[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 1251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-233]


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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 Modification 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 a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued 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 a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by February 11, 2009. 
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: 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 a requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued 
a permit (2009-022) to Dr. Ross D. E. MacPhee on December 8, 2008. The 
issued permit allows the applicant to enter Byers Peninsula (ASPA 
126) to collect vertebrate fossils for stable isotope 
analysis.
    The applicant requests a modification of his permit to allow 
collection of modern biological specimens (bones and teeth of marine 
mammal and penguins) for destructive isotope analysis to look at the 
carbon (and perhaps nitrogen) isotopes, date if possible, and determine 
changes in trophic level, diet, foraging area, and weathering rates.
    Location: Byers Peninsula (ASPA 126).
    Dates: February 15, 2009 to March 30, 2009.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
 [FR Doc. E9-233 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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