[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60767-60768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21317]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RTID 0648-XA492


Marine Mammals; File No. 22382

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 a permit has been issued to 
SeaWorld, LLC. (Responsible Party: Christopher Dold, DVM), 9205 
Southpark Center Loop, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32819, to import one 
stranded, non-releasable (captive) adult female Pacific white-sided 
dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) for public display purposes.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available online at 
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/seaworld-permit-application-import-pacific-white-sided-dolphin.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2020, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (85 FR 14467) that a request for a public display 
import permit had been submitted by the above-named applicant. 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.) and 
the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals 
(50 CFR part 216).
    The permit authorizes the importation of one stranded, non-
releasable (captive) adult female Pacific white-sided dolphin from 
Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) to SeaWorld of 
Texas (San Antonio, Texas) for public display purposes. The permit will 
expire on September 15, 2023, or upon the importation of the dolphin, 
whichever occurs first. The permit authorizes the importation only, 
which may occur over the 3-year duration of the permit. Once the 
dolphin is transported to SeaWorld of Texas, a permit is not required 
for its holding under public display.
    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.


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    Dated: September 22, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-21317 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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