Marine Mammals; File No. 22686

Published date09 December 2019
Citation84 FR 67260
Record Number2019-26476
SectionNotices
CourtNational Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 67260-67261]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-26476]
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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; issuance of permit.
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                SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the
                Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo (Bill Zeigler, Responsible
                Party), 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513, to import up to three
                bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for public display.
                ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available online at
                https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/permit-application-import-3-bottlenose-dolphins-file-no-22686-chicago-zoological-society or upon
                written request to 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.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore and Courtney Smith;
                phone: (301) 427-8401.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 19, 2019, notice was published in
                the Federal Register (84 FR 10044) that a request for a public display
                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).
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                 The permit authorizes the importation of three captive born
                bottlenose dolphins from Dolphin Quest Bermuda to either the Brookfield
                Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois or Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas,
                U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of public display. The permit
                expires on December 1, 2024, or upon the importation of all three
                dolphins, whichever occurs first.
                 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.
                 Dated: December 4, 2019.
                Julia Marie Harrison,
                Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
                Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                [FR Doc. 2019-26476 Filed 12-6-19; 8:45 am]
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