[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38053-38054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15244]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB209]


Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project, 
San Francisco, California

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of an incidental harassment authorization 
application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the City and County of San 
Francisco, California (San Francisco) has withdrawn its application for 
an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally harass 
marine mammals during construction activities associated with the 
Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project in San Francisco, California. 
Accordingly, NMFS has withdrawn its related proposed IHA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwayne Meadows, Ph.D., Office of 
Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the 
original application and supporting documents (including NMFS Federal 
Register notices of the original proposed and final authorizations, and 
the previous IHA) may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act. In case of problems accessing these 
documents, please call the contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 10, 2021 NMFS received an IHA 
application from San Francisco for the taking of marine mammals 
incidental to the Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project in San Francisco, 
California. The requested IHA would have authorized take, by Level B 
harassment only, of seven marine mammal species as a result of the 
specified activity. NMFS published a notice of the proposed IHA in the 
Federal Register (86 FR 28752) on May 28, 2021. On July 13, 2021, NMFS 
received notice from San Francisco withdrawing their IHA application 
for the proposed action after they had completed all of the pile 
driving associated with the project and before the expiration of their 
prior IHA (85 FR 44043; July 21, 2020). Therefore, NMFS has withdrawn 
its proposed IHA for the action.


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    Dated: July 13, 2021.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-15244 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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