[Federal Register: June 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 113)]
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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 applications received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-541.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
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 at title 45 part 670
of 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 July 13, 2007. This
application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESS: 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) 292-7405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), 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 requiring special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially
Protected Areas.
The applications received are as follows:
1. Applicant, Permit Application No. 2008-002
Ross D. E. MacPhee, Department of Mammalogy, American Museum of
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant
plans to enter the Byers Peninsula protected area (ASPA 126)
to search for late Mesozoic vertebrate fossils (dinosaurs, mosasaurs,
plesuisaurs, birds and mammals).
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Collection of such items, in addition to those known from the east side
of the Antarctic Peninsula, would be major contributions to the
Antarctic record of vertebrate evolution. Rock samples would also be
collected for stable isotopes of oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen to shed
light on late Mesozoic climatic conditions in the area of the South
Shetlands and to improve correlations with other areas.
Location
Byers Peninsula (ASPA 126), Livingston Island.
Dates
November 24, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
2. Applicant, Permit Application No. 2008-003
Anthony Powell, 32742 Alipaz 94, San Juan Capistrano, CA
92675.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Enter an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA). The applicant
proposes to enter Cape Evans (ASPA 155) for the purpose of
photography. The applicant is a participant in the U.S. Antarctic
Program's Artists and Writers Program who will film an overall ``Year
on Ice'' time-lapse photography project, which will document the
Antarctic environment, landscapes, living conditions, and researchers
at work through an Antarctic year. Photography of the historic hut at
Cape Evans would be part of this project. Depending on the weather
patterns at the time, it may also give an indication of erosion
patterns affecting the site, which could be of great use to
conservators.
Location
Historic Hut at Cape Evans (ASPA 155).
Dates
November 1, 2007 to December 10, 2007.
3. Applicant, Permit Application No. 2008-004
Arthur L. DeVries, Department of Animal Biology, 524 Burrill Hall,
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. The applicant
proposes to use 15 New Zealand black cod (Notothenia angustata) in
experiments to determine whether antifreeze glycoproteins are absorbed
from the intestinal tract into the blood stream. (These fish are
related to the Trematomus fishes in Antarctica but do not produce
antifreeze glycoproteins that would enable them to survive in Antarctic
waters.) The Black cod will be fed nototheniid fish muscle supplemented
with antifreeze glycoproteins. Periodic blood samples will be taken to
ascertain whether antifreeze glycoproteins are being transported from
the intestinal fluid into the bloodstream. Upon completion of the
experiments the fish will be sacrificed, their tissues and blood
collected, and they will be preserved in formalin and sent to the fish
collection at the University of Illinois.
Location
McMurdo Station seawater aquarium.
Dates
September 25, 2007 to January 31, 2008.
4. Applicant, Permit Application No. 2008-005
Rachael Morgan-Kiss, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, 15
Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Introduce non-indigenous species into Antarctica. The applicant
proposes to bring 10g cell pellets of green algae (Chlamydomonas
raudensis), originally collected from Antarctica, for use in
experiments to link their understanding of physiological responses in
this organism in a laboratory setting with photosynthetic adaptation
during the transition between summer and winter in its natural
environment. The algal pellets will be used to grow algae cultures
which will be transferred to dialysis tubing at the Lake Bonney
laboratory. The dialysis chambers will be suspended in the Lake Bonney
water column. Once the samples are collected they will be extracted at
the Bonney Lake Lab or at Crary Lab at McMurdo Station, resulting in
the death of all cells. The cells will be processed in a variety of
ways for different analyses back in the U.S. Any remaining viable
cultures will be autoclaved to ensure 100% mortality of unused
cultures.
Location
Lake Bonney field camp, Taylor Valley, and Crary Laboratory at
McMurdo Station.
Dates
February 25, 2008 to April 10, 2008.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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