Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 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 O - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea |
§ 217.148 - Letters of Authorization.
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§ 217.148 Letters of Authorization.
(a) A Letter of Authorization, unless suspended or revoked, shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed the period of validity of this subpart.
(b) The Letter of Authorization shall set forth:
(1) Permissible methods of incidental taking;
(2) Means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the species, its habitat, and on the availability of the species for subsistence uses (i.e., mitigation); and
(3) Requirements for mitigation, monitoring and reporting.
(c) Issuance and renewal of the Letter of Authorization shall be based on a determination that the total number of marine mammals taken by the activity as a whole will have no more than a negligible impact on the affected species or stock of marine mammal(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of species or stocks of marine mammals for taking for subsistence uses.