[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10666]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051305B]


Marine Mammals; File No. 116-1742

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Sea World, Inc., 7007 Sea World 
Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, has been issued an amendment to public 
display Permit No. 116-1742-00 to extend the expiration date through 
May 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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; and
    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 Amy Sloan, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 2004, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (69 FR 30287) that Permit No. 116-1742-00 had been 
issued to Sea World, Inc., 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, for 
the importation of one beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) for the 
purposes of public display. This permit amendment (No. 116-1742-01) 
extends the duration of the permit from May 21, 2005, to May 21, 2006. 
The requested permit amendment 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).

    Dated: May 20, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-10666 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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