[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 156 (Monday, August 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 41881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19973]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 080295C]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for a public display permit (PHF182).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 
SE. Ferry Slip Road, Newport, OR 97365, has applied in due form for a 
public display permit.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 13, 
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, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN 
C15700, Seattle, WA 98115 (206/526-6150).
    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, 1315 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. The 
holding of such a hearing is at the discretion of the Director, Office 
of Protected Resources.
    Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, copies of this application are being forwarded to the Marine 
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested to import 
for public display purposes one adult male killer whale (Orcinus orca), 
from the Reino Aventura theme park, Mexico City, Mexico, 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 Oregon Coast Aquarium holds an Exhibitor's License (No. 92C-
057) under the Animal Welfare Act; is open to the public on a regularly 
scheduled basis with access that is not limited or restricted other 
than by charging an admission fee; and offers an educational program 
based in part upon the educational standards of the American Zoo and 
Aquarium Association.

    Dated: August 3, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Division of Permits & Documentation, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-19973 Filed 8-11-95; 8:45 am]
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