[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29656]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102997C]


Marine Mammals; Public Display Permit (PHF# 880-1426)

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 Big Apple Circus, 35 West 35th 
Street, New York, NY 10001, has withdrawn its application to import 
Patagonian sea lions (Otaria byronia) 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 13822, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
    Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, (508/281-9250).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, August 29, 1997, notice was 
published in the Federal Register (62 FR 45796) that an application had 
been filed by the Big Apple Circus to import two Patagonian sea lions 
(Otaria byronia), from Lipperswil, Switzerland, where they are 
currently maintained by Conny-Land, for public display during the 1997-
1998 exhibition season.
    By facsimile letter of October 29, 1997, the Big Apple Circus 
withdrew its application from consideration.

    Dated: November 5, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29656 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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