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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 217', '§217', '§217', '§216', '§217', '§217', '§216', '§217', '§217', '§216', '§217']

Title 50 → Chapter II → Subchapter C → Part 217 → Subpart H → §217.77
§217.77 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
(a) An LOA issued under §216.106 of this chapter and §217.76 for the activity identified in §217.70(a) shall be renewed or modified upon request by the applicant, provided that:
(b) For an LOA modification or renewal request by the applicant that includes changes to the activity or the mitigation, monitoring, or reporting (excluding changes made pursuant to the adaptive management provision in paragraph (c)(1) of this section) 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 §217.76 for the activity identified in §217.70(a) may be modified by NMFS under the following circumstances:
(C) Any information that reveals marine mammals may have been taken in a manner, extent or number not authorized by these regulations or any LOA issued under §§216.106 and 217.76 of this chapter.
(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 §§217.70(b) and 217.72(a), an LOA may be modified without prior notice or opportunity for public comment. A notice shall be published in the Federal Register within 30 days of the action.