[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56744-56745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22275]
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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 October 15, 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 requiring special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially
Protected Areas.
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Application Details
1. Applicant: April Surgent, Port Townsend, WA. Permit Application:
2014-017.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested
ASPA Entry and Take (salvage); The applicant is an artist funded by
the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artist & Writer's program.
The applicant is seeking a permit to be able to enter ASPA 149 Cape
Shirreff to take photos, video and sketch as artwork itself and to
inspire future artwork. If approved, the applicant would be accompanied
in by experienced field staff who is familiar with the environmental
sensitivities of the Area and would ensure that the applicant acts in
accordance with the management plan for the Area.
The applicant also seeks permission to salvage shed bird feathers
and broken pieces of eggshell from Adelie, chinstrap and Gentoo
penguins and southern fulmar, Wilson's storm petrel, south polar skua,
southern black, southern black backed gull, and Antarctic tern. The
salvaged feathers and eggshell pieces would be incorporated into pieces
of artwork that would be publicly displayed. Feathers and eggshells
would be collected in the Cape Shirreff ASPA as well as in the general
vicinity of Palmer Station (ASMA 7). All materials collected would be
salvaged; the applicant would not interact with live animals or viable
eggs to collect the materials.
None of the activities described above would disturb native birds
and mammals.
Location
ASPA 149 Cape Shireff and ASMA 7 Southwest Anvers Island (Palmer
Station).
Dates
October 23, 2013 to December 23, 2013.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22275 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
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