NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKING AND IMPORTING MARINE MAMMALS; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION'S MARINE FACILITIES REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IN NORTH PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission's Marine Facilities Replacement Program in North Puget Sound, Washington.

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

Summary: NMFS has received a request from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (State Parks) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Marine Facilities Replacement Program (MFRP) in North Puget Sound, Washington, for a period of 5 years from the date of i...