[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50048-50049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20305]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic
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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 September 17, 2015.
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: Li Ling Hamady, 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.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2016-005
1. Applicant Allyson Hindle, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit
Street, Thier 505, Boston MA 02114.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take, Import into the USA. The applicant plans to study the tissue
specific dive response of Weddell seals, looking at nitric oxide
regulation. The study's broad objective is to better understand the
natural adaptations that allow Weddell seals to control their
cardiovascular system and tolerate extreme hypoxia during dives. Up to
38 Weddell seals would be temporary restrained for sample collection
and morphological measurement. In addition, the applicant plans to
salvage parts of dead animals encountered. Collected samples will be
imported to the USA for lab analyses.
Location
Delbridge Islands, Turks Head, Turtle Rock, Hutton Cliffs, Erebus
Glacier Tongue, and in and around McMurdo Sound.
Dates
September 30, 2015-April 30, 2016
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-20305 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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