Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2012 / Notices 46771

requesting a copy from the Consent The applications received are as Dates Decree Library by mail, please enclose follows: October 1, 2012 to September 31, a check in the amount of $4.75 (25 cents 2013. per page reproduction cost) payable to Permit Application 2013–017 the U.S. Treasury or, if requesting by 1. Applicant: Michael J. Polito, Nadene G. Kennedy, email or fax, forward a check in that Department of Biology, Woods Hole Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. amount to the Consent Decree Library at Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole [FR Doc. 2012–19114 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am] the address given above. Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Maureen M. Katz, Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Section, Environment and Natural Resources Take and enter Antarctic Specially Division. Protected Areas. The applicant plans to Notice of Permit Application Received [FR Doc. 2012–19129 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am] capture and handle adult penguins Under the Antarctic Conservation Act BILLING CODE 4410–15–P (Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie) to obtain of 1978 small samples of body and tail feathers. AGENCY: National Science Foundation. These samples will be analyzed for NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION mitochondrial and nuclear ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications (microsatellites) DNS markers, Received Under the Antarctic Notice of Permit Applications Received Conservation Act. Under the Antarctic Conservation Act molecular sexing and eventually stable of 1978 isotope analysis to help interpret SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that population and migratory connectivity. the National Science Foundation (NSF) AGENCY: National Science Foundation. At a maximum of 10 sites, has received a waste management ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications approximately 50 individuals of each permit application for Quark Received under the Antarctic species will be sampled for a maximum Expeditions’ cruise ships to conduct a Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law of 500 individuals of each species. The number of activities, including: Shore 95–541. applicant plans to enter the following excursions via zodiac, camping ashore SUMMARY: The National Science sites on an opportunistic basis: ASPA or extended stays, mountaineering, Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 107–; ASPA 108–Green kayaking, cross country skiing, and a notice of permit applications received Island; ASPA 109–Moa Island; ASPA downhill skiing. The application is to conduct activities regulated under the 110–Lynch Island; ASPA 111–Southern submitted by Quark Expeditions of Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Powell Island and adjacent islands; Waterbury, Vermont and submitted to NSF has published regulations under ASPA 112–, NSF pursuant to regulations issued the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title Robert Island; ASPA 113–Litchfield under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal Island; ASPA 114–North Coronation 1978. Regulations. This is the required notice Island; ASPA 115–; DATES: Interested parties are invited to of permit applications received. ASPA 117–; ASPA 125– submit written data, comments, or DATES: Interested parties are invited to King George Island; ASPA 126– views with respect to this permit submit written data, comments, or Livingston Island; ASPA 128–Western application by September 5, 2012. views with respect to this permit shore of Admiralty Bay; ASPA 132– Permit applications may be inspected by application by September 5, 2012. This ; ASPA 133–Harmony interested parties at the Permit Office, application may be inspected by Point, Nelson Island; ASPA 134–Cierva address below. interested parties at the Permit Office, Point, Danco Coast; ASPA 139–Biscoe ADDRESSES: Comments should be address below. Point, Anvers Island; and ASPA 149– addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, ADDRESSES: Comments should be , Livingston Island, and Office of Polar Programs, National addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, ASPA 150–. Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Office of Polar Programs, National Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Location FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. ASPA 107–Dion Islands; ASPA 108– Polly A. Penhale at the above address or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Green Island; ASPA 109–Moa Island; (703) 292–8030. Polly A. Penhale at the above address or ASPA 110–Lynch Island; ASPA 111– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s (703) 292–7420. Southern Powell Island and adjacent Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The islands; ASPA 112–Coppermine 671, requires all U.S. citizens and National Science Foundation, as Peninsula, Robert Island; ASPA 113– entities to obtain a permit for the use or directed by the Antarctic Conservation ; ASPA 114–North release of a designated pollutant in Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as , and for the release of waste ; ASPA 115– amended by the Antarctic Science, in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit Lagotellerie Island; ASPA 117–Avian Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, application under this Regulation for has developed regulations for the Island; ASPA 125–King George Island; conduct of activities such as shore establishment of a permit system for ASPA 126–Livingston Island; ASPA excursions, camping, where emergency various activities in Antarctica and 128–Western shore of Admiralty Bay; provisions will be taken ashore that designation of certain animals and ASPA 132–Potter Peninsula; ASPA 133– would include cook stoves, fuel, radios, certain geographic areas a requiring , Nelson Island; ASPA batteries, etc. and may include the special protection. The regulations 134–Cierva Point, Danco Coast; ASPA generation of waste. In addition, establish such a permit system to 139–, Anvers Island; and mountaineering activities that would designate Antarctic Specially Protected ASPA 149–Cape Shirreff, Livingston include use of emergency provisions, Areas. Island, and ASPA 150–Ardley Island. crampons, ice axes, climbing harnesses,

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