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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX90 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Navy Training Activities Conducted Within the Mariana Island Range Complex 
Abstract: Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act directs the Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and regulations are issued. Authorization shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for subsistence uses, and sets forth the permissible methods of taking and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of such takings. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 (NDAA) (Pub. L. 108-136) removed the "small numbers" and "specified geographical region" limitations for military readiness activities, such as the activities in this action. In September 2008, the U.S. Navy applied for a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to take marine mammals incidental to training activities (including mid-frequency sonar), maintenance, and RDT&E conducted at the Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC). This action would consider whether to grant the Navy an LOA to conduct their activities. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 218   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/20/2009  74 FR 53796   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/19/2009    
Final Action  08/03/2010  75 FR 45527   
Additional Information: Agency Contact: Jolie M. Harrison Title: Biologist Telephone: (301) 71302289 x 166 Email: jolie.harrison@noaa.gov
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm  
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