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 2021_register executive 2021-10-21 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ad404b D09002ee1c7ad41da 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' Office of Protected Resources (OPR), upon request from NMFS' Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified 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, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. Upon publication of this final rule, NMFS will issue an LOA to NEFSC for the effective period of the final rule. 86 FR 58434 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-10-21/2021-22858 2021-22858 fr21oc21-8 RIN 0648-BK39 3510-22-P Docket No. 210823-0166 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-10-21/2021-22858 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-10-21/html/2021-22858.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-10-21/pdf/2021-22858.pdf Endangered and Threatened Species Fish Marine Mammals Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Wildlife 39 p. 58434 58472 86 FR 58434 Title 50 Part 219 50 CFR Part 219 RIN 0648-BK39 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Northeast Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research; Federal Register Vol. 86, Issue RULE 2021-22858 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2021-10-21 Docket No. 210823-0166 3510-22-P 2021-22858 Final rule; notice of issuance of Letter of Authorization (LOA)

NMFS' Office of Protected Resources (OPR), upon request from NMFS' Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified 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, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. Upon publication of this final rule, NMFS will issue an LOA to NEFSC for the effective period of the final rule.

Effective from October 21, 2021, through October 21, 2026. Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Endangered and Threatened Species Fish Marine Mammals Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Wildlife Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities: Northeast Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research, PR.ITP.MonitoringReports@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/draft-supplemental-programmatic-environmental-assessment-nefsc-research-now-available https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-noaa-fisheries-nefsc-fisheries-and-ecosystem-research https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-noaa-northeast-fisheries-science-center-fisheries-and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/find-species https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/reducing-vessel-strikes-north-atlantic-right-whales#vessel-speed-restrictions https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/draft-marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-noaa-fisheries-nefsc-fisheries-and-ecosystem-research www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-noaa-southwest-fisheries-science-center-fisheries-and www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/ Vol. 86, no. 201 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2021-10-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 356 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-10-21 P0b002ee1b175dabd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21oc21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-10-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-10-21/pdf/FR-2021-10-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-10-21/xml/FR-2021-10-21.xml fdlp 58203 58550 DGPO 2021-10-21 2024-05-29 FR-2021-10-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2021-10-21 86 201