[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 37989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14994]


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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 August 1, 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: Kristin M. O'Brien, Institute of Arctic Biology, 
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775-
7000.
    Permit Application No. 2009-011.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take and Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant 
plans to conduct fishing of benthic trawls and fish traps/pots to study 
the physiology and biochemistry of Antarctic fishes, with particular 
emphasis on Channichthyid ice fishes. Collection of specimens will be 
carried out on the ARSV L.M. Gould and transported back to the aquarium 
facilities at Palmer Station for experimentation. Animal capture by 
benthic Otter trawling is restricted to only those areas of bottom 
known to be relatively flat and muddy, in order to avoid damage to the 
net. There are a very limited number of locations that meet the 
criteria, such as ASPA 152--Western Bransfield Strait of Low Island, 
and ASPA 153--Eastern Dallman Bay off Brabant Island.

Location

    ASPA 152--Western Bransfield Strait of Low Island, and ASPA 153--
Eastern Dallman Bay off Brabant Island.

Dates

    April 1, 2008 to July 1, 2011.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-14994 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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