[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57765-57766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23707]


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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

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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 October 17, 2011. 
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: Polly A. Penhale at the above address 
or (703) 292-7420.

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:

Permit Application: 2012-007.

    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 an Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter the Antarctic Specially Protect Areas at Cape Royds, Ross Island 
(ASPA 121) and Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) to collect ground control with 
highly precise GPS equipment. The applicant will seek out readily 
identifiable boulders and peaks gathering precise GPS coordinates of 
that location, and taking notes and picture of the surrounding area. 
Other activities would include delineating boundaries of penguin 
colonies, ASPAs, and important environmental features. The data 
collected will be used to create accurate maps of areas of important 
scientific and environmental importance within the Ross Sea region.

Location

    ASPA 121--Cape Royds, Ross Island, and ASPA 124--Cape Crozier, Ross 
Island.

Dates

    October 10, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-23707 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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