All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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: 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: U.S. Navy Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) (2018-2025)
NOAA Fisheries 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 Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT)…
- Final Rule for 2 Year Extension
- Proposed Rule for 2 Year Extension
- Notice of Receipt of Application for 2 Year Extension
- Final Rule
- Proposed Rule
- Notice of Receipt of Application for LOA
- LOA for Testing (pdf, 38 pages)
- LOA for Training (pdf, 38 pages)
- Application for Extension (pdf, 84 pages)
- LOA and Rule Application (pdf, 580 pages)
- Monitoring Reports (External Link)
- Environmental Impact Statement (External Link)
- Mitigation Addendum (pdf, 12 pages)
- Notification and Reporting Plan (pdf, 4 pages)
- Final Biological Opinion (pdf, 683 pages)
- Public Comments (External Link)
- References (pdf, 15 pages)
Published
07/10/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California (2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued a Renewal incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chevron Products Company (Chevron) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project (LWMEP) in San Francisco Bay,…
Effective
06/15/2020
Notice of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections - Federal Register Notices
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
Published
Modification to Subsistence Use Regulations for the Eastern Pacific Stock of Northern Fur Seals on St. Paul Island
Correction
Correction to the final rule published on October 2, 2019, that revised the subsistence use regulations for the Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of…
Effective
03/20/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in Pacific and Arctic Oceans
NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of five years. These…
- Notice of Issuance of LOA
- Final Rule (84 FR 46788, 09/05/2019)
- Notice of Receipt of LOA Application (82 FR 43223, 09/14/2017)
- Proposed Rule (83 FR 37638, 08/01/2018)
- Issued LOA (pdf, 13 pages)
- LOA Application (pdf, 197 pages)
- LOA Application Appendices (pdf, 185 pages)
- References Cited (pdf, 21 pages)
- Public Comments Received on Proposed Rule (pdf, 10 pages)
- Final Programmatic EA
- Public Comments on Notice of Receipt of LOA Application (pdf, 9 pages)
- FONSI (pdf, 8 pages)
Effective
10/07/2019
Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St.
Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St. Paul Island, Alaska.
Published
09/06/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Ferry Terminal Construction at Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, CA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City of Alameda to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities during construction of a ferry terminal at…
Effective
08/20/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar (beginning in
OAA Fisheries, upon request from the U.S. Navy, issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor Systems Low Frequency Active (SURTASS…
- Issued LOA (pdf, 19 pages)
- Amended Application November 2018 (pdf, 237 pages)
- LOA Application (pdf, 225 pages)
- References (pdf, 32 pages)
- Stranding Notification and Reporting Plan (pdf, 3 pages)
- Biological Opinion (pdf, 382 pages)
- EIS
- EIS Record of Decision (pdf, 20 pages)
- Public Comments on Proposed Rule (pdf, 72 pages)
- Harbor porpoise desktop study (see Publications Section)
- Public Comment on Notice of Receipt (pdf, 5 pages)
Effective
08/12/2019