Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
other · Published 2023-03-31 · Effective 2023-04-01 · 88 FR 19502
Document
Document number
2023-06300
Federal Register citation
88 FR 19502
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter of Authorization.
Category
other
Publication date
2023-03-31
Effective date
2023-04-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 230321-0081
Abstract
NMFS, upon request from the U.S. Navy (Navy), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to construction at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, over the course of 5 years (2023-2028). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter 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.