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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX88 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Navy Training Activities Conducted Within the Northwest Training Range Complex 
Abstract: In September 2008, the U.S. Navy applied for 5-year regulations and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to take marine mammals incidental to conducting military readiness training in the NWTRC. LOAs issued under the regulations would authorize the take of individuals of 26 species of marine mammals by harassment incidental to upcoming Navy training activities to be conducted within the NWTRC over the course of 5 years and commencing in February 2010. NMFS considered a range of mitigation measures and the proposed rule will include, among other measures, exclusion zones for explosives and shutdown zones for sonar use. The proposed rule also includes a plan for monitoring the effects of this action along with an adaptive management component that will allow for the modification of both mitigation and monitoring measures based on monitoring results and new science. 
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 218   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/13/2009  74 FR 33828   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/12/2009    
NPRM Comment Period Extended  08/12/2009  74 FR 40560   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/19/2009    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
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:
James H. Lecky
Director, Office of Protected Resources
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2332
Fax:301 427-2520
Email: jim.lecky@noaa.gov