All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Construction Activities Associated with the Raritan Bay Pipeline off New York
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), a subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P., to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals incidental…
Effective
05/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Project, Seattle, Washington (Season 4- 2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDKT) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during construction associated to Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in…
Published
09/23/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Equinor Wind, LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Equinor Wind, LLC to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during site characterization surveys off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean in the area of the…
Effective
09/20/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Dominion Energy Virginia Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Coastal Virginia
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Dominion Energy Virginia to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during marine site characterization surveys in the areas of the Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy…
Effective
08/28/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Alameda Marina Shoreline Improvement Project
NOAA Fisheries has issued two incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to Pacific Shops, Inc. to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Alameda Marina Shoreline Improvement…
Effective
08/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Puget Sound, Washington (Season 4- 2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and pile removal activities associated with the Mukilteo Multimodal…
Effective
08/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT)
NOAA Fisheries, upon request from the U.S. Navy (Navy), has issued regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Mariana Islands…
- Letter of Authorization (pdf, 33 pages)
- Revised LOA Application (pdf, 325 pages)
- LOA Application (pdf, 318 pages)
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Notification and Reporting Plan (pdf, 4 pages)
- Biological Opinion
- Environmental Impact Statement
- Public Comments
- NRDC Comment Letter (pdf, 37 pages)
- References (pdf, 25 pages)
Effective
07/31/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Massachusetts
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to Mayflower Wind Energy LLC to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during site characterization surveys off the coast of Massachusetts in the area of the…
Effective
07/23/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project, San Francisco, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the City and County of San Francisco, CA to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Treasure…
Effective
07/15/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project, Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Hampton Roads Connector Partners to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities associated with the Hampton…
Effective
07/10/2020