{"abstract":"In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society (Society) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during aircraft operations, lighthouse renovations, and tour operations associated with preservation of the St. George Reef Lighthouse Station on Northwest Seal Rock (NWSR) in the northeast Pacific Ocean.","action":"Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/05/02/2018-09240.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"83 FR 19254","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This authorization is effective from February 19, 2018 through February 18, 2019.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2018-09240","effective_on":"2018-02-19","end_page":19260,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/05/02/2018-09240.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/02/2018-09240/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-09240?publication_date=2018-05-02","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-05-02/2018-09240/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":81,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 04:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-05-02/pdf/2018-09240.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-09240.pdf?1525178722","publication_date":"2018-05-02","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/05/02/2018-09240.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-XF83":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-XF83"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2018-05-22T10:00:17Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":19254,"subtype":null,"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Lighthouse Repair and Tour Operations at Northwest Seal Rock, California","toc_doc":"Lighthouse Repair and Tour Operations at Northwest Seal Rock, CA","toc_subject":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":83}