permit no774 fr and distribution (20pgs)

8/11/2019 Permit No774 FR and Distribution (20pgs)

1/20

Mr. John R. Twiss,

J r .

Execut ive

Direc tor

Marine

Mammal Commission

1825 Connect icut Avenue, N W

Washington, D.C. 20009

Dear

Mr. Twiss:

UNIT E D S T T E S D E P R T M E N T O F

O M M E R E

Nat iona l

Oceanic

and tmosphe r ic dmin is t ra t ion

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVI E

Si lver Spr ing Mary l and 2 0 9 1

Publ ic Display Permi t

No.

774 has been i s sued to Sea

World,

Inc .

P2W).

Enclosed

a re

copies

o f the

Permi t

and

the

Federa l

Regi s t e r no t i ce announcing i t s i ssuance.

Enclosures

Sincere ly

Ann D

Terbush

Chief , Permits

Divis ion

Off ice of Pro tec td Resources


2/20

Dr. Richard L. Crawford

U N I T E D S T T E S

D E P R T M E N T O F

C O M M E R C E

Na t io na l Oca a nlc

a n d

t rno a pha r ic

drnin ls trat ion

N A T I O N A L

MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

Si l ver

Spr1ng. I \.1Aryland 2 9 1

CIC 7

Animal

Care Sta f f \Ve te r ina ry

Serv ices

Animal and Plant

Heal th

Inspec t ion Serv ice

u.s.

Department

of Agricul ture

6505 Belc re s t Road,

Federal Bui ld ing

H y a t t s v i l l e

Maryland 20782

Dear

Dr.

Crawford:

Publ ic Display Permit No. 774 has

been

i s sued to

Sea World,

In c .

P2W).

Enclosed

a re cop ies o f

the

Permi t and t he

Federa l

Regis te r not i ce announcing i t s

i ssuance.

Enclosures

Sincere ly

Ann D Terbush

Chief , Permits Divis ion

Off ice o f Pro tec ted Resources


3/20

Dr. Richard L.

Crawford

U=' I " ;EL. S"T.AT'5 O E P A ~ T M E l \ T

O F

C O M ' . T ; ~ ~ C E

Nat iond c e

ante

ar.d t i T1nepheric A ~ r r , i n i a t r a t i o n

JAN 6 992

Animal

Care

Sta f f /Ve te r ina ry

Serv ices

Animal

and

Plant Heal th Inspec t ion Serv ice

u.s.

Department

o f Agricu l tu re

6505

Belc re s t

Road, Federal

Bui lding

H y a t t s v i l l e Maryland 20782

Dear Dr. Crawford:

Enclosed

a re the Notice of

Receip t

of Appl ica t ions

and

t he

app l i ca t ions

submit ted

by Sea World,

Inc.

P2W

and

P2X}.

Sea

World

i s

applying fo r

two

publ ic

display permits

under the

au thor i ty

o f

the Marine Animal Pro tec t ion Act. The f i r s t

app l i ca t ion P2W} reques t s

to

impor t

one

1}

male and

two 2}

female

k i l l e r whales Orcinus orca}. They are reques t ing t h a t

the male be impor ted

as

soon

as poss ib l e . However, s ince

one

female

has

given

b i r t h

and Sea

World be l i eves the o the r i s

pregnant and may give b i r t h soon, t i s

reques ted

t h a t t he ca l v es

be impor ted with

t h e i r mothers a t

12 months

o f age

and

as

prescr ibed by

t he

Sea

World ve te r ina ry

s t a f f . These animals w i l l

be impor ted

from Sealand

of the Pac i f i c L t d .

1327

Beach Drive ,

Vic to r i a B.c.

v s

2N4.

The

second

app l i ca t ion

P2X}

reques t s

t he

importa t ion

o f

one

male

cap t ive-born

k i l l e r

whale from Marineland

o f

Canada, In c . 7657

Portage Road, Niagara F a l l s Ontar io Canada L2E 6X8.

Please review

t he app l i ca t ions fo r cons i s t ency

with

t he Animal

Welfare Act .

I would apprec ia te

any comments on

these

app l i ca t ions with in 30 days

of r ece ip t

o f t h i s l e t t e r . I f you

have

any ques t ions

regard ing

these app l i ca t ions o r requ i re

add i t iona l informat ion please contac t

Pat

Bradley

713-2289}.

Enclosures

Sincere ly

Ann D. Terbush

Chief ,

Permi ts Div is ion

Off ice o f

Pro tec ted

Resources


4/20

Mr.

John R. Twiss, J r .

Execut ive D i rec t o r

Marine Mammal

Commission

1825 Connect icu t Avenue, N.W.

Washington,

D.C. 20009

Dear

Mr. Twiss:

U N I T E D

S T ~ . T E S

O E P . t . R T M E N T O F

O M M E ~ E

N a t t o n e ; Oce anic a n d tn 'OS9he.rlc::: A d r : 1 i ~ - . : & t ' " s t o n

J N

3 992

Enclosed a re the Notice o f Receip t o f

Appl ica t ions and

the

app l i ca t ions submit ted

by Sea World,

Inc.

P2W and P2X}. A copy

o f

both Reviewer s

Check l i s t

a re

a l so

enclosed.

The app l i can t seeks two publ ic di sp lay

permi ts under

t he

a u t h o r i t y

of the

Marine Mammal

Protec t ion Act.

The f i r s t

app l i ca t ion P2W) reques t s the impor ta t ion

o f

one

(1)

male and

two (2) female k i l l e r whales (Orcinus orca)

and

poss ib ly two

ca lves .

Sea

World i s reques t ing t h a t t he

male be

imported to

Sea

World o f Flor ida as

soon

as poss ib le . However,

s ince

one female

has recen t ly

given b i r t h and Sea

World be l ieves

the

othe r

i s

pregnant and may give b i r t h soon, t i s reques ted

t ha t t he

ca lves

be

impor ted with t h e i r mothers a t 12 months

o f

age

and

as

prescr ibed by t he Sea

World

ve te r ina ry s t a f f . These animals wi l l

be impor ted from Sealand

o f the

Pac i f i c

Ltd . , 1327 Beach Drive,

Vic to r i a ,

B.C.

V8S

2N4.

The second app l ica t ion P2X) reques t s the

impor ta t ion

o f

one male

cap t ive-born k i l l e r

whale

from Marineland o f Canada,

I n c . , 7657

Portage Road,

Niagara

Fal l s , Ontar io ,

Canada

L2E 6X8.

Please provide

your

comments with in 30

days from t he date o f

r ece ip t

o f t he

app l ica t ions .

Enclosures

Sincere ly ,

t r ~ ~ ~ Li ~ L - / - ~ c__

Ann

D.

Terbush

Chief ,

Permits Divis ion

Off ice o f P ro tec ted Resources


5/20

Mr.

James

Becket t

F i she r i e s

Research

Branch

Department

o f

Fisher ies

Oceans

200

Kent

Ottawa Canada

K1T1W5

Dear

Mr.

Becket t :

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r

1 -. :

January 17

1992

Thank you fo r your ca l l

today

regarding the

Sea

World

app l ica t ions to

import

k i l l e r whales from Canada. Enclosed are

cop ies o f the

app l ica t ions .

The

30-day

comment

per iod

began

January 14 1992.

We welcome any

fu r the r ques t ions

o r comments

you

may have.

Enclosures

Sincere ly

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Ann D.

Terbush

Chief Permits Divis ion

Off ice o f

Protec ted Resources


6/20

United States Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Marine Fisheries Service

Office

of

Protected Resources

Permits Division - SSMC1, Room 7324

1335 East-West Highway

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Telephone: (301) 713-2289

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3510-2::::

DEPARTMENT OF Cot1MERCE

National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Adminis t ra t ion

Marine

Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisher ies Serv ice NOAA, Commerce

ACTION:

Applicat ion

for

Permit; Sea World, Inc. P2W}

Notice i s hereby given t ha t an Applicant has appl ied

in

due

form

fo r

a Permit

to t ake marine m ~ ~ l s as au thor ized

by

the Marine

Mammal Pro tec t ion Act

o f 1972

16

U.S.C. 1361-1407},

and the

Regulat ions

Governing

the

Taking and

Import ing

o f

Marine

Mammals

50 CFR Par t 216).

1 . Applicant : Sea

World,

Inc .

7007 Sea World

Drive

Orlando,

Florida

32821

2 . Type o f Permi t Requested: Public disp lay

3.

Name

and Number o f Marine

Mammals:

K i l l e r

whale Orcinus

orca)

5

One

1}

adu l t

male,

two 2) adu l t females, and

poss ib ly

two

ca lves . One

c a l f was born

on December

24, 1991, and

the

othe r

adu l t

female

i s bel ieved to be pregnant . I f the

b i r t h s a re success fu l the females would

be

imported with

t h e i r

ca lves some t ime a f t e r a t l e a s t

twelve

months o f age.

4.

Requested

Act iv i ty :

Import

from

Sealand

o f

the

Pac i f i c

L td 13:;:>7 Ber1ch

Drive

VicLoria, B.C.

V8S 2N4

1


10/20

;

Durat ion

of

Act iv i ty :

The

a n i m a ~ w i l l be imported with in

two

years a f t e r i ssuance of a

permit .

Concurrent with the pub l ica t ion

of

t h i s not ice in the FEDER L

REGISTER the Secre ta ry of Commerce i s forwarding copies o f

t h i s

app l i ca t ion

to

the

Marine Mammal

Commission and i t s

Committee

o f

S c i e n t i f i c Advisors .

Wri t ten data

o r

views or reques t s fo r a publ ic hear ing on t h i s

app l i ca t ion should

be submit ted

to

the

Assis tant Adminis t rator

fo r Fishe r i e s Nat iona l Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice u.s. Department

o f Commerce Si lve r Spr ing Maryland with in

30

days of the

publ i ca t ion o f t h i s not ice . Those indiv idua ls reques t ing a

hear ing

should

s e t

fo r th

the s p ec i f i c

reasons

why a hear ing

on

t h i s p a r t i c u l a r app l i ca t ion would

be

appropr ia te . The holding of

such hear ing i s

a t

the

d isc re t ion of the Ass i s t an t Adminis t rator

for

Fisher ies .

All s ta tements and

opinions conta ined in

t h i s appl ica t ion

are

summaries

of those

of the

Appl icant and

do not

necessar i ly

r e f l e c t the

views of

the a t i o n ~ l

Marine

Fishe r i e s

Serv ice .

2


11/20

Documents submit ted in connect ion with

the

above app l i ca t ion are

ava i l ab le fo r

review

by appointment in the fo l lowing

o f f i c e s :

Off ice o f

Pro tec ted Resources,

National

Marine

Fishe r i e s

Serv i ce

NOAA 1335

East -West

Highway, Room 7324, Si lve r

Spr ing Maryland

20910 301/713-2289); and

D i rec t o r

Southeas t

Region, National Marine f i sher ies S e rv i c t

NOAA 9450 Koger Boulevard, St .

Pe te rsburg

Flor ida 33702

813/893-3141) .

N a n c ~ f o s t e r

Ph D

Di r ;tor

Office of Protected Resources

J N t99

Date

3


12/20

47840

Federal Register I

Vol.

57,

No.

203 I I\lesday,

October

20,

~ 2

I

Notices

National Oceanic and Atmospheric _

Administration

Marine Mammals

AGENCY

National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION Issuance of Public Display

Permit No.

774.

On January 14,1992. notice was

published in the Federal Register (57 FR

1458)

that

an

application had been filed

by sea World, Inc. for a permit to import

killer whales

Orcinus orca),

one 1)

adult male, two

(2)

adult females

and

possibly two

2)

calves, for public

display

at

Sea World facilities n Florida

and Texas.

Notice is hereby given that on

October 7 1992, as authorized by the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

(16

U.S.C.

1361-1407}

the National

Marine Fisheries Service issued a Permit

for the above importation subject to

certain conditions set forth therein.

Issuance of this permit is based on

a

finding that the proposed taking is

consistent with the purposes and policy

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The National Marine Fisheries Service

has determined that Sea World. Inc.

offers an acceptable program for

education or conservation purposes. Sea

World, Inc. facilities are open to the

public on a

r ~ g u l r l y

scheduled basis

and /iccess to these facilities is not

limited or restricted other than by the

charging of an admission fee.

The Permit is available for review by

interested persons by appointment

in

the following offices:

Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 1335 East-West Highway. room

7324, Silver Spring. MD 20910 301/713-

2289); and

Director. Southeast Region, National

Marine Fisheries Service. NOAA.

9450

Koger Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL

33702

(813/893-3141).

~ D i t e d : October 7

1992.

Nancy Foster,

Director Office of Protected Resources.

National anne Fisheries Service.

FR

Doc. 92_:25381

Filed

1{}-19-92; 8:45am)

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Bi l l ing Code

3510-22

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Nat ional Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis t ra t ion

Marine

Mammals

AGENCY:

ACTION

National

Marine

Fisher ies Service NMFS), NOAA

Commerce.

Is suance o f Publ ic Display Permi t

No.

774.

on January

14,

1992,

not i ce

was publ i shed in the

FEDERAL REGISTER

57 FR 1458)

t ha t

an app l ica t ion had been f i l e d

by

Sea

World,

Inc .

fo r

a

permi t

to

impor t

k i l l e r

whales

Orcinus

orca) ,

one

1)

adu l t male, two

2)

ad u l t females and

poss ib ly

two

2)

ca lves ,

fo r p ub l i c d isp lay

a t Sea

World f a c i l i t i e s

in

Flor ida

and

Texas.

O T 7 992

Notice i s

hereby given t h a t on

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

as

au thor ized by

the

Marine

Mammal Pro tec t ion Act o f 1972

16 u.s.c.

1361-1407)

the

Nat ional Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice i s sued a

Permit fo r the

above

importa t ion

sub jec t

to

c e r t a i n

condi t ions s e t

fo r th

th e r e in .

Issuance o f t h i s permi t

i s

based on a f ind ing t h a t

t h e

proposed

t ak ing

i s co n s i s t en t with

t he purposes and pol i cy o f the Marine

Mammal

Pro tec t ion Act. The Nat iona l Marine Fisher ies Serv ice has

determined t h a t Sea World,

Inc. o f fe r s

an accep tab le program

for

educat ion o r

conserva t ion purposes . Sea World, Inc . f a c i l i t i e s

a re

open

to the publ i c on

a

r egu la r ly scheduled bas i s and

access

to

t he se

f a c i l i t i e s i s

not l imi t ed o r r e s t r i c t e d o ther than

by

t he charging o f

an

admission fee .


14/20

The Permit i s ava i lab le fo r

review

by i n t e r e s t e d persons by

appointment in the

fo l lowing

off i ces :

Off ice o f

Protec ted

Resources,

National

Marine

Fisher i es

Serv ice

NOAA 1335 East-West

Highway,

Room 7324, Si lve r Spring, MD

20910

301/713-2289);

and

Direc tor Southeas t Region, National

Marine Fisher ies

Service

NOAA 9450 Koger

Blvd. , St .

Petersburg

FL

33702 813/893-3141).

Nancy

F

Direc r Off ice o f Pro tec ted Resources

National Marine Fisher ies Service

OCT 7 992

Date


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