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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 49711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19464]

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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 September 22, 2008. 
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 as requiring special protection. The 
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Permit Application No. 2009-018

    The applications received are as follows:
    1. Applicant: Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, Director, Sustainable 
Development, Team Leader, Sustainable Coastal Margins Program, Texas 
A&M University, 1112, College Station, TX 77843-1112.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 
enter ASPA 116--New College Valley, Cape Bird, ASPA 122--Arrival 
Heights, Ross Island, and ASPA 158--Hut Point, Ross Island. These sites 
are specifically targeted because of the nature of their geology, 
climatic influences and topography. The applicant plans on sampling one 
site as a reference control area for the study of the temporal and 
spatial scales of various types of disturbances in and around McMurdo 
Station. In addition, a reconnaissance flight from Cape Roberts to Cape 
Chocolate to identify an additional reference control site will be 
made. The other sites, Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) and Hut Point (ASPA 
158) have been sampled in past field seasons and are slated to be 
sampled as part of the ongoing environmental monitoring program.

Location

    ASPA 116--New College Valley, Cape Bird, ASPA 122--Arrival Heights, 
Ross Island, and ASPA 158--Hut Point, Ross Island.

Dates

    November 17, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
 [FR Doc. E8-19464 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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