Animal Welfare Institute filed 2 comments on this docket between May 14, 2024 and Jun 20, 2024. 4 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 770d ago.
Thank you for your consideration of the attached comments from the Animal Welfare Institute, on behalf of the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute, Lightkeepers Foundation, Oceanic Preservation Society, NY4WHALES, World Animal Protection, and Cetacean Society International.
On behalf of the Animal Welfare Institute, please see the attached letter requesting a 60-day extension of the public comment deadline on this proposed rule.
NMFS proposes to modify the regulations at 50 CFR Part 216 for Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) section 104 permits, including scientific research, enhancement, photography, and public display permits and Letters of Confirmation (LOCs). The modification would remove the 5-year regulatory limitation on the duration of section 104 permits and LOCs. This would give NMFS the discretion to issue these permits for longer than five years where such a duration would be appropriate. This proposed rule would apply only to permits and authorizations issued under section 104 of the MMPA.
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