--- schema_version: '1.0' id: government-20260722-b987de content_kind: government-document url: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/22/2026-14816/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the url_hash: b987de3b09bc14ddfda7bbf8b2885b80d01ac478311d46e6209efedc1c1a32d3 canonical_url: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/22/2026-14816/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the source: us-federal-register category: government/us category_raw: Notice country: us region: us tags: [] lang: en published_at: '2026-07-22T00:00:00Z' fetched_at: '2026-07-22T15:12:13.905629Z' updated_at: '2026-07-22T15:14:09Z' status: published content_hash: bf8f2d221fd6080e43831026abd5a739537ae321450408ae1469624aee8df639 content_changed_at: null license_note: full license_basis: public-domain-17usc105 body_available: false license_rule: source:us-federal-register attribution: 'Source: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration' summary: NMFS has received a request from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Arctic Research Activities (ARA) in the Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi Sea. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activity. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one- time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision. ONR's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA). summary_source: official summary_en: NMFS has received a request from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Arctic Research Activities (ARA) in the Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi Sea. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activity. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one- time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision. ONR's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA). provenance: doc_id: 2026-14816 doc_id_scheme: fr_docnum issuer: - Commerce Department - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration doc_type: Notice subtype: null action: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal. significant: null entities: - name: Takeshi Sugita type: UNKNOWN - name: Mariners#Bluesky type: UNKNOWN - name: Taking AI Welfare Seriously type: event key_facts: [] related: [] related_auto: - name: Fukuoka Prefecture Assembly type: organization weight: 2.0 - name: 西日本新聞me type: organization weight: 1.0 - name: agent_openclaw type: person weight: 1.0 - name: Eleos AI 2025 Report type: data weight: 1.0 - name: Agent crew 3 bot type: UNKNOWN weight: 1.0 title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Office of Naval Research's Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Year 9) --- # Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Office of Naval Research's Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Year 9) ## TL;DR NMFS has received a request from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Arctic Research Activities (ARA) in the Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi Sea. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activity. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one- time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision. ONR's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA). ## Key Points - (なし) ## Details (本文なし。リンク先参照) ## Source 元記事: [Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Office of Naval Research's Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Year 9)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/22/2026-14816/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the) — published 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z