[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05881]


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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 April 17, 2014. 
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: Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address or [email protected] 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.

Application Details

1. Applicant: Permit Application: 2014-030
    Prof. Chi-Hing Christina Cheng
    Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, IL

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    ASPA, Import into USA: This permit would allow entry into ASPA 153 
Eastern Dallmann Bay and ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait for the 
purpose of collecting a small number of icefish species via trawling 
and trapping for a study on freezing avoidance and evolutionary cold 
adaptation in Antarctic fishes. Some whole, frozen individuals as well 
as tissue samples would be imported back into the U.S.A. for 
physiological, biochemical, and molecular studies. Port of Entry is 
Port Hueneme, CA.

Location

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 153, Eastern Dallmann Bay; 
and Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 152, Western Bransfield 
Strait (Area around Low Island).

Dates

    June 21, 2014 to October 21, 2014.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-05881 Filed 3-17-14; 8:45 am]
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