Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Coast Guard's Alaska Facility Maintenance and Repair Activities
other · Published 2023-12-20 · Effective 2024-03-01 · 88 FR 87937
Document
Document number
2023-27843
Federal Register citation
88 FR 87937
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter of Authorization.
Category
other
Publication date
2023-12-20
Effective date
2024-03-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 231213-0302
Abstract
NMFS, upon request from the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to maintenance and repair at facilities in Alaska, 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.