[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20553]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092905C]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1078-1796

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The Georgia Aquarium, 2451 
Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3639, Atlanta, GA 30339-6157 [Jeffery S. 
Swanagan, Responsible Party] has been issued a permit to import two 
beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) for 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)427-2521; and
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 5, 2005, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (70 FR 38658) that a request for a public display 
permit to import two male, adult beluga whales from Grupo Empresarial 
Chapultepec, S.A. DE C.V., Mexico City, Mexico to the Georgia Aquarium 
in Atlanta, GA had been submitted by the above-named organization. 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.), 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.), an environmental assessment was prepared 
analyzing the effects of the permitted activities. After a Finding of 
No Significant Impact, the determination was made that it was not 
necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20553 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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