Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 51497 [2020-18227]
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Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received.
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 in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
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required notice of permit applications
received.
Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by September 21, 2020. 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
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
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.
DATES:
Application Details
Permit Application: 2021–004
1. Applicant: Grant Ballard, Point Blue
Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress
Dr. #11, Petaluma, CA 94954.
Activity for Which Permit Is
Requested: Take, Harmful Interference,
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas (ASPAs), Import into USA. The
applicant proposed to enter ASPA 121,
Cape Royds, ASPA 124, Cape Crozier,
and ASPA 105, Beaufort Island, to
conduct research on the role of
environmental factors on foraging, diet,
growth, and survival of Adelie
penguins. Research activities would
include installing weighbridges,
resighting banded birds, and following
birds through incubation and chickrearing until late January. The applicant
and agents would attach logging and
tracking devices on breeding adults and
collect fecal samples from adults and
chicks during the brooding and
guarding stage, then would attach longterm GPS-Argos tags and geolocating
dive recorders on adult penguins. The
applicant and agents would measure
and band 200 chicks at Cape Royds and
500 chicks at Cape Crozier each season,
and would deploy GPS-Argos tags on
molted juveniles. The applicant and
agents would also conduct similar
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research at Cape Bird, but the work
would be conducted outside the ASPA
boundary. To survey the large colonies
at Cape Royds and Cape Crozier in a
timely manner, the applicant and agents
would employ multiple, self- and
collectively-aware remotely piloted
aircraft (RPAS) simultaneously. The
RPAS will be piloted by trained,
experienced, and certified operators and
the operations will also involve
additional visual observation of penguin
behavior. For the surveys, the RPAS
launch site would be at least 20 meters
away from nesting birds and the RPAS
would be operated at 50 meters above
ground level and nest birds to help
ensure minimal disturbance. Surveys at
Cape Crozier have the potential to
disturb south polar skuas nesting near
the penguin colony. Images obtained
from the surveys would be used to
estimate the number of nesting adults
and chicks, as well as nesting density.
The applicant and agents would access
the general areas by helicopter and
would enter the ASPAs on foot. The
applicant would maintain a webcam
(PenguinCam) positioned slightly inside
the Cape Royds ASPA boundary.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds,
Ross Island; ASPA 124, Cape Crozier,
Ross Island; ASPA 105, Beaufort Island;
Cape Bird (outside ASPA boundary).
Dates of Permitted Activities: October
15, 2020–February 15, 2025.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office 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.
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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 September 21, 2020.
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: 2021-004
1. Applicant: Grant Ballard, Point Blue Conservation Science, 3820
Cypress Dr. #11, Petaluma, CA 94954.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Take, Harmful Interference,
Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), Import into USA. The
applicant proposed to enter ASPA 121, Cape Royds, ASPA 124, Cape
Crozier, and ASPA 105, Beaufort Island, to conduct research on the role
of environmental factors on foraging, diet, growth, and survival of
Adelie penguins. Research activities would include installing
weighbridges, resighting banded birds, and following birds through
incubation and chick-rearing until late January. The applicant and
agents would attach logging and tracking devices on breeding adults and
collect fecal samples from adults and chicks during the brooding and
guarding stage, then would attach long-term GPS-Argos tags and
geolocating dive recorders on adult penguins. The applicant and agents
would measure and band 200 chicks at Cape Royds and 500 chicks at Cape
Crozier each season, and would deploy GPS-Argos tags on molted
juveniles. The applicant and agents would also conduct similar research
at Cape Bird, but the work would be conducted outside the ASPA
boundary. To survey the large colonies at Cape Royds and Cape Crozier
in a timely manner, the applicant and agents would employ multiple,
self- and collectively-aware remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS)
simultaneously. The RPAS will be piloted by trained, experienced, and
certified operators and the operations will also involve additional
visual observation of penguin behavior. For the surveys, the RPAS
launch site would be at least 20 meters away from nesting birds and the
RPAS would be operated at 50 meters above ground level and nest birds
to help ensure minimal disturbance. Surveys at Cape Crozier have the
potential to disturb south polar skuas nesting near the penguin colony.
Images obtained from the surveys would be used to estimate the number
of nesting adults and chicks, as well as nesting density. The applicant
and agents would access the general areas by helicopter and would enter
the ASPAs on foot. The applicant would maintain a webcam (PenguinCam)
positioned slightly inside the Cape Royds ASPA boundary.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 124, Cape
Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 105, Beaufort Island; Cape Bird (outside
ASPA boundary).
Dates of Permitted Activities: October 15, 2020-February 15, 2025.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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