[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1296-1297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00137]


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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 February 8, 2023. 
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,

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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

Permit Application: 2023-036

1. Applicant: Jason Calabretta, NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New 
York, NY 10112

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Waste Management. The 
applicant seeks an ACA permit for the purposes of waste management 
associated with the use of Remotely Piloted Aircrafts (RPAS) in 
Antarctica. Aircrafts will be launched from land or by boat and footage 
will be used for the purposes of producing a television news segment. 
RPAS operations will occur in association with regular operations of 
Seabourn 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 Area.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: January 26, 2023-February 7, 2023.

Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-00137 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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