CFR > Title 45 - Public Welfare > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (parts 601 to 690) > PART 670—CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS > SUBPART F—Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (§670.27 to §670.30) > 670.27—Specific issuance criteria.

670.27—Specific issuance criteria.

Permits authorizing entry into any Antarctic Specially Protected Area designated in § 670.29 may only be issued if:
(a) The entry and activities to be engaged in are consistent with an approved management plan, or
(b) A management plan relating to the area has not been approved by the Antarctic Treaty Parties, but
(1) There is a compelling scientific purpose for such entry which cannot be served elsewhere, and
(2) The actions allowed under the permit will not jeopardize the natural ecological system existing in such area.