[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7023]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF80


Marine Mammals; File No. 10084

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 Sea World, Inc., 7007 Sea World 
Drive, Orlando, FL 32821 [Brad Andrews, Responsible Party] has been 
issued a permit to import one beluga whale (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)713-0376; 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 December 3, 2007, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 67915) that a request for a public display 
permit to import one female juvenile beluga whale from Marineland of 
Canada in Ontario, Canada to Sea World of Florida in Orlando, Florida, 
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: March 27, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-7023 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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