82 FR 1761 - Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-00023

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice of a requested permit modification.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification request.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities 
regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the 
required notice of a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by February 6, 2017. 
Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the 
Permit Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address or [email protected].

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.
    Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued 
a permit (ACA 2016-024) to Ari Friedlaender on February 8, 2016. The 
issued permit allows the permit holder to conduct waste management 
activities associated with the tagging and biopsy sampling of baleen 
whales in the Antarctic Peninsula region. The permit covers any 
accidental releases that may occur if the biopsy darts and/or tags are 
lost during the conduct of the research.
    Now the permit holder proposes a modification to his permit to 
include waste management activities associated with the operation of 
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used to collect photographs of 
individual whales for health assessment purposes. The permit holder is 
requesting this modification in the unlikely event that the UAS is lost 
during the conduct of science missions. The UAS will be operated by 
experienced pilots according to protocols designed to ensure safe 
operations and to minimize the risk of loss of the UAS. The UAS are 
powered by lithium polymer batteries and do not require any fuels.
    Location: Antarctic Peninsula region.
    Dates: February 15, 2017-April 30, 2020.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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U.S. International Trade Commission, in the Federal Register of permit applications may be inspected by
shall designate the presiding applications received. The permits were interested parties at the Permit Office,
Administrative Law Judge. issued on December 28, 2016 to: address below.
Responses to the complaint and the 1. John Durban, Permit No. 2017–030
notice of investigation must be ADDRESSES: Comments should be
2. John Durban, Permit No. 2017–029 addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
submitted by the named respondents in
accordance with section 210.13 of the Nadene G. Kennedy, Office of Polar Programs, National
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to Programs. Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such [FR Doc. 2017–00022 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
responses will be considered by the BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
Commission if received not later than 20 the above address or
days after the date of service by the ACApermits@nsf.gov.
Commission of the complaint and the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
notice of investigation. Extensions of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Notice of Permits Issued Under the National Science Foundation, as
time for submitting responses to the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 directed by the Antarctic Conservation
complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
good cause therefor is shown. ACTION: Notice of permits issued under amended by the Antarctic Science,
Failure of a respondent to file a timely the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
response to each allegation in the Public Law 95–541. has developed regulations for the
complaint and in this notice may be establishment of a permit system for
deemed to constitute a waiver of the SUMMARY: The National Science various activities in Antarctica and
right to appear and contest the Foundation (NSF) is required to publish designation of certain animals and
allegations of the complaint and this notice of permits issued under the certain geographic areas a requiring
notice, and to authorize the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. special protection. The regulations
administrative law judge and the This is the required notice. establish such a permit system to
Commission, without further notice to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: designate Antarctic Specially Protected
the respondent, to find the facts to be as Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, Areas.
alleged in the complaint and this notice Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, Description of Permit Modification
and to enter an initial determination National Science Foundation, 4201 Requested: The Foundation issued a
and a final determination containing Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. permit (ACA 2016–024) to Ari
such findings, and may result in the Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. Friedlaender on February 8, 2016. The
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On issued permit allows the permit holder
and desist order or both directed against November 23, 2016 the National Science to conduct waste management activities
the respondent. Foundation published a notice in the associated with the tagging and biopsy
By order of the Commission. Federal Register of a permit application sampling of baleen whales in the
Issued: January 3, 2017. received. The permit was issued on Antarctic Peninsula region. The permit
Katherine M. Hiner, December 23, 2016 to: Lisa Tauxe, covers any accidental releases that may
Acting Supervisory Attorney. Permit No. 2017–036. occur if the biopsy darts and/or tags are
[FR Doc. 2017–00047 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] lost during the conduct of the research.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Now the permit holder proposes a
Polar Programs. modification to his permit to include
[FR Doc. 2017–00021 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] waste management activities associated
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
with the operation of unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) used to collect
Notice of Permits Issued Under the photographs of individual whales for
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION health assessment purposes. The permit
holder is requesting this modification in
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Modification Received the unlikely event that the UAS is lost
ACTION: Notice of permits issued under Under the Antarctic Conservation Act during the conduct of science missions.
the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, of 1978 The UAS will be operated by
Public Law 95–541. experienced pilots according to
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
SUMMARY: The National Science protocols designed to ensure safe
ACTION: Notice of permit modification operations and to minimize the risk of
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish request.
notice of permits issued under the loss of the UAS. The UAS are powered
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. SUMMARY: The National Science by lithium polymer batteries and do not
This is the required notice. Foundation (NSF) is required to publish require any fuels.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a notice of requests to modify permits Location: Antarctic Peninsula region.
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, issued to conduct activities regulated
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Dates: February 15, 2017–April 30,
Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 2020.
National Science Foundation, 4201 1978. This is the required notice of a
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. requested permit modification. Nadene G. Kennedy,
Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. DATES: Interested parties are invited to Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On submit written data, comments, or Programs.
November 18 and 15, 2016, the National views with respect to this permit [FR Doc. 2017–00023 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am]
Science Foundation published notices application by February 6, 2017. Permit BILLING CODE 7555–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of permit modification request.
Dates		Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by February 6, 2017. Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the
Contact		Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
FR Citation		82 FR 1761