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 2018-12-27 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7dd1be4 D09002ee1c7dd2085 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, upon request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area over the course of five years beginning in December 2018. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and 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, and establish requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. 83 FR 66846 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-27/2018-27342 2018-27342 fr27de18-27 RIN 0648-BH29 3510-22-P Docket No. 170918908-8999-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-27/2018-27342 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-27/html/2018-27342.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-27/pdf/2018-27342.pdf Exports Fish Imports Incidental Take Indians Labeling Marine Mammals Navy Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Seafood Sonar Transportation 186 p. 66846 67031 83 FR 66846 Title 50 Part 218 50 CFR Part 218 RIN 0648-BH29 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-27342 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-12-21 Docket No. 170918908-8999-02 3510-22-P 2018-27342 Final rule; notification of issuance of Letters of Authorization.

NMFS, upon request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area over the course of five years beginning in December 2018. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and 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, and establish requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.

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