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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BI00 Publication ID: Fall 2019 
Title: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty Development and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska 
Abstract: NMFS is proposing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to construction and operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska. 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. 
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 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 219   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/29/2019  84 FR 24926   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/28/2019 
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  07/09/2019  84 FR 32697   
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End  07/31/2019 
Final Action  11/00/2019 
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