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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BL68 | Publication ID: Fall 2023 |
Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico | |
Abstract:
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. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Kim Damon-Randall Director, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8400 Email: kimberly.damon-randall@noaa.gov |