[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49119-49120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20141]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification request received and permit 
issued.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities 
regulated and permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 
1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation 
Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of 
a requested permit modification and permit issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, 
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-292-8224; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation (NSF), as 
directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 
CFR 670), 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.
    On November 3, 2015, the National Science Foundation issued an 
Antarctic Conservation Act permit to Michael J. Polito for take, import 
into the USA, export from the USA, and entry into Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas. The permit holder and his agents are permitted to 
collect sediments and organic remains from active and abandoned penguin 
colonies and to collect feather samples from gentoo, chinstrap, and 
Adelie penguins. The permit holder and agents are also permitted to 
enter ASPAs in the South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Islands, 
the Antarctic Peninsula regions, the Ross Sea region, the Victoria Land 
Coast, the McMurdo Station area, and East Antarctica, as listed in the 
issued permit.
    A recent modification of the permit, dated November 3, 2017, 
allowed the salvage whole or partial specimens of native Antarctic 
birds and whole eggs that are found non-viable on beaches and at bird 
colonies. All specimens would be imported into the USA for 
identification and analysis. The ultimate disposition of the specimens 
would be at academic institutions or museums.
    Now the permit holder proposes a permit modification to extend the 
expiration date of the permit until August 31, 2020.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 
2020.

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    The permit modification was issued on September 12, 2019.

Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-20141 Filed 9-17-19; 8:45 am]
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