{"abstract":"In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued two separate incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Miller Sands-Rice Island Pile Dike Repairs Project (MSRI Project) and Cottonwood Island Pile Dike Replacement Project (CI Project) on the lower Columbia River (LCR) in Oregon and Washington.","action":"Notice; issuance of 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/2026/06/10/2026-11579.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 35178","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Each authorization is effective for 1 year from the date of notification by the IHA-holder, not to exceed 1 year from the date of issuance (June 4, 2026).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["RTID 0648-XF769"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2026-11579","effective_on":null,"end_page":35179,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/06/10/2026-11579.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11579/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-us","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-11579?publication_date=2026-06-10","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-06-10/2026-11579/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":67,"last_updated":"2026-06-14 20:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11579.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11579.pdf?1781009109","publication_date":"2026-06-10","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/06/10/2026-11579.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-06-10T05:36:13Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":35178,"subtype":null,"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miller Sands Island, Rice Island, and Cottonwood Island Pile Dike Repairs Projects on the Lower Columbia River in Oregon and Washington","toc_doc":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miller Sands Island, Rice Island, and Cottonwood Island Pile Dike Repairs Projects on the Lower Columbia River in Oregon and Washington","toc_subject":"Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}