[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15968]


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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.

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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 in 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 August 26, 2021. 
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit 
Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of 
Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-7420, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 671), 
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: 2022-004

1. Applicant: Dr. Dale Andersen, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave. 
#200, Mountain View, CA 94043

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Waste management. The 
applicant seeks a waste management permit to conduct multi-disciplinary 
research activities to expand both short- and long-term studies of 
ecological responses in Antarctic ecosystems. This permit covers 
accidental release of wastes generated through planned research and 
logistical operations. Wastes include solid and liquid waste, including 
designated pollutants and release to air. The applicant has provided a 
detailed mitigation plan for these categories of waste as well as a 
plan for removal of waste at the end of deployment. The applicant also 
plans to use small, battery-operated, remotely controlled aircraft 
systems to collect imagery to aid in the mapping of geomorphological 
structures and to collect information on local climate. Aircrafts will 
be flown at altitudes less than 100m by experienced pilots and will not 
fly over concentrations of wildlife, should any be in the area.
    Location: Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: October 20, 2021-February 28, 2026.

Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-15968 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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