[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56237-56238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22426]


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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 a 
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 12, 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: 2013-020.

    Lockheed Martin IS&GS, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson 
Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. The applicant 
plans to import and use commercially available, freeze-dried marine 
bacterium, Vibrio fisheri, NRRL B-11177, for experimental use at the 
Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC) at McMurdo Station. This 
bacterium is used as one of the reagents for the Microtox toxicity 
analyzer, Azur Environmental model 500, 0073486. The bacterium is used 
with a reconstituting reagent to determine toxicity levels. All 
laboratory plastic-ware (tubes tips, etc.) used with the bacteria will 
be autoclaved to destroy any residual bacteria.

Location

    McMurdo Station. Antarctica.

Dates

    October 10, 2012 to August 31, 2017.

Applicant

Permit Application: 2013-021.

    Larissa Min, 1425 E. Prospect St., 5, Seattle, WA 98112.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 105--Beaufort Island, ASPA 121--Cape Royds, ASPA 124--Cape 
Crozier, ASPA 131--Canada Glacier, ASPA 154--Cape Evans, ASPA 156--
Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, ASPA 157--Discovery Hut, and ASPA 172--Blood 
Falls to photograph, audio tape and shoot video of science teams 
working in these various areas. In addition, the applicant will 
photograph the historic huts to document how the early explorers coped 
with the environment. The applicant will use these observations to 
construct a creative narrative of Antarctica and its scientific 
pursuits.

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Location

    ASPA 105--Beaufort Island, ASPA 121--Cape Royds, ASPA 124--Cape 
Crozier, ASPA 131--Canada Glacier, ASPA 154--Cape Evans, ASPA 156--
Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, ASPA 157--Discovery Hut, ASPA 172--Blood 
Falls, and the McMurdo Sound sea ice.

Dates

    October 1, 2012 to February 28, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-22426 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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