[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50048-50049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20305]


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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

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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 September 17, 2015. 
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 a requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2016-005

1. Applicant Allyson Hindle, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit 
Street, Thier 505, Boston MA 02114.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take, Import into the USA. The applicant plans to study the tissue 
specific dive response of Weddell seals, looking at nitric oxide 
regulation. The study's broad objective is to better understand the 
natural adaptations that allow Weddell seals to control their 
cardiovascular system and tolerate extreme hypoxia during dives. Up to 
38 Weddell seals would be temporary restrained for sample collection 
and morphological measurement. In addition, the applicant plans to 
salvage parts of dead animals encountered. Collected samples will be 
imported to the USA for lab analyses.

Location

    Delbridge Islands, Turks Head, Turtle Rock, Hutton Cliffs, Erebus 
Glacier Tongue, and in and around McMurdo Sound.

Dates

September 30, 2015-April 30, 2016

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-20305 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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