[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76863-76864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24541]


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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 7, 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, 
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

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establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas.

Application Details

1. Applicant Permit Application: 2024-014

    Chris Eckstrom, Frans Lanting Studio, 108 High Road at Delaware 
Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Activity for Which Permit is Requested

    Waste Management. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act 
permit to fly a small battery- operated remotely piloted aircraft 
systems (RPAS) to take scenic photos and film the Antarctic for 
marketing, educational and commercial activities. The RPAS would not be 
flown over concentrations of birds or mammals or over Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas. The RPAS would only be flown by the 
applicant who has extensive piloting experience in fair weather 
conditions. Several measures would be taken to prevent against loss of 
the RPAS. The applicant is seeking a Waste Permit to cover any 
accidental releases that may result from flying a UAV.

Location

Antarctic Peninsula Region

Dates of Permitted Activities

January 1, 2024-January 15, 2024

Kimiko S Bowens-Knox,
Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-24541 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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