Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
other · Published 2019-12-20 · Effective 2021-12-01 · 84 FR 70274
Document
Document number
2019-27049
Federal Register citation
84 FR 70274
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of issuance.
Category
other
Publication date
2019-12-20
Effective date
2021-12-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 191210-0105
Abstract
NMFS hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to construction and operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island (LDPI) in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska over the course of five years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, 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 such taking.