[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15724]


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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 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 August 6, 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: Li Ling Hamady, 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 as requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

    1. Applicant

Dr. Becky Ball, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona 
State University, 4701 W Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306, Permit 
Application: 2015-004.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    ASPA entry, Take, Import to the USA. The applicant plans to take 70 
(max) 500 gram soil samples, 5 (5 gram) plant clippings, 5 (15 square 
cm) moss samples, and 5 (15 square cm) lichen samples per ASPA. This 
project will identify the soil community at many sites along the 
Antarctic Peninsula to discover how the community changes with 
environmental conditions from north to south, and how the soil 
community at each site differs under different types of plants.

Location

    Lagotellerie Island (ASPA 115), Admiralty Bay (ASPA 128), Byers 
Peninsula (ASPA 126), Biscoe Point (ASPA 139), Green Island (ASPA 108).

Dates

    November 1, 2014 to April 30, 2016.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-15724 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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