[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 42462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17772]


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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 20, 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 a requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:

Permit Application No. 2011-005

    1. Applicant: George Waters, Director, U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La 
Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take, Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, and Import into 
the USA. The applicant plans to continue studies of the behavioral 
ecology and population biology of the Adelie, Gentoo and chinstrap 
penguins, and the interactions among these species and their principal 
avian predators (Skuas, gulls, sheathbills, and giant petrels. Adelie 
and Gentoo chicks and adults will be band for demographic studies. 
Continue studies of penguins' foraging habits, involving the use of 
radio transmitters, satellite tags and time-depth recorders. Another 
component of the study is to ``stomach pump'' up to 40 adults penguins 
per species, collect blood samples, as well as collect data on egg 
sizes and adult weights. Penguin uropygial gland oil may be collect for 
contaminant studies and un-hatched penguin eggs may be collect for 
lipid studies. Samples will be returned to universities for additional 
studies.

Location

    South Shetland Islands vicinity: Copacabana field camp (Admiralty 
Bay, ASPA  129) and Lion's Rump (ASPA 151), King George 
Island.

Dates

    October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.

Permit Application No. 2011-007

    1. Applicant: Paul Morin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, 
University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, SE., Minneapolis, MN 
55455.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans 
enter Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Cape Hallet (ASPA 
106), Cape Washington, Edisto Inlet, and Battleship Promontory to 
collect ground control point with highly precise GPS equipment. 
Activity would include hiking within each area to readily-identifiable 
boulders, peaks, etc., gathering precise GPS coordinates of that 
location, and taking notes and pictures of the surrounding area. Other 
activities would include delineating penguin colonies, ASPAs, and 
important environmental features. The data will be used to create 
updated and accurate maps of areas of important scientific and 
environmental importance within the Ross Sea region.

Location

    Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Cape Hallet (ASPA 
106), Cape Washington, Edisto Inlet, and Battleship Promontory.

Dates

    October 5, 2010 to January 31, 2011.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-17772 Filed 7-20-10; 8:45 am]
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