[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7001]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031095D]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a public display permit (P585).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mr. Emil Popescu, 1829 La Vante 
Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109, has applied in due form for a public 
display permit.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 21, 1995.

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, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4015).

    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division, F/PR1, 
Office of Protected Resources, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 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, copies of this application are being forwarded to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested to import 
three captive Patagonian sea lions (Otaria byronia), under 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 animals are to be held by Mr. Popescu (Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service License No. 88-C-112) at the Bonnie Springs Ranch 
Zoo, Old Nevada, NV 89004 (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
License No. 88-C-013). The Bonnie Springs Ranch Zoo is open to the 
public on a regularly scheduled basis without admission charge. Mr. 
Popescu will offer an educational program that is based on the 
standards of both the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and the 
Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. The display program for 
the animals will be conducted primarily at the Bonnie Springs Ranch 
Zoo, but a display will also take place in the Riviera Hotel.

    Dated: March 16, 1995.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Division of Permits & Documentation, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95-7001 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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