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within EGTTR, Florida. The proposal to 

issue this IHA is contingent upon 

adherence to the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements. NMFS has preliminarily 

determined that the impact of the 

NEODS training, which entails up to six 

missions per year, including up to five 

live detonations per mission of 

approximately 5–lb (2.3 kg) net 

explosive weight charges to occur in 

approximately 60–foot (18 m) deep 

water from one to three nm off shore, 

may result in the Level B harassment of 

a few Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and 

Atlantic spotted dolphins and; 

therefore, would have a negligible 

impact on these marine mammal species 

and stocks. Dwarf and pygmy sperm 

whales and manatees are unlikely to be 

found in the area and, therefore, are 

unlikely to be affected. While behavioral 

modifications may be made by Atlantic 

bottlenose dolphins and Atlantic 

spotted dolphins to avoid the resultant 

acoustic stimuli, there is virtually no 

possibility of injury or mortality when 

the potential density of dolphins in the 

area and extent of mitigation and 

monitoring are taken into consideration. 

The effects of the NEODS training are 

expected to be limited to short-term and 

localized TTS-related behavioral 

changes. NMFS has also preliminarily 

determined that the anticipated takes 

will have a negligible impact on the 

affected species. No subsistence users 

are located within the geographic area of 

this proposed project. 

Due to the infrequency and localized 

nature of these activities, the estimated 

number of marine mammals, relative to 

the population size, potentially taken by 

harassment is small (less than 0.0002 

percent for each species, and perhaps 1–

2 percent of an inshore stock of 

bottlenose dolphin if one of them were 

harassed). In addition, no take by injury 

and/or death is anticipated. No 

rookeries, mating grounds, areas of 

concentrated feeding, or other areas of 

special significance for marine 

mammals occur within or near the 

NEODS test sites. 

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concerning this request (see ADDRESSES). 

Concurrent with the publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register, NMFS is 

forwarding copies of this application to 

the Marine Mammal Commission and 

its Committee of Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Dated: August 1, 2008. 

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