[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24806]


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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 December 15, 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 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 as requiring special protection. 
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

1. Applicant Permit
    Application: 2023-019
    George Papagapitos, Swan Hellenic, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested
    Waste Management. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation 
Permit for waste management activities associated with use of remotely 
piloted aircrafts (RPAs) in Antarctica. Aircrafts will be launched from 
land or by boat and will be used for commercial, marketing, or 
educational purposes only. RPAs will not be flown over any 
concentrations of wildlife, Antarctic Specially Protected or Managed 
Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments without appropriate 
authorization. Aircraft are only to be flown by experienced, pre-
approved pilots in fair weather conditions and in the presence of an 
observer, who will always maintain visual line of sight with the 
aircraft during operation. Measures are in place to prevent loss of the 
aircraft.
Location
    Antarctic Peninsula region, Ross Sea region.
Dates of Permitted Activities
    November 1, 2022-March 31, 2023.

Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-24806 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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