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 2023_register executive 2023-10-12 article Notices D09002ee1c7975f1e D09002ee1c7976101 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 In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) to incidentally harass marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey near Puerto Rico in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. 88 FR 70938 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13/2023-22632 2023-22632 fr13oc23-37 3510-22-P RTID 0648-XD403 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13/2023-22632 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/html/2023-22632.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/pdf/2023-22632.pdf 17 p. 70938 70954 88 FR 70938 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey of Puerto Rico in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-22632 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2023-10-06 RTID 0648-XD403 3510-22-P 2023-22632 Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) to incidentally harass marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey near Puerto Rico in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

This authorization is effective from October 6, 2023 through October 5, 2024. Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals: Marine Geophysical Survey of Puerto Rico in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, grodriguez@drna.pr.gov nicole.angeli@dpnr.vi.gov nmfs.ser.research.notification@noaa.gov https://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/Duke/AFTT/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-lamont-doherty-earth-observatorys-marine-geophysical-surveys https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/find-species https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports-region/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act/incidental-take-authorizations-research-and-other-activities https://www.nsf.gov/geo/oce/envcomp/ www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-acoustic-technical-guidance www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments Vol. 88, no. 197 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-10-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 394 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13 P0b002ee1c178ee92 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13oc23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/pdf/FR-2023-10-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/xml/FR-2023-10-13.xml fdlp 70885 71271 DGPO 2023-10-12 2024-05-28 FR-2023-10-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-10-13 88 197