{"abstract":"In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued a modified incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Dominion Energy Virginia (Dominion) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys conducted in the areas of the Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Virginia (Lease No. OCS-A-0483) as well as in coastal waters where an export cable corridor will be established in support of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW Commercial) Project.","action":"Issuance of a modified 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/2021/04/22/2021-08318.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 21298","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This modified IHA is valid from April 12, 2021 until through August 27, 2021.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["RTID 0648-XB020"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2021-08318","effective_on":null,"end_page":21304,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/04/22/2021-08318.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/22/2021-08318/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/2021-08318?publication_date=2021-04-22","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-04-22/2021-08318/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":241,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 18:15:08 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-04-22/pdf/2021-08318.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-08318.pdf?1619009129","publication_date":"2021-04-22","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/04/22/2021-08318.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":21298,"subtype":null,"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Coastal Virginia","toc_doc":"Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Coastal Virginia","toc_subject":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}