[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46796-46797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21873]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation 
of a remote field support and emergency provisions for the Expedition 
Vessel, Kapitan Khlebnikov for the 2009-2010 season and two following 
austral summers. The application is submitted to NSF pursuant to 
regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application within October 13, 
2009. Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the 
Permit Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 
Office of Polar Programs, National

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Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Polly A. Penhale, Environmental 
Officer at the above address or (703) 292-8030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR 
Part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit 
for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for 
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 
application under this Regulation for the operation of up to nine 
expeditions per year to Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are 
taken ashore at selected sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) or helicopter 
for approximately two to four hours at a time. On each zodiac or 
helicopter's landing, emergency gear would be taken ashore in case 
weather deteriorates and passengers are required to camp on shore. 
Anything taken ashore will be removed from Antarctica and disposed of 
in Ushuaia, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, or a substitute 
port of disembarkation. No hazardous domestic products or wastes 
(aerosol cans, paints, solvents, etc.) will be brought ashore. Cooking 
stoves/fuel will be used only in an emergency where passengers are 
forced to spend the night on shore. Conditions of the permit would 
include requirements to report on the removal of materials and any 
accidental releases, and management of all waste, including human 
waste, in accordance with Antarctic waste regulations.
    Application for the permit is made by: Pat Shaw, President, Quark 
Expeditions, Inc., 47 Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854.
    Location: Antarctica (south of 60 degrees south latitude).
    Dates: October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2012.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21873 Filed 9-10-09; 8:45 am]
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