[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53351-53352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21564]


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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 a camp at Patriot Hills, Heritage Range, southern Ellsworth 
Mountains, Antarctica, by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, LLC, a 
company within the United States. 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 within September 30, 
2010. 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 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 operation of remote camp at Union 
Glacier, Antarctica, and logistic support services for scientific and 
other expeditions, film crews, and tourists. These activities include 
aircraft support, cache positioning, camp and field support, resupply, 
search and rescue, medevac, medical support and logistic support for 
some National Operators. The camp can accommodate up to 100 people and 
is adjacent to a 100m x 2000m blue-ice runway. The blue-ice runway is a 
natural feature that requires limited amount of preparation and

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upkeep for aircraft use. There are standard programs offered on a 
regular basis. These include: climbing trips to Vinson Massif, the 
Ellsworth Mountains and the Transantarctic Mountains; ski trips to the 
Ellsworth Mountains and the Geographic South Pole; and flights to the 
Geographic South Pole, and the Emperor Penguin Colony at the Dawson 
Lambton Glacier.
    Several aircraft will be operated by Antarctic Logistics & 
Expeditions throughout the Antarctic. They may consist of the 
following: Twin Otter aircraft, and Ilyushin 76 (IL-76), and either a 
turbine DC-3 or a Cessna 185.
    The permit applicant is: David Rootes, Environmental Manager, 
Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, LLC, 79 West 450 South, Suite 2, 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107. Permit application No. 2011 WM-002.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21564 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am]
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