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671), 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. 

NSF issued a permit (ACA 2016–008) 

to David Rootes, Environmental 

Manager, Antarctic Logistics and 

Expeditions, LLC, on October 23, 2015. 

The issued permit allows the applicant 

to operate a remote camp at Union 

Glacier, Antarctica, and provide 

logistical support services for scientific 

and other expeditions, film crews, and 

tourists. These activities include aircraft 

support, cache positioning, camp and 

field support, resupply, search and 

rescue, medevac, medical support and 

logistic support for some National 

Operators. 

Now the applicant proposes a permit 

modification to continue permitted 

activities, including minimization, 

mitigation, and monitoring of waste, for 

the 2017–2018 Antarctic season. The 

Environmental Officer has reviewed the 

modification request and has 

determined that the amendment is not 

a material change to the permit, and it 

will have a less than a minor or 

transitory impact. 

The permit modification was issued 

on October 6, 2017. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of 

Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22296 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Modification Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit modification 

requests received and permits issued. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of requests to modify permits 

issued to conduct activities regulated 

and permits issued 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 a requested permit 

modification and permit issued. 

DATES: October 6, 2017 to September 1, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 

292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation (NSF), 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. 

1. NSF issued a permit (ACA 2017– 

019) to Jerry McDonald, Principal in 

Charge, Leidos Innovations Group, 

Antarctic Support Contract, on October 

30, 2016. The issued permit allows the 

applicant to enter five Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) in 

the Antarctic Peninsula region. The 

Antarctic Support Contractor’s staff 

provides routine logistics support in the 

transport of science teams and 

supporting personnel, and in field camp 

put-in and take-out. Entry into an ASPA 

would occur only to support a science 

project for which a permit has been 

issued. Entry needs and requirements 

will be reviewed by ASC Environmental 

Health and Safety Department prior to 

entry and reported per standard 

procedures. 

A recent modification to this permit, 

dated March 9, 2017, permitted the 

applicant to enter ASPA No. 126, Byers 

Peninsula, Livingston Island. 

Now the applicant proposes a permit 

modification to enter ASPA No. 161, 

Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea and ASPA No. 

173, Cape Washington and Silverfish 

Bay, Terra Nova bay, Ross Sea for the 

purposes described in this permit. The 

Environmental Officer has reviewed the 

modification request and has 

determined that the amendment is not 

a material change to the permit, and it 

will have a less than a minor or 

transitory impact. 

2. NSF issued a permit (ACA 2017– 

016) to Jerry McDonald, Principal in 

Charge, Leidos Innovations Group, 

Antarctic Support Contract, on October 

30, 2016. The issued permit allows the 

applicant to enter nine Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) in 

the Ross Sea region for the purposes of 

gathering professional video footage, 

still photographs, and to interview 

scientists. Visits to these ASPAs are 

limited and only occur as logistics and 

scientific conditions allow. Entry needs 

and requirements will be reviewed by 

ASC Environmental Health and Safety 

Department prior to entry and reported 

per standard procedures. 

Now the applicant proposes to enter 

ASPA No. 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur 

Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer 

Archipelago for the purposes described 

in this permit. The Environmental 

Officer has reviewed the modification 

request and has determined that the 

amendment is not a material change to 

the permit, and it will have a less than 

a minor or transitory impact. NSF will 

also add an escort condition to this 

permit to ensure that the Antarctic 

Support Contract staff are accompanied 

by an expert in the values to be 

protected by the ASPA and to achieve 

consistency with similar permits issued 

to non-experts. 

These permit modifications were 

issued on October 6, 2017. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22295 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Public Availability of the National 

Science Foundation Fiscal Year (FY) 

2016 Service Contract Inventory and 

Associated Documents 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of public availability of 

FY 2016 service contract inventories 

and associated documents. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010, the 

National Science Foundation is 

publishing this notice to advise the 

public of the availability of NSF’s FY 

2016 service contract inventory data. 

This inventory provides information on 

service contract actions over $25,000 

that were made in FY 2016. The 

information is organized by function to 

show how contracted resources are 

distributed throughout the agency. The 

inventory has been developed in 

accordance with guidance issued on 

November 5, 2010, and December 19, 

2011, by the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy (OFPP). The FY 2016 

government-wide service contract 

inventory is available at https://

www.acquisition.gov/service-contractinventory/. NSF’s FY 2016 service 

contract inventory data is included in 

the government-wide inventory posted 

on https://www.acquisition.gov and the 

government-wide inventory can be 

filtered to display the inventory data for 

NSF. The National Science Foundation 

has posted its FY 2015 NSF Inventory 

Analysis including FY 2016 Analysis 


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