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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
RIN 0648–XV57
Marine Mammals; File No. 15206
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Sea World, LLC, 9205 South Park Center
Loop, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32819
[Brad Andrews, Responsible Party] has
been issued a permit to import one
beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
for public display.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax
(727) 824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Laura Morse,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
31, 2010, notice was published in the
Federal Register (73 FR 29111) that a
request for a public display permit to
import one male adult beluga whale
from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine
Science Center, British Columbia,
Canada to Sea World of Texas, had been
submitted by the above-named
organization. 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.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
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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SUMMARY:
Dated: November 5, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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number of small entities. Section 602
requires that NMFS issue an Agenda of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Regulations identifying rules the
Administration
Agency is developing that are likely to
have a significant economic impact on
RIN 0648–XA012
a substantial number of small entities.
Section 610 of the RFA requires
Plan for Periodic Review of
Federal agencies to review existing
Regulations
regulations. It requires that NMFS
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
publish a plan in the Federal Register
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
explaining how it will review those of
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
its existing regulations which have or
Commerce.
will have a significant economic impact
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
on a substantial number of small
entities. Regulations in effect on January
SUMMARY: The Regulatory Flexibility Act
1, 1981 were to be reviewed within ten
(RFA) requires that the National Marine
years of that date. Regulations that
Fisheries Service (NMFS) periodically
become effective after January 1, 1981
review existing regulations that have a
must be reviewed within ten years of
significant economic impact on a
the publication date of the final rule.
substantial number of small entities,
Section 610(c) requires that NMFS
such as small businesses, small
publish annually in the Federal Register
organizations, and small governmental
a list of rules it will review during the
jurisdictions. This plan describes how
succeeding 12 months. The list must
NMFS will perform this review and
describe the rule, explain the need for
describes the regulations that are being
it, give the legal basis for it, and invite
proposed for review during the current
public comment.
review-cycle.
Criteria for Review of Existing
DATES: Written comments must be
Regulations
received by NMFS by December 15,
2010.
The purpose of the review is to
determine whether existing rules should
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
be left unchanged, or whether they
on the plan for periodic review of
should be revised or rescinded in order
regulations identified by 0648–XA012
to minimize significant economic
by any of the following methods:
impacts on a substantial number of
• Electronic submissions: E-mail
small entities, consistent with the
Susan Carrillo or Michelle McGregor at
objectives of other applicable statutes.
610review@noaa.gov.
• Mail: Susan Carrillo, National
In deciding whether change is
Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Office necessary, the RFA establishes several
of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West factors that NMFS will consider:
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(1) Whether the rule is still needed;
(mark outside of envelope ‘‘Comments
(2) What type of complaints or
on 610 review’’).
comments were received concerning the
rule from the public;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(3) The complexity of the rule;
Susan Carrillo, (301) 713–2341 for
questions on rules under
(4) How much the rule overlaps,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
duplicates or conflicts with other
listed in items 1 through 22 or items 26
Federal rules, and, to the extent feasible,
through 36, and contact Michelle
with State and local governmental rules;
McGregor, (301) 713–2319 for questions and
on rules under SUPPLEMENTARY
(5) How long it has been since the rule
INFORMATION section listed in items 14
has been evaluated or how much the
and 22 through 25.
technology, economic conditions, or
other factors have changed in the area
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
affected by the rule.
Background
Plan for Periodic Review of Rules
The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601, requires that
NMFS will conduct reviews in such a
Federal agencies take into account how
way as to ensure that all rules for which
their regulations affect ‘‘small entities,’’
a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
including small businesses, small
was prepared are reviewed within ten
Governmental jurisdictions and small
organizations. For regulations proposed years of the year in which they were
originally issued. This year, NMFS will
after January 1, 1981, the agency must
review all such rules issued during 2001
either prepare a Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis or certify that the regulation, if and 2002.
The 2001–02 rules that NMFS will
promulgated, will not have a significant
review by December 31, 2010 under the
economic impact on a substantial
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV57
Marine Mammals; File No. 15206
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 Sea World, LLC, 9205 South Park
Center Loop, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32819 [Brad Andrews, Responsible
Party] has been issued a permit to import one beluga whale
(Delphinapterus leucas) for public display.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301) 713-2289; fax (301) 713-0376; and Southeast Region,
NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)
824-5312; fax (727) 824-5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Laura Morse,
(301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 31, 2010, notice was published in
the Federal Register (73 FR 29111) that a request for a public display
permit to import one male adult beluga whale from the Vancouver
Aquarium Marine Science Center, British Columbia, Canada to Sea World
of Texas, had been submitted by the above-named organization. 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.), the
regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50
CFR part 216).
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: November 5, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-28697 Filed 11-12-10; 8:45 am]
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