Incidental Take Authorization: United States Navy's Maintenance and Pile Replacement Project in Puget Sound, Washington

NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the United States Navy for the re-issuance of a previously issued incidental harassment authorization with the only change being effective dates. The initial IHA authorized take of 10 species of marine mammals, by Level A and Level B harassment, incidental to construction associated with the Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest Northwest Marine Structure Program project in Puget Sound, Washington. The project has been delayed and none of the work covered in the initial IHA has been conducted. The scope of the activities and anticipated effects remain the same, authorized take numbers are not changed, and the required mitigation, monitoring, and reporting remains the same as included in the initial IHA. NOAA Fisheries is, therefore, issuing a second identical IHA to cover the incidental take analyzed and authorized in the initial IHA.

NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the United States Navy to incidentally harass marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest Maintenance and Pile Replacement project in Puget Sound, Washington.