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 2025_register executive 2025-08-19 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1d6438688 D09002ee1d6438754 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 Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) applied for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR) on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is proposing regulations setting forth permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on such marine mammal stocks (i.e., mitigation measures), and requirements pertaining to monitoring and reporting such takes and requests comments on the proposed regulations. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested MMPA regulations, and NMFS's responses to public comments will be summarized in the final notice of our decision. 90 FR 40492 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-19/2025-15775 2025-15775 fr19au25-13 RIN 0648-BN34 3510-22-P Docket No. 250814-0142 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-19/2025-15775 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/html/2025-15775.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15775.pdf 37 p. 40492 40528 90 FR 40492 Title 50 Part 217 50 CFR Part 217 RIN 0648-BN34 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 5 Between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, WA; Federal Register Vol. 90, Issue PRORULE 2025-15775 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2025-09-18 Docket No. 250814-0142 3510-22-P 2025-15775 Proposed rule; request for comments.

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) applied for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR) on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is proposing regulations setting forth permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on such marine mammal stocks (i.e., mitigation measures), and requirements pertaining to monitoring and reporting such takes and requests comments on the proposed regulations. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested MMPA regulations, and NMFS's responses to public comments will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.

Comments and information must be received no later than September 18, 2025. Cara Hotchkin, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 5 between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, ITP.hotchkin@noaa.gov PR.ITP.MonitoringReports@noaa.gov https://oceannoise.noaa.gov/biologically-important-areas https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-interstate-bridge https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/find-species https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-acoustic-technical-guidance-other-acoustic-tools https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments https://www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NMFS-2025-0273 Vol. 90, no. 158 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2025-08-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 316 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-19 P0b002ee1d64379d1 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19au25 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/FR-2025-08-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/xml/FR-2025-08-19.xml fdlp 40219 40528 DGPO 2025-08-19 2025-08-19 FR-2025-08-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2025-08-19 90 158