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PART 218

Part 218 - Regulations Governing The Taking And Importing Of Marine Mammals

PART 218 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS Authority:16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless otherwise noted. Source:74 FR 28343, June 15, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Effective Date Note:At 83 FR 5568, Feb. 8, 2018, the authority citation for part 218 was revised, effective Feb. 13, 2018, through Feb. 12, 2023.

• Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless otherwise noted.
• Source: 74 FR 28343, June 15, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

50:10.0.1.3.4.1	SUBPART A	Subparts A-B [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.2	SUBPART C	Subpart C - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Marine Structure Maintenance and Pile Replacement in Washington
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.1	SECTION 218.20	218.20 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.2	SECTION 218.21	218.21 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.3	SECTION 218.22	218.22 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.4	SECTION 218.23	218.23 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.5	SECTION 218.24	218.24 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.6	SECTION 218.25	218.25 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.7	SECTION 218.26	218.26 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.8	SECTION 218.27	218.27 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.2.1.9	SECTION 218.28-218.29	218.28-218.29 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.3	SUBPART D	Subpart D - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction Activities at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.1	SECTION 218.30	218.30 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.2	SECTION 218.31	218.31 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.3	SECTION 218.32	218.32 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.4	SECTION 218.33	218.33 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.5	SECTION 218.34	218.34 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.6	SECTION 218.35	218.35 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.7	SECTION 218.36	218.36 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.8	SECTION 218.37	218.37 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.3.1.9	SECTION 218.38-218.39	218.38-218.39 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.4	SUBPART E	Subpart E [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.5	SUBPART F	Subpart F - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Air Force 86 Fighter Weapons Squadron Conducting Long Range Strike Weapons System Evaluation Program at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.1	SECTION 218.50	218.50 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.2	SECTION 218.51	218.51 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.3	SECTION 218.52	218.52 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.4	SECTION 218.53	218.53 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.5	SECTION 218.54	218.54 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.6	SECTION 218.55	218.55 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.7	SECTION 218.56	218.56 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.8	SECTION 218.57	218.57 Renewals and Modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.5.1.9	SECTION 218.58-218.59	218.58-218.59 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.6	SUBPART G	Subpart G - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Testing and Training Activities Conducted at the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range in the Gulf of Mexico
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.1	SECTION 218.60	218.60 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.2	SECTION 218.61	218.61 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.3	SECTION 218.62	218.62 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.4	SECTION 218.63	218.63 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.5	SECTION 218.64	218.64 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.6	SECTION 218.65	218.65 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.7	SECTION 218.66	218.66 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.8	SECTION 218.67	218.67 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.6.1.9	SECTION 218.68-218.69	218.68-218.69 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.7	SUBPART H	Subpart H - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT)
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.1	SECTION 218.70	218.70 Specified activity and geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.2	SECTION 218.71	218.71 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.3	SECTION 218.72	218.72 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.4	SECTION 218.73	218.73 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.5	SECTION 218.74	218.74 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.6	SECTION 218.75	218.75 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.7	SECTION 218.76	218.76 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.8	SECTION 218.77	218.77 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.7.1.9	SECTION 218.78-218.79	218.78-218.79 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.8	SUBPART I	Subpart I - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT)
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.1	SECTION 218.80	218.80 Specified activity and geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.2	SECTION 218.81	218.81 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.3	SECTION 218.82	218.82 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.4	SECTION 218.83	218.83 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.5	SECTION 218.84	218.84 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.6	SECTION 218.85	218.85 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.7	SECTION 218.86	218.86 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.8	SECTION 218.87	218.87 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.8.1.9	SECTION 218.88-218.89	218.88-218.89 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.9	SUBPART J	Subpart J - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT)
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.1	SECTION 218.90	218.90 Specified activity and geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.2	SECTION 218.91	218.91 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.3	SECTION 218.92	218.92 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.4	SECTION 218.93	218.93 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.5	SECTION 218.94	218.94 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.6	SECTION 218.95	218.95 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.7	SECTION 218.96	218.96 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.9.1.8	SECTION 218.97	218.97 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.10	SUBPART K	Subparts K-N [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.11	SUBPART O	Subpart O - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT)
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.1	SECTION 218.140	218.140 Specified activity and geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.2	SECTION 218.141	218.141 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.3	SECTION 218.142	218.142 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.4	SECTION 218.143	218.143 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.5	SECTION 218.144	218.144 Mitigation requirements.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.6	SECTION 218.145	218.145 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.7	SECTION 218.146	218.146 Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.8	SECTION 218.147	218.147 Renewals and modifications of Letters of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.11.1.9	SECTION 218.148	218.148 [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.12	SUBPART P	Subpart P - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (GOA TMAA) Study Area
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.1	SECTION 218.150	218.150 Specified activity and specified geographical region.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.2	SECTION 218.151	218.151 Effective dates and definitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.3	SECTION 218.152	218.152 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.4	SECTION 218.153	218.153 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.5	SECTION 218.154	218.154 Mitigation.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.6	SECTION 218.155	218.155 Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.7	SECTION 218.156	218.156 Applications for letters of authorization (LOA).
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.8	SECTION 218.157	218.157 Letters of authorization (LOA).
50:10.0.1.3.4.12.1.9	SECTION 218.158	218.158 Renewals and modifications of letters of authorization (LOA) and adaptive management.
50:10.0.1.3.4.13	SUBPART Q	Subparts Q-W [Reserved]
50:10.0.1.3.4.14	SUBPART X	Subpart X - Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Training and Testing in the Central and Western North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.1	SECTION 218.230	218.230 Specified activity, level of taking, and species/stocks.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.2	SECTION 218.231	218.231 Effective dates.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.3	SECTION 218.232	218.232 Permissible methods of taking.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.4	SECTION 218.233	218.233 Prohibitions.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.5	SECTION 218.234	218.234 Mitigation.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.6	SECTION 218.235	218.235 Requirements for monitoring.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.7	SECTION 218.236	218.236 Requirements for reporting.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.8	SECTION 218.237	218.237 Letter of Authorization.
50:10.0.1.3.4.14.1.9	SECTION 218.238	218.238 Renewals and modifications of a Letter of Authorization.

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