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Title 50 → Chapter II → Subchapter C → Part 217 → Subpart B → §217.18
Subpart B—Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fireworks Displays
§217.18 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
(a) An LOA issued under §216.106 of this chapter and §217.17 for the activity identified in §217.11(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 the regulations in this subpart (excluding changes made pursuant to the adaptive management provision in paragraph (c)(1) of this section); and
(c) An LOA issued under §§217.106 and 217.17 for the activity identified in §217.11(a) may be modified by NMFS under the following circumstances:
(1) Adaptive management. NMFS may modify (including augment) the existing mitigation, monitoring, or reporting measures (after consulting with MBNMS regarding the practicability of the modifications) if doing so creates a reasonable likelihood of more effectively accomplishing the goals of the mitigation and monitoring.
(A) Results from the MBNMS's monitoring from the previous year(s);
(C) Any information that reveals marine mammals may have been taken in a manner, extent, or number not authorized by these regulations or subsequent LOAs.
(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 an LOA issued pursuant to §216.106 of this chapter and §217.17, an LOA may be modified without prior notice or opportunity for public comment. The Notice would be published in the Federal Register within 30 days of the action.