Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 57237-57238 [2015-24004]
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directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Public Law 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.
Application Details
Dates: 1 December 2015 through 30
June 2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
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1. Applicant: Dr. Stephanie Jenourvrier,
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02453.
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification
Request Received and Permit Issued
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978, Public Law 95–541.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: The applicant intends to
collect a multi-scale and temporal
baseline data set on the largest cluster
of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in
the Antarctic Peninsula (AP). The area
near the Danger Islands in the Weddell
Sea (eastern AP) may account for half of
the total breeding population of Adelie
penguins in the AP, yet these colonies
are little known. Penguin population
shifts have been documented in the
western AP and this study will help
reduce uncertainty for the eastern AP
populations.
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Specially Protected Areas: The
applicant intends to obtain small
samples of blood, tissue, feathers, and
eggshells from Macaroni, Gentoo,
´
Chinstrap, and Adelie penguin colonies
the Antarctic Peninsula. Organic
remains in soil samples will also be
collected. Samples taken at the sites will
be sent back to the United States and the
United Kingdom for analysis. The
breeding sites will be censused by
ground or by a hexacopters-based aerial
photography system.
Location: The focus of the study is the
penguin colonies in the Danger Islands,
Antarctic Sounds, Antarctic Peninsula.
Should weather conditions preclude
this area, the focus will shift to Elephant
Island and vicinity, Low Island and
vicinity and/or the South Shetland
Islands. Visits may include the
following ASPA’s: ASPA No. 151, Lions
Rump, King George Is; ASPA No. 126,
Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island;
ASPA No. 152, West Bransfield, Low
Island; ASPA No. 132, Potter Peninsula;
ASPA No. 128, West Admiralty Bay;
ASPA No. 150, Ardley Island; ASPA No.
133, Harmony Point; and ASPA No. 149,
Cape Shirreff.
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 at Title 45
Part 671 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This is the required notice
of a requested permit modification and
permit issued.
DATES: September 16, 2015 to March 15,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer,
Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2012–
WM–001) to Dr. George Watters on
September 29, 2011. The issued permit
allows the applicant to run a field camp
including deployment of instruments
(radio tags on animals) and use of
hazardous materials including radio
isotopes. A recent modification to this
permit, dated December 21, 2013,
permitted the applicant to install up to
12 remote, autonomous, and easily
removable camera systems near
´
breeding aggregations of Adelie, gentoo,
and chinstrap penguins throughout
ASPA #128 on King George Island. The
cameras will provide time-lapse
photography during breeding and nonbreeding seasons to estimate key
monitoring parameters such as arrival
timing, reproductive chronology and
success, chick production, overwinter
attendance, and census data. Now the
applicant proposes a permit
modification to install up to 22 of these
cameras within ASPA 128 The
Environmental Officer has reviewed the
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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
September 16, 2015.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
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Notice of Permit Modification Received
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AGENCY:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95–
541), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–227).
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 671 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 October 22, 2015. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESS: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Polly A. Penhale, Environmental
Officer, at the above address or
ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149.
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
(Pub. L. 104–227), 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
SUMMARY:
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Application Details
Permit Application: 2016–011
1. Applicant: Stephanie Jenourvrier,
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02453.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: The applicant intends to
collect a multi-scale and temporal
baseline data set on the largest cluster
of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in
the Antarctic Peninsula (AP). The area
near the Danger Islands in the Weddell
Sea (eastern AP) may account for half of
the total breeding population of Adelie
penguins in the AP, yet these colonies
are little known. Penguin population
shifts have been documented in the
western AP and this study will help
reduce uncertainty for the eastern AP
populations. Should the weather
preclude reaching the site, alternative
study sites have been identified.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Filming: The applicant wishes to fly a
small, battery operated, remotelycontrolled quadrotor Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) in order to photograph
penguin colonies as part of a multiscale
spatial survey of penguin colonies. The
primary flight mode for the vehicles will
be automatic take off, landing, and
waypoint using ground station software.
The secondary/emergency mode is
remote control operation of the UAV by
a trained pilot on the ground. In both
flight modes the quadcopter will always
be flown within visible sight of the pilot
and designated observers. Operations
will only be conducted inside the
10m/s maximum wind speed estimate.
The UAV will only be flown in visual
meteorological conditions. Flights will
be flown between 50 and 200 ft. above
the colonies in keeping with previous
experience by other researcher engaged
in similar UAV-based surveys of
wildlife in the Antarctic. A risk analysis
and mitigation measures should reduce
the risk of loss the UAV. The UAV
pilots will be trained to the standard of
ground school training provide for a
private pilot’s license and training on
simulators and significant flight time
with the UAVs will be conducted before
deployment. The applicant is seeking a
Waste Permit to cover any accidental
releases that may result from flying a
UAV.
Remote Cameras: The applicant
wishes to deploy a network of four
solar-powered, satellite-linked remote
cameras to examine penguin vital rates.
The time-lapse cameras, specially
designed for this application, have been
field tested over the winter at other sites
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in the Antarctica. The cameras will be
mounted on a scaffold pole supported
by an aluminum tripod. No
malfunctions or adverse effects were
seen in previous deployments. The
instruments also record air temperature.
The cameras are intended to remain in
situ and operate remotely for five
seasons. The units are completely
weatherproof and are powered by
batteries that are charged via a solar cell.
Dates: 1 December 2015 through 1
January 2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015–24004 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]
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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 October 22, 2015. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address or ACApermits@
nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Public Law 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
SUMMARY:
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certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
1. Applicant
Brent S. Stewart, Ph.D., J.D., 3889
Creststone Place, San Diego, CA
Permit Application: 2016–010
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take; Applicant desires to visit sites
accessible by IAATTO registered tourist
vessels and utilize a miniature (<1kg
mass), multi-rotor (<20 cm rotor arm
radius), remotely operated, battery
powered (electric motor) UAS
(Unmanned Aerial System) equipped
with a small high resolution camera.
The project will photo document
Antarctic landscapes and the
distribution and abundance of birds that
occur at those sites. Bird species may
include rockhopper, chinstrap, Adelie,
and emperor penguins, and skuas,
sheathbills, kelp gulls, and giant petrels,
and birds may be roosting and/or
breeding. ‘‘Take’’ would be unintended
and unexpected incidental, brief, minor
disturbance to 50 or less individual
birds of each species (depending on the
species, as noted in the application)
during aerial vehicle flights at 25 to 60m
in altitude, no further than 200m lateral
distance away from the human operator,
for no longer than 25 minutes in
duration. The applicant has successfully
deployed the equipment array over 75
times in various temperate, tropical and
sub-polar environments, without
wildlife disturbance.
Location
Various sites visited by IAATO
registered vessels at Sub-Antarctic
Islands, South Orkney Islands, South
Shetland Islands, and the Antarctic
Peninsula.
Dates
October 15, 2015–October 14, 2020
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
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Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
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Request Received and Permit Issued
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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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, (Pub. L. 95-541), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-227).
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SUMMARY: 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 671
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 October 22, 2015.
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESS: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Polly A. Penhale, Environmental
Officer, at the above address or ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7149.
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
(Pub. L. 104-227), 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
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system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2016-011
1. Applicant: Stephanie Jenourvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02453.
Activity for Which Permit is Requested: The applicant intends to
collect a multi-scale and temporal baseline data set on the largest
cluster of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in the Antarctic Peninsula
(AP). The area near the Danger Islands in the Weddell Sea (eastern AP)
may account for half of the total breeding population of Adelie
penguins in the AP, yet these colonies are little known. Penguin
population shifts have been documented in the western AP and this study
will help reduce uncertainty for the eastern AP populations. Should the
weather preclude reaching the site, alternative study sites have been
identified.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Filming: The applicant wishes to fly
a small, battery operated, remotely-controlled quadrotor Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to photograph penguin colonies as part of
a multiscale spatial survey of penguin colonies. The primary flight
mode for the vehicles will be automatic take off, landing, and waypoint
using ground station software. The secondary/emergency mode is remote
control operation of the UAV by a trained pilot on the ground. In both
flight modes the quadcopter will always be flown within visible sight
of the pilot and designated observers. Operations will only be
conducted inside the 10m/s maximum wind speed estimate. The UAV will
only be flown in visual meteorological conditions. Flights will be
flown between 50 and 200 ft. above the colonies in keeping with
previous experience by other researcher engaged in similar UAV-based
surveys of wildlife in the Antarctic. A risk analysis and mitigation
measures should reduce the risk of loss the UAV. The UAV pilots will be
trained to the standard of ground school training provide for a private
pilot's license and training on simulators and significant flight time
with the UAVs will be conducted before deployment. The applicant is
seeking a Waste Permit to cover any accidental releases that may result
from flying a UAV.
Remote Cameras: The applicant wishes to deploy a network of four
solar-powered, satellite-linked remote cameras to examine penguin vital
rates. The time-lapse cameras, specially designed for this application,
have been field tested over the winter at other sites in the
Antarctica. The cameras will be mounted on a scaffold pole supported by
an aluminum tripod. No malfunctions or adverse effects were seen in
previous deployments. The instruments also record air temperature. The
cameras are intended to remain in situ and operate remotely for five
seasons. The units are completely weatherproof and are powered by
batteries that are charged via a solar cell.
Dates: 1 December 2015 through 1 January 2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-24004 Filed 9-21-15; 8:45 am]
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