[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28134]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101697C]
Marine Mammals; Public Display Permit (PHF# 852-1356)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Dallas World Aquarium, 1801
North Griffin, Dallas, TX 75202, has withdrawn its application to
import Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), for purposes of public
display.
ADDRESSES: The documents related to this action are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:
Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/
713-2289); and
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, 9731 Executive
Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (206/526-6150).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Hochman, (301) 713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Thursday, August 14, 1997, notice was
published in the Federal Register (62 FR 433516) that an application
had been filed by the Dallas World Aquarium. A public display permit
was requested to import four Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis)
from Valencia, Venezuela. The applicant was issued a collection license
from the Venezuelan Service Agency PROFAUNA and the dolphins were to be
collected from the Apure River near San Fernando, Venezuela.
In its October 7, 1997, letter of withdrawal, The Dallas World
Aquarium stated it would not capture any wild dolphins in Venezuela and
would surrender its collection license to PROFAUNA.
Dated: October 16, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28134 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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