39080 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 139 / Friday, July 23, 2021 / Notices 

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Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Unemployment 

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Suzan G. LeVine, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15657 Filed 7–22–21; 8:45 am] 

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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 August 23, 2021. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–7420, 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 

Permit Application: 2022–003 

1. Applicant: Dr. George Watters, 

Director, AMLR Program, 

Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 

8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, 

CA 92037 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Waste management permit. 

This permit application pertains to ship 

and shore-based research and logistic 

activities conducted by the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration’s (NOAA) Antarctic 

Marine Living Resources (AMLR) 

Program. The AMLR Program conducts 

research from a vessel platform in the 

Antarctic Peninsula region, collecting 

environmental, oceanographic, primary 

productivity, finfish, and prey data. 

Research is also conducted at two 

temporary field camps in the South 

Shetland Islands, Antarctica: Cape 

Shirreff and Copacabana. The scope of 

the application pertains to 

environmental and waste management 

issues resulting from proposed research, 

logistic and construction activities by 

the U.S. AMLR program between 2021 

and 2026. 

Ocean-based research activities will 

include the deployment of retrievable 

instrumentation. Instruments to be 

deployed include several long-range 

underwater gliders to measure 

environmental conditions and 

population densities, as well as up to 20 

stationary moorings. Unoccupied Aerial 

Systems (UAS) will also be deployed 

from research vessels for surveying and 

censusing purposes. Deployment of all 

retrievable instrumentation will be 

performed by trained personnel 

associated with the research project. 

Activities proposed at the Cape 

Shirreff field camp include the 

necessary construction of new 

temporary camp structures and the 

removal of previous temporary 

structures. Care will be taken to 

minimize environmental disturbance 

throughout construction and resulting 

structures are planned to occupy an 

approximate footprint similar to that of 

existing structures. Continuation of 

long-term research activities at the Cape 

Shirreff field camp will include 

deployment and maintenance of up to 

30 autonomous cameras to assist in 

studies of avian breeding colonies, 

deployment of snow gauges and 

continued use of UAS for census 

surveying of surrounding fauna. 

Research activities proposed at the 

Copacabana field camp are similar to 

those at Cape Shirreff, including 

deployment of autonomous cameras and 

use of UAS for surveying purposes. All 

UAS pilots are licensed FAA remote 

aircraft pilots and care will be taken to 

follow all best practices for UAS 

operation in polar regions along with all 

appropriate safety measures. 

Wastes and designated pollutants 

associated with typical field camp 

operations will be generated, released, 

stored, and removed at both camps. The 

field camps will release wastes to air in 

the form of emissions resulting from the 

combustion of gasoline, propane, and 

charcoal. Releases of wastes to water 

will be limited to greywater and human 

sewage only. Wastes and designated 

pollutants resulting from scientific 

research include materials used to mark 

animals and attach necessary 

instrumentation. Additional waste may 

be generated by construction activities 

at Cape Shirreff, but mitigation 

measures will be put in place to 

minimize the introduction of waste into 

the environment. For designated 

pollutants stored at field camps, strict 

protocols for storage and handling will 

be followed. All U.S. AMLR personnel 

will receive proper training on handling 

and management of designated 

pollutants prior to deployment. 

Location: Cape Shirreff, Livingston 

Island; Copacabana, western shore of 

Admiralty Bay; Western Antarctic 

Peninsula. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: October 

1, 2021–July 31, 2026. 

Erika N. Davis, 

Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. 

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