[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 52 (Monday, March 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5266]


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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 April 16, 2008. 
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 
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:
    1. Applicant: H. William Detrich, III, Department of Biology, 134 
Mugar Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02067. Permit 
Application No. 2009-001.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Introduce non-indigenous species. The applicant plans to use E. 
coli bacteria for the production of \35\S-labeled proteins to be used 
in protein assays performed in the Palmer Station laboratories. The 
focus of the research is the reconstitution of a cold-functioning 
chaperonin protein folding system from testis tissue of the Antarctic 
fish Notothenia coriiceps. In order to demonstrate that the chaperonin 
is functional, protein substrates labeled with \35\S-methionine must be 
used. To obtain these proteins they need to express N. coriiceps actin 
and tubulin substrates in E. coli in a medium supplemented with \35\S-
methionine. Cultures will be autoclaved to kill the bacteria and the 
waste will be disposed using approved protocols.
    Location: Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Dates: April 27, 2008 to July 4, 2008.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-5266 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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