Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Replacement of the Elliott Bay Seawall in Seattle, Washington
other · Published 2013-10-24 · Effective 2013-10-21 · 78 FR 63396
Document
Document number
2013-25089
Federal Register citation
78 FR 63396
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2013-10-24
Effective date
2013-10-21
NOAA docket
130325286-3653-01
Abstract
NMFS, upon application from the City of Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT), is issuing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to construction associated with the replacement of the Elliott Bay Seawall in Seattle, Washington, for the period October 2013 to October 2018. These regulations allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, and prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of any takings.