[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23523-23524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09250]


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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 May 23, 2016. This

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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].

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: 2017-001

1. Applicant: Kristin M. O'Brien, Institute of Arctic Biology, P.O. Box 
757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    ASPA Entry. This applicant will fish using benthic trawls and fish 
traps/pots in the Antarctic Peninsula area for capturing specimens to 
support studies of the physiology and biochemistry of Antarctic fishes 
with an emphasis on Channichthyid fishes. Collection of specimens will 
be carried out aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould and live specimens 
will be transported to aquarium facilities at Palmer Station for 
research purposes. Benthic Otter trawling will be restricted to areas 
with smooth bottom surfaces. The applicant plans to collect a total of 
200-300 fish specimens from about 15 species. Tissue samples will be 
transported to the home institution.

Location

    APSA 152, Western Bransfield Strait; ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay.

Dates

    March 1-August 30, 2017.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-09250 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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