[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 58878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8489]


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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 Regulations. This is required notice of permit 
application received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by November 6, 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 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 requiring special protection. The regulations 
established such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:

Permit Application No. 2007-016

1. Applicant: David Hutchins, College of Marine Studies, University of 
Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Export and Introduce a Non-indigenous species into Antarctica. The 
applicant plans to introduce two (2) 100 mi vials each of Phaeocystic 
Antarctica, Thalassiosira Antarctica, Parauonema sp., Tyramimonas 
tychotreta, Paraphysomonas imperforate, Geminigera cryophila, 
Mallomonas sp., unidentified Antarctic marine bacterium, and Fragilaria 
sp. to Antarctica for use during experiments onboard the RVIB Nathaniel 
B. Palmer. These marine phytoplankton will be used in shipboard 
experiments to study feeding rates of Antarctic protistan grazers. The 
cultures will be destroyed after use.
    Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica.
    Dates: October 20, 2006 to January 1, 2007.

Permit Application No. 2007-017

2. Applicant: Philip R. Kyle, Department of Earth & Environmental 
Science, NM Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, 
NM 87801.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
use the hut at Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) and collect rock samples from 
Post Office Hill and The Knoll, all of which are within the Cape 
Crozier ASPA. The team does not plan to enter the penguin rookery.
    Location: Cape Crozier, Ross Island (ASPA 124).
    Dates: November 29, 2006 to January 30, 2007.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-8489 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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