[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54843-54844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7755]


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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 operation 
of a remote field support and emergency provisions for the Expedition 
Vessel, Kapitan Khlebnikov for the 2006-2007 season and two following 
austral summers. 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 October 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part 
671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit for 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 operation of up to nine expeditions per year to 
Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are taken ashore at selected

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sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) or helicopter for approximately two to 
four hours at a time. On each helicopter's landing, emergency gear 
would be taken ashore in case weather deteriorates and passengers are 
required to camp on shore. Anything taken ashore will be removed from 
Antarctica and disposed of in Ushuaia, Argentina, Port Stanley, 
Falkland Islands, or a substitute port of disembarkation. No hazardous 
domestic products or wastes (aerosol cans, paints, solvents, etc.) will 
be brought ashore. Cooking stoves/fuel will be used only in an 
emergency where passengers are forced to spend night on shore. 
Conditions of the permit would include requirements to report on the 
removal of materials and any accidental releases, and management of all 
waste, including human waste, in accordance with Antarctic waste 
regulations.
    Application for the permit is made by: Pat Shaw, President, Quark 
Expeditions, Inc., 1019 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820.
    Location: Antarctica (south of 60 degrees south latitude).
    Dates: October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2009.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7755 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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