[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-31336] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: December 21, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; Permit Modification Request Received AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Request Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice request to modify permits issued 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 a permit modification request. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit modification by January 24, 1995. Permits may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address or (703) 306-1031. DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUESTED: The Foundation issued a permit (95-004) to Dr. Wayne Z. Trivelpiece on September 7, 1994. The issued permit allows for the capture of various penguin and seabird species, within the borders of SSSI#8--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, to continue the study of behavioral ecology and population biology by banding, weighing, measuring, marking with dyes, stomach pumping and the attachment of radio transmitters and time-depth recorders. All birds will be released on site after capture. The permit holder requests to modify the permit to allow for the collection of 1 ml samples of blood each from 20 breeding Adelie penguins at the current study site in SSSI#8 and 20 breeding Adelies in the Palmer Station vicinity. The samples will be used to determine a possible genetic difference between the two distinct populations of Adelies in the Peninsula region based on the ``gap'' in their distributions between King George Island and Anvers Island. LOCATION: SSSI#8--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island and Palmer Station vicinity, Anvers Island. DATES: February 1, 1995-April 15, 1995. Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 94-31336 Filed 12-20-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555-01-M