#2026-04668Belirli Faaliyetlere İlişkin İnsani Deniz Memelilerinin Alımı; Batı ve Orta Kuzey Pasifik Okyanusu ile Doğu Hint Okyanusu'nda ABD Donanması'nın İzleme Towed Array Sensor Sistemi Düşük Frekanslı Aktif Sonar Operasyonlarıyla Deniz Memelilerinin Alımı
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean. Published in the Federal Register / US official sources.
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Action
Proposed rule; proposed letter of authorization; request for comments.
Key Changes
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar in the Western
Obligations
What this law requires
U.S. Navy must obtain Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and Letter of Authorization (LOA) from NMFS prior to conducting SURTASS LFA sonar operations in the western and central North Pacific and eastern Indian oceans
U.S. Navy must comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued by NMFS for SURTASS LFA sonar operations between August 2026 and August 2033
NMFS must accept and consider public comments on the proposed Incidental Take Regulations before making a final decision on promulgation
NMFS must summarize agency responses to public comments in the final rule, if issued
U.S. Navy must limit SURTASS LFA sonar operations to the specified geographic areas: western and central North Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean