[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48317-48318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22690]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 
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 at Title 45 part 670 
of 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 October 22, 2009. 
This application 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 Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address 
or (703) 292-7405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 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.
    The applications received are as follows:
    1. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2010-012. Sam Feola, Director, 
Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 
80112.

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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter Cape Crozier (ASPA 124) to install radio equipment that will 
provide voice and data services for the science team working in the 
area. Equipment will be located inside the fish hut as well as a small 
radio link located approximately 100 yards away on the ridge facing Mt. 
Terror. Visits to will be to install equipment, repair to 
communications equipment should failure of the radio links occur, and 
to retrieve the equipment at the end of the season.

Location

    Cape Crozier (ASPA 124).

Dates

    October 1, 2009 to February 18, 2010.
    2. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2010-013. Sam Feola, Director, 
Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 
80112.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Area. The applicant plans to 
enter ``New College Valley'', Caughley Beach, Cape Bird (ASPA 116) to 
install radio equipment that will provide voice and data services for 
the science team working in the area. Equipment will be located inside 
the fish hut as well as a small radio link located approximately 75 
yards away on the ridge nearest Mt. Bird. Visits to will be to install 
equipment, repair to communications equipment should failure of the 
radio links occur, and to retrieve the equipment at the end of the 
season

Location

    Cape Crozier (ASPA 124).

Dates

    October 1, 2009 to February 18, 2010.
    3. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2010-014. Jessica Grindstaff, 
40 Harrison Street, 15J, New York City, NY 10013.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
enter Cape Royds (ASPA 121) and Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 157) to 
enter the areas to further their research involving Ernest Shackleton. 
In addition to their studies on Shackleton and his Endurance 
Expedition, they are studying the light, sound (ice, water, wind, and 
fauna) and topography for use in their score and designs for ``69 
[deg]S.: The Shackleton Project.''

Location

    Cape Royds (ASPA 121) and Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds (ASPA 157).

Dates

    January 25, 2010 to February 5, 2010.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-22690 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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