Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 48184 [2011-19961]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit applications
received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–
541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 7, 2011. 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:
Polly A. Penhale at the above address or
(703) 292–7420.
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 requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
The applications received are as
follows:
1. Applicant: Permit Application No.
2012–005, George Watters, Director,
U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest
Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, 8604
La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA
92037.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: Take, Enter an Antarctic
Specially Protected Area, and Import
into the USA. The applicant plans to
census, photo, capture/restrain,
measure, weigh, tag, instrument (TDR,
VHF, GLS, GPS, PTT, and/or PIT),
anesthesia, sample collection (blood,
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hair, nail, fecal, skin biopsy, vibrissae,
tooth, milk, scat, and IV/IM injections
(including DLW) up to 200 adult/
juvenile and 600 pup Antarctic fur
seals, 50 adult/juvenile Leopard seals,
50 adult/juvenile and 100 pup Southern
elephant seals, and 30 adult/juvenile
and 20 pup Weddell seals as part of a
long-term ecosystem monitoring
program established in 1986 studying
the foraging ecology, population
dynamics, census and reproductive
success and energetic of Antarctic seals.
In addition, the applicant will
continue studies of the behavioral
ecology and population biology of the
Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins,
and interactions among these species
and their principal avian predators
(skuas, gulls, sheathbills and giant
petrels). Up to 2000 Chinstraps, 1500
Adelie, 2700 Gentoo penguins, 250
Brown skua, 350 South polar skua, 600
Giant petrel, 100 Kelp gulls, 150 Blueeyed shag, 20 Snowy sheathbills, and
200 Cape Petrels will be banded,
measured, eggs collected, blood
sampled, fecal and feathers sampled.
After sample collection, all birds will be
released.
Location: ASPA 149–Cape Shirreff
and San Telmo Island, ASPA 128–
Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, and
ASPA 151–Lions Rump, Antarctic
Peninsula region.
Dates: October 1, 2011 to July 30,
2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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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 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 September 7, 2011.
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: Polly A. Penhale at the above address
or (703) 292-7420.
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 requiring special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially
Protected Areas.
The applications received are as follows:
1. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2012-005, George Watters,
Director, U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA,
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested: Take, Enter an Antarctic
Specially Protected Area, and Import into the USA. The applicant plans
to census, photo, capture/restrain, measure, weigh, tag, instrument
(TDR, VHF, GLS, GPS, PTT, and/or PIT), anesthesia, sample collection
(blood, hair, nail, fecal, skin biopsy, vibrissae, tooth, milk, scat,
and IV/IM injections (including DLW) up to 200 adult/juvenile and 600
pup Antarctic fur seals, 50 adult/juvenile Leopard seals, 50 adult/
juvenile and 100 pup Southern elephant seals, and 30 adult/juvenile and
20 pup Weddell seals as part of a long-term ecosystem monitoring
program established in 1986 studying the foraging ecology, population
dynamics, census and reproductive success and energetic of Antarctic
seals.
In addition, the applicant will continue studies of the behavioral
ecology and population biology of the Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap
penguins, and interactions among these species and their principal
avian predators (skuas, gulls, sheathbills and giant petrels). Up to
2000 Chinstraps, 1500 Adelie, 2700 Gentoo penguins, 250 Brown skua, 350
South polar skua, 600 Giant petrel, 100 Kelp gulls, 150 Blue-eyed shag,
20 Snowy sheathbills, and 200 Cape Petrels will be banded, measured,
eggs collected, blood sampled, fecal and feathers sampled. After sample
collection, all birds will be released.
Location: ASPA 149-Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, ASPA 128-
Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, and ASPA 151-Lions Rump, Antarctic
Peninsula region.
Dates: October 1, 2011 to July 30, 2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-19961 Filed 8-5-11; 8:45 am]
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