[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 74483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25862]


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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 November 25, 2016. 
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].

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: Wendell J. Long, Jr., 1401 Preston Avenue, Austin, TX 
78703.
    Permit Application: 2017-024.
    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Waste management permit. 
The applicant proposes to fly to King George Island and over the 
Antarctic Peninsula aboard a 2004 Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The plane and 
crew will depart Punta Arenas, Chile and stop at the King George Island 
airfield prior to and following a non-stop flight over the Antarctic 
Peninsula, with a turnaround point at approximately 75 degrees South, 
71 degrees West. The applicant proposes to overnight at King George 
Island before returning to Punta Arenas, Chile. The crew may camp 
unless other accommodations are arranged. All camping gear; emergency 
equipment and supplies; foodstuffs; garbage; and human waste will be 
stored in the aircraft removed from Antarctica upon departure. Gear 
will be new and/or de-contaminated before use in Antarctica. Emissions 
from the aircraft are minimized through proper engine maintenance.
    Location: King George Island; West Antarctic Peninsula.
    Dates: January 1-February 15, 2017.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-25862 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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