federal_register: 2013-29553
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| 2013-29553 | Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea | Rule | NMFS, upon application from BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BP), is issuing regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to operation of offshore oil and gas facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea, Alaska, for the period January 2014-January 2019. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. | 2013-12-12 | 2013 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/12/2013-29553/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-operation-of-offshore-oil | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-12-12/pdf/2013-29553.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS, upon application from BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BP), is issuing regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to operation of offshore oil and gas facilities in... |