[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54968-54969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18572]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


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

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 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 19, 2005. 
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit 
Office, address below.

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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:

Permit Application No. 2206-021

1. Applicant: Mahion C. Kennicutt II, Director of Sustainable 
Development, Office of the Vice President for Research, 1112 Texas A&M 
University, College Station, TX 77843-1112.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic specially 
Protected Areas. The applicant proposes to enter the following 
protected sites: Cape Evans (ASPA <greek-i>154), and Arrival Heights 
(ASPA <greek-i>122) to collect soil samples and permafrost 
measurements. These sites are specifically targeted because of the 
nature of their geology, climatic influences, and topography. One site, 
Cape Evans, has been chosen as a reference control area for the study 
of temporal and spatial scales of various types of disturbances in and 
around McMurdo Station. Arrival Heights has been sampled in past field 
seasons and is slated to be sampled as part of the ongoing 
environmental monitoring program.
    Location: Cape Evans (ASPA <greek-i>154) and Arrival Heights (ASPA 
<greek-i>122).
    Dates: November 21, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

Permit Application No. 2002-007 Mod. 1

Applicant: Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La 
Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038.

    Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Take and Import into the 
U.S. The applicant proposes to inject doubly labeled water (DLW) into 
15 female adult Fur seals and 30 pups annually and collect blood 
samples to measure the maternal energy expenditure during the perinatal 
period and measure milk intake in pups throughout the attendance 
period. Studies of the energetics of lactating Antarctic fur seals and 
their pups will provide a better understanding of their role in the 
coastal marine ecosystems of South Shetland Islands and the potential 
impact of commercial krill fisheries.
    The applicant also proposes to salvage dead specimens from pinniped 
and cetacean species found opportunistically on the beaches or washed 
ashore. All specimens will be inventoried with the AMLR Program in La 
Jolla, California.
    Location: South Shetland Islands vicinity. Cape Shirreff, 
Livingston Island (including San Telmo Islands).
    Date: November 15, 2005 to June 1, 2007.

Permit Application No. 2006-022

3. Applicant: Molly F. Miller, Department of Earth/Environmental 
Sciences, 35-0117, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, 
Nashville, TN 37235.

    Activity for which Permit is Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 
Protected Area. The applicant proposes to enter just inside the 
boundaries of the Barwick Valley Antarctic Specially Protected Area 
(ASPA <greek-i>123) to search for in situ fossils and use them and 
characteristics of the surrounding sedimentary rocks to constrain the 
environmental and climate conditions. The project plans to test models 
of climate change during the Permian-Triassic and evaluate the effects 
of the climate change on diverse components of the ecosystem.
    Location: Barwick and Balham Valleys (ASPA <greek-i>123).
    Dates: October 1, 2005 to February 28, 2007.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-18572 Filed 9-16-05; 8:45 am]
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