[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24309]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 091495B]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of public display permit no. 978.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Coast Aquarium (P145A) 
has been issued a permit for public display purposes.

ADDRESSES: The permit is available for review by appointment in the 
following offices:
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Monday, August 14, 1995, notice was 
published in the Federal Register (60 FR 41881) that an application had 
been filed by the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, OR. A public display 
permit was requested to import one adult male killer whale (Orcinus 
orca), from the Reino Aventura theme park, Mexico, into the United 
States for public display purposes.
    The requested permit has been issued subject to the provisions of 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 
CFR part 216), and the conditions set forth therein.

    Dated: September 22, 1995.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits & Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24309 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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