[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38069-38070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18591]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070297C]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Issuance of public display permit no. 116-1380

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Sea World Inc., has been issued a 
permit to import for public display purposes.

ADDRESSES: The permit is available for review upon written request or 
by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected 
Resources,

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NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289);
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9731 
Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813/570-5301); 
and
    Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West 
Ocean Blvd., Ste 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802 (310/980-4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Hochman, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, May 14, 1997, notice was 
published in the Federal Register (62 FR 26476) that an application had 
been filed by Sea World, Inc., Orlando, FL. A public display permit was 
requested to import one adult male beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) 
from the Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park, British Columbia, Canada, 
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: July 9, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-18591 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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