82 FR 57301 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 231 (December 4, 2017)

Page Range		57301-57301
FR Document		2017-26030

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.

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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 January 3, 2018. 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-8030, or [email protected].

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 a requiring special protection. 
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2018-016

1. Applicant: Daniel Costa, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 
Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister Way, 
Santa Cruz, CA 95062.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Take, Harmful Interference, 
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Import into USA. The 
applicant proposes to study the foraging behavior, habitat utilization, 
and physiology of leopard seals, and potentially additional Antarctic 
seal species, near Cape Shirreff in the Antarctic Peninsula. Additional 
seal species could include: Crabeater seals, Weddell seals, Antarctic 
fur seals, Ross seals, and southern elephant seals. The applicant would 
capture and tag 10-15 seals of each species, in each of three field 
seasons. Seals would be sedated and anesthetized during tagging and 
biological sample collection procedures. The tags to be attached to the 
seals with marine epoxy include a combined time-depth recorder and GPS 
receiver and a separate VHF radio tag. Other procedures would include: 
Flipper tagging, dye marking, collecting blood samples, measuring blood 
volume, measuring girth and length, and determining body composition by 
morphometric measurements. These procedures are currently authorized 
under National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Mammal Protection Act 
Permit No. 19439.
    Location: ASPA 149, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South 
Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: January 1, 2018-June 1, 2020.

Permit Application: 2018-028

2. Applicant: Alexander Simms, University of California Santa Barbara, 
1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant proposes to enter ASPA 126, Byers 
Peninsula, Livingston Island, to survey beach ridges using GPS and 
ground-penetrating radar as well as collecting small sediment samples. 
The applicant would camp on-site for approximately two weeks while 
conducting the proposed research. The applicant and agents would adhere 
to the ASPA management plan.
    Location: ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South 
Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: February 15, 2018-April 1, 2020.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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screening phase, yielding a burden of ADDRESSES: Comments should be Dates of Permitted Activities: January
478 hours. addressed to Permit Office, Office of 1, 2018–June 1, 2020.
Phase 2 of the survey will be the Polar Programs, National Science
Permit Application: 2018–028
questionnaire, which will be sent to (a) Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
all of the known research performers Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 2. Applicant: Alexander Simms,
and funders, (b) those screened in from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: University of California Santa
Phase 1, and (c) those who did not Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa
respond to the Phase 1 contacts. NCSES the above address, 703–292–8030, or Barbara, CA 93106.
expects a response rate of 60% to Phase ACApermits@nsf.gov. Activity for Which Permit is
2. Based on the responses to the pilot SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially
survey, if the organization both funds National Science Foundation, as Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant
and performs research, it will take an directed by the Antarctic Conservation proposes to enter ASPA 126, Byers
estimated 4 hours to complete the Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR Peninsula, Livingston Island, to survey
survey. If the organization neither funds 670), as amended by the Antarctic beach ridges using GPS and ground-
nor performs research, the response Science, Tourism and Conservation Act penetrating radar as well as collecting
time should be less than 20 minutes. of 1996, has developed regulations for small sediment samples. The applicant
There will also be 40 debriefings held as the establishment of a permit system for would camp on-site for approximately
the surveys are submitted, 20 for various activities in Antarctica and two weeks while conducting the
respondents and 20 for nonrespondents. designation of certain animals and proposed research. The applicant and
The debriefings are estimated to take 1 certain geographic areas a requiring agents would adhere to the ASPA
hour for respondents and 30 minutes for special protection. The regulations management plan.
nonrespondents, resulting in a total establish such a permit system to Location: ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula,
burden of 30 hours. The estimate of designate Antarctic Specially Protected Livingston Island, South Shetland
burden for Phase 2 of the survey is 4,888 Areas. Islands, Antarctica.
hours for the 1,222 estimated performers Dates of Permitted Activities:
and funders that complete the survey Application Details February 15, 2018–April 1, 2020.
and debriefings and 317 hours for the Permit Application: 2018–016 Nadene G. Kennedy,
remaining 951 organizations estimated
1. Applicant: Daniel Costa, Ecology and Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar
to complete the survey that do not Programs.
perform or fund research. The total Evolutionary Biology Department,
University of California Santa Cruz, [FR Doc. 2017–26030 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
combined burden for Phases 1 and 2 is
5,713 hours. 115 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
CA 95062.
Dated: November 29, 2017.
Activity for Which Permit is
Suzanne H. Plimpton, NUCLEAR REGULATORY
Requested: Take, Harmful Interference,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science COMMISSION
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Foundation.
Areas, Import into USA. The applicant [Docket No. 72–11; NRC–2017–0110]
[FR Doc. 2017–26028 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
proposes to study the foraging behavior,
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habitat utilization, and physiology of Sacramento Municipal Utility District;
leopard seals, and potentially additional Rancho Seco Independent Spent Fuel
Antarctic seal species, near Cape Storage Installation
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Shirreff in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Additional seal species could include: AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Notice of Permit Applications Received Commission.
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act Crabeater seals, Weddell seals, Antarctic
of 1978 fur seals, Ross seals, and southern ACTION: License amendment application;
elephant seals. The applicant would issuance.
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. capture and tag 10–15 seals of each
species, in each of three field seasons. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
ACTION: Notice of permit applications Commission (NRC) reviewed an
Seals would be sedated and
received. application by Sacramento Municipal
anesthetized during tagging and
biological sample collection procedures. Utility District (SMUD or the licensee)
SUMMARY: The National Science for amendment of Materials License No.
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish The tags to be attached to the seals with
marine epoxy include a combined time- SNM–2510, which authorizes the
a notice of permit applications received storage of spent nuclear fuel and greater
to conduct activities regulated under the depth recorder and GPS receiver and a
separate VHF radio tag. Other than Class C waste at the Rancho Seco
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Independent Spent Fuel Storage
NSF has published regulations under procedures would include: Flipper
tagging, dye marking, collecting blood Installation, located in Herald,
the Antarctic Conservation Act in the California. The licensee requested
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the samples, measuring blood volume,
measuring girth and length, and authorization to allow the continued
required notice of permit applications storage of byproduct nuclear material to
received. determining body composition by
morphometric measurements. These check the functionality of radiation
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DATES: Interested parties are invited to procedures are currently authorized detection instruments.
submit written data, comments, or under National Marine Fisheries Service DATES: December 4, 2017.
views with respect to this permit Marine Mammal Protection Act Permit ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
application by January 3, 2018. This No. 19439. NRC–2017–0110 when contacting the
application may be inspected by Location: ASPA 149, Cape Shirreff, NRC about the availability of
interested parties at the Permit Office, Livingston Island, South Shetland information regarding this document.
address below. Islands, Antarctic Peninsula. You may obtain publicly-available

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of permit applications received.
Dates		Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by January 3, 2018. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Contact		Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
FR Citation		82 FR 57301