[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23523-23524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09250]
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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 May 23, 2016. This
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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].
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: 2017-001
1. Applicant: Kristin M. O'Brien, Institute of Arctic Biology, P.O. Box
757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
ASPA Entry. This applicant will fish using benthic trawls and fish
traps/pots in the Antarctic Peninsula area for capturing specimens to
support studies of the physiology and biochemistry of Antarctic fishes
with an emphasis on Channichthyid fishes. Collection of specimens will
be carried out aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould and live specimens
will be transported to aquarium facilities at Palmer Station for
research purposes. Benthic Otter trawling will be restricted to areas
with smooth bottom surfaces. The applicant plans to collect a total of
200-300 fish specimens from about 15 species. Tissue samples will be
transported to the home institution.
Location
APSA 152, Western Bransfield Strait; ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay.
Dates
March 1-August 30, 2017.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-09250 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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