Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 53507 [2022-18770]
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Dated: August 25, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Notice of Permit Modification Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit modification
AGENCY:
ACTION:
request.
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of requests to modify permits
issued to conduct activities regulated
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978. This is the required notice of a
requested permit modification.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by September 30, 2022.
Permit applications 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:
Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703–
292–4479; or ACApermits@nsf.gov.
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
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certain geographic areas as requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
Description of Permit Modification
Requested: The Foundation issued a
permit (ACA 2021–004) to Grant Ballard
on September 23, 2020. The issued
permit allows the applicant to engage in
take, harmful interference, enter
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
(ASPAs), and import samples into the
USA in association with research on the
role of environmental factors on
foraging, diet, growth, and survival of
Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae).
Research activities include installing
weighbridges, resighting banded birds,
and following birds through incubation
and chick-rearing until late January. The
applicant and agents attach logging and
tracking devices on breeding adults and
collect fecal samples from adults and
chicks during the brooding and
guarding stage, then attach long-term
GPS-Argos tags and geolocating dive
recorders on adult penguins. To survey
the large colonies at Cape Royds and
Cape Crozier in a timely manner, the
applicant and agents employ multiple,
self- and collectively-aware remotely
piloted aircraft (RPAS) simultaneously.
Now the applicant proposes a
modification to the permit to collect
blood samples (1–2 drops each) from
penguins already undergoing other
handling, sampling, or instrumentation.
The applicant proposes to take up to
220 blood samples from fledglings, 120
blood samples from chicks, and 130
blood samples from adult Adelie
penguins per year. The applicant
proposes to take up to an additional 30
feather samples from fledglings, and 20
feather samples from adults per year
over feather samples already permitted.
The applicant proposes to take up to an
additional 240 opportunistic or cloacal
swab fecal samples per year.
Additionally, the applicant proposes to
tag up to 60 chicks per year with small
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T-bar anchor tags which will be
removed at the end of the rearing
season. The applicant also proposes to
disturb up to 1000 penguins by
surrounding a penguin subcolony with
a plastic fence for the continuation of a
long term weighbridge study to evaluate
foraging trip duration, adult condition,
and food delivery.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds,
Ross Island; ASPA 124, Cape Crozier,
Ross Island; ASPA 105, Beaufort Island;
Cape Bird (outside ASPA boundary).
Dates: November 1, 2022 to February
15, 2025.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit modification request.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a
notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities
regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the
required notice of a requested permit modification.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application by September 30, 2022.
Permit applications 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: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer,
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-292-4479; or [email protected].
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 as requiring special protection. The
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic
Specially Protected Areas.
Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued
a permit (ACA 2021-004) to Grant Ballard on September 23, 2020. The
issued permit allows the applicant to engage in take, harmful
interference, enter Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs), and
import samples into the USA in association with research on the role of
environmental factors on foraging, diet, growth, and survival of Adelie
penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Research activities include installing
weighbridges, resighting banded birds, and following birds through
incubation and chick-rearing until late January. The applicant and
agents attach logging and tracking devices on breeding adults and
collect fecal samples from adults and chicks during the brooding and
guarding stage, then attach long-term GPS-Argos tags and geolocating
dive recorders on adult penguins. To survey the large colonies at Cape
Royds and Cape Crozier in a timely manner, the applicant and agents
employ multiple, self- and collectively-aware remotely piloted aircraft
(RPAS) simultaneously. Now the applicant proposes a modification to the
permit to collect blood samples (1-2 drops each) from penguins already
undergoing other handling, sampling, or instrumentation. The applicant
proposes to take up to 220 blood samples from fledglings, 120 blood
samples from chicks, and 130 blood samples from adult Adelie penguins
per year. The applicant proposes to take up to an additional 30 feather
samples from fledglings, and 20 feather samples from adults per year
over feather samples already permitted. The applicant proposes to take
up to an additional 240 opportunistic or cloacal swab fecal samples per
year. Additionally, the applicant proposes to tag up to 60 chicks per
year with small T-bar anchor tags which will be removed at the end of
the rearing season. The applicant also proposes to disturb up to 1000
penguins by surrounding a penguin subcolony with a plastic fence for
the continuation of a long term weighbridge study to evaluate foraging
trip duration, adult condition, and food delivery.
Location: ASPA 121, Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 124, Cape
Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 105, Beaufort Island; Cape Bird (outside
ASPA boundary).
Dates: November 1, 2022 to February 15, 2025.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-18770 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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