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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BH24 | Publication ID: Spring 2018 |
Title: Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to the United States Navy Pier Construction at the Naval Submarine Base New London Pier, Groton, Connecticut | |
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service, upon request from the United States Navy (Navy), plans to propose regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to pier construction at the Naval Submarine Base in New London, CT. The proposed regulations will set forth the permissible methods of taking; means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the affected species or stocks and their habitats and, if applicable, on their availability for taking for subsistence uses (i.e., mitigation); and 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 the specified activities for a 5-year period. The Navy's proposed pier construction activity include the demolition of Pier 32 and Pier 10 and construction of a new Pier 32 at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut. Two species of marine mammals may be present in the Thames River near SUBASE; harbor seal and gray seal, could be affected as a result of exposure to construction noise. Expected impacts are limited to temporary behavioral disturbance. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
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: Federal |
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 |