[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1030-1031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-266]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub.L. 95-541)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit modification received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
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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. NSF has
published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45
Part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required
notice of permit modifications requested.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to these permit applications by February 1, 1999.
Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the
Permit Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address
or (703) 306-1030.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-541), has
developed regulations that implement the ``Agreed Measures for the
Conservation of Antartic Fauna and Flora'' for all United States
citizens. The Agreed Measures, developed by the Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Parties, recommended 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 Specially
Protected Areas and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Description of Permit Modification Requested
1. The Foundation issued a permit (99-010) to Dr. Rennie S. Holt on
September 25, 1998. The issued permit allows for the censuring,
capture, handling and released of up to 80 adult and 1500 Antarctic fur
seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups. In addition, up to 40 female/pup
pairs would be captured for measurements of energy expenditure, food
intake, dive depth, duration, time of day and dive frequency, swim
speed and foraging location, as well as attendance--related factors of
pup growth using milk extraction and gastric lavage.
The permit holder requests to modify his permit to conduct
developmental metabolic studies (capture, tag, bleach mark, respiration
rate, isotope) involving an increase of up to 32 animals per annum (16
pups and 16 juveniles). Additional samples will be collected from pups
and juveniles currently permitted for capture and handling (respiration
rate, up to 15 pups and 10 juveniles per annum; isotope up to 10
juveniles per annum). Samples and specimens will be imported into the
United States for further scientific study and analysis.
Location
Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island (SSSI #32), Byers Peninsula (SSSI
#6), Shouth Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.
Dates
February 1, 1999-April 1, 2001.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-266 Filed 1-6-99; 8:45 am]
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