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banding. The principal avian predators
of the penguins (skuas, gulls, giant
petrels and sheathbills) are also
monitored and, when possible, adults
and chicks will be banded, weighed and
measured for behavioral and
demographic studies. In addition, the
applicant may census, band and
measure cape petrels and blue-eyed
shags. The applicant may collect
samples of penguin and skua blood from
adults of each species. The number of
takes per annum of each avian species
will be as follows: chinstrap penguin,
3320; Adelie penguin, 2880; Gentoo
penguin, 3020; brown skua, 600; south
polar skua, 600; giant petrel, 600; kelp
gull, 100; blue-eyed shag, 150; snowy
sheathbill, 45; cape petrel, 200. All
sampling protocols involve techniques
that are standard within the seabird
community. Those protocols related to
the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring
Program (CEMP) are described by
CCAMLR.
The U.S. AMLR Program requests
permission to conduct extensive studies
at the Cape Shirreff and Copacabana
research sites. Additionally, the
Program anticipates conducting
intermittent peninsula-wide pinniped
and seabird surveys. As such, the
applicant requests access to all ASPAs
in the South Shetland Islands and in the
Antarctic Peninsula. Entry to sites will
be made via U.S. AMLR charter or NSF
vessels, with immediate access via
zodiac operations. Peninsula-wide
pinniped and seabird surveys may
include the use of unmanned aerial
vehicles and photogrammetry. U.S.
AMLR researchers will adhere to ASPA
protections at all times and plan all
activities to minimize disruption to flora
and fauna. All species, pinniped and
avian, are subject to harmful
interference due to census (aerial or
ground) and other work described in
this application.
Location
Antarctic Peninsula region, South
Shetland Islands vicinity: Cape Shirreff,
Livingston Island; San Telmo Islands;
Copacabana, western shore of Admiralty
Bay; and Lions Rump, King George
Island.
ASPA 108, Green Island, Berthelot
Islands, Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 112, Coppermine Peninsula,
Robert Island
ASPA 113, Litchfield Island, Arthur
Harbor, Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula, King
George Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula, Livingston
Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 128, Western Shore of Admiralty
Bay, King George Island
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ASPA 132, Potter Peninsula, King
George Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 133, Harmony Point, Nelson
Island, South Shetland Island
ASPA 134, Cierva Point Offshore
Islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic
Peninsula
ASPA 139, Biscoe Point, Anvers Island
ASPA 140, Shores of Port Foster,
Deception Island, South Shetland
Islands
ASPA 144, Chile Bay
ASPA 145, Port Foster, Deception
Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 146, South Bay, Doumer Island,
Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 148, Mount Flora, Hope Bay,
Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 149, Cape Shirreff, Livingston
Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 150, Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay,
King George Island, South Shetland
Islands
ASPA 151, Lions Rump, King George
Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 152, Western Bransfield Strait,
Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 153, East Dallmann Bay,
Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 171, Narebski Point, Barton
Peninsula, King George Island
Dates: October 1, 2016–July 30, 2021
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
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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 11, 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,
SUMMARY:
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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
Permit Application: 2017–014
1. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs). The applicant plans to
transit through three marine ASPAs
(ASPA 145 Port Foster, Deception
Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA
152 Western Bransfield Strait and ASPA
153 Eastern Dallmann Bay) only when
necessary and when transit through the
areas does not jeopardize the values to
be protected as described in each
management plan.
Location
ASPA 145 Port Foster, Deception Island,
South Shetland Islands
ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait
ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–015
2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs). The following ASPAs
contain historic huts from the Heroic
Age of Antarctic Exploration: ASPA 155
Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 157
Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross; ASPA
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158 Hut Point, Ross Island and ASPA
159 Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast.
The permit will allow educational
visits to the historic huts for persons
associated with the United States
Antarctic Program. All visits will be
conducted in accordance with the
management plan for the specific sites.
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island
ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds,
Ross
ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and
Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
Location
ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island
ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds,
Ross
ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island
ASPA 159 Cape Adare, Borchgrevink
Coast
Dates
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–016
2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs). The following sites will
potentially be visited: ASPA 105
Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross
Sea; ASPA 116 New College Valley,
Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross Island;
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island;
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point
Peninsula, Ross Island; ASPA 124 Cape
Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 155 Cape
Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 157 Backdoor
Bay, Cape Royds, Ross; ASPA 158 Hut
Point, Ross Island; and ASPA 172 Lower
Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor
Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria
Land. The purpose is to gather
professional video footage, still
photographs, and to Interview scientists.
Any footage, pictures, Interviews, and
information gathered during site visits
to the ASPA’s could potentially be used
in outreach videos, archived for future
use, or be published in The Antarctic
Sun, the official online news
publication of the U.S. Antarctic
Program which is managed by the
National Science Foundation. Visits to
the ASPA’s listed in this application
will be limited as operational, scientific
conditions, and the availability of
transportation permit.
Location
ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo
Sound, Ross Sea
ASPA 116 New College Valley,
Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross
Island
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point
Peninsula, Ross Island
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2021
Permit Application: 2017–017
3. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take. Periodically native mammal
and bird species enter the aircraft
runways, the roads, and the ice pier at
McMurdo Station, or the pier or general
station area at Palmer Station. Such
invasions pose operational safety
concerns as well as the potential to
harm the animals. As such, it will be
necessary to herd these animals out of
harm’s way. The herding method uses
non-lethal and humane techniques to
cause as little disturbance as possible to
the animals. The primary technique
consists of personnel slowly
approaching the animals with their arms
outstretched to the sides, and
continuing toward the animal until they
have been moved approximately 20 to
30 feet from the operational area.
Occasionally, it may be necessary to use
flags mounted on bamboo poles in order
to steer animals out of the operational
areas. Individuals tasked with wildlife
removal will be trained in proper
techniques designed to minimize
disturbance.
Location
McMurdo Station and associated
operational sites, Ross Island and
Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula.
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–018
4. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Entry into ASPA 122 Arrival Heights,
Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island in
order to conduct scientific projects
already in place, or conduct projects
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added during the term of this permit.
Scientists conduct research projects that
include, but are not limited to operation
of an ELFNLF receiver, riometer and
magnetometer for studies of the earth’s
magnetic field and ionosphere, high
latitude neutral mesospheric and
thermospheric dynamics and
thermodynamics, UV monitoring,
aerosols investigations, and pollution
surveys. Daily access is needed for
equipment monitoring, data acquisition,
calibrations, and repairs. Scientific
visitors may enter the site for
educational and for oversight purposes.
Personnel from the Antarctic Support
Contractor departments may be called
upon to perform inspections,
maintenance, fueling, or repair
functions at the facilities within the
ASPA. Other personnel will need to
enter the ASPA to monitor and maintain
or repair weather equipment within the
site. Government officials may enter the
site to observe and determine whether
modifications to the Management Plan
or the USAP implementing procedures
are warranted.
Location
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point
Peninsula, Ross Island
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–019
5. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas: ASPA 113 Litchfield Island,
Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer
Archipelago; ASPA 117 Avian Island,
Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula;
ASPA 128 Western shore of Admiralty
Bay, King George Island, South Shetland
Islands; ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers
Island, Palmer Archipelago; and ASPA
149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island,
Livingston Island, South Shetland
Islands. 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.
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7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Location
ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur
Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer
Archipelago
ASPA 117 Avian Island, Marguerite
Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 128 Western shore of Admiralty
Bay, King George Island, South
Shetland Islands
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island,
Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo
Island, Livingston Island, South
Shetland Islands
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–020
6. Applicant: Permit Application: 2017–
020, Jerry McDonald (Principal in
Charge), Leidos Innovations Group,
Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S.
Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into
Antarctica. An ACA permit is requested
for import and use of a commercially
available, bacteria supplement for
municipal Wastewater Treatment
Plants, to be used in the wastewater
treatment plant at McMurdo Station,
Antarctica. Benefits include better
sludge settling and dewatering, control
of surface foam and filamentous growth,
reduction of total sludge volume and
improved plant performance even in
well-operated treatment plants. This
supplement is a proprietary mixture of
enzymatic substrate, nutrient base and
bacteria for the treatment process.
Bacteria would not be released to the
marine environment. Most of the
bacteria are eventually captured in the
wastewater treatment plant’s solids that
are dewatered, compressed and
retrograded to the U.S. The effluent
from the wastewater treatment plant is
treated with a UV sterilization system
before it is discharged from the plant,
killing all remaining bacteria before it
reaches the sewage outfall.
Location
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 121 Cape Royds,
Ross Island; ASPA 122 Arrival Heights,
Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island; ASPA
124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA
131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell,
Taylor Valley, Victoria Land; ASPA 137
North-west White Island, McMurdo
Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace,
Asgard Range, Victoria Land; ASPA 172
Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls,
Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys,
Victoria Land; and ASPA 175 High
Altitude Geothermal sites of the Ross
Sea region. The Antarctic Support
Contractor’s staff provides routine
logistics support in the transport of
science teams and supporting
personnel. Additionally, staff is
required to conduct occasional
operations, maintenance, construction,
and rehabilitation activities in support
of science at designated ASPA locations
in the Ross Island Area. Petroleum
Helicopters Incorporated is the primary
means of transport for grantees and
support personnel to and from sites; a
pilot and helicopter technician would
also enter the ASPA. 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.
Location
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point
Peninsula, Ross Island
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell,
Taylor Valley, Victoria Land
ASPA 137 North-west White Island,
McMurdo Sound
ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard
Range, Victoria Land
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and
Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal
sites of the Ross Sea region
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McMurdo Station, Ross Island,
Antarctica
Dates
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–022
Permit Application: 2017–021
7. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into
Antarctica. An ACA permit is requested
for import of a of the commercially
available freeze-dried marine bacterium
Vibrio fisheri for experimental use and
calibration of equipment at the Crary
Science and Engineering Center
McMurdo Station. The bacterium is
used as one of the reagents for the
Microtox toxicity analyzer. All
equipment used with the bacterium will
be autoclaved to destroy any residual
bacteria; there will be no release to the
environment.
Location
McMurdo Station, Ross Island,
Antarctica
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Permit Application: 2017–023
9. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract,
7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial,
CO 80112–3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 105 Beaufort
Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea;
ASPA 106 Cape Hallett, Northern
Victoria Land, Ross Sea; ASPA 113
Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers
Island, Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 121
Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 122
Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula,
Ross Island; ASPA 123 Barwick and
Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria
Land; ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross
Island; ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake
Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land;
ASPA 137 North-west White Island,
McMurdo Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus
Terrace, Asgard Range, Victoria Land;
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island,
Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 154 Botany
Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land;
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and
Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; and ASPA
175 High Altitude Geothermal sites of
the Ross Sea region. The purpose is to
conduct a review of the ASPA
management plans, which normally
occurs every five years per the Protocol
on Environmental Protection to the
Antarctic Treaty. The Antarctic Support
Contract Environmental Health and
Safety Department will enter an ASPA
on an as needed basis. Reasons for
entering the ASPA could be to collect
information on site status in
anticipation of the 5 year ASPA review,
general management and maintenance
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concerns such as ensuring that all signs
and boundary markers are legible and
secured, or to address any
environmental concern or potential
environmental release within the ASPA.
Visits for these management purposes
would be pre-approved by the U.S.
Antarctic Program’s Environmental
Officer.
Location
ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo
Sound, Ross Sea
ASPA 106 Cape Hallett, Northern
Victoria Land, Ross Sea
ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur
Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer
Archipelago
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point
Peninsula, Ross Island
ASPA 123 Barwick and Balham Valleys,
Southern Victoria Land
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell,
Taylor Valley, Victoria Land
ASPA 137 North-west White Island,
McMurdo Sound
ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard
Range, Victoria Land
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island,
Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 154 Botany Bay, Cape Geology,
Victoria Land
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and
Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal
sites of the Ross Sea region
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1,
2021
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division 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, 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 October 11, 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
Permit Application: 2017-014
1. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). The applicant
plans to transit through three marine ASPAs (ASPA 145 Port Foster,
Deception Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA 152 Western Bransfield
Strait and ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay) only when necessary and when
transit through the areas does not jeopardize the values to be
protected as described in each management plan.
Location
ASPA 145 Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands
ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait
ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-015
2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). The following
ASPAs contain historic huts from the Heroic Age of Antarctic
Exploration: ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay,
Cape Royds, Ross; ASPA
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158 Hut Point, Ross Island and ASPA 159 Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast.
The permit will allow educational visits to the historic huts for
persons associated with the United States Antarctic Program. All visits
will be conducted in accordance with the management plan for the
specific sites.
Location
ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island
ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross
ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island
ASPA 159 Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-016
2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). The following
sites will potentially be visited: ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo
Sound, Ross Sea; ASPA 116 New College Valley, Caughley Beach, Cape
Bird, Ross Island; ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 122 Arrival
Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island; ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross
Island; ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape
Royds, Ross; ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island; and ASPA 172 Lower Taylor
Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria
Land. The purpose is to gather professional video footage, still
photographs, and to Interview scientists. Any footage, pictures,
Interviews, and information gathered during site visits to the ASPA's
could potentially be used in outreach videos, archived for future use,
or be published in The Antarctic Sun, the official online news
publication of the U.S. Antarctic Program which is managed by the
National Science Foundation. Visits to the ASPA's listed in this
application will be limited as operational, scientific conditions, and
the availability of transportation permit.
Location
ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea
ASPA 116 New College Valley, Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross Island
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island
ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross
ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-017
3. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take. Periodically native mammal and bird species enter the
aircraft runways, the roads, and the ice pier at McMurdo Station, or
the pier or general station area at Palmer Station. Such invasions pose
operational safety concerns as well as the potential to harm the
animals. As such, it will be necessary to herd these animals out of
harm's way. The herding method uses non-lethal and humane techniques to
cause as little disturbance as possible to the animals. The primary
technique consists of personnel slowly approaching the animals with
their arms outstretched to the sides, and continuing toward the animal
until they have been moved approximately 20 to 30 feet from the
operational area. Occasionally, it may be necessary to use flags
mounted on bamboo poles in order to steer animals out of the
operational areas. Individuals tasked with wildlife removal will be
trained in proper techniques designed to minimize disturbance.
Location
McMurdo Station and associated operational sites, Ross Island and
Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula.
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-018
4. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Entry into ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross
Island in order to conduct scientific projects already in place, or
conduct projects added during the term of this permit. Scientists
conduct research projects that include, but are not limited to
operation of an ELFNLF receiver, riometer and magnetometer for studies
of the earth's magnetic field and ionosphere, high latitude neutral
mesospheric and thermospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, UV
monitoring, aerosols investigations, and pollution surveys. Daily
access is needed for equipment monitoring, data acquisition,
calibrations, and repairs. Scientific visitors may enter the site for
educational and for oversight purposes. Personnel from the Antarctic
Support Contractor departments may be called upon to perform
inspections, maintenance, fueling, or repair functions at the
facilities within the ASPA. Other personnel will need to enter the ASPA
to monitor and maintain or repair weather equipment within the site.
Government officials may enter the site to observe and determine
whether modifications to the Management Plan or the USAP implementing
procedures are warranted.
Location
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-019
5. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas: ASPA 113 Litchfield
Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 117
Avian Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula; ASPA 128 Western
shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands;
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago; and ASPA 149
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland
Islands. 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.
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Location
ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer
Archipelago
ASPA 117 Avian Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
ASPA 128 Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South
Shetland Islands
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South
Shetland Islands
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-020
6. Applicant: Permit Application: 2017-020, Jerry McDonald (Principal
in Charge), Leidos Innovations Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400
S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. An ACA permit is
requested for import and use of a commercially available, bacteria
supplement for municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, to be used in the
wastewater treatment plant at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Benefits
include better sludge settling and dewatering, control of surface foam
and filamentous growth, reduction of total sludge volume and improved
plant performance even in well-operated treatment plants. This
supplement is a proprietary mixture of enzymatic substrate, nutrient
base and bacteria for the treatment process. Bacteria would not be
released to the marine environment. Most of the bacteria are eventually
captured in the wastewater treatment plant's solids that are dewatered,
compressed and retrograded to the U.S. The effluent from the wastewater
treatment plant is treated with a UV sterilization system before it is
discharged from the plant, killing all remaining bacteria before it
reaches the sewage outfall.
Location
McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-021
7. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 121 Cape
Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross
Island; ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 131 Canada Glacier,
Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land; ASPA 137 North-west White
Island, McMurdo Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard Range,
Victoria Land; ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor
Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; and ASPA 175 High Altitude
Geothermal sites of the Ross Sea region. The Antarctic Support
Contractor's staff provides routine logistics support in the transport
of science teams and supporting personnel. Additionally, staff is
required to conduct occasional operations, maintenance, construction,
and rehabilitation activities in support of science at designated ASPA
locations in the Ross Island Area. Petroleum Helicopters Incorporated
is the primary means of transport for grantees and support personnel to
and from sites; a pilot and helicopter technician would also enter the
ASPA. 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.
Location
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land
ASPA 137 North-west White Island, McMurdo Sound
ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard Range, Victoria Land
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal sites of the Ross Sea region
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-022
8. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. An ACA permit is
requested for import of a of the commercially available freeze-dried
marine bacterium Vibrio fisheri for experimental use and calibration of
equipment at the Crary Science and Engineering Center McMurdo Station.
The bacterium is used as one of the reagents for the Microtox toxicity
analyzer. All equipment used with the bacterium will be autoclaved to
destroy any residual bacteria; there will be no release to the
environment.
Location
McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Permit Application: 2017-023
9. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations
Group, Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO
80112-3938.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 105
Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea; ASPA 106 Cape Hallett,
Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea; ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur
Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross
Island; ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island;
ASPA 123 Barwick and Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria Land; ASPA 124
Cape Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell,
Taylor Valley, Victoria Land; ASPA 137 North-west White Island, McMurdo
Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard Range, Victoria Land; ASPA 139
Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 154 Botany Bay,
Cape Geology, Victoria Land; ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood
Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; and ASPA 175
High Altitude Geothermal sites of the Ross Sea region. The purpose is
to conduct a review of the ASPA management plans, which normally occurs
every five years per the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the
Antarctic Treaty. The Antarctic Support Contract Environmental Health
and Safety Department will enter an ASPA on an as needed basis. Reasons
for entering the ASPA could be to collect information on site status in
anticipation of the 5 year ASPA review, general management and
maintenance
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concerns such as ensuring that all signs and boundary markers are
legible and secured, or to address any environmental concern or
potential environmental release within the ASPA. Visits for these
management purposes would be pre-approved by the U.S. Antarctic
Program's Environmental Officer.
Location
ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea
ASPA 106 Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea
ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer
Archipelago
ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island
ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
ASPA 123 Barwick and Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria Land
ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island
ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land
ASPA 137 North-west White Island, McMurdo Sound
ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard Range, Victoria Land
ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago
ASPA 154 Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land
ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo
Dry Valleys, Victoria Land
ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal sites of the Ross Sea region
Dates
September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2021
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs.
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