[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11300]


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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 June 27, 2022. 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 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-4479.

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 as requiring special protection. 
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2023-003

1. Applicant: Birgitte McDonald, Moss Landing Marine Labs, 8272 Moss 
Landing Rd., Moss Landing, CA 95039

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take, Harmful Interference, Enter in Antarctic Special Protected 
Area, Import to USA. The applicant requests authorization to enter 
Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No. 124, Cape Crozier, to 
conduct physiological and ecological studies on emperor penguins 
(Aptenodytes forsteri). The two-part project aims to address 
fundamental information gaps about the foraging ecology and habitat use 
of emperor penguins at two stages of their life history. During phase 
one of the research, the applicant proposes capturing up to 48 adult 
emperor penguins as they depart colonies to forage during late chick-
rearing. Captured penguins will undergo morphological and physiological 
sampling and will be fitted with instrumentation used for collecting 
foraging data. During the second phase of research, the applicant 
proposes capturing up to 44 adult emperor penguins during early 
reproduction phases, this second group of individuals will be fitted 
with satellite-linked instrumentation and tissue samples will be 
collected. Some of the data loggers will be retrieved from individuals 
at the end of the study, while others will detach during subsequent 
molting.

Location

    Cape Crozer, ASPA No. 124; Eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica

Dates of Permitted Activities

    October 1, 2022-May 30, 2023

Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-11300 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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