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Title 50 → Chapter II → Subchapter C → Part 217 → Subpart G
§217.60 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
§217.61 Effective dates.
§217.62 Permissible methods of taking.
§217.63 Prohibitions.
§217.64 Mitigation requirements.
§217.66 Letters of Authorization.
§217.67 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
§§217.68-217.69 [Reserved]
Source: 84 FR 14333, Apr. 10, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
Effective Date Note: At 84 FR 14333, Apr. 10, 2019, subpart G was added, effective Apr. 10, 2019, until Apr. 10, 2024.
(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to §§216.106 and 217.60 of this chapter, the Holder of the LOA (herein after “USAF”) may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals by Level B harassment, within the area described in §217.60(b), provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of the regulations in this subpart and the appropriate LOA.
Notwithstanding takings contemplated in §217.62(c) and authorized by an LOA issued under §§216.106 and 217.66 of this chapter, no person in connection with the activities described in §217.60 may:
(a) Violate, or fail to comply with, the terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart or an LOA issued under §§216.106 of this chapter and 217.66;
When conducting the activities identified in §217.60(a), the mitigation measures contained in any Letter of Authorization issued under §§216.106 of this chapter and 217.66 must be implemented. These mitigation measures include (but are not limited to):
(d) In the event of projected changes to the activity or to mitigation and monitoring measures required by an LOA, the USAF must apply for and obtain a modification of the LOA as described in §217.67.
(a) An LOA issued under §§216.106 of this chapter and 217.66 for the activity identified in §217.60(a) shall be renewed or modified upon request by the applicant, provided that:
(1) The specified activity and mitigation, monitoring, and reporting measures, as well as the anticipated impacts, are the same as those described and analyzed for these regulations (excluding changes made pursuant to the adaptive management provision in §217.67(c)(1)); and
(b) For LOA modification or renewal requests by the applicant that include changes to the activity or the mitigation, monitoring, or reporting (excluding changes made pursuant to the adaptive management provision in §217.67(c)(1)) that do not change the findings made for the regulations or result in no more than a minor change in the total estimated number of takes (or distribution by species or years), NMFS may publish a notice of proposed LOA in the Federal Register, including the associated analysis of the change, and solicit public comment before issuing the LOA.
(c) An LOA issued under §§216.106 of this chapter and 217.66 for the activity identified in §217.60(a) may be modified by NMFS under the following circumstances:
(2) Emergencies—If NMFS determines that an emergency exists that poses a significant risk to the well-being of the species or stocks of marine mammals specified in §217.62(c), an LOA may be modified without prior notice or opportunity for public comment. Notice would be published in the Federal Register within 30 days of the action.