Permits

The Director may issue permits which authorize acts otherwise prohibited by section 2403(b) of this title. If the Director receives an application for a permit under this section requesting authority to undertake any action with respect to— As soon as practicable after receiving any application for a permit under this section, or, in the case of any application to which subsection (c) applies, as soon as practicable after the applicable requirements of such subsection are complied with, the Director shall issue, or deny the issuance of, the permit. Within 10 days after the date of the issuance or denial of a permit under this subsection, the Director shall publish notice of the issuance or denial in the Federal Register. Each permit issued under this section shall— if applicable, specify— The terms and conditions imposed by the Director in any permit issued under this section that authorizes any of the following acts shall be consistent with the following criteria: Permits authorizing the taking or harmful interference within Antarctica of any native mammal or native bird (other than a Specially Protected Species of any such mammal or bird)— may be issued only for the purpose of providing— shall ensure, as far as possible, that— Permits authorizing the taking of Specially Protected Species may be issued only if— A permit authorizing the entry into an Antarctic Specially Protected Area shall be issued only— if a management plan relating to the area has not been approved but— Any applicant for a permit may obtain judicial review of the terms and conditions of any permit issued by the Director under this section or of the refusal of the Director to issue such a permit. Such review, which shall be pursuant to chapter 7 of title 5, may be initiated by filing a petition for review in the United States district court for the district wherein the applicant for a permit resides, or has his principal place of business, or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, within 60 days after the date on which such permit is issued or denied. The Director may modify, suspend, or revoke, in whole or part, any permit issued under this section— The Director may establish and charge fees for processing applications for permits under this section. The amount of such fees shall be commensurate with the administrative costs incurred by the Director in undertaking such processing.