[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10226]


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[Federal Register: April 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041894B]

 

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a public display permit (P565).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that World Safari Company Limited, 
2399-1 Kushigamine, Katata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama, 
Japan, has applied in due form for a public display permit to obtain 
marine mammals.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 31, 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;
    Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930, (508) 281-9200;
    Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, (310) 980-4016;
    Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702, (813) 893-3141; and
    Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., BIN 
C15700, Seattle, WA 98155, (206) 526-6150.
    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. The 
holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Assistant 
Administrator for Fisheries.
    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 its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested to maintain 
five California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and two elephant 
seals (Mirounga leonina), from unreleasable beached/stranded stock, for 
purposes of public display, 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).
    This application has been submitted in accordance with NMFS policy 
concerning marine mammals to be maintained in areas outside the 
jurisdiction of the United States (40 FR 11619, March 12, 1975). In 
this regard, the certification and statements provided by the Ministry 
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan, have been 
found appropriate and sufficient to allow consideration of the permit 
application.
    The arrangements for transporting and the facilities for 
maintaining the marine mammals requested have been inspected by a 
licensed veterinarian, who has certified that such arrangements and 
facilities are adequate to provide for the well-being of the marine 
mammals requested.
Dated: April 21, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service
[FR Doc. 94-10226 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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