[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41809-41811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17195]


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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, Public Law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of permit applications received

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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 August 15, 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:

 Permit Application: 2013-011

1 Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 122--Arrival Heights to operate the ELFNLF receiver, 
riometer and magnetometer for studies of the earth's magnetic field and 
ionosphere, high latitude neutral mesospheric and thermospheric 
dynamics and thermodynamics, UV monitoring, aerosols investigations, 
and pollution surveys. Crary Science and Engineering Center Research 
Associate(s) will need to access the site daily for equipment 
monitoring, data acquisition, calibration, and repairs. Official 
scientific visitors may enter the site for educational and for 
oversight purposes.
    Personnel from the ASC Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) and 
other support departments may be called upon to perform inspections, 
maintenance or repair functions at the faculties within the ASPA. Other 
personnel will need to enter ASPA 122 to monitor and maintain or repair 
weather equipment within the site.

Location

    Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island (ASPA 122).

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

 Permit Application: 2013-012

2. Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 149--Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island to support activities 
in support of scientific research conducted at the USAP field research 
facility at Cape Shirreff. Activities include: movement of personnel 
and supplies from ship to shore via zodiac or small boat; opening and 
closing the research facility onshore and associated activities; and, 
maintaining and servicing on-shore facilities and equipment.

Location

    Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island (ASPA 149).

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

 Permit Application: 2013-013

3. Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
possibly enter ASPA 105-Beaufort Island, ASPA 116--New College Valley, 
Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross Island, ASPA 121--Cape Royds, ASPA 
122--Arrival Heights, ASPA 124--Cape Crozier, ASPA 157--Backdoor Bay, 
Cape Royds, and ASPA 185-Cape Evans for the purpose of gathering 
professional video footage, still photographs, and to interview 
scientists. Any footage, pictures, interviews, and information gathered 
during site visits could potentially be used in outreach videos, 
archived for future use, or be published in The Antarctic Sun, the 
official online publication of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USA), which 
is managed by the National Science Foundation.
    Visits to the ASPAs will be limited as operational, scientific 
conditions, and the availability of transportation permits. Visits will 
take place in conjunction with valid scientific activities for the 
express purpose of gathering footage and information on scientific 
research, general scenic locations, and interviews with scientists 
working in the field.

Location

    ASPA 105--Beaufort Island, ASPA 116--New College Valley, Caughley 
Beach, Cape Bird, Ross Island, ASPA 121--Cape Royds, ASPA 122--Arrival 
Heights, ASPA 124--Cape Crozier, ASPA 157--Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, 
and ASPA 185--Cape Evans.

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

 Permit Application: 2013-014

4. Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 128--Cape Copacabana, Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King 
George Island to support research activities conducted at the USAP 
field research facility at Copacabana. Activities include: movement of 
personnel and supplies from ship to shore via zodiac or small boat; 
opening and closing the research facilities on shore and associated 
activities; and, maintaining and servicing on-shore facilities and 
equipment.

Location

    ASPA 128--Cape Copacabana, Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King 
George Island.

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

 Permit Application: 2013-015

5. Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 124--Cape Crozier, Ross Island to conduct occasional 
operations, maintenance, construction, and rehabilitation activities on 
an annual basis inside the Cape Crozier ASPA. The USAP civilian support 
contractor work centers that perform annual work at Cape Crozier 
include: Infrastructure and Operations (I&O), the Communications

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shop, the Mechanical Equipment Center (MEC), and the Berg Field Center 
(BFC). Typically, these visits are conducted at the beginning and end 
of each austral summer season to open and close facilities used for 
scientific research; additional visits may also be necessary during the 
course of the season.

Location

    ASPA 124--Cape Crozier, Ross Island.

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

 Permit Application: 2013-016

6. Applicant: Celia Lang, Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support 
Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 155--Cape Evans, Ross Island (Scott's Hut), ASPA 157--
Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island (Shackleton's Hut), ASPA 158--Hut 
Point, Ross Island, and ASPA 159--Cape Adare to allow recreational and 
educational visits to the historic sites, as permitted by the 
Management Plans, for USAP participants. The historic huts at Cape 
Royds and Cape Evan are in close proximity to McMurdo Station, whereas 
Hut Point sits adjacent to the station. Procedures for monitoring 
numbers of USAP visitors to the huts throughout the season will be 
implemented

Location

    ASPA 155--Cape Evans, Ross Island (Scott's Hut), ASPA 157--Backdoor 
Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island (Shackleton's Hut), ASPA 158--Hut Point, 
Ross Island, and ASPA 159--Cape Adare

Dates

    August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-17195 Filed 7-13-12; 8:45 am]
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