[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54685-54686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21558]
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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 671
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 October 7, 2013.
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrian Dahood, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address or [email protected] or (703) 292-7149.
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.
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Application Details
1. Applicant Permit Application: 2014-013, Ian Shaw and Thomas Kokta,
Polar Latitudes, Inc, Fairfield CT.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Waste; The applicants wish to fly a small, battery operated,
remotely controlled copter equipped with a camera to take scenic photos
of the Antarctic. The copter would not be flown over concentrations of
birds or mammals or over Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The
copter would only be flown by Thomas Kokta who has trained for more
than 40 hours using the copter. Several measures would be taken to
prevent against loss of the copter including painting the copter a
highly visible color, only flying it when the wind is calm, flying the
copter for only 10 minutes at a time to preserve battery life, and
ensuring that the separation between the operator and copter does not
exceed its ``operational range'' of 500 meters. The applicants are
seeking a Waste Permit to cover any accidental releases that may result
from flying the copter.
Location
Western Antarctic Peninsula Region.
Dates
November 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-21558 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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