Notice2024-15698
Marine Mammals; File No. 28080
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Published
July 17, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd., Newport, Oregon 97365 (Responsible Party: James Burke), has applied in due form for a permit to import up to six Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) for public display.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15698]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE079]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28080
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE
Ferry Slip Rd., Newport, Oregon 97365 (Responsible Party: James Burke),
has applied in due form for a permit to import up to six Pacific harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) for public display.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9e7e4effa87f9db98eac6c4c4ccc7dddae9c7c6c8c887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef0f3f8ed90eecc8ffdd1d3d3dbd0cacdfed0d1dfdf90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8e6e5eefb86f8da99ebc7c5c5cdc6dcdbe8c6c7c9c986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec0c3c8dda0defcbfcde1e3e3ebe0fafdcee0e1efefa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28080 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541a1912077a042665173b3939313a2027143a3b35357a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec0c3c8dda0defcbfcde1e3e3ebe0fafdcee0e1efefa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Courtney Smith,
Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant is proposing to import up to six Pacific harbor seals
(two males; four females; life-stages ranging from pup to adult) from
the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Center, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, for public display purposes at the Oregon
Coast Aquarium. In all cases, the seals to be imported will be non-
releasable, rehabilitated seals that were found ill and stranded or
abandoned within British Columbia, Canada, and deemed non-releasable to
the wild. The requested duration of the permit is 5 years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15698 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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