{"abstract":"The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, is giving notice that an emergency relating to considerations of human health and safety caused hazardous waste to be stored at McMurdo Station for more than 15 months. Hazardous waste in the form of batteries, biomedical waste, laboratory chemical waste, gas cylinders, hazardous debris, glycol, PCBs, petroleum-based compounds, solvents/paints/adhesives, radioactive material, and fuel contaminated soils and materials, with an aggregate of approximately 22,140 lbs. net weight, was, consistent with waste management best practices, segregated, packaged, and stored in a secured location for removal from the station.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","name":"National Science Foundation","id":366,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-science-foundation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/366","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-science-foundation"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2022/03/07/2022-04779.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"87 FR 12740","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2022-04779","effective_on":null,"end_page":12740,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2022/03/07/2022-04779.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/07/2022-04779/notice-of-application-of-emergency-provision-under-the-antarctic-conservation-act","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2022-04779?publication_date=2022-03-07","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2022-03-07/2022-04779/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":66,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-07/pdf/2022-04779.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-04779.pdf?1646401535","publication_date":"2022-03-07","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2022/03/07/2022-04779.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"NSF","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NSF_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NSF_FRDOC_0001","document_id":"NSF_FRDOC_0001-2885","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted NSF Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2022-03-08T04:30:05Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12740,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Application of Emergency Provision Under the Antarctic Conservation Act","toc_doc":"Application of Emergency Provision Under the Antarctic Conservation Act","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":87}