[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4060-4061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1619]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated 
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Public Law 95-541. 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 February 27, 2012. 
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 a requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.
    The applications received are as follows:

1. Applicant

    Permit Application: 2012-012.

Charles D. Amsler, Jr., Department of Biology, University of Alabama, 
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take and Import into the U.S.A. The applicant plans to take from 
the Palmer Station area approximately 20 brown marine algae, 30 green 
marine algae, 10 red marine algae, and 10 diatom marine algae to 
sublimate cultures of

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filamentous Antarctic macroalgae and diatoms previously isolated in 
culture but require additional strains, particularly of filamentous 
green algal endophytes for future study. The applicant will use these 
samples to understand the interactions of epiphytic and endophytic 
algae (both filamentous macroalgae and diatoms) with larger macroalgae 
and with mesoherbivores such as amphipods. The cultures will be 
maintained at the home university.

Location

    Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

Dates

    April 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-1619 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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