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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 183 / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / Notices 57237

directed by the Antarctic Conservation Dates: 1 December 2015 through 30 modification request and has Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–541), as June 2016. determined that the amendment is not amended by the Antarctic Science, a material change to the permit, and it Nadene G. Kennedy, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, will have a less than a minor or Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of transitory impact. has developed regulations for the Polar Programs. establishment of a permit system for [FR Doc. 2015–24005 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] The permit modification was issued on various activities in and September 16, 2015. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P designation of certain animals and Nadene G. Kennedy, certain geographic areas a requiring Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of special protection. The regulations NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Polar Programs. establish such a permit system to [FR Doc. 2015–24000 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] designate Antarctic Specially Protected Notice of Permit Modification Received BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Areas. Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Application Details NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Permit Application: 2015–012 ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Notice of Permit Applications Received 1. Applicant: Dr. Stephanie Jenourvrier, Request Received and Permit Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act Woods Hole Oceanographic under the Antarctic Conservation Act of of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02453. 1978, Public Law 95–541. AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Activity for Which Permit is SUMMARY: The National Science ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Requested: The applicant intends to Foundation (NSF) is required to publish Received under the Antarctic collect a multi-scale and temporal a notice of requests to modify permits Conservation Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95– baseline data set on the largest cluster issued to conduct activities regulated 541), as amended by the Antarctic of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in and permits issued under the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act the (AP). The area Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–227). near the in the Weddell published regulations under the Sea (eastern AP) may account for half of Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 SUMMARY: The National Science the total breeding population of Adelie Part 671 of the Code of Federal Foundation (NSF) is required to publish penguins in the AP, yet these colonies Regulations. This is the required notice a notice of permit applications received are little known. Penguin population of a requested permit modification and to conduct activities regulated under the shifts have been documented in the permit issued. Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. western AP and this study will help DATES: September 16, 2015 to March 15, NSF has published regulations under reduce uncertainty for the eastern AP 2016. the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title populations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li 45 Part 671 of the Code of Federal Take, Import, Enter Antarctic Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, Regulations. This is the required notice Specially Protected Areas: The Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, of permit applications received. applicant intends to obtain small National Science Foundation, 4201 DATES: Interested parties are invited to samples of blood, tissue, feathers, and Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. submit written data, comments, or eggshells from Macaroni, Gentoo, Or by email: [email protected] views with respect to this permit Chinstrap, and Ade´lie penguin colonies SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The application by October 22, 2015. This the Antarctic Peninsula. Organic Foundation issued a permit (ACA 2012– application may be inspected by remains in soil samples will also be WM–001) to Dr. George Watters on interested parties at the Permit Office, collected. Samples taken at the sites will September 29, 2011. The issued permit address below. be sent back to the United States and the allows the applicant to run a field camp ADDRESS: Comments should be United Kingdom for analysis. The including deployment of instruments addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, breeding sites will be censused by (radio tags on animals) and use of Division of Polar Programs, National ground or by a hexacopters-based aerial hazardous materials including radio Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson photography system. isotopes. A recent modification to this Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. permit, dated December 21, 2013, Location: The focus of the study is the permitted the applicant to install up to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: penguin colonies in the Danger Islands, 12 remote, autonomous, and easily Polly A. Penhale, Environmental Antarctic Sounds, Antarctic Peninsula. removable camera systems near Officer, at the above address or Should weather conditions preclude breeding aggregations of Ade´lie, gentoo, [email protected] or (703) 292–7149. this area, the focus will shift to Elephant and chinstrap penguins throughout SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Island and vicinity, Low Island and ASPA #128 on King George Island. The National Science Foundation, as vicinity and/or the South Shetland cameras will provide time-lapse directed by the Antarctic Conservation Islands. Visits may include the photography during breeding and non- Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as following ASPA’s: ASPA No. 151, Lions breeding seasons to estimate key amended by the Antarctic Science, Rump, King George Is; ASPA No. 126, monitoring parameters such as arrival Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996 , ; timing, reproductive chronology and (Pub. L. 104–227), has developed ASPA No. 152, West Bransfield, Low success, chick production, overwinter regulations for the establishment of a Island; ASPA No. 132, ; attendance, and census data. Now the permit system for various activities in ASPA No. 128, West Admiralty Bay; applicant proposes a permit Antarctica and designation of certain ASPA No. 150, ; ASPA No. modification to install up to 22 of these animals and certain geographic areas a 133, ; and ASPA No. 149, cameras within ASPA 128 The requiring special protection. The . Environmental Officer has reviewed the regulations establish such a permit

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