[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3898]


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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 April 6, 2007. 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 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. 2007-024.
    Daniel P. Costa, Department of Biology, University of California, 
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Take, Import into the U.S, and Enter an Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant proposes to take up to 35 Crabeater, 10 
each of Leopard and Weddell seals and 5 Ross seals per year over a 3-
year period. The animals will be captured, tagged, dye marked, 
anesthetized, blood sampled, weighed, morphometric measurements taken, 
muscle and/or blubber biopsy taken, whisker taken, and instrumented 
with SMRU CTD SRDLs and VHR's tags. Samples collected will be used to 
study the foraging behavior and habitat utilization of pelagic 
predators. Animals will be taken from the pack ice, however if this 
proves to be logically infeasible, then the applicant proposes to enter 
the Antarctic Specially Protected Areas: Dion Islands (ASPA 
<greek-i>107); Lagotellerie Islands (ASPA <greek-i>115); Avian Islands 
(ASPA <greek-i>117) and Rothera Point (ASPA <greek-i>129) to collect 
the required samples.

Location

    Marguerite Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula, Dion Islands (ASPA 
<greek-i>107), Lagotellerie Islands (ASPA <greek-i>115), Avian Islands 
(ASPA <greek-i>117) and Rothera Point (ASPA <greek-i>129).

Dates

    April 1, 2007 to August 31, 2010.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-3898 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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