[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21609]


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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 cancelled 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 
notice of permits cancelled under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 
1978. This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 
Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permits were issued to Raytheon Polar 
Services Company (RPSC), the civilian support contractor to the 
National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. On March 31, 
2012, the contract expired and a new civilian support contractor, 
Lockheed Martin, Antarctic Support Contract took over on April 1, 2012. 
Effective on August 30, 2012, the following Raytheon Permits will be 
cancelled:

Permit No. 2012-009
Permit No. 2011-008
Permit No. 2011-009
Permit No. 2011-010
Permit No. 2011-011
Permit No. 2011-012
Permit No. 2011-013
Permit No. 2011-014
Permit No. 2011-015
    Lockheed Martin has been issued some permits to replace those held 
by the previous support contractor. A notice of permits issued was 
published in the Federal Register on August 21, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21609 Filed 8-31-12; 8:45 am]
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