[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7070]


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[Federal Register: April 1, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031094C]

 

Marine Mammals

    Editorial Note: Notice document 94-7070 was originally filed for 
public inspection on Thursday, March 24, 1994, and scheduled for 
publication on Friday, March 25, 1994. It did not appear in that 
issue due to a production error.

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a public display permit (P564).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that North Carolina Zoological Park, 
4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, North Carolina 27203, has applied in due 
form for a public display permit.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 713-2289; and
Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9450 Koger Boulevard, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702, (813) 893-3141.

    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be submitted to the Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 
within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Those individuals 
requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a 
hearing on this particular application would be appropriate.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this 
application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of 
Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested to maintain 
four California sea lions (Zalophus californianus californianus) and 
two harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), obtained from captive stock, as 
authorized by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 
et seq.) and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of 
Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    The themes of the education program associated with the seal 
exhibits include biology, behavior, and conservation. The arrangements 
for transporting and maintaining the marine mammals requested in this 
application will be concluded consistent with requirements established 
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act. The 
animals will be under the care of a licensed veterinarian at the North 
Carolina Zoological Park.

    Dated: March 16, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7070 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]
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