Notice2024-22287
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
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Published
September 30, 2024
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 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79650-79651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22287]
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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
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application by October 30, 2024. 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#78393b39081d0a15110c0b38160b1e561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662725271603140b0f12152608150048010910">[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 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 as requiring special protection.
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic
Specially Protected Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2025-014
1. Applicant: Dale Andersen, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute, 339
Bernardo Ave., Ste. 200, Mountain View, CA 94043.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Harmful Interference. The
applicant requests an ACA permit for the disturbance of up to 10
nesting pairs of Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in association with
activities associated with collections of sub-fossilized stomach-oil
deposits. The deposits are used by geologists to date ice-sheet
thinning, seabird occupation history, and sea ice changes. The
applicant proposes to collect 2 deposits, which may result in the
disturbance of 5-10 pairs of Snow Petrels.
Location: Untersee, Antarctica.
Dates of Permitted Activities: 15 October, 2024-15 December, 2024.
Permit Application: 2025-015
2. Applicant: Sarah Ruth, National Science Foundation, Office of
Polar Programs, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially
Protected Area. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act
permit authorizing entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
(ASPA) in association with oversight and management of U.S. Antarctic
Program science projects. The applicant proposes to enter specific
ASPAs as needed to conduct site visits of various U.S. science teams
working in those ASPAs. The applicant proposes to enter ASPAs on an as
needed basis and would be accompanied within the ASPA at all times by
the science project participants conducting work in that ASPA. No
visits to ASPAs would occur if there is no U.S. Antarctic Program
science project active in that ASPA.
Location: ASPA 106--Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea;
ASPA 113--Litchfield Island, Arthur Habor, Anvers Island; ASPA 116--New
College Valley; ASPA 121--Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 124--Cape
Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 128--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King
George Island; ASPA 131--Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley;
ASPA 137--Northwest White Island; ASPA 139--Biscoe Point, Anvers
Island; ASPA 149--Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston
Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA 155--Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA
172--Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, McMurdo Dry Valleys,
Victoria Land; ASPA 173--Cape Washington and Silverfish Bay, Terra Nova
Bay, Ross Sea; ASPA 176--Rosenthal Islands, Anvers Island.
Dates of Permitted Activities: October 15, 2024-March 31, 2025.
Alina Pavao,
Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-22287 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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