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 2019_register executive 2019-08-13 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7d19db3 D09002ee1c7d1a01e 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 use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) sonar systems onboard U.S. Navy surveillance ships for training and testing activities conducted under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy in the western and central North Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean (SURTASS LFA sonar activities) beginning August 2019. 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 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. 84 FR 40132 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-08-13/2019-16695 2019-16695 fr13au19-11 RIN 0648-BI42 3510-22-P 190731-0008 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-08-13/2019-16695 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/html/2019-16695.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/pdf/2019-16695.pdf Exports Fish Imports Indians Labeling Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Seafood Transportation 82 p. 40132 40213 84 FR 40132 Title 50 Part 218 50 CFR Part 218 RIN 0648-BI42 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Training and Testing in the Central and Western North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean; Federal Register Vol. 84, Issue RULE 2019-16695 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2019-08-12 190731-0008 3510-22-P 2019-16695 Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter 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 use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) sonar systems onboard U.S. Navy surveillance ships for training and testing activities conducted under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy in the western and central North Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean (SURTASS LFA sonar activities) beginning August 2019. 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 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.

Effective on August 12, 2019, through August 11, 2026. Wendy Piniak, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Exports Fish Imports Indians Labeling Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Seafood Transportation Takes of Marine Mammals: U.S. Navy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Training and Testing in the Central and Western North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean , http://greenfleet.dodlive.mil/files/2017/05/LMRFactSheet_Project9.pdf http://www.surtass-lfa-eis.com http://www.surtass-lfa-eis.com/downloads/ http://www.surtass-lfa-eis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SURTASS_LFA_NDE_10Aug17.pdf https://navysustainability.dodlive.mil/environment/lmr/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-us-navy-operations-surveillance-towed-array-sensor-system-0 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-military-readiness-activities https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments https://www.navy https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/ https://www.onr.navy.mil/ www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-military-readiness-activities www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/species Vol. 84, no. 156 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2019-08-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 274 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-08-13 P0b002ee1a26b295a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13au19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-08-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/pdf/FR-2019-08-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/xml/FR-2019-08-13.xml fdlp 39959 40224 DGPO 2019-08-13 2024-05-31 FR-2019-08-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2019-08-13 84 156