{"abstract":"In accordance with the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to United Launch Alliance (ULA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to harbor activities related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) at south Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (VAFB).","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/2009/09/11/E9-21961.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"74 FR 46742","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This authorization is effective from September 4, 2009, through September 3, 2010.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-21961","effective_on":"2009-09-04","end_page":46745,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/09/11/E9-21961.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/09/11/E9-21961/incidental-takes-of-marine-mammals-during-specified-activities-harbor-activities-related-to-the","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-21961?publication_date=2009-09-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-09-11/E9-21961/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":27,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-09-11/pdf/E9-21961.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-09-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/09/11/E9-21961.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-XR49":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-XR49"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":46742,"subtype":null,"title":"Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA","toc_doc":"Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA","toc_subject":"Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":74}