[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 30203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12664]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.

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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. NSF has 
published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 
part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 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 June 23, 2011. 
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: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address 
or (703) 292-7405.

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 (2011-001) to Dr. Steven D. Emslie on April 27 2011. The 
issued permit allows the applicant access to numerous Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas (ASPA's) in the Antarctic Peninsula and 
McMurdo Sound/Ross Sea area to visit abandoned and active penguin 
colonies to excavate organic remains (bones, tissue, feathers, eggshell 
fragments, otoliths, squid beaks and other prey remains. Access to the 
ASPA is on an opportunistic basis.
    The applicant requests a modification to his permit to add two 
additional ASPA's in the Ross Sea regions (ASPA 158--Cape Adair and 
ASPA 160--Cape Geology) in case there is an opportunity to access the 
sites.
    Location: Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound area and the Antarctic 
Peninsula regions.
    Dates: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-12664 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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