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RIN: 0648-BF02

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Survey Activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to survey activities conducted in support of fisheries management. The regulations and related Letters of Authorization would authorize takes incidental to the Northeast Fisheries Science Centers survey activities. The specified activities involve the use of movable gear (e.g., trawl nets, longlines) and sound sources that have the potential to impact marine mammals. The activities include specific measures (e.g., gear modifications, survey protocols) designed to reduce the impact of the activity to the level of least practicable adverse impact. The regulations would apply only to the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and its designees. The regulations will set forth the permissible methods of taking and means of affecting the least practicable adverse impact on the affected species or stocks and their habitats.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 219
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/09/2015	80 FR 39542
Notice	08/06/2015	80 FR 46939
Correction/Comment Period Extended	08/17/2015	80 FR 49196
NPRM Comment Period Extended End	09/16/2015
Final Action	07/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8400