[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28134]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101697C]


Marine Mammals; Public Display Permit (PHF# 852-1356)

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

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Dallas World Aquarium, 1801 
North Griffin, Dallas, TX 75202, has withdrawn its application to 
import Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), for purposes of public 
display.

ADDRESSES: The documents related to this action are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
    Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9731 Executive 
Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (206/526-6150).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Thursday, August 14, 1997, notice was 
published in the Federal Register (62 FR 433516) that an application 
had been filed by the Dallas World Aquarium. A public display permit 
was requested to import four Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) 
from Valencia, Venezuela. The applicant was issued a collection license 
from the Venezuelan Service Agency PROFAUNA and the dolphins were to be 
collected from the Apure River near San Fernando, Venezuela.
    In its October 7, 1997, letter of withdrawal, The Dallas World 
Aquarium stated it would not capture any wild dolphins in Venezuela and 
would surrender its collection license to PROFAUNA.

    Dated: October 16, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28134 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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