82 FR 206 pgs. 49689-49690 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 206Pages: 49689 - 49690
Pages: 49689, 49690FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-23272 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Science Foundation
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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.
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 November 27, 2017. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below.
ADDRESSES:
[top] Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address, 703-292-8030, or ACApermits@nsf.gov.
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 a requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas.
Application Details
Applicant
Permit Application: 2018-022 Jennifer Burns, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested
Harmful Interference. The applicant will be conducting programmatic oversight activities that may involve approaching seabird colonies near Palmer Station in the Antarctic Peninsula. The applicant is seeking a permit for harmful interference for incidental disturbance of penguins or petrels during the conduct of the oversight activities.
Location
Torgersen Island; Humble Island; Palmer Basin (ASMA 7).
Dates
December 12-20, 2017.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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