[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45675-45676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19028]


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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 September 2, 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. 2011-009

1. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennaial, CO 80112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Take. The applicant plans 
herd or remove seals and seabirds who venture onto McMurdo Station 
roads, airstrips and ice pier when they pose operational safety 
concerns as well as potential harm to the animals. Herding and removal 
activities will be conducted in accordance with ``Wildlife Removal'' 
standard operating procedures, which includes notification to station 
authorities and reporting such herding and removal activities to the 
Permit Office.
    Location: McMurdo Station roads, airstrips, and ice pier.
    Dates: September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Permit Application No. 2011-010

2. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Take. The applicant plans 
herd or remove seals and seabirds who venture onto the Palmer Station 
pier and other operational areas when they pose operational safety 
concerns as well as potential harm to the animals. Herding and removal 
activities will be conducted by station management and science 
personnel in a non-lethal and humane manner in order to cause as little 
disturbance as possible.
    Location: Palmer Station pier and operational areas.
    Dates September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

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Permit Application No. 2011-011

3. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter Avian Island (ASPA 117) in 
support of research work conducted at the NOAA marine mammal research 
facility. Activities to be performed are the movement of personnel and 
supplies from ship to shore via zodiac or small boat, opening and 
closing tasks for the research facilities on shore, and maintenance and 
servicing of on-shore facilities and equipment.
    Location: Avian Island (ASPA 117).
    Dates: September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Permit Application No. 2011-012

4. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter Cape Shirreff (ASPA 149) 
in support of research work conducted at the NOAA marine mammal 
research facility. Activities to be performed are the movement of 
personnel and supplies from ship to shore via zodiac or small boat, 
opening and closing tasks for the research facilities on shore, and 
maintenance and servicing of on-shore facilities and equipment.
    Location Cape Shirreff (ASPA 149).
    Dates September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Permit Application No. 2011-013

5. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter ``Copacabana'' research 
site on the Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island (ASPA 
128) in support of research work conducted at the USAP research 
facility. Activities to be performed are the movement of personnel and 
supplies from ship to shore via zodiac or small boat, opening and 
closing tasks for the research facilities on shore, and maintenance and 
servicing of on-shore facilities and equipment.
    Location: Cape Shirreff (ASPA 128).
    Dates: September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Permit Application No. 2011-014

6. Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 
7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter Beaufort Island (ASPA 
105), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), Arrival Heights (ASPA 122), Cape Crozier 
(ASPA 124), Tramway Ridge (ASPA 130), Canada Glacier (ASPA 131), 
Linnaeus Terrance (ASPA 138), and Botany Bay (ASPA 154) to review the 
sites' management plans and verify that the values being protected are 
maintained. Article 6.3 of Annex V to the Madrid Protocol requires ``A 
review of the (ASPA) Management Plan shall be initiated at least every 
five years. The plans will be updated as necessary.'' The USAP 
Environmental team members will enter the sites in anticipation of the 
5 year ASPA review, or to address any environmental concern or 
potential environmental release within the ASPA.
    Location: Beaufort Island (ASPA 105), Cape Royds (ASPA 121), 
Arrival Heights (ASPA 122), Cape Crozier (ASPA 124), Tramway Ridge 
(ASPA 130), Canada Glacier (ASPA 131), Linnaeus Terrance (ASPA 138), 
and Botany Bay (ASPA 154)
    Dates: September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Permit Application No. 2011-015

7 Applicant: Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 
South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant plans to enter Litchfield Island (ASPA 
113) to remove (for inspection and resupply) the survival cache located 
on Litchfield Island, and to return the cache. This cache is a 
requirement for boating safety purposes. Additionally, ongoing 
assessment of the ASPA notification signs at the three primary landing 
sites on the island is required.
    Location: Litchfield Island (ASPA 113).
    Dates: September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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