[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 60830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24638]


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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 November 1, 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: Yu-Ping Chin, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio 
State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, 
Columbus, OH 43210-1308.
    Permit Application No. 2011-018.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
center Cape Royds (ASPA 121) and Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 157) to 
access Pony Lake to collect water samples. Samples were collected 
previously from the lake and the microbially derived Dissolved Organic 
Matter (DOM) from this site is now a reference fulvic acid distributed 
by the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS). The applicant 
plans to collect more DOM samples for the purpose of comparing their 
Cotton Glacier samples to Pony Lake DOM.

Location

    Cape Royds (ASPA 121) and Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 157).

Dates

    January 1, 2011 to January 31, 2011.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-24638 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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