Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2024 / Notices 104107 

Officer must receive written comments 

by Jan. 3, 2025, to provide sufficient 

time for OEAB review. Written 

comments received after Jan. 3, 2025, 

will be distributed to the OEAB but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting 

date. Comments should be submitted to 

Designated Federal Officer 

David.Turner@NOAA.gov. 

Special Accommodations: Requests 

for sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Designated Federal Officer by Jan. 3, 

2025. 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, 

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30398 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE505] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 28233 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, 249 

Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 

33767 (Responsible Party: James Powell, 

Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a 

permit to import up to five adult male 

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops 

truncatus) from Attica Zoological Park 

in Athina, Greece, to the Clearwater 

Marine Aquarium for public display. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available online at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

permit-application-import-5-bottlenosedolphins-file-no-28233-clearwatermarine-aquarium. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by NOAA–NMFS–2024–0140, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, 

enter NOAA–NMFS–2024–0140 in the 

keyword search. Locate the document 

you wish to comment on from the 

resulting list and click on the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ icon on the right of 

that line. 

• Mail: Comments on the application 

should be addressed to: Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; ATTN: Jolie 

Harrison, Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by one of the above methods. 

All comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

posted for public viewing on 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats 

only. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division via one of the methods listed 

above. The request should set forth the 

specific reasons why a hearing on this 

amendment 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 five adult male bottlenose 

dolphins from the Attica Zoological 

Park in Athina, Greece, to the 

Clearwater Marine Aquarium for public 

display purposes. The subject dolphins 

are between the ages of 11 and 24 years 

and were all captive-born to individuals 

with multiple origins, including the 

southeastern United States, Cuba, the 

Russian Federation, and the Black Sea. 

The applicant has identified three of the 

animals as common bottlenose dolphins 

(Tursiops truncatus) and two as Black 

Sea bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops 

truncatus ponticus). 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: December 16, 2024. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30378 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 

the Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action deletes product(s) 

and service(s) from the Procurement List 

that were furnished by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Date added to and deleted from 

the Procurement List: January 19, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Michael R. 

Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489–1322, 

or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Deletions 

On November 15, 2024 (89 FR 90270), 

the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled published notice of proposed 

deletions from the Procurement List. 

This notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the product(s) and 

service(s) listed below are no longer 

suitable for procurement by the Federal 

Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 

and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 


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