[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 56247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22194]


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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 15, 2013. 
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit 
Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 
Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrian Dahood, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address or [email protected] or (703) 292-7149.

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.

Application Details

1. Applicant

Permit Application: 2014-016
Zicheng Yu
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    ASPA Entry; The applicant requests access to ASPA 113 Litchfield 
Island to collect small samples of moss and peat and to deploy small 
data loggers and sensors for the duration of the permit . Litchfield 
Island has thriving and pristine peat moss bank communities. Samples 
could be gathered easily without significantly impacting the moss 
populations. All loggers and sensors would be removed before the permit 
expires. Data gathered from this research will advance the 
understanding of peat moss banks to climate change during the last 50-
1000 years.

Location

    ASPA 113 Litchfield Island.

Dates

    November 1, 2013 to April 15, 2014.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22194 Filed 9-11-13; 8:45 am]
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