[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 6826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2947]


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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 applications 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 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 670 
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 March 12, 2012. 
This application 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: Polly A. Penhale at the above address 
or (703) 292-7420.

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.
    The applications received are as follows:

    1. Applicant: Robert A. Blanchette, University of Minnesota, 1991 
Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108.
    Permit Application: 2012-013.
    Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Take and Import into the 
U.S.A. The applicant plans to collect and transport fungi (mushrooms 
and other fruiting structures) for DNA extraction and taxonomic 
identification for investigations to better understand recycling 
organisms in the polar ecosystem. The applicant will also collect and 
transport soil samples to isolate soil microorganisms.
    Location: Palmer Station vicinity, Anders Island, Antarctic 
Peninsula.
    Dates: February 2, 2012 to December 31, 2014.
    2. Applicant: H. William Detrich, III, Department of Biology, 134 
Mugar Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115.
    Permit Application: 2012-014.
    Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Areas and Introduce Non-indigenous species into Antarctica. 
The applicant plans to enter ASPA 152-Western Bransfield Strait and 
ASPA 153-Eastern Dallmann Bay to capture Antarctic fish by trawling and 
trapping. The live fishes will be transported to the aquarium 
facilities at Palmer Station for experimentation. The applicant will 
use Escherichia coli strain BL21DE3 for the production of \35\S-labeled 
proteins to be used in protein folding assays in the continued analysis 
of a cold-functioning chaperonin protein folding system from testis 
tissue of the Antarctic fish.
    Location: ASPA 152-Western Bransfield Strait and ASPA 153-Eastern 
Dallmann Bay, and Palmer Station, Anders Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Dates: March 21, 2012 to June 21, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-2947 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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