<searchTitle>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; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21961</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</agency>
<agency order="2">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</agency>
<effectiveDate>2009-09-04</effectiveDate>
<rin number="0648-XR49"/>
<billingCode>3510-22-S</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21961</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice; issuance of incidental harassment authorization.</action>
<summary>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).</summary>
<dates>This authorization is effective from September 4, 2009, through September 3, 2010.</dates>
<contact>Jeannine Cody or Candace Nachman, (301) 713-2289 or Monica DeAngelis, NMFS Southwest Region, (562) 980- 3232.</contact>
<tocSubject1>Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities:</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
, </tocDoc>
<urlRef>http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm#applications</urlRef>