80 FR 57402 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Inder the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-24175 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 57402] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24175] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Inder the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic Conservation Act. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 at title 45 part 671 of 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 October 23, 2015. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address or [email protected] or (703) 292-7149. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 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: 2016-008 1. Applicant David Rootes, Environmental Manager. Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC. 3478 South Main Street, Salt Lake City UT 84115. Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Waste Permit; ALE plans to operate a remote camp at Union Glacier, Antarctica, and provide logistical support services for scientific and other expeditions, film crews, and tourists. These activities include aircraft support, cache positioning, camp and field support, resupply, search and rescue, medevac, medical support and logistic support for some National Operators. The camp can accommodate up to 100 people and is adjacent to a blue-ice runway. The blue-ice runway is a natural feature that requires limited amount of preparation and upkeep for aircraft use. There are standard programs offered on a regular basis including: climbing trips to Vinson Massif, the Ellsworth Mountains and the Transantarctic Mountains; ski trips to the Ellsworth Mountains and the Geographic South Pole; ice marathons and sky diving at Union Glacier; and flights to the Geographic South Pole and the emperor penguin colony at the Dawson Lambton Glacier. Several aircraft will be operated by ALE throughout the Antarctic and may consist of the following: Ilyushin ILTD-76, Boeing 757-200ER, Douglas DC3-TP67, and De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter. ALE plans to allow clients to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) provided their plan meets certain requirements, including ALE's standard operating procedures, IATTO UAV policy (2015), and civil aviation authority regulations (ICAO, FAA, CAA). Location Centered around Union Glacier, in the general area of the Ellsworth Mountains including Vinson Massif; the sector to the South Pole; the Filchner-Ronnie Ice Shelf including Berkner Island; the coast of Coats Land; and the Ross Ice Shelf and the general route from Ross Island to the South Pole. Dates October 16, 2015 through February 28, 2020. Nadene G. Kennedy, Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-24175 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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NATIONAL AERONAUTUICS AND Office, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180– Permit Application: 2016–008
SPACE ADMINISTRATION 200, Pasadena, CA 91109; (818) 354–
7770 (phone), (818) 393–3160 (fax). 1. Applicant David Rootes,
[Notice (15–079)] Environmental Manager. Antarctic
Information about other NASA
inventions available for licensing can be Logistics and Expeditions LLC.
Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially 3478 South Main Street, Salt Lake
Exclusive License found online at http://
technology.nasa.gov. City UT 84115.
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Space Administration. Mark P. Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property. Waste Permit; ALE plans to operate a
ACTION: Notice of intent To Grant
[FR Doc. 2015–24147 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] remote camp at Union Glacier,
Partially Exclusive License.
BILLING CODE 7510–13–P Antarctica, and provide logistical
SUMMARY: This notice is issued in support services for scientific and other
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 expeditions, film crews, and tourists.
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives These activities include aircraft support,
notice of its intent to grant a partially NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION cache positioning, camp and field
exclusive license in the United States to support, resupply, search and rescue,
practice the invention described and Notice of Permit Applications Received
medevac, medical support and logistic
claimed in U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Inder the Antarctic Conservation Act of
support for some National Operators.
Application Serial No. 13/178,661, 1978
The camp can accommodate up to 100
titled ‘‘Automatic Dependent AGENCY: National Science Foundation. people and is adjacent to a blue-ice
Surveillance Broadcast (ADS–B) System runway. The blue-ice runway is a
For Ownership and Traffic Situational ACTION: Notice of permit applications
received under the Antarctic natural feature that requires limited
Awareness,’’ NASA Case No. DRC–011– amount of preparation and upkeep for
012, and any, divisional applications, Conservation Act.
aircraft use. There are standard
continuation-in-part applications, or SUMMARY: The National Science programs offered on a regular basis
issued patents resulting therefrom, to Foundation (NSF) is required to publish including: climbing trips to Vinson
Vigilant Aerospace Systems Inc., having a notice of permit applications received Massif, the Ellsworth Mountains and the
its principal place of business in to conduct activities regulated under the Transantarctic Mountains; ski trips to
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Certain Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. the Ellsworth Mountains and the
patent rights in this invention have been NSF has published regulations under Geographic South Pole; ice marathons
assigned to the United States of America the Antarctic Conservation Act at title and sky diving at Union Glacier; and
as represented by the Administrator of 45 part 671 of the Code of Federal flights to the Geographic South Pole and
the National Aeronautics and Space Regulations. This is the required notice the emperor penguin colony at the
Administration. The prospective of permit applications received. Dawson Lambton Glacier. Several
partially exclusive license will comply aircraft will be operated by ALE
with the terms and conditions of 35 DATES: Interested parties are invited to
throughout the Antarctic and may
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. submit written data, comments, or
consist of the following: Ilyushin ILTD–
views with respect to this permit
DATES: The prospective partially 76, Boeing 757–200ER, Douglas DC3–
application by October 23, 2015. This
exclusive license may be granted unless, TP67, and De Havilland DHC–6 Twin
application may be inspected by
within fifteen (15) days from the date of Otter. ALE plans to allow clients to fly
interested parties at the Permit Office,
this published notice, NASA receives Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
address below.
written objections including evidence provided their plan meets certain
and argument that establish that the ADDRESSES: Comments should be requirements, including ALE’s standard
grant of the license would not be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, operating procedures, IATTO UAV
consistent with the requirements of 35 Division of Polar Programs, National policy (2015), and civil aviation
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR. 404.7. Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson authority regulations (ICAO, FAA,
Competing applications completed and Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. CAA).
received by NASA within fifteen (15) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
days of the date of this published notice Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at Location
will also be treated as objections to the the above address or ACApermits@ Centered around Union Glacier, in the
grant of the contemplated partially nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. general area of the Ellsworth Mountains
exclusive license. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The including Vinson Massif; the sector to
Objections submitted in response to National Science Foundation, as the South Pole; the Filchner-Ronnie Ice
this notice will not be made available to directed by the Antarctic Conservation Shelf including Berkner Island; the
the public for inspection and, to the Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as coast of Coats Land; and the Ross Ice
extent permitted by law, will not be amended by the Antarctic Science, Shelf and the general route from Ross
released under the Freedom of Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, Island to the South Pole.
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. has developed regulations for the
ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the establishment of a permit system for Dates
prospective license may be submitted to
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various activities in Antarctica and October 16, 2015 through February
Patent Counsel, NASA Management designation of certain animals and 28, 2020.
Office, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180– certain geographic areas a requiring
200, Pasadena, CA 91109; (818) 354– special protection. The regulations Nadene G. Kennedy,
7770 (phone), (818) 393–3160 (fax). establish such a permit system to Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: designate Antarctic Specially Protected Polar Programs.
Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, Office of Areas. [FR Doc. 2015–24175 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am]
Chief Counsel, NASA Management Application Details: BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic Conservation Act. | |
| Dates | Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by October 23, 2015. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit | |
| Contact | Li Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57402 |
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