United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-11-06 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7e59bbe D09002ee1c7e59f5b United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS has received a petition for an incidental take regulation (ITR) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The requested ITR would govern the authorization of take of small numbers of marine mammals over the course of five years incidental to geophysical survey activities conducted by industry operators in Federal waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM). BOEM submitted the petition in support of oil and gas industry operators, who would conduct the activities. A final ITR would allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) to the aforementioned industry operators over a five-year period. As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS requests comments on its proposed rule, including the following; the proposed regulations, several alternatives to the proposed regulations described in the "Proposed Mitigation" and "Alternatives for Consideration" sections of the preamble, two baselines against which to evaluate the incremental economic impacts of the proposed regulations (addressed in the "Economic Baseline" section), and, two sections with broader implications: A clarification of NMFS's interpretation and application of the "small numbers" standard (see the "Small Numbers" section of the preamble); and an alternative method for assessing Level B harassment from exposure to anthropogenic noise (see the "Estimated Take" section of the preamble). 83 FR 29212 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-22/2018-12906 2018-12906 fr22jn18-41 RIN 0648-BB38 3510-22-P Docket No. 110811494-7925-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-22/2018-12906 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-22/html/2018-12906.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-22/pdf/2018-12906.pdf Exports Fish Imports Indians Labeling Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Seafood Transportation 99 p. 29212 29310 83 FR 29212 Title 50 Part 217 50 CFR Part 217 RIN 0648-BB38 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue PRORULE 2018-12906 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-08-21 Docket No. 110811494-7925-01 3510-22-P 2018-12906 Proposed rule; request for comments.

NMFS has received a petition for an incidental take regulation (ITR) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The requested ITR would govern the authorization of take of small numbers of marine mammals over the course of five years incidental to geophysical survey activities conducted by industry operators in Federal waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM). BOEM submitted the petition in support of oil and gas industry operators, who would conduct the activities. A final ITR would allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) to the aforementioned industry operators over a five-year period. As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS requests comments on its proposed rule, including the following; the proposed regulations, several alternatives to the proposed regulations described in the "Proposed Mitigation" and "Alternatives for Consideration" sections of the preamble, two baselines against which to evaluate the incremental economic impacts of the proposed regulations (addressed in the "Economic Baseline" section), and, two sections with broader implications: A clarification of NMFS's interpretation and application of the "small numbers" standard (see the "Small Numbers" section of the preamble); and an alternative method for assessing Level B harassment from exposure to anthropogenic noise (see the "Estimated Take" section of the preamble).

Comments and information must be received no later than August 21, 2018. Ben Laws, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the application and supporting documents, as well as a list of the references cited in this document, may be obtained online at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-oil- and-gas. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. Exports Fish Imports Indians Labeling Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Seafood Transportation Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico , OIRA@omb.eop.gov cetsound.noaa.gov/sound-index jncc.defra.gov response.restoration.noaa.gov/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill seamap.env.duke.edu/models/Duke-EC-GOM-2015/ www.boem.gov/BOEM-Science-Note-August-2014/ www.boem.gov/BOEM-Science-Note-March-2015/ www.boem.gov/GOMMAPPS/ www.boem.gov/Gulf-of-Mexico-Geological-and-Geophysical-Activities-Programmatic-EIS/ www.boem.gov/studies www.deepwaterhorizoneconomicsettlement.com/docs.php www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/ www.fisheries.noaa.gov/find-species www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-life-distress/marine-mammal-unusual-mortality-events www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/draft-marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-oil-and-gas www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments www.navfac.navy.mil/products_and_services/ev/products_and_services/marine_resources/marine_resource_assessments.html www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/acoustics/guidelines.htm www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/cetacean_gulfofmexico.htm www.pamguard.org www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail www.soundandmarinelife.org Vol. 83, no. 121 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-06-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 466 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-22 P0b002ee19da41fe0 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22jn18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-22/pdf/FR-2018-06-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-22/xml/FR-2018-06-22.xml fdlp 28977 29434 DGPO 2018-11-06 2024-06-01 FR-2018-06-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-06-22 83 121