{"url_path":"/register/2026-09-14/2026-18760","section_key":"summary","section_title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of America","topic":"register","document":{"doc_type":"Notice","doc_date":"2026-09-14","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/14/2026-18760/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-geophysical-surveys-related","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"Commerce Department"},"word_count":106,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of America\n\n**Type:** Notice\n**Published:** 2026-09-14\n**Effective:** 2026-09-09\n**Citation:** 91 FR 58098\n**Agencies:** Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\n**Source:** https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/14/2026-18760/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-geophysical-surveys-related\n\n## Abstract\nIn accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, its implementing regulations, and NMFS' MMPA regulations for taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities in the Gulf of America (GOA), notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to TGS for the take of marine mammals incidental to geophysical survey activity in the GOA."}