Denial of Permit for Marine Mammals

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title: "Denial of Permit for Marine Mammals"
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section_name: "Denial of Permit for Marine Mammals"
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publication_date: "2002-09-17"
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  - "Fish and Wildlife Service"
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fr_action: "Notice of denial of permit for marine mammals."
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#  Denial of Permit for Marine Mammals

**AGENCY:**

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

**ACTION:**

Notice of denial of permit for marine mammals.

**SUMMARY:**

The following permits were denied.

**ADDRESSES:**

Documents and other information submitted for these applications is available for review by any party who submits a written request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358-2281.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358-2104.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

On June 15, 2001, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 32635), that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Aquamarine Fukushima, Iwaki, Japan, for a permit (PRT-020575) to take from the wild and export to Japan one male and two female northern sea otters ( *Enhydra lutris lutris* ) for public display purposes. On August 14, 2001, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 42677), re-opening this application for public comment.

Notice is hereby given that on July 26, 2002, 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 denied the requested permit.

On June 15, 2001, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 32635), that an application had been filed with the Fish and Wildlife Service by Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquairium, Ibaraki, Japan, for a permit (PRT-043001) to take from the wild and export to Japan one male and four female northern sea otters ( *Enhydra lutris lutris* ) for public display purposes. On August 14, 2001, a notice was published in the *Federal Register* (66 FR 42677), re-opening this application for public comment.

Notice is hereby given that on July 26, 2002, 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 denied the requested permit.

Dated: August 2, 2002.

Monica Farris,

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.