Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
| Published date | 16 December 2022 |
| Record Number | 2022-27305 |
| Citation | 87 FR 77146 |
| Court | National Science Foundation |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27305]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit modification request received and permit
issued.
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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 in the Code
of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of a requested
permit modification issued.
DATES: January 12, 2023 to February 3, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer,
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-292-4479; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation (NSF), 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.
Description of Permit Modification Requested: The Foundation issued
a permit (ACA 2022-020) to David Rootes, Environmental Manager,
Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions, LLC (ALE), on November 29, 2021.
The issued permit allows the applicant to operate a remote camp at
Union Glacier, Antarctica, and provide logistical support services for
scientific and other expeditions, film crews, and tourists. These
activities include aircraft support, cache positioning, camp and field
support, resupply, search and rescue, medevac, medical support and
logistic support for some National Operators.
Then, on September 15, 2022, the Foundation issued a permit
modification to continue permitted activities, including minimization,
mitigation, and monitoring of waste, for the 2022-2023 Antarctic
season.
Now the applicant proposes a modification to the permit to conduct
helicopter operations. The helicopters will be operated in the Union
Glacier area in order to evaluate the usefulness of the activity to
ALE. Helicopters will be flown by pilots with mountain and glacier
flight experience. No tourists will be flown in the helicopter. ALE has
contingency plans for controlling environmental releases as a part of
their existing activities at Union Glacier.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-27305 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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