NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FERRY TERMINAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN CORDOVA, CHENEGA, AND TATITLEK, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Prince William Sound Ferry Terminal Improvement Projects in Cordova, Chenega, and Tatitlek, Alaska.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 30 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued three incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to the Alaska Departmen...