[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26059]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092497A]


Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Denial of public display permit (PHF870-1391)

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries 
Service has denied issuance of a permit to M & M Amusement Park to 
import marine mammals for public display purposes.

ADDRESSES: Documents submitted in connection with the above application 
are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the 
following office(s):
    Permits and Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 
20910 (301/713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9731 
Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813/570-5301).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Hochman, 301/713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, July 25, 1997, notice was 
published in the Federal Register (62 FR 40050) that an application had 
been filed by M & M Amusement Park, Calle Gilberto Rolin L16, Caguas, 
PR 00725. A public display permit was requested to import two 
bottlenose dolphins (Delphinapterus leucas) and three South American 
sea lions (Otaria flavescens) from Venezuela where they are currently 
on tour with Waterland - Mundo Marino of Valle, Colombia, into Puerto 
Rico for public display at several sites including San Juan, Ponce and 
Mayaguez. The requested permit has been denied 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. Most 
importantly, the applicant was not registered under nor held a license 
issued under 7 U.S.C. 2131, et seq.

    Dated: September 26, 1997
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-26059 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]
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