[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21361]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Request Received and Permit
Issued 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 requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities
regulated and permits issued 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 a requested permit modification and permit
issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer,
Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Or by email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2015-
005) to Matthew Lazzara on September 17, 2014. The issued permit
allowed the applicant to enter Cape Hallett (ASPA 106) to service and
upgrade a weather station.
Now the applicant proposes a modification to his permit to enter
ASPA 106 during the 2015-2016 season to complete the work that was
unfinished during the 2014-2015 season. The Environmental Officer has
reviewed the modification request and has determined that the amendment
is not a material change to the permit, and it will have a less than a
minor or transitory impact.
DATES: October 21-November 10, 2015
The permit modification was issued on August 24, 2015.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-21361 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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