Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 6300 [2016-02166]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02166]


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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 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 March 7, 2016. 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: Nature McGinn, 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 (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.

Application Details

1. Applicant--Permit Application: 2016-025
    Dr. H. William Detrich, III, Dept. of Marine and Environmental 
Sciences, Northeastern University Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant 
Rd., Nahant, MA 01908

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    ASPA entry; A permit is requested to enter ASPA 152 (Western 
Bransfield Strait) and ASPA 153 (Eastern Dallmann Bay) using the ARSV 
Laurence M. Gould to capture Antarctic fish by trawling and trapping. 
The collected fish would be used to study the effects of a warming 
Southern Ocean on development of the embryos of Antarctic fishes. Data 
collected under this permit would be part of a long-term (30-year) 
dataset. Approximately 50 hours of trawling would be conducted in ASPA 
152 and approximately 20 hours would be conducted in ASPA 153. Sixteen 
traps would be set and allowed to soak for a total of 6 days. It is 
anticipated that approximately five hundred (500) individual fish 
representing four species (Notothenia coriiceps, Chaenocephalus 
aceratus, Champsocephalus gunnari, Gobionotothen gibberifrons) would be 
captured in the ASPAs and used in the study. Live fishes would be 
transported to the aquarium facilities at Palmer Station for 
experimentation. Breeding and biochemical experiments would be 
conducted. All experimental animals would be humanely euthanized and 
properly disposed of outside the ASPAs.

Location

    ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait and ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann 
Bay.

Dates

    April 17, 2016 to September 1, 2018.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-02166 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am]
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