0648-BL68 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico

NMFS has reassessed the statutorily mandated findings supporting its January 19, 2021, final rule and Regulations Governing Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Survey Activities in the Gulf of Mexico issued pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), in light of updated information following the discovery that the estimates of incidental take of marine mammals anticipated from the activities, analyzed for the 2021 final rule, were erroneous. This final rule will correct this error and will consider and incorporate other newly available and pertinent information relevant to the analyses supporting some of the findings in the 2021 final rule and the taking allowable under the regulations. The rule will not change the specified activities or the specified geographical region in which those activities would be conducted, nor to the original 5-year period of effectiveness.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 217 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. No NPRM 01/05/2023 88 FR 916 NPRM Comment Period End 02/06/2023 Final Action 11/00/2023 No None No No No Kim Damon-Randall Director, Office of Protected Resources 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 427-8400 kimberly.damon-randall@noaa.gov 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD 20910