Federal Register #2026-21596

Marine Mammal Harassment Authorization for Bremerton Waterfront Infrastructure Work

NMFS issued the U.S. Navy an environmental authorization for marine mammal take associated with waterfront infrastructure work in Puget Sound. - Government buyer and issuing agency - The United States Navy, within the Department of Defense, is the project proponent. - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, issued the authorization. - Authorization - Covers incidental marine mammal harassment associated with Year 1 of the Bremerton Waterfront Infrastructure Improvements Project in Bremerton, Washington. - Mitigation, monitoring, and reporting measures apply; no take of Endangered Species Act-listed species is authorized or expected. - No substantive public comments were received, and the proposed activity and measures were unchanged. - Procurement relevance - This is an environmental authorization notice, not a procurement solicitation or contract award. No products, purchasing quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are identified.

Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service issued an incidental harassment authorization to the United States Navy for marine mammal takes incidental to Year 1 of the Bremerton Waterfront Infrastructure Improvements Project in Puget Sound, Washington. The authorization is effective from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028. The notice states that no substantive comments were received and that the final authorization has no changes to the proposed activity or mitigation, monitoring, and reporting measures.

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