80 FR 68572 - Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)

Page Range		68572-68572
FR Document		2015-28196

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28196]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 
1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation of 
1978, Public Law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 
notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 
This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, 
Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 23, 2015 the National Science 
Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of a permit 
application received. The permit was issued on October 30, 2015 to:

Permit No. 2016-007

John McKeon, President, Polar Latitudes, Inc

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 45 part 671 of the Code of Federal Island, Hero Inlet/Anvers Island, and
Individuals themselves, mishap Regulations. This is the required notice Melchior Islands.
reports, field surveys, licensing and of permit applications received.
Dates
certification authorities, and monitoring DATES: Interested parties are invited to
device laboratories. submit written data, comments, or January 16, 2015–February 6, 2016.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
views with respect to this permit
Nadene G. Kennedy,
application by December 7, 2015. This
None. Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
application may be inspected by
[FR Doc. 2015–28254 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] Polar Programs.
interested parties at the Permit Office,
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ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Division of Polar Programs, National NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Notice of Permit Applications Received
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at of 1978
ACTION: Notice of permits issued under the above address or ACApermits@
the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
Public Law 95–541. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACTION: Notice of permit applications
SUMMARY: The National Science National Science Foundation, as received under the Antarctic
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish directed by the Antarctic Conservation Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
notice of permits issued under the Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 95–541.
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. amended by the Antarctic Science,
This is the required notice. Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, SUMMARY: The National Science
has developed regulations for the Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
establishment of a permit system for a notice of permit applications received
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer,
various activities in Antarctica and to conduct activities regulated under the
Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,
designation of certain animals and Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
National Science Foundation, 4201
certain geographic areas a requiring NSF has published regulations under
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
special protection. The regulations the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title
Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.
establish such a permit system to 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On designate Antarctic Specially Protected Regulations. This is the required notice
September 23, 2015 the National Areas. of permit applications received.
Science Foundation published a notice
in the Federal Register of a permit Application Details DATES: Interested parties are invited to
application received. The permit was Permit Application: 201X–0XX submit written data, comments, or
issued on October 30, 2015 to: views with respect to this permit
1. Applicant: Name and Address application by December 7, 2015. This
Permit No. 2016–007
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested application may be inspected by
John McKeon, President, Polar interested parties at the Permit Office,
Latitudes, Inc A small expedition would use a address below.
reinforced ketch rigged sailing yacht to
Nadene G. Kennedy, transit from Ushuaia, Chile, to the ADDRESSES: Comments should be
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Antarctic Peninsula region and back. addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Polar Programs. Activities to be conducted include: Division of Polar Programs, National
[FR Doc. 2015–28196 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] Passenger landings, hiking, Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P photography, wildlife viewing, and Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
possible station visits. Designated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
pollutants that would be generated Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION during the trip include air emissions, the above address or ACApermits@
waste water (urine, grey-water) and nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149.
Notice of Permit Applications Received
solid waste (food waste, human solid
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
waste, and packaging materials). Human
of 1978 National Science Foundation, as
waste and grey water would be disposed
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. of in offshore waters, complying with directed by the Antarctic Conservation
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications the provisions of Article 5 of Annex III Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
Received under the Antarctic and Article 6 of Annex IV of MARPOL amended by the Antarctic Science,
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law Protocol and the Convention. All other Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
95–541. wastes would be kept for proper has developed regulations for the
establishment of a permit system for
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disposal in Ushuaia at the end of the
SUMMARY: The National Science expedition. Seawater samples would be various activities in Antarctica and
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish collected for studies on microplastics. designation of certain animals and
a notice of permit applications received certain geographic areas a requiring
to conduct activities regulated under the Location special protection. The regulations
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Antarctic Peninsula region, including establish such a permit system to
NSF has published regulations under Deception Island, Foyn Harbor, Paradise designate Antarctic Specially Protected
the Antarctic Conservation Act at title Bay, Port Lockroy, Vernadsky, Hovgard Areas.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
Contact		Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 68572