[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07532]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG881


Marine Mammals; File No. 22686

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Fisheries 
Service is extending the public comment period associated with the 
notice of receipt for an application for a permit to import bottlenose 
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) submitted by the Chicago Zoological 
Society.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or 
before May 16, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The application and related application documents are 
available for review online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/permit-application-import-3-bottlenose-dolphins-file-no-22686-chicago-zoological-society or upon written request or by appointment in the 
Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 
(301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376.
    Written comments on this application should be submitted to the 
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, at the address listed above. 
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by 
email to [email protected]. Please include the File No. 22686 
in the subject line of the email comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore and Courtney Smith, 
(301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 19, 2019 (84 FR 10044), the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published notice of a permit 
application submitted by the Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo 
(Bill Zeigler, Responsible Party), 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 
60513. The applicant is requesting to import up to three captive born 
bottlenose dolphins from Dolphin Quest Bermuda to either the Brookfield 
Zoo in Brookfield, IL or Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas, U.S. 
Virgin Islands for public display purposes. The requested duration of 
the permit is five years.
    During the 30-day comment period, NMFS received several requests 
for a 60 day extension of the public comment period and for a public 
hearing. NMFS is extending the public comment period for an additional 
30 days for commenters to review additional information received from 
the applicant. Regarding the public hearing, NMFS has determined that a 
public hearing is not warranted as comments and documentation related 
to this MMPA permit application can be provided in writing.

    Dated: April 11, 2019.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07532 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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