688]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for continued 
operation of a small research camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, 
Antarctica, by Dr. Rennie S. Holt, a citizen of the United States. The 
application is submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under 
the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by June 19, 2006. 
Permit applications 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: Dr. Polly A. Penhale, Environmental 
Officer at the above address or (703) 292-8030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR 
part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit 
for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for 
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 
application under this Regulation for the continued operation of a 
small remote research camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, 
Antarctica (62[deg]28'07''S, 60[deg]46'10''W), for another five years 
to continue predator-prey studies initiated in 1996 at the site. The 
permit period requested is from October 15, 2006 to April 15, 2011. 
Cape Shirreff is an ice-free peninsula towards the western end of the 
north coast of Livingston Island, and is designated an Antarctic 
Specially Protected Area No. 149 under the Antarctic Treaty. The camp 
consists of approximately four semi-permanent structures containing 
work, living, and storage spaces. During the field season from early 
September through the end of March of each year, four to six scientists 
will utilize the camp.
    The permit applicant is: Dr. Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S. AMLR 
Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038.

Polly A. Penhale,
Environmental Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-4688 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45am]
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