[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66384-66385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26398]


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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 671 
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 December 5, 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

Permit Application: 2014-024

    1. Applicant: Ron Naveen, Oceanites Inc, Chevy Chase MD.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Waste Permit; The applicant seeks to maintain two audio recorders 
that were deployed under an earlier permit and install up to 15 
additional recorders. The recorders would be installed near Gentoo 
penguin colonies and would be used to monitor the colonies as part of 
the long term ecological study, the Antarctic Site Inventory, conducted 
by Oceanites Inc. Installation of the recorders would be conducted 
while performing penguin survey activities authorized under ACA 2014-
001 (previously issued to Ron Naveen). The recorders would be installed 
3-5 meters from the edge of a penguin colony and would be enclosed in 
sealed weatherproof metal housing. The recorders would be powered by a 
combination of AA and D size batteries. The recorders would be visited 
at least once per year and all dead batteries removed for proper 
disposal outside of the Antarctic.

Location

    Bailey Head, Barrientos Island, Booth Island, Brown Bluff, 
Cuvervile Island Damoy Point, Danco Island, Georges Point, Jougla 
Point, Moot Point, Neko Harbor, Petermann Island, Pleneau

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Island, Ronge Island East, Yalour Island, Yankee Harbour

Dates

    December 3, 2013 to August 31, 2018.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-26398 Filed 11-4-13; 8:45 am]
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