[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2653]


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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 March 10, 2010. 
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, Northwestern University, Boston, MA 02115.

Permit Application No: 2010-023.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. The applicant 
plans to use Escherichia coli strain BL21DE3 for production of \35\S-
labeled proteins to be used in protein folding assays performed in the 
Palmer Station laboratories. The applicant will continue analysis of a 
cold-functioning chaperonin protein folding system from testis tissue 
of the Antarctica fish, Gobionotothen gibberifrons. To demonstrate that 
the chaperonin is functional, they must use protein substrates labeled 
with \35\S-methionine. To obtain these proteins, they will express G. 
gibberifrons actin and tubulin substrates in E. coli in a medium 
supplemented with \35\S-methionine.
    The E. coli will not be released to the environment. Cultures will 
be autoclaved to kill the bacteria, and the waste will be disposed via 
the radioactive materials waste stream using approved protocols.

Location

    Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Dates: April 10, 2010 to June 8, 2010.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-2653 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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