[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17899]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101706D]


Marine Mammals; File No. 1097-1859

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 Coral World (V.I.), Inc., 6450 
Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 [Gertrude J. Prior, 
Responsible Party] has been issued a permit to import four South 
American (Patagonian) sea lions (Otaria flavescens) 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: Kate Swails or Jennifer Skidmore, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2006 notice was published in 
the Federal Register (71 FR 45778) that a request for a public display 
permit to import four male sea lions from International Sea Lion Search 
and Rescue, Koh Samui, Thailand to Coral World Ocean Park 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.), a determination was made that the permitted 
activity is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an 
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

    Dated: October 20, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17899 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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