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NMFS is proposing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to U.S. Air Force launching of space launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic and small missiles, and aircraft and helicopter operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.  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.