Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Russian River Estuary Management Activities
other · Published 2022-04-19 · Effective 2022-04-21 · 87 FR 23111
Document
Document number
2022-08346
Federal Register citation
87 FR 23111
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter of Authorization.
Category
other
Publication date
2022-04-19
Effective date
2022-04-21
NOAA docket
Docket No. 220413-0096
Abstract
NMFS, upon request from the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to Russian River estuary management activities in Sonoma County, California, over the course of five years (2022-2027). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) 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.