# Issuance of Permit for Marine Mammals
On, January 6, 2000 a notice was published in the *Federal Register* , Vol. 65, No.4, Page 787, that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, OH, for a permit (PRT-014704) to import one captive born polar bear ( *Ursus maritimus* ) for the purpose of public display.
Notice is hereby given that on March 16, 2000, as authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, *as amended* (16 U.S.C. 1361 *et seq.* ) the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
Dated: April 7, 2000.
Kristen Nelson,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.