FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; PROPOSED INCIDENTAL HARASSMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA STOCK OF NORTHERN SEA OTTERS AT THE CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER DOCK AND TERMINAL FACILITY IN SEWARD, AK; DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Southcentral Alaska Stock of Northern Sea Otters at the Cruise Ship Passenger Dock and Terminal Facility in Seward, AK; Draft Environmental Assessment.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23 by Peter Fasbender, Assistant Regional Director for Fisheries and Ecological Services, Alaska Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from Turnagain Marine Construction (applicant), propose to authorize nonl...