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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA14 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Training Exercises in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area  
Abstract: In March, 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received an application from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for the promulgation of regulations and subsequent issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to take individuals of 20 species of marine mammals incidental to upcoming Navy training activities to be conducted in the Gulf of Alaska TMAA, over the course of 5 years. These training activities are classified as military readiness activities and may result in the incidental take of marine mammals present within the Gulf of Alaska TMAA by exposing them to sound from mid-frequency or high-frequency active sonar (MFAS/HFAS) or to underwater detonations at levels that NMFS associates with the take of marine mammals. 
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
Notice of Receipt of Petition  02/03/2010  75 FR 5575   
NPRM  10/19/2010  75 FR 64508   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/18/2010    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
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