Final environmental assessment, issuance of an incidental harassment authorizataion to the Washington State Department of Transportation to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to dolphin replacement project at Orcas Island and Friday Harbor ferry terminals, Washington

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• Alternative Title:
  Issuance of an incidental harassment authorizataion to the Washington State Department of Transportation to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to dolphin replacement project at Orcas Island and Friday Harbor ferry terminals, Washington ; Environmental assessment on the issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to the Washington State Department of Transportation to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to dolphin replacement project at Orcas Island and Firday Harbor ferry terminals, Washington ; 130417_EA_WSDOT_IHA_L.pdf
• Personal Author:
  Golde, Helen M. (Helen Marcy)
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• Description:
  "In response to a receipt of a request from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) that authorizes takes by level B harassment of marine mammals in the wild pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. ʹʹ 1631 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 216). This Environmental Assessment (EA), titled 'Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Washington State Department of Transportation to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Dolphin Replacement Project at Orcas Island and Friday Harbor Ferry Terminals, Washington,' (hereinafter, the Orcas Island and Friday Harbor EA) addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from the issuance of this IHA"--Introduction/Description of Action (page 1).
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Washington (State) ; Orcas Island ; Friday Harbor
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/4656/noaa_4656_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.77 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:273eb21d4285b5d9d21ba40f91baa166841e3f2f2824b29fd6acb5b716621de378d82868fb8447e43e0ac217d674780b3dc29cdef5287f014759e432c6f308a8