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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing Study Area
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 16, 2025. Comments closed on August 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Department of the Navy (including the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps) (Navy) and on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) and U.S. Army (Army) (hereafter, Navy, Coast Guard, and Army are collectively referred to as the Action Proponents) for Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and multiple associated Letters of Authorization (LOAs) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The requested regulations would govern the authorization of take of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities, and modernization and sustainment of ranges conducted in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing (HCTT) Study Area over the course of seven years from December 2025 through December 2032. NMFS requests comments on this proposed rule. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested ITR and issuance of the LOAs; agency responses to public comments will be summarized in the final rule, if issued. The Action Proponents' activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA) and the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019 (2019 NDAA).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-13258
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule; proposed letters of authorization; request for comments
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- July 16, 2025
- Comments due
- August 15, 2025
- Dates
- Comments and information must be received no later than August 15, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. 250708-0120
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BN44
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 218
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Endangered and threatened species; Fish; Fisheries; Marine mammals; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation; Wildlife
- Pages
- 232
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