Antarctic Support Contract
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If you are having trouble accessing any if these documents, contact USAPrecompete@nsf.gov.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY

Antarctic Conservation Act, 1978 - the basis for current environmental protection requirements. All that is required is to cite the pertinent regulations within the US Code.

Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) of the Antarctic Treaty

Protocol on Environmental Protection: Area Protection and Management (including links to Antarctic Specially Protected and Managed Areas)

U.S. Policy on Private Expeditions to Antarctica

Handbook of the Antarctic Treaty System

USAP Medical, Dental, and Psychological Screening for Antarctic Deployment

"Standards of Conduct for Scientific Diving" (PDF 262K)

United States Antarctic Program Master Permit Application (1 October 2004 through 30 September 2009)  (PDF 4MB)

NSF/Office of Polar Programs Waste Management Permit Issued Under 45 CFR Part 671 Subpart C (PDF 72K)

2007 Annual Report for the USAP Master Permit (Permit Number 2005 WM-001) (PDF 3MB)

2007 Annual Report Appendices (PDF 5MB)

USAP Medical Screening Guidelines, 2000-2001 (PDF 3MB)

Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations Project IceCube (the construction and operation of a high-energy neutrino telescope at the South Pole)  (PDF 9MB) Development and Implementation of Surface Traverse Capabilities in Antarctica  (PDF 2MB)

2007 South Pole Station Water Quality Report (PDF 441K)

2005 Waste Management Permit (PDF 35K)

Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 7: Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin (PDF 5.4MB)

Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 2:  McMurdo Dry Valleys, southern Victoria Land (PDF 921K)

Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 5:  Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, South Pole (PDF 470K)

Initial Environmental Evaluation: Drilling Core Samples from a Buried Glacier Site in the Beacon and Mullins Valleys, McMurdo Dry Valleys (PDF 831K)

Initial Environmental Evaluation: Construction of Five Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks at McMurdo Station, Antarctica (PDF 553K)

Initial Environmental Evaluation: Excavation and Management of Contaminated Snow at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica (PDF 598K)

Record of Environmental Review:  Taylor Valley Tracer, Ablation, and Permafrost Study (PDF 36K)

Record of Environmental Review:  Aerogeophysical Surveying and Installation of GPS Units (PDF 175K)

Record of Environmental Review:  Palmer Station Chemical Milvan Replacement (PDF 65K)