Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
Chapter II - National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter C - Marine Mammals |
Part 217 - Regulations Governing the Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities |
Subpart A - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Russian River Estuary Management Activities |
§ 217.1 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.2 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.3 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.4 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.5 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.6 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.7 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.8 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.9--217.10 - [Reserved] |
Subpart AA - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Ocean Wind 1 Project Offshore of New Jersey |
§ 217.260 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.261 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.262 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.263 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.264 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.265 - Monitoring and reporting requirements. |
§ 217.266 - Letter of Authorization. |
§ 217.267 - Modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.268--217.269 - [Reserved] |
Subpart B - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fireworks Displays |
§ 217.11 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.12 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.13 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.14 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.15 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.16 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.17 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.18 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
Subpart BB - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Revolution Wind Project Offshore of Rhode Island |
§ 217.270 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.271 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.272 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.273 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.274 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.275 - Monitoring and reporting requirements. |
§ 217.276 - Letter of Authorization. |
§ 217.277 - Modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
Subpart C - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Research and Monitoring in Southern Alaska National Parks |
§ 217.20 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.21 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.22 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.23 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.24 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.25 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.26 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.27 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.28-217.29 - [Reserved] |
Subpart CC - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Empire Wind Project, Offshore New York |
§ 217.280 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.281 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.282 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.283 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.284 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.285 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.286 - Letter of Authorization. |
§ 217.287 - Modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.288--217.289 - [Reserved] |
Subparts C--E - XXX |
Subpart D - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island |
§ 217.30 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.31 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.32 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.33 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.34 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.35 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.36 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.37 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.38--217.39 - [Reserved] |
Subpart DD - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project Offshore of Virginia |
§ 217.290 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.291 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.292 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.293 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.294 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.295 - Monitoring and reporting requirements. |
§ 217.296 - Letter of Authorization. |
§ 217.297 - Modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.298--217.299 - [Reserved] |
Subparts D--E - XXX |
Subpart E - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Construction |
§ 217.40 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.41 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.42 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.43 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.44 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.46 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.47 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.95 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.95 - 217.95 Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§§ 217.48--217.49 - [Reserved] |
Subpart F - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Lighthouse Repair and Tour Operations at Northwest Seal Rock, California |
§ 217.50 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.51 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.52 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.53 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.54 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.55 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.56 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.57 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.58 - Renewals and Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.58--217.59 - [Reserved] |
Subpart FF - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project Offshore New York |
§ 217.310 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.311 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.312 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.313 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.314 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.315 - Monitoring and reporting requirements. |
§ 217.316 - Letter of Authorization. |
§ 217.317 - Modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.318--217.319 - [Reserved] |
Subpart G - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Space Force Launches and Operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
§ 217.60 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.61 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.62 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.63 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.64 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.65 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.66 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.67 - Renewals and modifications of Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.68--217.69 - [Reserved] |
Subpart H - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Space Vehicle and Missile Launches |
§ 217.70 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.71 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.72 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.73 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.74 - Mitigation. |
§ 217.75 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.76 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.77 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.78 - Modifications to a Letter of Authorization. |
§§ 217.78--217.79 - [Reserved] |
Subpart I - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction at the Naval Magazine Indian Island Ammunition Wharf, Puget Sound, Washington |
§ 217.80 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 218.80 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 217.81 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.82 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.83 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.84 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.85 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.86 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.87 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.88 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization and adaptive management. |
§ 217.89 - Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 218.88--218.89 - [Reserved] |
§§ 217.88--217.89 - [Reserved] |
Subpart J - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Submarine Base New London Pier Construction |
§ 217.90 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.91 - Effective dates and definitions. |
§ 217.92 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.93 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.94 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.96 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.97 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.98--217.99 - [Reserved] |
Subparts J--K - XXX |
Subpart K - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Surveys Along the Oregon and California Coasts |
§ 217.100 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.101 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.102 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.103 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.104 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.105 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.106 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.107 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.108--217.109 - [Reserved] |
Subpart L - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Construction of the Pier 3 Replacement Project at Naval Station Norfolk at Norfolk, Virginia |
§ 217.110 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 217.111 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.112 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.113 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.114 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.115 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.116 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.117 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.118 - Renewals and Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.118--217.119 - [Reserved] |
Subpart M - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seabird Research Activities in Central California |
§ 217.120 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.121 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.122 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.123 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.124 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.125 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.126 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.127 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.128--217.129 - [Reserved] |
Subpart N - Subpart N - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine |
§ 217.130 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 217.131 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.132 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.133 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.134 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.135 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.136 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.137 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.138--217.139 - [Reserved] |
Subpart O - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea |
§ 217.140 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.141 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.142 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.143 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.144 - Mitigation. |
§ 217.145 - Measures to ensure availability of species for subsistence uses. |
§ 217.146 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.147 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.148 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.149 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization and adaptive management. |
Subparts O--T - XXX |
Subpart P - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Ice Roads and Ice Trails Construction and Maintenance on Alaska's North Slope |
§ 217.150 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.150 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.151 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.151 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.152 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.152 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.153 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.153 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.154 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.154 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.155 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.155 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.156 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.156 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.157 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.157 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.158 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.158 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.158--217.159 - [Reserved] |
§§ 217.158--217.159 - [Reserved] |
Subpart Q - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska. |
§ 217.160 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.161 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.162 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.163 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.164 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.165 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.166 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.167 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization and adaptive management. |
§ 217.168-217.169 - [Reserved] |
Subparts Q--T - XXX |
Subpart R - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Bulkhead Replacement/Repairs at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island |
§ 217.170 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 217.171 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.172 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.173 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.174 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.175 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.176 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.177 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.178 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization and adaptive management. |
§ 217.179 - Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.178--217.179 - [Reserved] |
Subparts R--T - XXX |
Subpart S - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Survey Activities in the Gulf of Mexico |
§ 217.180 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.181 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.182 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.183 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.184 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.185 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.186 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.187 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization (LOA). |
§§ 217.188--217.189 - [Reserved] |
Subpart T - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast Guard Alaska Facility Maintenance and Repair Activities |
§ 217.190 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.191 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.192 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.193 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.194 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.195 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.196 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.197 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.198--217.199 - [Reserved] |
Subpart U - Taking Of Marine Mammals Incidental To The Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project |
§ 217.200 - Specified activities and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.201 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.202 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.203 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.204 - Mitigation. |
§ 217.205 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.206 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.207 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.208 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.209 - Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
Subpart W - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals Incidental to Hampton Roads Connector Partners Construction at Norfolk, Virginia |
§ 217.210 - Specified activity and geographical region. |
§ 217.211 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.212 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.213 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.214 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.215 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.216 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.217 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.220 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.221 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.222 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.223 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.224 - Mitigation. |
§ 217.225 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.226 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.227 - Renewals and Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.218--217.219 - [Reserved] |
Subpart X - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rehabilitation of the Jetty System at the Mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington |
§ 217.230 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.231 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.232 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.233 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.234 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.235 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.236 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.237 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
Subpart Y - XXX |
Subpart Z - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Waterfront Construction Activities at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay |
§ 217.250 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
§ 217.251 - Effective dates. |
§ 217.252 - Permissible methods of taking. |
§ 217.253 - Prohibitions. |
§ 217.254 - Mitigation requirements. |
§ 217.255 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
§ 217.256 - Letters of Authorization. |
§ 217.257 - Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
§§ 217.258--217.259 - [Reserved] |