Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conduct Open Water Seismic Surveys in the Simpson Lagoon Area of the Beaufort Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In response to receipt of a request from BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. (BPXA or BP), 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. 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 'Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Open Water Seismic Surveys in the Simpson Lagoon Area of the Beaufort Sea,' (hereinafter, EA) addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from the issuance of the IHA"--Page 1.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting an In ice Seismic Survey in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In response to receipt of a request from ION Geophysical (ION), NMFS proposes to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) that authorizes takes by 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. 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 'Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting an In-ice Seismic Survey in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas,' (hereinafter, EA) addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from the issuance of the IHA"--Page 1.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Open water Marine and Seismic Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to SAExploration, Inc., (SAE) for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to open-water 3D ocean bottom cable seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea. SAE's open-water seismic surveys are expected to occur within the time frame of July through October 2013. SAE requested a broad time range because the timing of the planned activities is dependent on ice, weather, and subsistence activities. NMFS proposes to issue an IHA with mitigation measures, as described in Alternative 2 of the Environmental Assessment. NMFS' Office of Protected Resources (OPR) has determined that the take of marine mammals incidental to SAE's seismic surveys would have negligible effects on the species and stocks of marine mammals in the action area"--Summary from cover letter.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Open Water Seismic and Marine Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) to Shell Offshore, Inc. (Shell) and Statoil USA E & P Inc (Statoil) for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting open water marine and seismic surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska"--Abstract (p. [i]).
Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations for the Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Open water Seismic and Geohazard Surveys in the U S Beaufort Sea written by Shane Guan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) to SA Exploration, Inc. (SAE) and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) for the take of marine mammals incidental to conducting open-water seismic and geohazard surveys in the U.S. Beaufort Sea in 2015.
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Download or read book Environmental Assessment on the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Openwater Marine and Seismic Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas written by Shane Guan and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) to Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. (Shell), TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS), and SAExploration, Inc. (SAE) for the taking of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting open water marine and seismic surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska.
Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations for the Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Exploratory Drilling Programs in the U S Beaufort and Chukchi Seas written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Shell Offshore Inc. for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals, incidental to conducting an exploratory drilling program in Camden Bay in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, during the 2012 open-water season. NMFS has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) titled 'Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations for the Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Exploratory Drilling Programs in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas,' and prepared an independent Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). NMFS has determined that the impact of conducting the exploratory drilling program in the U.S. Beaufort Sea may result, at worst, in a temporary modification in behavior of small numbers of eight species of marine mammals. Based on its review of the record, including the EA and FONSI, NMFS has determined that issuance of the IHA will not result in any significant direct, indirect, or cumulative impact to any element of the human environment. NMFS does not anticipate that take by injury (Level A harassment), serious injury, or death will occur; nor has NMFS authorized take by Level A harassment. NMFS has further determined that this activity will result in a negligible impact on the affected species or stocks and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of affected species or stocks for taking for subsistence uses"--Summary on cover letter.
Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Open Water Shallow Hazards Surveys by Statoil USA E P Inc in the Chukchi Sea Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Statoil USA E & P Inc (Statoil) for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting open water marine and seismic surveys in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska"--Abstract (p. [i (first series)]).
Download or read book Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to BP Exploration Alaska Inc for the Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic and Geohazard Surveys in the Beaufort Sea Alaska Environmental Assessment written by Candance A. Nachman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Environmental Assessment analyzes the environmental impacts of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources proposal to issue Incidental Harassment Authorizations, pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, to BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for the take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting seismic and shallow geohazard surveys in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Low energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the South eastern Pacific Ocean May 2012 written by United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NMFS has received an application from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), a part of the University of California San Diego (UCSD), for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to conducting a marine geophysical (seismic) survey in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Chile, May, 2012. SIO's seismic survey activities, which have the potential to cause marine mammals to be behaviorally disturbed, warrant an incidental take authorization from NMFS under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.). The proposed action considered in this Environmental Assessment (EA) is the issuance of an IHA, by NMFS, for the incidental taking, by Level B harassment only, of small numbers of marine mammals, incidental to the conduct of SIO's seismic survey in May, 2012 (which includes a six-week buffer for operational delays), pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA. This EA, titled Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Low-Energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean May, 2012 (hereinafter, EA), addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from issuance of this IHA for MMPA Level B takes of marine mammals during the SIO survey under the required monitoring and mitigation measures that would be specified in the authorization"--1.1 Description of Proposed Action.
Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization for the Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Conducting Ice Overflight Surveys in the U S Chukchi and Beaufort Seas written by Shane Guan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Shell Offshore Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. (collectively "Shell") for the take of marine mammals incidental to conducting ice overflight surveys in the U.S. Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Office of Naval Research to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Acoustic Technology Experiments in the Western North Pacific Ocean written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the incidental taking of of marine mammals. The IHA would be valid for one year from the date of issuance and would authorize the take, by Level B harassment, of marine mammals incidental to acoustic technology experiments in one of nine provinces comprising the western North Pacific Ocean.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Port of San Francisco to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Pile Driving During the Pier 36 Brannan Street Wharf Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NMFS has received an application from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District (USACE), on behalf of the Port of San Francisco (Port), for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to pile driving during construction of the Brannan Street Wharf in San Francisco Bay, California. The Port's construction activities, which have the potential to behaviorally disturb marine mammals, warrant an incidental take authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.). The proposed action considered in this Environmental Assessment (EA) is NMFS' issuance of a 1-year IHA under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA, for the taking, by Level B harassment only, of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to pile driving during construction of the Brannan Street Wharf. This EA, titled 'Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Port of San Francisco to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Pile Driving During Construction of the Brannan Street Wharf' (hereinafter, EA), addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from issuance of this IHA for MMPA Level B takes of marine mammals during pile driving, taking into account the mitigation measures required in the IHA"--Page 5.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Bird Mitigation Research Trial in the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received an application from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to a bird mitigation research trial in the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. The USFWS plans to conduct a research trial to assess potential bird hazing methods that could be used to minimize the risk of rodent bait ingestion by non-target species, if such an action is chosen, during a proposed house mouse eradication. Removal of the invasive house mice would protect seabirds, assist in the recovery of native plants and endemic species, and prevent the spread of disease to marine mammals. USFWS' activities, which have the potential to behaviorally disturb marine mammals, would require an incidental take authorization from NMFS under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.). The proposed action considered in this Environmental Assessment (EA) is NMFS' issuance of a 1-year IHA under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA, for the taking, by Level B harassment only, of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the research trial. More specifically, this EA, titled 'Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Bird Mitigation Research Trial in the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge' (hereinafter, EA), addresses the impacts on the human environment that would result from issuance of this IHA for MMPA Level B takes of marine mammals during the research trial, taking into account the mitigation measures required in the IHA"--Page 4.
Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals, incidental to conducting a marine geophysical (seismic) survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, October through November, 2010"--Abstract (p. [1]).
Download or read book Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey in the Atlantic Ocean April June 2013 written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This EA titled, Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey in the Atlantic Ocean, April - June, 2013, focuses primarily on the environmental effects of authorizing the take of marine mammals incidental to the Observatory's activities. To evaluate the effects of conducting the marine geophysical (seismic) survey in the Atlantic ocean during a period between April and May, 2013, the National Science Foundation (Foundation) has prepared a Draft Environmental Analysis of a Marine Geophysical Survey by the R/V Marcus G. Langseth on the mid-Atlantic Ridge, April-May 2013. We do not duplicate their analysis; rather we incorporate it by reference as explained further in this document. The Foundation's 2013 analysis tiers to the 2011 Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Marine Seismic Research Funded by the National Science Foundation or Conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (NSF, 2011) which considers all impacts of conducting a seismic survey. We incorporate the 2011 programmatic EIS by reference. Last, we published a notice for the proposed Authorization in the Federal Register (78 FR 10137, February 13, 2013; (NMFS, 2013)) which provided a detailed description of the proposed seismic survey and environmental information and issues related to it. We also incorporate that notice by reference. We have prepared this EA to assist in determining whether the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts related to our issuance of an Authorization under the MMPA for marine mammals for the Observatory's survey is likely to result in significant impacts to the human or natural environment. This EA is intended to inform our decision on issuing the Authorization. While the focus of this EA is on the effects caused by the proposed issuance of an Authorization, in combining this analysis with the analyses in the previously referenced documents, we have considered all impacts associated with the underlying action which is the full suite of activities conducted for their proposed seismic survey. We anticipate the issuance of an Authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the Observatory's specified activities in a specific geographic region to affect marine mammals and their habitat. Our NEPA analysis further evaluates effects to marine mammals and their habitat due to the specific scope of the decision for which we are responsible (i.e., whether or not to issue the Incidental Harassment Authorization which includes prescribed means of incidental take, mitigation measures, and monitoring requirements). Our review of public comments submitted in response to our notice for the proposed Authorization in the Federal Register (78 FR 10137, February 13, 2013) did not reveal additional environmental impacts or issues requiring analysis in this EA"--Executive summary (pages 4-5).
