{"abstract":"NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for revision of the existing regulations and Letters of Authorization (LOAs) authorizing the take of marine mammals incidental to Navy training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area. In 2021, two separate U.S. Navy vessels struck unidentified large whales on two separate occasions, one whale in June 2021 and one whale in July 2021. NMFS and the Navy discussed the vessel strikes, and the Navy has reanalyzed the potential for vessel strike in the HSTT Study Area. As a result, the Navy has requested two additional takes of large whales by serious injury or mortality by vessel strike for the remainder of the current regulatory period. Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of the Navy's application for the development and implementation of revised regulations governing this additional incidental taking of marine mammals. NMFS invites the public to provide information, suggestions, and comments on the Navy's application and request.","action":"Receipt of application for revision of regulations and Letters of Authorization; request for comments and information.","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/2022/06/01/2022-11577.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"218","title":50}],"citation":"87 FR 33113","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2022-07-01","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments and information must be received no later than July 1, 2022.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["RTID 0648-XC018"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"NOAA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2022-06-01","updated_at":"2023-09-19T08:58:18.348-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102-0001","comment_end_date":"2022-07-02","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102","title":"Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern"}],"document_number":"2022-11577","effective_on":null,"end_page":33115,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2022/06/01/2022-11577.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/01/2022-11577/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the-us-navy-training-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2022-11577?publication_date=2022-06-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2022-06-01/2022-11577/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":403,"last_updated":"2026-06-27 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-01/pdf/2022-11577.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-11577.pdf?1654001118","publication_date":"2022-06-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2022/06/01/2022-11577.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BL72/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the-u-s-navy-training-and-te","title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area"},"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"NOAA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2023-0102-0001","regulation_id_number":"0648-BL72","title":"Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-09-20T11:00:09Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":33113,"subtype":null,"title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area","toc_doc":"U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area","toc_subject":"Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals:\n","topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":87}