[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25610]
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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
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 November 9, 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: 2016-016
1. Applicant: Dr. Philip R. Kyle, Department of Earth and Environmental
Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
87801.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
ASPA entry; Applicant wishes to enter Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) and
High Altitude Geothermal Sites of the Ross Sea Region (ASPA 175) in
order to make GPS measurements to monitor ground deformation to help
predict volcanic eruptions. Applicant will also collect some lava
samples.
Location
ASPA 124: Cape Crozier; ASPA 175: High Altitude Geothermal Sites of
the Ross Sea Region.
Dates
January 1, 2016-February 15, 2017.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-25610 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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