[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 68572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28193]


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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 December 7, 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: Nature McGinn, 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: 201X-0XX

1. Applicant: Name and Address

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    A small expedition would use a reinforced ketch rigged sailing 
yacht to transit from Ushuaia, Chile, to the Antarctic Peninsula region 
and back. Activities to be conducted include: Passenger landings, 
hiking, photography, wildlife viewing, and possible station visits. 
Designated pollutants that would be generated during the trip include 
air emissions, waste water (urine, grey-water) and solid waste (food 
waste, human solid waste, and packaging materials). Human waste and 
grey water would be disposed of in offshore waters, complying with the 
provisions of Article 5 of Annex III and Article 6 of Annex IV of 
MARPOL Protocol and the Convention. All other wastes would be kept for 
proper disposal in Ushuaia at the end of the expedition. Seawater 
samples would be collected for studies on microplastics.

Location

    Antarctic Peninsula region, including Deception Island, Foyn 
Harbor, Paradise Bay, Port Lockroy, Vernadsky, Hovgard Island, Hero 
Inlet/Anvers Island, and Melchior Islands.

Dates

    January 16, 2015-February 6, 2016.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-28193 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
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