Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
| Published date | 20 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 58109 |
| Record Number | 2021-22855 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Science Foundation |
58109
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 20, 2021 / Notices
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
AGENCY
: National Science Foundation.
ACTION
: Notice of permit applications
received.
SUMMARY
: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of permit applications received
to conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of permit applications
received.
DATES
: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by November 19, 2021. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703–292–8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR
671), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996, has developed regulations for
the 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 Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2022–017
1. Applicant: Dr. Heather Lynch, Stony
Brook University IACS 163 Stony
Brook, NY 11794
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: Take, Harmful Interference.
The applicant seeks an Antarctic
Conservation Act permit for activities
associated with long-term population
studies of Antarctic penguin species.
The applicant proposes using
unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and
manual surveying techniques to
improve understanding of penguin
distribution and abundance in the
Weddell Sea region. Flights will be
conducted by trained pilots in fair-
weather conditions and in the presence
of observers. All flights over wildlife
concentrations will be conducted at an
altitude of no less than 40 meters, to
limit possible disturbance to wild
populations. This permit seeks to cover
any harmful interference with wild
populations that may result from UAV
use as well as any take that may occur
as a result of research activities.
Location: Danger Islands, Weddell
Sea, Antarctica.
Dates of Permitted Activities: January
1, 2022–April 1, 2022.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021–22855 Filed 10–19–21; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
AGENCY
: National Science Foundation.
ACTION
: Notice of permit applications
received.
SUMMARY
: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of permit applications received
to conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of permit applications
received.
DATES
: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by November 19, 2021. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Polly Penhale, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703–292–8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR
670), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996, has developed regulations for
the 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 Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2022–018
1. Applicant: Dr. Heather Lynch, Stony
Brook University IACS 163 Stony
Brook, NY 11794
Activity for Which Permit Is
Requested: Waste Management. The
applicant seeks an Antarctic
Conservation Act waste management
permit for activities associated with
long-term penguin research in the
Weddell Sea. The applicant proposes
using battery-powered, quadrotor
unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) to
assist in the collection of data for a
multi-scale population census of
penguin colonies in the Weddell Sea.
Mitigation measures will be put in place
to prevent loss of aircraft. These
measures include UAVs being flown by
trained pilots in fair-weather conditions
and having stationed observers maintain
visual contact with the aircraft at all
times. The applicant proposes various
recovery methods in the unlikely event
that an aircraft is lost over land or sea.
These measures will limit any potential
impacts on the Antarctic environment.
The applicant seeks a waste permit to
cover any accidental release that may
result from UAV use.
Location: Danger Islands, Weddell
Sea, Antarctica.
Dates of Permitted Activities: January
1, 2022–April 1, 2022.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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