[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70260-70261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28799]


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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 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 December 14, 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

1. Applicant

Permit Application: 2016-019
    Dr. Diana H. Wall, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, 
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1036.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
    ASPA entry, Import. Applicant wishes to enter Cape Royds ASPA 121 
to collect soil samples and associated invertebrates as well as benthic 
algal mats and underlying soil. This project follows up on several past 
surveys of orthinogenic soils conducted in this ASPA which examined 
invertebrate genetic distribution, and also explores the influence of 
climate change on soil invertebrate populations. The algae sampling is 
to also follow up on previous surveys, to examine the temporal 
stability of lake algal communities in the region. Soil samples of 
approximately 600 grams each would be collected at up to 30 sites 
within the ASPA using sterile collecting techniques. For benthic algae, 
at 6 sites along the shore of Poly Lake, the applicant and team would 
use a sanitized 2 cm copper coring apparatus to collect, by hand, 4 
replicates of surface algal mats and 1-2 cm of underlying sediment. 
Samples would be transported back to the US for further study.
Location
ASPA 121 Cape Royds

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Dates
January 1, 2016 to February 15, 2016

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-28799 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7555-01-P