[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00009]
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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.
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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 in 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 February 5, 2018.
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703-292-8030, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 670),
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: 2018-030
1. Applicant: Sarah Eppley, Portland State University, Department
of Biology, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), sample
collection and import into the USA. The applicant proposes to collect
moss and soil samples from ASPAs to investigate how warming will affect
Antarctic moss terrestrial ecosystems. Moss and soil samples, up to 3
cm deep, would be collected using a metal 2 cubic centimeter coring
device. Up to 180 samples total from each of seven different moss
species and up to 400 total soil samples will be collected. Sample
collection would require access to APSA in the South Shetland Islands.
The samples would be imported back to the home university.
Location
ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, including Zone
125c, Glacier Dome Belligshausen (Collins Glacier); ASPA 150, Ardley
Island, Maxwell Bay, Antarctic Peninsula; ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula,
Livingston Island.
Dates of Permitted Activities
January 30-June 30, 2018.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00009 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]
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