Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 180 / Monday, September 19, 2005 / Notices 54969 

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 #154), and Arrival 

Heights (ASPA #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 #154) 

and Arrival Heights (ASPA #122). 

Dates: November 21, 2005 to 

December 31, 2005. 

Permit Application No. 2002–007 Mod. 

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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 #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 PermianTriassic and evaluate the effects of the 

climate change on diverse components 

of the ecosystem. 

Location: Barwick and Balham 

Valleys (ASPA #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] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Modification Request 

Received Under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit modification 

request received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–

541. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a request to modify a 

permit issued to conduct activities 

regulated under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–

541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 

45, Part 670), as amended by the 

Antarctic Science, Tourism and 

Conservation Act of 1996. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to the permit 

modification by October 19, 2005. The 

permit modification request 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: Dr. 

Polly A. Penhale or Nadene G. Kennedy 

at the above address or (703) 292–8030. 

Description of Permit Modification 

Requested: On November 1, 2001, the 

National Science Foundation issued a 

Waste Management Permit (2002 WM–

002) to Rennie S. Holt, Director, U.S. 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

(AMLR) Program, for the operation of a 

remote field camp at Cape Shirreff, 

Livingston Island, Antarctica. The 

permit holder wishes to modify this 

permit to include the use of doubly 

labeled water (tritiated and oxygen-18) 

to measure energetics in Antarctic fur 

seal pups. These radioisotopes will be 

added to the list of designated 

pollutants covered under the existing 

permit. 

Approval of the modification 

requested will still ensure that waste 

management and regulatory 

requirements are met while providing a 

streamlined approach to waste 

management. The duration of the 

requested modification is coincident 

with the current permit which expires 

on April 30, 2006. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18573 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permits Issued Under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541.