94-31336. Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; Permit Modification Request Received

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; Permit Modification Request 
Received

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Modification Request 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 request 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 a 
permit modification request.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit modification by January 24, 1995. 
Permits 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 [phone].

DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUESTED: The Foundation issued a 
permit (95-004) to Dr. Wayne Z. Trivelpiece on September 7, 1994. The 
issued permit allows for the capture of various penguin and seabird 
species, within the borders of SSSI#8--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, 
to continue the study of behavioral ecology and population biology by 
banding, weighing, measuring, marking with dyes, stomach pumping and 
the attachment of radio transmitters and time-depth recorders. All 
birds will be released on site after capture.
    The permit holder requests to modify the permit to allow for the 
collection of 1 ml samples of blood each from 20 breeding Adelie 
penguins at the current study site in SSSI#8 and 20 breeding Adelies in 
the Palmer Station vicinity. The samples will be used to determine a 
possible genetic difference between the two distinct populations of 
Adelies in the Peninsula region based on the ``gap'' in their 
distributions between King George Island and Anvers Island.

LOCATION: SSSI#8--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island 
and Palmer Station vicinity, Anvers Island.

DATES: February 1, 1995-April 15, 1995.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 94-31336 Filed 12-20-94; 8:45 am]
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