Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 689 [2018-00009]

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Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2018–00031 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Notice of permit applications received. 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 in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received. SUMMARY: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by February 5, 2018. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. DATES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 689 Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), sample collection and import into the USA. The applicant proposes to collect moss and soil samples from ASPAs to investigate how warming will affect Antarctic moss terrestrial ecosystems. Moss and soil samples, up to 3 cm deep, would be collected using a metal 2 cubic centimeter coring device. Up to 180 samples total from each of seven different moss species and up to 400 total soil samples will be collected. Sample collection would require access to APSA in the South Shetland Islands. The samples would be imported back to the home university. Location ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, including Zone 125c, Glacier Dome Belligshausen (Collins Glacier); ASPA 150, Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay, Antarctic Peninsula; ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. Dates of Permitted Activities January 30–June 30, 2018. Nadene G. Kennedy, Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2018–00009 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address, 703–292–8030, or ACApermits@nsf.gov. The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 670), 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Application Details Permit Application: 2018–030 1. Applicant: Sarah Eppley, Portland State University, Department of Biology, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2018–0001] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Weeks of January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 2018. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. DATES: Week of January 8, 2018 There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 8, 2018. Week of January 15, 2018—Tentative Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines (Public Meeting) (Contact: Damaris Marcano: 301– 415–7328) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/. 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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.

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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 in 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 February 5, 2018. 
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit 
Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of 
Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-8030, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 670), 
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: 2018-030

    1. Applicant: Sarah Eppley, Portland State University, Department 
of Biology, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207.

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested

    Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), sample 
collection and import into the USA. The applicant proposes to collect 
moss and soil samples from ASPAs to investigate how warming will affect 
Antarctic moss terrestrial ecosystems. Moss and soil samples, up to 3 
cm deep, would be collected using a metal 2 cubic centimeter coring 
device. Up to 180 samples total from each of seven different moss 
species and up to 400 total soil samples will be collected. Sample 
collection would require access to APSA in the South Shetland Islands. 
The samples would be imported back to the home university.

Location

    ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, including Zone 
125c, Glacier Dome Belligshausen (Collins Glacier); ASPA 150, Ardley 
Island, Maxwell Bay, Antarctic Peninsula; ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula, 
Livingston Island.

Dates of Permitted Activities

    January 30-June 30, 2018.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00009 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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