Notice2022-20402
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
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Published
September 21, 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 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57724-57725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20402]
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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 October 21, 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#38797b79485d4a55514c4b78564b5e165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a7a5a79683948b8f9295a6889580c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703-292-4479.
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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: 2023-010
1. Applicant
Becky Ball, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona
State University, Glendale, AZ 85306.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested
Take, Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA), Import to
USA. The applicant plans to take up to 117 (500 gram) soil samples, 36
samples of the plant Deschampsia antarctica, 72 moss samples, and 36
cyanobacterial mat samples per year from 4 locations on King George
Island, Robert Island, and the Antarctic Peninsula. This project will
develop understanding of plant functional traits and their role in
succession during glacial retreat in terrestrial Antarctica. The
applicant plans to conduct sampling and soil respiration experiments at
sites near to ASPA 151, ASPA 112, ASPA 125, ASPA 150, ASPA 128, and
ASPA 134 with sampling occurring within the ASPA only if suitable sites
cannot be accessed outside of the ASPA boundary. The applicant plans to
import soil and plant samples into the USA for study at the home
institutions.
Location
ASPA 112--Coppermine Peninsula, Robert Island, South Shetland
Islands; ASPA 125--Fildes Peninsula, King George Island; ASPA 128--
Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland
Islands; ASPA 134--Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast,
Antarctic Peninsula; ASPA 150--Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay, King George
Island; ASPA 151--Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland
Islands.
Dates of Permitted Activities
1 December 2022-31 March 2024.
Permit Application: 2023-013
2. Applicant
Dr. Heather Lynch, Stony Brook University, IACS 163, Stony Brook,
NY 11794.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested
Waste Management. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act
waste management permit for activities associated with penguin
population surveys in the Western Antarctic Peninsula and the South
Shetland Islands. The applicant proposes using battery-powered,
quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to assist in the collection
of imagery data for a multi-scale population census of penguin
colonies. Mitigation measures will be put in place to prevent loss of
aircraft. These measures include UAVs being flown by a trained pilot in
fair-weather conditions and having stationed observers maintain visual
contact with the aircraft at all times. The applicant proposes various
recovery methods in the unlikely event that an aircraft is lost over
land or sea. These measures will limit any potential impacts on the
Antarctic environment. The applicant seeks a waste permit to cover any
accidental release that may result from UAV use.
Location
King George Island, South Shetland Islands; Western Antarctic
Peninsula.
Dates of Permitted Activities
November 15, 2022-February 1, 2023.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20402 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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