86 FR 184 pg. 53353 - Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 184Page: 53353
Page: 53353FR document: [FR Doc. 2021-20813 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Science Foundation
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY:
National Science Foundation.
ACTION:
Notice of permit modification request received and permit issued.
SUMMARY:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued 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 a requested permit modification issued.
DATES:
November 20, 2019-March 30, 2022.
The permit modification was issued on September 21, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-292-7420; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The National Science Foundation (NSF), 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.
Description of Permit Modification Requested : The Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2019-012) to Conrad Combrink, Silversea Cruises, Ltd., on November 13, 2018. The issued permit allows the applicant to conduct waste management activities associated with the operation of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAs). Cruises engages experienced pilots to fly small, battery-operated, remotely controlled quadcopter equipped with cameras to capture aerial footage for commercial and educational uses.
On September 19, 2021, Bill Davis, Vice President, Expeditions Operations and Development, Silversea Cruises, Ltd., provided NSF an update based on activities planned for the 2019-2020 field season. Silversea's activities are the same or similar as those detailed in the original permit. The Environmental Officer has reviewed the modification request and has determined that the amendment is not a material change to the permit, and it will have a less than a minor or transitory impact.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-20813 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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