95-15070. Antarctic Tour Operators Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 32184]
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[FR Doc No: 95-15070]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Antarctic Tour Operators Meeting

    The National Science Foundation announces the following meeting:

    Name: Antarctic Tour Operators Meeting.
    Date and Time: July 13, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Place: National Science Foundation, Room 375, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Nadene G. Kennedy, Polar Coordination 
Specialist, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 
Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone].
    Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation's responsibilities under the Antarctic Conservation Act 
(Pub. L. 95-541) and the Antarctic Treaty, the U.S. Antarctic 
Program Managers plan to meet with Antarctic Tour Operators to 
exchange information concerning dates and procedures for visiting 
U.S. Antarctic stations, review the latest Antarctic Treaty 
Recommendations concerning the environment and protected sites, and 
other items designed to protect the Antarctic environment.
    Agenda:
 Introduction and Overview
 Review of 1994-95 Visits to McMurdo, Palmer and South Pole 
Stations
 Tour Operator's Comments on 1994-95 Season Visits
 1995-96 Visits to McMurdo, Palmer and South Pole Stations
 Information Dissemination
 Report on the 1994-95 Antarctic Site Inventory
 Oil Spill Contingency Plans
 Environmental Impact Assessments
 Report From the International Association of Antarctic Tour 
Operators (IAATO)
 Report from the 19th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party 
Meeting in Seoul, Korea
 Other Items.
Dennis Peacock,
Head, Antarctic Science Section, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-15070 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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