Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 120(f) Actions and Documents

2020 Actions and Documents

Publications

July

Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Concurrence Letter for the National Marine Fisheries Service’s authorization pursuant to section 120(f) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to reduce predation impacts on at-risk fish stocks by California sea lions and Steller Sea Lions in the Columbia River Basin (PDF, 11 pages)

August

MMPA Section 120(f) Permit Authorizing the Eligible Entities to Intentional Take on the Waters of the Columbia River and its Tributaries of California Sea Lions and Steller Sea Lions (PDF, 9 pages)

Environmental Assessment: Reducing Predation Impacts on At-Risk Fish by California and Steller Sea Lions In the Columbia River Basin (PDF, 106 pages)

Response to Public Comments (PDF, 33 pages)

Federal Register notice

October

MMPA Section 120(f)(6)(B) Delegation of Permits to and between Eligible Entities

• Nez Perce Tribe
• Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

December

Columbia River Basin MMPA Section 120(f) Management Report 2020 (PDF, 42 pages)

2019 Actions and Documents

Publications

June

MMPA Section 120(f)(6)(D) Committee Recognition Letter, June 4, 2019

MMPA Section 120(f)(2)(C) Coordination Procedures, June 4, 2019

MMPA Section 120(f) Cover Letter, June 13, 2019

MMPA Section 120(f) Application, June 13, 2019

Public Comments NOAA NMFS 2019

Federal Register notice