Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 46771-46772 [2012-19116]
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The applications received are as
follows:
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
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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, Public Law
95–541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a 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 5, 2012. 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 a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
SUMMARY:
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Permit Application 2013–017
1. Applicant: Michael J. Polito,
Department of Biology, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole
Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
Take and enter Antarctic Specially
Protected Areas. The applicant plans to
capture and handle adult penguins
(Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie) to obtain
small samples of body and tail feathers.
These samples will be analyzed for
mitochondrial and nuclear
(microsatellites) DNS markers,
molecular sexing and eventually stable
isotope analysis to help interpret
population and migratory connectivity.
At a maximum of 10 sites,
approximately 50 individuals of each
species will be sampled for a maximum
of 500 individuals of each species. The
applicant plans to enter the following
sites on an opportunistic basis: ASPA
107–Dion Islands; ASPA 108–Green
Island; ASPA 109–Moa Island; ASPA
110–Lynch Island; ASPA 111–Southern
Powell Island and adjacent islands;
ASPA 112–Coppermine Peninsula,
Robert Island; ASPA 113–Litchfield
Island; ASPA 114–North Coronation
Island; ASPA 115–Lagotellerie Island;
ASPA 117–Avian Island; ASPA 125–
King George Island; ASPA 126–
Livingston Island; ASPA 128–Western
shore of Admiralty Bay; ASPA 132–
Potter Peninsula; ASPA 133–Harmony
Point, Nelson Island; ASPA 134–Cierva
Point, Danco Coast; ASPA 139–Biscoe
Point, Anvers Island; and ASPA 149–
Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, and
ASPA 150–Ardley Island.
Location
ASPA 107–Dion Islands; ASPA 108–
Green Island; ASPA 109–Moa Island;
ASPA 110–Lynch Island; ASPA 111–
Southern Powell Island and adjacent
islands; ASPA 112–Coppermine
Peninsula, Robert Island; ASPA 113–
Litchfield Island; ASPA 114–North
Coronation Island; ASPA 115–
Lagotellerie Island; ASPA 117–Avian
Island; ASPA 125–King George Island;
ASPA 126–Livingston Island; ASPA
128–Western shore of Admiralty Bay;
ASPA 132–Potter Peninsula; ASPA 133–
Harmony Point, Nelson Island; ASPA
134–Cierva Point, Danco Coast; ASPA
139–Biscoe Point, Anvers Island; and
ASPA 149–Cape Shirreff, Livingston
Island, and ASPA 150–Ardley Island.
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October 1, 2012 to September 31,
2013.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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Notice of Permit Application Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
has received a waste management
permit application for Quark
Expeditions’ cruise ships to conduct a
number of activities, including: Shore
excursions via zodiac, camping ashore
or extended stays, mountaineering,
kayaking, cross country skiing, and
downhill skiing. The application is
submitted by Quark Expeditions of
Waterbury, Vermont and submitted to
NSF pursuant to regulations issued
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by September 5, 2012.
Permit applications 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 at the above address or
(703) 292–8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s
Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part
671, requires all U.S. citizens and
entities to obtain a permit for the use or
release of a designated pollutant in
Antarctica, and for the release of waste
in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit
application under this Regulation for
conduct of activities such as shore
excursions, camping, where emergency
provisions will be taken ashore that
would include cook stoves, fuel, radios,
batteries, etc. and may include the
generation of waste. In addition,
mountaineering activities that would
include use of emergency provisions,
crampons, ice axes, climbing harnesses,
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screw-gated carabiners, prusik slings,
and climbing helmets.
Designated pollutants that would be
associated with the various excursions
are typically air emissions and waste
water (urine, grey-water, and human
solid waste. All wastes would be
packaged and removed to the ship(s) for
proper disposal in Chile or the U.S.
under approved guidelines prior to the
end of each season.
The permit: Eric Stangeland,
Executive VP Operations, Quark
Expeditions, Inc., Waterbury, VT Permit
application No. 2012 WM–004.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
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[Docket No. NRC–2012–0058]
Agency Information Collection
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Review; Comment Request
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has recently
submitted to OMB for review the
following proposal for the collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an
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that a person is not required to respond
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period on this information collection on
April 11, 2012 (77 FR 21813).
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2. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR part 30—Rules of
General Applicability to Domestic
Licensing of Byproduct Material.
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events occur. There is a one-time
submittal of information to receive a
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submitted every 10 years. Information
submitted in previous applications may
be referenced without being
resubmitted. In addition, recordkeeping
must be performed on an on-going basis.
6. Who will be required or asked to
report: All persons applying for or
holding a license to manufacture,
produce, transfer, receive, acquire, own,
possess, or use radioactive byproduct
material.
7. An estimate of the number of
annual responses: 37,398 (4,999 NRC
Licensee responses [2,040 responses +
2,959 recordkeepers] and (32,399
Agreement State Licensee responses
[13,267 responses + 19,132
recordkeepers]).
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 22,091 (2,959 NRC
Licensees and 19,132 Agreement State
Licensees).
9. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
requirement or request: 302,697 (NRC
licensees 40,327 hours [18,258 reporting
+ 22,069 recordkeeping] and Agreement
State licensees 262,370 hours [118,913
reporting + 143,457 recordkeeping]).
10. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 30,
establishes requirements that are
applicable to all persons in the United
States governing domestic licensing of
radioactive byproduct material. The
application, reporting and
recordkeeping requirements are
necessary to permit the NRC to make a
determination whether the possession,
use, and transfer of byproduct material
is in conformance with the
Commission’s regulations for protection
of the public health and safety.
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NRC home page site for 60 days after the
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and questions should be directed to the
OMB reviewer listed below by
September 5, 2012. Comments received
after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but assurance of
consideration cannot be given to
comments received after this date.
Chad Whiteman, Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(3150–0017), NEOB–10202, Office of
Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
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Comments can also be emailed to
Chad_S_Whiteman@omb.eop.gov or
submitted by telephone at 202–395–
4718.
The NRC Clearance Officer is
Tremaine Donnell, 301–415–6258.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day
of July, 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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Public Inquiry on International Mail
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2012.
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Online’’ link in the banner at the top of
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a request from the Secretary of State,
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 407(c)(1), for its
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for Quark
Expeditions' cruise ships to conduct a number of activities, including:
Shore excursions via zodiac, camping ashore or extended stays,
mountaineering, kayaking, cross country skiing, and downhill skiing.
The application is submitted by Quark Expeditions of Waterbury, Vermont
and submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application by September 5, 2012.
Permit applications 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 at the above
address or (703) 292-8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR
Part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit
for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit
application under this Regulation for conduct of activities such as
shore excursions, camping, where emergency provisions will be taken
ashore that would include cook stoves, fuel, radios, batteries, etc.
and may include the generation of waste. In addition, mountaineering
activities that would include use of emergency provisions, crampons,
ice axes, climbing harnesses,
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screw-gated carabiners, prusik slings, and climbing helmets.
Designated pollutants that would be associated with the various
excursions are typically air emissions and waste water (urine, grey-
water, and human solid waste. All wastes would be packaged and removed
to the ship(s) for proper disposal in Chile or the U.S. under approved
guidelines prior to the end of each season.
The permit: Eric Stangeland, Executive VP Operations, Quark
Expeditions, Inc., Waterbury, VT Permit application No. 2012 WM-004.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19116 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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