Notice2024-25351
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
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Published
October 31, 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 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86842-86843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25351]
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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 December 2, 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#d3929092a3b6a1bebaa7a093bda0b5fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaebe9ebdacfd8c7c3ded9eac4d9cc84cdc5dc">[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: 2025-019
1. Applicant: Ari Friedlaender, UC Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine
Sciences, 115 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 96050.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Type, description of
activity. Take, Harmful Interference, Import into USA. The applicant
proposes to continue research activities to understand the population
demography, health, behavior, and ecology of cetaceans in the Antarctic
Peninsula region. To study these species, the applicant and agents
would assess body condition, health, behavior, and distribution using
remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). Population demography and
growth rates of cetaceans would be evaluated from remote biopsy samples
that would be imported to the U.S. for analysis. Behavior and ecology
of individual whales would be studied using multi-sensor suction cup
tags that collect high-resolution behavioral information for 1-2 days,
dart/barb tags that to collect spatial and dive data for up to one
month, and implantable tags that collect movement and behavioral data
on individual whales for months. The applicant and agents would biopsy,
tag, and operate RPAS over humpback whales, Antarctic minke whales,
blue whales, fin whales, sei whales, southern right whales, killer
whales, and Arnoux's beaked whales. The proposed research focusing on
cetaceans requires a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
which is currently pending.
Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region.
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Dates of Permitted Activities: December 1, 2024-November 30, 2029.
Alina Pavao,
Administrative Assistant, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-25351 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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