Notice2022-16576
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
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Published
August 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
National Science Foundation
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16576]
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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 September 2, 2022.
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 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#edacaeac9d889f8084999ead839e8bc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91d0d2d0e1f4e3fcf8e5e2d1ffe2f7bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703-292-4479.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 671)
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 as requiring special protection.
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic
Specially Protected Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2023-006
1. Applicant: Lee Welhouse, University of Wisconsin-Madison Space
Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI 53706
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant
seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act permit authorizing entry into ASPA
106--Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land for a single period of 4-6
hours. The Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center has
maintained a weather station in this ASPA since 2007. This entry would
be to perform routine maintenance and upkeep that is necessary
approximately every 3 years.
Location
ASPA 106--Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land.
Dates of Permitted Activities
November 1, 2022-December 1, 2022.
Permit Application: 2023-007
2. Applicant: Dr. Natasja van Gestel, Texas Tech University Biological
Sciences Department, Lubbock, TX 79409
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take, Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA), import into
USA. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act permit
authorizing entry to ASPA 113--Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, to
study Antarctic soils, microbial communities, and vegetation. The
applicant would access the site weekly between the period of December
1-March 31 for four consecutive seasons between December 2022 and March
2026. The applicant proposes to conduct warming experiments on the soil
and plants using five 1m\2\ soil warming chambers that will also log
soil moisture, temperature, and microclimate data. The applicant
proposes to collect up to 100 small soil cores, 15 samples of plants of
Polytrichum species, 15 samples of plants of Chorisodontium species,
and 15 samples of various other moss species per year which would be
brought back to Palmer Station for temperature incubation experiments.
At the conclusion of the temperature experiments, the applicant would
import all collected specimens back to the home institution for
herbarium curation.
Location
ASPA 113, Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor.
Dates of Permitted Activities
December 1, 2022-March 31, 2026.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-16576 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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