[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 51065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20950]


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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 from Mr. 
Sebastian Copeland for his private expedition crossing Antarctica from 
the Russian Novo station on the coast to the Pole of Inaccessibility to 
South Pole and ending at Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions camp at 
Union Glacier where they will be flown back to Punta Arenas, Chile. 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 16, 
2011. 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, Environmental 
Officer 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 a private expedition planning to 
traverse to the South Pole then onward to Union Glacier where they will 
be flown to Punta Arenas Chile. While on the traverse, they will be 
camping in a two-man tent and using white camping fuel for cooking 
purposes. The fuel will be stored inside the sledges in five-liter 
containers and metal MSR bottles. Waste generated will consist of a 
small amount of rinse water from cooking, and human waste for two 
people. Empty plastic containers and packaging will be kept in the 
sledges to be discarded in Chile at the end of the expedition.
    Application for the permit is made by: Sebastian Copeland, 1626 
Ogden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
    Location: Russian Nova Station on the coast to South Pole, then on 
to Union Glacier for extraction.

    Dates: November 2, 2011 to January 27, 2012.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20950 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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