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RIN: 0648-BB16

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Columbia River Crossing Project, Washington and Oregon
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service received a request from Columbia River Crossing to issue proposed regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to construction and demolition activities in the Columbia River and North Portland Harbor, Washington and Oregon, in association with bridge construction. The proposed regulations will set forth the permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the affected species or stocks and their habitats (i.e., mitigation), and the requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. Letters of Authorization issued under the regulations would authorize the take of marine mammals incidental to construction and demolition for a five-year period.
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 217
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/19/2012	77 FR 23548
NPRM Comment Period End	05/21/2012
Next Action Undetermined	12/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8400