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 2020_register executive 2020-02-07 article Notices D09002ee1c7b81168 D09002ee1c7b811e1 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 On December 19, 2019, NMFS received a request from the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) to modify an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) that was issued to CBJ on May 16, 2019 to take small numbers of harbor seals, by harassment, incidental to the Juneau dock and harbor waterfront improvement project. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to modify the IHA. This modification includes changes to the prescribed mitigation and to the amount of authorized take by Level A harassment. The total amount of authorized taking remains the same. There are no changes to the activity, NMFS' findings, the effective dates of the issued IHA, or any other aspect of the IHA. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the requested modification of the authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision. 85 FR 7289 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-02-07/2020-02485 2020-02485 fr07fe20-37 RIN 0648-XR08 3510-22-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-02-07/2020-02485 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-07/html/2020-02485.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-07/pdf/2020-02485.pdf 5 p. 7289 7293 85 FR 7289 RIN 0648-XR08 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to City and Borough of Juneau Downtown Waterfront Improvement Project; Federal Register Vol. 85, Issue NOTICE 2020-02485 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2020-03-09 3510-22-P 2020-02485 Notice; proposed modification of an Incidental Harassment Authorization; request for comments.

On December 19, 2019, NMFS received a request from the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) to modify an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) that was issued to CBJ on May 16, 2019 to take small numbers of harbor seals, by harassment, incidental to the Juneau dock and harbor waterfront improvement project. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to modify the IHA. This modification includes changes to the prescribed mitigation and to the amount of authorized take by Level A harassment. The total amount of authorized taking remains the same. There are no changes to the activity, NMFS' findings, the effective dates of the issued IHA, or any other aspect of the IHA. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the requested modification of the authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.

Comments and information must be received no later than March 9, 2020. Shane Guan, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the original application and supporting documents (including NMFS FR notices of the original proposed and final authorizations, and the previous IHA), as well as a list of the references cited in this document, 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. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities: City and Borough of Juneau Downtown Waterfront Improvement Project, ITP.guan@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act Vol. 85, no. 26 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2020-02-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 261 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-02-07 P0b002ee1a58ea3dd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07fe20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-02-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-07/pdf/FR-2020-02-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-07/xml/FR-2020-02-07.xml fdlp 7191 7442 DGPO 2020-02-07 2024-05-30 FR-2020-02-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2020-02-07 85 26