NOAA Fisheries, upon request of the U.S. Navy, has issued LOAs and regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to conducting construction activities related to marine structure maintenance and pile replacement at facilities in Washington, over the course of five years.

Map of Navy installations included in project

Federal Register

Notice of issuance of Letters of Authorization
Final Rule
Proposed Rule
Notice of Receipt of Application for LOA

Supporting Materials

Issued LOA, Zelatched Point (pdf, 8 pages)
Issued LOA, Naval Base Kitsap Manchester (pdf, 8 pages)
Marine Mammal Monitoring Plan, Zelatched Point (pdf, 34 pages)
Marine Mammal Monitoring Plan, Naval Base Kitsap Manchester (pdf, 32 pages)
LOA Application (pdf, 174 pages)
LOA Application Appendices (pdf, 122 pages)
Proposed Rule Public Comment (pdf, 9 pages)
NOR Public Comment (pdf, 2 pages)
Biological Opinion
References Cited (pdf, 15 pages)

Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 02/22/2021