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banding. The principal avian predators ASPA 132, , King Division of Polar Programs, National of the (skuas, gulls, giant George Island, Islands Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson petrels and sheathbills) are also ASPA 133, , Nelson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. monitored and, when possible, adults Island, South Shetland Island FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and chicks will be banded, weighed and ASPA 134, Cierva Point Offshore Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at measured for behavioral and Islands, Danco Coast, the above address or ACApermits@ demographic studies. In addition, the Peninsula nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. applicant may census, band and ASPA 139, , SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The measure cape petrels and blue-eyed ASPA 140, Shores of , National Science Foundation, as shags. The applicant may collect , South Shetland directed by the Antarctic Conservation samples of and skua blood from Islands Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as adults of each species. The number of ASPA 144, Bay amended by the Antarctic Science, takes per annum of each avian species ASPA 145, Port Foster, Deception and Conservation Act of 1996, will be as follows: , Island, ASPA 146, South Bay, , has developed regulations for the 3320; Adelie penguin, 2880; Gentoo establishment of a permit system for penguin, 3020; brown skua, 600; south ASPA 148, , , various activities in and polar skua, 600; giant petrel, 600; kelp designation of certain animals and gull, 100; blue-eyed shag, 150; snowy ASPA 149, , Livingston certain geographic areas a requiring sheathbill, 45; cape petrel, 200. All Island, South Shetland Islands sampling protocols involve techniques special protection. The regulations ASPA 150, , , establish such a permit system to that are standard within the King George Island, South Shetland community. Those protocols related to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Islands Areas. the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring ASPA 151, , King George Program (CEMP) are described by Island, South Shetland Islands Application Details CCAMLR. ASPA 152, Western , Permit Application: 2017–014 The U.S. AMLR Program requests Antarctic Peninsula permission to conduct extensive studies ASPA 153, East Dallmann Bay, 1. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal at the Cape Shirreff and Copacabana Antarctic Peninsula in Charge), Leidos Innovations research sites. Additionally, the ASPA 171, Narebski Point, Barton Group, Antarctic Support Contract, Program anticipates conducting Peninsula, King George Island 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, intermittent peninsula-wide Dates: October 1, 2016–July 30, 2021 CO 80112–3938. and seabird surveys. As such, the Nadene G. Kennedy, applicant requests access to all ASPAs Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of in the South Shetland Islands and in the Polar Programs. Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Antarctic Peninsula. Entry to sites will Areas (ASPAs). The applicant plans to [FR Doc. 2016–21668 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] be made via U.S. AMLR charter or NSF transit through three marine ASPAs vessels, with immediate access via BILLING CODE 7555–01–P (ASPA 145 Port Foster, Deception zodiac operations. Peninsula-wide Island, South Shetland Islands; ASPA pinniped and seabird surveys may NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 152 Western Bransfield Strait and ASPA include the use of unmanned aerial 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay) only when vehicles and photogrammetry. U.S. Notice of Permit Applications Received necessary and when transit through the AMLR researchers will adhere to ASPA Under the Antarctic Conservation Act areas does not jeopardize the values to protections at all times and plan all of 1978 be protected as described in each activities to minimize disruption to flora management plan. and fauna. All species, pinniped and AGENCY: National Science Foundation Location avian, are subject to harmful ACTION: Notice of permit applications interference due to census (aerial or received under the Antarctic ASPA 145 Port Foster, Deception Island, ground) and other work described in Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law South Shetland Islands this application. 95–541. ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay Location SUMMARY: The National Science Dates Antarctic Peninsula region, South Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received Shetland Islands vicinity: Cape Shirreff, September 1, 2016 to September 1, to conduct activities regulated under the ; Islands; 2021 Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Copacabana, western shore of Admiralty NSF has published regulations under Permit Application: 2017–015 Bay; and Lions Rump, King George the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title Island. 2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal ASPA 108, Green Island, Berthelot in Charge), Leidos Innovations Regulations. This is the required notice Group, Antarctic Support Contract, Islands, Antarctic Peninsula of permit applications received. ASPA 112, , 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, DATES: Island Interested parties are invited to CO 80112–3938. submit written data, comments, or ASPA 113, , Arthur Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Harbor, Palmer Archipelago views with respect to this permit ASPA 125, , King application by October 11, 2016. This Enter Antarctic Specially Protected George Island, South Shetland Islands application may be inspected by Areas (ASPAs). The following ASPAs ASPA 126, , Livingston interested parties at the Permit Office, contain historic huts from the Heroic Island, South Shetland Islands address below. Age of Antarctic Exploration: ASPA 155 ASPA 128, Western Shore of Admiralty ADDRESSES: Comments should be , ; ASPA 157 Bay, King George Island addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, , , Ross; ASPA

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158 Hut Point, Ross Island and ASPA ASPA 124 , Ross Island added during the term of this permit. 159 , Borchgrevink Coast. ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island Scientists conduct research projects that The permit will allow educational ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, include, but are not limited to operation visits to the historic huts for persons Ross of an ELFNLF receiver, riometer and associated with the ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island magnetometer for studies of the earth’s Antarctic Program. All visits will be ASPA 172 Lower Taylor and magnetic field and ionosphere, high conducted in accordance with the , , McMurdo latitude neutral mesospheric and management plan for the specific sites. Dry Valleys, thermospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, UV monitoring, Location Dates aerosols investigations, and pollution ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island September 1, 2016 to September 1, surveys. Daily access is needed for ASPA 157 Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, 2021 equipment monitoring, data acquisition, Ross calibrations, and repairs. Scientific ASPA 158 Hut Point, Ross Island Permit Application: 2017–017 visitors may enter the site for ASPA 159 Cape Adare, Borchgrevink 3. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal Coast educational and for oversight purposes. in Charge), Leidos Innovations Personnel from the Antarctic Support Dates Group, Antarctic Support Contract, Contractor departments may be called 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, September 1, 2016 to September 1, upon to perform inspections, CO 80112–3938. 2021 maintenance, fueling, or repair Activity for Which Permit Is Requested functions at the facilities within the Permit Application: 2017–016 ASPA. Other personnel will need to 2. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal Take. Periodically native mammal enter the ASPA to monitor and maintain in Charge), Leidos Innovations and bird species enter the aircraft or repair weather equipment within the Group, Antarctic Support Contract, runways, the roads, and the pier at site. Government officials may enter the 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, McMurdo Station, or the pier or general site to observe and determine whether CO 80112–3938. station area at . Such modifications to the Management Plan invasions pose operational safety Activity for Which Permit Is Requested or the USAP implementing procedures concerns as well as the potential to are warranted. Enter Antarctic Specially Protected harm the animals. As such, it will be Areas (ASPAs). The following sites will necessary to herd these animals out of Location potentially be visited: ASPA 105 harm’s way. The herding method uses ASPA 122 , Hut Point , McMurdo Sound, Ross non-lethal and humane techniques to Peninsula, Ross Island Sea; ASPA 116 , cause as little disturbance as possible to , , Ross Island; the animals. The primary technique Dates consists of personnel slowly ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island; September 1, 2016 to September 1, approaching the animals with their arms ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point 2021 Peninsula, Ross Island; ASPA 124 Cape outstretched to the sides, and Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA 155 Cape continuing toward the animal until they Permit Application: 2017–019 Evans, Ross Island; ASPA 157 Backdoor have been moved approximately 20 to 5. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal Bay, Cape Royds, Ross; ASPA 158 Hut 30 feet from the operational area. in Charge), Leidos Innovations Point, Ross Island; and ASPA 172 Lower Occasionally, it may be necessary to use Group, Antarctic Support Contract, and Blood Falls, Taylor flags mounted on bamboo poles in order 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria to steer animals out of the operational CO 80112–3938. Land. The purpose is to gather areas. Individuals tasked with wildlife professional video footage, still removal will be trained in proper Activity for Which Permit Is Requested photographs, and to Interview scientists. techniques designed to minimize Enter Antarctic Specially Protected Any footage, pictures, Interviews, and disturbance. Areas: ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, information gathered during site visits Location Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer to the ASPA’s could potentially be used Archipelago; ASPA 117 , in outreach videos, archived for future McMurdo Station and associated , Antarctic Peninsula; use, or be published in The Antarctic operational sites, Ross Island and ASPA 128 Western shore of Admiralty Sun, the official online news Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula. Bay, King George Island, South Shetland publication of the U.S. Antarctic Dates Islands; ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Program which is managed by the Island, Palmer Archipelago; and ASPA National Science Foundation. Visits to September 1, 2016 to September 1, 149 Cape Shirreff and , the ASPA’s listed in this application 2021 Livingston Island, South Shetland will be limited as operational, scientific Permit Application: 2017–018 Islands. The Antarctic Support conditions, and the availability of Contractor’s staff provides routine transportation permit. 4. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal in Charge), Leidos Innovations logistics support in the transport of Location Group, Antarctic Support Contract, science teams and supporting ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, personnel, and in field camp put-in and Sound, CO 80112–3938. take-out. Entry into an ASPA would occur only to support a science project ASPA 116 New College Valley, Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross for which a permit has been issued. Island Entry into ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Entry needs and requirements will be ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island , Ross Island in reviewed by ASC Environmental Health ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point order to conduct scientific projects and Safety Department prior to entry Peninsula, Ross Island already in place, or conduct projects and reported per standard procedures.

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Location 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Activity for Which Permit Is Requested ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur CO 80112–3938. Introduce non-indigenous species into Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Antarctica. An ACA permit is requested Archipelago for import of a of the commercially Enter Antarctic Specially Protected ASPA 117 Avian Island, Marguerite available freeze-dried marine bacterium Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Bay, Antarctic Peninsula Vibrio fisheri for experimental use and Ross Island; ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, calibration of equipment at the Crary ASPA 128 Western shore of Admiralty Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island; ASPA Bay, King George Island, South Science and Engineering Center 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island; ASPA McMurdo Station. The bacterium is Shetland Islands 131 , , ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, used as one of the reagents for the Taylor Valley, Victoria Land; ASPA 137 Microtox toxicity analyzer. All Palmer Archipelago North-west White Island, McMurdo ASPA 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo equipment used with the bacterium will Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, be autoclaved to destroy any residual Island, Livingston Island, South , Victoria Land; ASPA 172 Shetland Islands ; there will be no release to the Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, environment. Dates Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; and ASPA 175 High Location September 1, 2016 to September 1, Altitude Geothermal sites of the Ross McMurdo Station, Ross Island, 2021 Sea region. The Antarctic Support Antarctica Contractor’s staff provides routine Permit Application: 2017–020 Dates logistics support in the transport of 6. Applicant: Permit Application: 2017– science teams and supporting September 1, 2016 to September 1, 020, Jerry McDonald (Principal in personnel. Additionally, staff is 2021 Charge), Leidos Innovations Group, required to conduct occasional Antarctic Support Contract, 7400 S. Permit Application: 2017–023 operations, maintenance, construction, Tucson Way, Centennial, CO and rehabilitation activities in support 9. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal 80112–3938. of science at designated ASPA locations in Charge), Leidos Innovations Activity for Which Permit Is Requested in the Ross Island Area. Petroleum Group, Antarctic Support Contract, Helicopters Incorporated is the primary 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Introduce non-indigenous species into means of transport for grantees and CO 80112–3938. Antarctica. An ACA permit is requested support personnel to and from sites; a for import and use of a commercially Activity for Which Permit Is Requested pilot and helicopter technician would available, bacteria supplement for Enter Antarctic Specially Protected also enter the ASPA. Entry into an municipal Wastewater Treatment Areas (ASPAs): ASPA 105 Beaufort ASPA would occur only to support a Plants, to be used in the wastewater Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea; science project for which a permit has treatment plant at McMurdo Station, ASPA 106 , Northern been issued. Entry needs and Antarctica. Benefits include better Victoria Land, Ross Sea; ASPA 113 requirements will be reviewed by ASC sludge settling and dewatering, control Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Environmental Health and Safety of surface foam and filamentous growth, Island, Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 121 Department prior to entry and reported reduction of total sludge volume and Cape Royds, Ross Island; ASPA 122 per standard procedures. improved plant performance even in Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, well-operated treatment plants. This Location Ross Island; ASPA 123 Barwick and supplement is a proprietary mixture of Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island enzymatic substrate, nutrient base and Land; ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross bacteria for the treatment process. ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point Island; ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Bacteria would not be released to the Peninsula, Ross Island Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land; marine environment. Most of the ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island ASPA 137 North-west White Island, bacteria are eventually captured in the ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Sound; ASPA 138 Linneaus wastewater treatment plant’s solids that Taylor Valley, Victoria Land Terrace, Asgard Range, Victoria Land; are dewatered, compressed and ASPA 137 North-west White Island, ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, retrograded to the U.S. The effluent McMurdo Sound Palmer Archipelago; ASPA 154 Botany from the wastewater treatment plant is ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard Bay, , Victoria Land; treated with a UV sterilization system Range, Victoria Land ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and before it is discharged from the plant, ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo killing all remaining bacteria before it Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land; and ASPA reaches the sewage outfall. Dry Valleys, Victoria Land 175 High Altitude Geothermal sites of ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal the Ross Sea region. The purpose is to Location sites of the Ross Sea region conduct a review of the ASPA McMurdo Station, Ross Island, management plans, which normally Dates Antarctica occurs every five years per the Protocol September 1, 2016 to September 1, on Environmental Protection to the Dates 2021 Antarctic Treaty. The Antarctic Support September 1, 2016 to September 1, Contract Environmental Health and Permit Application: 2017–022 2021 Safety Department will enter an ASPA 8. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal on an as needed basis. Reasons for Permit Application: 2017–021 in Charge), Leidos Innovations entering the ASPA could be to collect 7. Applicant: Jerry McDonald (Principal Group, Antarctic Support Contract, information on site status in in Charge), Leidos Innovations 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, anticipation of the 5 year ASPA review, Group, Antarctic Support Contract, CO 80112–3938. general management and maintenance

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concerns such as ensuring that all signs SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory available documents online in the and boundary markers are legible and Commission (NRC) invites public ADAMS Public Documents collection at secured, or to address any comment on the renewal of Office of http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ environmental concern or potential Management and Budget (OMB) adams.html. To begin the search, select environmental release within the ASPA. approval for an existing collection of ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Visits for these management purposes information. The information collection select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS would be pre-approved by the U.S. is entitled, NRC Form 850A, ‘‘Request Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Antarctic Program’s Environmental for NRC Contractor Building Access please contact the NRC’s Public Officer. Authorization,’’ NRC Form 850B, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at ‘‘Request for NRC Contractor 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Location Information Technology Access email to [email protected]. A copy ASPA 105 Beaufort Island, McMurdo Authorization,’’ and NRC Form 850C, of the collection of information and Sound, Ross Sea ‘‘Request for NRC Contractor Security related instructions may be obtained ASPA 106 Cape Hallett, Northern Clearance.’’ without charge by accessing ADAMS Victoria Land, Ross Sea DATES: Submit comments by November Accession No. ML16173A274. The ASPA 113 Litchfield Island, Arthur 8, 2016. Comments received after this supporting statement for NRC Form Harbor, Anvers Island, Palmer date will be considered if it is practical 850A, NRC Form 850B, and NRC Form Archipelago to do so, but the Commission is able to 850C, is available in ADAMS under ASPA 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island ensure consideration only for comments Accession No. ML16173A283. ASPA 122 Arrival Heights, Hut Point received on or before this date. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Peninsula, Ross Island purchase copies of public documents at ASPA 123 Barwick and Balham Valleys, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Southern Victoria Land • White Flint North, 11555 Rockville ASPA 124 Cape Crozier, Ross Island Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, • Taylor Valley, Victoria Land for Docket ID NRC–2016–0064. Address NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of ASPA 137 North-west White Island, questions about NRC dockets to Carol the collection of information and related McMurdo Sound Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; instructions may be obtained without ASPA 138 Linneaus Terrace, Asgard email: [email protected]. For charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance Range, Victoria Land technical questions, contact the Officer, David Cullison, Office of the FOR FURTHER ASPA 139 Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, individual listed in the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Palmer Archipelago INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Regulatory Commission, Washington, ASPA 154 Botany Bay, Cape Geology, document. DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– • Mail comments to: David Cullison, Victoria Land 2094; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ Office of the Chief Information Officer, ASPA 172 Lower Taylor Glacier and NRC.GOV. Mail Stop: T–5 F53, U.S. Nuclear Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Regulatory Commission, Washington, B. Submitting Comments Dry Valleys, Victoria Land DC 20555–0001. ASPA 175 High Altitude Geothermal Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– For additional direction on obtaining sites of the Ross Sea region 0064 in the subject line of your information and submitting comments, comment submission, in order to ensure Dates see ‘‘Obtaining Information and that the NRC is able to make your September 1, 2016 to September 1, Submitting Comments’’ in the comment submission available to the 2021 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of public in this docket. this document. Nadene G. Kennedy, The NRC cautions you not to include FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identifying or contact information in Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of David Cullison, Office of the Chief Polar Programs. comment submissions that you do not Information Officer U.S. Nuclear want to be publicly disclosed in your [FR Doc. 2016–21655 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] Regulatory Commission, Washington, comment submission. The NRC will BILLING CODE 7555–01–P DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– post all comment submissions at http:// 2084; email: www.regulations.gov as well as enter the [email protected]. comment submissions into ADAMS, NUCLEAR REGULATORY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and the NRC does not routinely edit COMMISSION comment submissions to remove I. Obtaining Information and identifying or contact information. [NRC–2016–0064] Submitting Comments If you are requesting or aggregating Information Collection: NRC Form A. Obtaining Information comments from other persons for 850A, ‘‘Request for NRC Contractor Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– submission to the NRC, then you should Building Access Authorization,’’ NRC 0064 when contacting the NRC about inform those persons not to include Form 850B, ‘‘Request for NRC the availability of information for this identifying or contact information that Contractor Information Technology action. You may obtain publicly- they do not want to be publicly Access Authorization’’ and NRC Form available information related to this disclosed in their comment submission. 850C, ‘‘Request for NRC Contractor action by any of the following methods: Your request should state that the NRC Security Clearance’’ • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to does not routinely edit comment AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory http://www.regulations.gov and search submissions to remove such information Commission. for Docket ID NRC–2016–0064. before making the comment • NRC’s Agencywide Documents submissions available to the public or ACTION: Renewal of existing information Access and Management System entering the comment submissions into collection; request for comment. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- ADAMS.

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