[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 45307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17318]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070104G]


Marine Mammals; File No. 116-1729

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Sea World, Inc., 7007 Sea World 
Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821, has been issued a permit to import one 
beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) and one Commerson's dolphin 
(Cephalorhynchus commersonii) for the purposes of public display.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376;
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018;

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Jill Lewandowski, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 29, 2004, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (69 FR 4293) that a request for a public display 
permit to import one male, adult beluga whale and one male, adult 
Commerson's dolphin from the Duisburg Zoo, Germany to Sea World of 
California in San Diego, California. The requested permit has been 
issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the 
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: July 23, 2004.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-17318 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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