[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 33872-33873] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-16021] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a waste management permit application from Adventure Network International (ANI) associated with touristic activities at several locations in Antarctica, submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. [[Page 33873]] DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application on or before July 31, 1995. Permit applications 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: Robert S. Cunningham or Peter R. Karasik at the above address or (703) 306-1031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit for the use or release of a designated pollutant and for the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit application under this regulation which covers the waste management activities of U.S. citizens participating in antarctic tours managed by ANI. The permit applicant is: Ms. Anne Kershaw, Adventure Network International, Canon House, 27 London End, Beaconsfield, Bucks. HP9 2HN U.K. ANI offers climbing trips to Vinson Massif, the Ellsworth Mountains, and the Transantarctic Mountains; ski trips to the Ellsworth Mountains; and flights to the South Pole and the Emperor Penguin colony at the Dawson Lambton Glacier as well as trips to other antarctic locations. The permit application is limited to the waste management activities of U.S. citizens participating in the programs. The proposed duration of the permit is from October 25, 1995 through October 24, 2000. Activity for Which Permit Requested ANI takes groups which include up to 15 U.S. citizens to locations of tourists interest in Antarctica. In some of the tours, 93 percent octane gasoline is used for vehicles and equipment; propane is used for cooking and heating; and unleaded kerosene (white gas) is used in small camping stoves for cooking by field parties. These substances are designated pollutants under antarctic waste regulations. Wastes and unused supplies are packed out and returned to Punta Arenas, Chile. Conditions of the permit will include requirements to educate all participants with the requirements of the Antarctic Conservation Act (ACA), report on the removal of materials and any accidental releases, and mange human waste in accordance with antarctic waste regulations. Robert S. Cunningham, Environmental Compliance Manager, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 95-16021 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555-01-M