[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70260-70261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28799]
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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 December 14, 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: Nature McGinn, 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
1. Applicant
Permit Application: 2016-019
Dr. Diana H. Wall, School of Global Environmental Sustainability,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1036.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
ASPA entry, Import. Applicant wishes to enter Cape Royds ASPA 121
to collect soil samples and associated invertebrates as well as benthic
algal mats and underlying soil. This project follows up on several past
surveys of orthinogenic soils conducted in this ASPA which examined
invertebrate genetic distribution, and also explores the influence of
climate change on soil invertebrate populations. The algae sampling is
to also follow up on previous surveys, to examine the temporal
stability of lake algal communities in the region. Soil samples of
approximately 600 grams each would be collected at up to 30 sites
within the ASPA using sterile collecting techniques. For benthic algae,
at 6 sites along the shore of Poly Lake, the applicant and team would
use a sanitized 2 cm copper coring apparatus to collect, by hand, 4
replicates of surface algal mats and 1-2 cm of underlying sediment.
Samples would be transported back to the US for further study.
Location
ASPA 121 Cape Royds
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Dates
January 1, 2016 to February 15, 2016
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-28799 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
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