[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21874]


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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 remote field support camps with emergency provisions for the 
Expedition Vessels, Lyubov Orlova and Ocean Nova for the 2009-2010 
season and the four 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 13, 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: Dr. Polly A. Penhale, Environmental 
Officer, at the above address or (703) 292-8030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR 
part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit 
for the 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 expeditions to 
Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are taken ashore at selected 
sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) for approximately two to four hours at a 
time. On each zodiac 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., 47 Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854.
    Location: Antarctica (south of 60 degrees south latitude).
    Dates: November 1, 2009 to March 31, 2014.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21874 Filed 9-10-09; 8:45 am]
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