Subchapter B—North Pacific Commercial Fisheries [Reserved] Subchapter C—Marine Mammals
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SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS [RESERVED] SUBCHAPTER B—NORTH PACIFIC COMMERCIAL FISHERIES [RESERVED] SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS PART 216—REGULATIONS GOV- 216.36 Permit conditions. 216.37 Marine mammal parts. ERNING THE TAKING AND IM- 216.38 Reporting. PORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS 216.39 Permit amendments. 216.40 Penalties and permit sanctions. Subpart A—Introduction 216.41 Permits for scientific research and enhancement. Sec. 216.42 Photography. [Reserved] 216.1 Purpose of regulations. 216.43 Public display. [Reserved] 216.2 Scope of regulations. 216.44 Applicability/transition. 216.3 Definitions. 216.45 General Authorization for Level B 216.4 Other laws and regulations. harassment for scientific research. 216.5 Payment of penalty. 216.46 U.S. citizens on foreign flag vessels 216.6 Forfeiture and return of seized prop- operating under the International Dol- erty. phin Conservation Program. 216.7 Holding and bonding. 216.47–216.49 [Reserved] 216.8 Enforcement officers. Subpart E—Designated Ports Subpart B—Prohibitions 216.50 Importation at designated ports. 216.11 Prohibited taking. 216.12 Prohibited importation. Subpart F—Pribilof Islands, Taking for 216.13 Prohibited uses, possession, transpor- Subsistence Purposes tation, sales, and permits. 216.14 Marine mammals taken before the 216.71 Allowable take of fur seals. MMPA. 216.72 Restrictions on taking. 216.15 Depleted species. 216.73 Disposition of fur seal parts. 216.16 Prohibitions under the General Au- 216.74 Cooperation with Federal officials. thorization for Level B harassment for scientific research. Subpart G—Pribilof Islands Administration Subpart C—General Exceptions 216.81 Visits to fur seal rookeries. 216.82 Dogs prohibited. 216.21 Actions permitted by international 216.83 Importation of birds or mammals. treaty, convention, or agreement. 216.84 [Reserved] 216.22 Taking by State or local government 216.85 Walrus and Otter Islands. officials. 216.86 Local regulations. 216.23 Native exceptions. 216.87 Wildlife research. 216.24 Taking and related acts incidental to commercial fishing operations by tuna Subpart H—Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling purse seine vessels in the eastern trop- ical Pacific Ocean. 216.90 Purposes. 216.25 Exempted marine mammals and ma- 216.91 Dolphin-safe labeling standards. rine mammal products. 216.92 Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna 216.26 Collection of certain marine mammal harvested in the ETP by large purse parts without prior authorization. seine vessels. 216.27 Release, non-releasability, and dis- 216.93 Submission of documentation. position under special exception permits 216.94 Tracking and verification program. for rehabilitated marine mammals. 216.95 False statements or endorsements. 216.96 Official mark for ‘‘Dolphin-safe’’ tuna Subpart D—Special Exceptions products. 216.30 [Reserved] Subpart I—General Regulations Governing 216.31 Definitions. Small Takes of Marine Mammals Inci- 216.32 Scope. dental to Specified Activities 216.33 Permit application submission, re- view, and decision procedures. 216.101 Purpose. 216.34 Issuance criteria. 216.102 Scope. 216.35 Permit restrictions. 216.103 Definitions. 5 VerDate 0ct<31>2002 13:36 Nov 12, 2002 Jkt 197209 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\197209T.XXX 197209T Pt. 216 50 CFR Ch. II (10–1–02 Edition) 216.104 Submission of requests. 216.142 Effective dates. 216.105 Specific regulations. 216.143 Permissible methods of taking; miti- 216.106 Letter of Authorization. gation. 216.107 Incidental harassment authorization 216.144 Prohibitions. for Arctic waters. 216.145 Requirements for monitoring and re- 216.108 Requirements for monitoring and re- porting. porting under incidental harassment au- 216.146 Letters of Authorization. thorizations for Arctic waters. 216.147 Modifications to Letters of Author- ization. Subpart J—Taking of Ringed Seals Incidental to On-Ice Seismic Activities Subpart N [Reserved] 216.111 Specified activity and specified geo- Subpart O—Taking of Marine Mammals In- graphical region. 216.112 Effective dates. cidental to Shock Testing the USS 216.113 Permissible methods. SEAWOLF by Detonation of Conven- 216.114 Mitigation. tional Explosives in the Offshore Waters 216.115 Requirements for monitoring and re- of the U.S. Atlantic Coast porting. 216.116 Applications for Letters of Author- 216.161 Specified activity, geographical re- ization. gion, and incidental take levels. 216.117 Renewal of Letters of Authorization. 216.162 Effective dates. 216.118 Modifications to Letters of Author- 216.163 Permissible methods of taking; miti- ization. gation. 216.119 [Reserved] 216.164 Prohibitions. 216.165 Requirements for monitoring and re- Subpart K—Taking of Marine Mammals In- porting. cidental to Space Vehicle and Test 216.166 Modifications to the Letter of Au- Flight Activities thorization. 216.167–216.169 [Reserved] 216.120 Specified activity and specified geo- graphical region. Subpart P—Taking of Marine Mammals In- 216.121 Effective dates. cidental to Operating A Low Fre- 216.122 Permissible methods of taking. quency Acoustic Source by the North 216.123 Prohibitions. Pacific Acoustic Laboratory 216.124 Mitigation. 216.125 Requirements for monitoring and re- 216.170 Specified activity and specified geo- porting. graphical region. 216.126 Applications for Letters of Author- 216.171 Effective dates. ization. 216.172 Permissible methods of taking. 216.127 Renewal of Letters of Authorization. 216.173 Prohibitions. 216.128 Modifications of Letters of Author- 216.174 Mitigation. ization. 216.175 Requirements for monitoring and re- porting. Subpart L—Taking of Marine Mammals 216.176 Letter of authorization. Incidental to Power Plant Operations 216.177 Renewal of a letter of authorization. 216.178 Modifications to a letter of author- 216.130 Specified activity, specified geo- ization. graphical region, and incidental take lev- els. 216.131 Effective dates. Subpart Q—Taking of Marine Mammals In- 216.132 Permissible methods of taking. cidental to Navy Operations of Surveil- 216.133 Prohibitions. lance Towed Array Sensor System Low 216.134 Mitigation requirements. Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar 216.135 Monitoring and reporting. 216.136 Renewal of the Letter of Authoriza- 216.180 Specified activity and specified geo- tion. graphical region. 216.137 Modifications to the Letter of Au- 216.181 Effective dates. thorization. 216.182 Permissible methods of taking. 216.138–216.140 [Reserved] 216.183 Prohibitions. 216.184 Mitigation. Subpart M—Taking of Bottlenose Dolphins 216.185 Requirements for monitoring. and Spotted Dolphins Incidental to Oil 216.186 Requirements for reporting. and Gas Structure Removal Activities 216.187 Applications for Letters of Author- ization. 216.141 Specified activity and specified geo- 216.188 Letters of Authorization. graphical region. 216.189 Renewal of Letters of Authorization. 6 VerDate 0ct<31>2002 13:36 Nov 12, 2002 Jkt 197209 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\197209T.XXX 197209T National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA, Commerce § 216.3 216.190 Modifications to Letters of Author- Acts means, collectively, the Marine ization. Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 216.191 Designation of Biologically Impor- amended, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., the En- tant Marine Mammal Areas. dangered Species Act of 1973, as amend- Subpart R—Taking of Marine Mammals In- ed, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., and the Fur cidental to Construction and Oper- Seal Act of 1966, as amended, 16 U.S.C. ation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities 1151 et seq. in the U.S. Beaufort Sea Active sportfishing means paying pas- sengers have their terminal fishing 216.200 Specified activity and specified geo- gear (lures, hooks, etc.) in the water in graphical region. an attempt to catch fish or, in the case 216.201 Effective dates. of fishing involving chumming, fishing 216.202 Permissible methods of taking. is considered to be in progress from the 216.203 Prohibitions. instant fish have been sighted taking 216.204 Mitigation. bait (boiling) during that chumming 216.205 Measures to ensure availability of species for subsistence uses. process. 216.206 Requirements for monitoring and re- Administrator, Northeast Region means porting. Administrator, Northeast Region, Na- 216.207 Applications for Letters of Author- tional Marine Fisheries Service, One ization. Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930– 216.208 Letters of Authorization. 2298. 216.209 Renewal of Letters of Authorization. Administrator, Southeast Region means 216.210 Modifications to Letters of Author- Administrator, Southeast Region, Na- ization. tional Marine Fisheries Service, 9721 NOTE TO PART 216: See also 50 CFR parts 228 Executive Center Drive, St. Peters- and 229 for regulations governing certain in- cidental takings of marine mammals. burg, FL 33702–2432. Administrator, Southwest Region AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless means the Regional Administrator, otherwise noted. Southwest Region, National Marine SOURCE: 39 FR 1852, Jan. 15, 1974, unless Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., otherwise noted. Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213, or his or her designee. Subpart A—Introduction Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (Agreement on the § 216.1 Purpose of regulations. IDCP) means the Agreement estab- The regulations in this part imple- lishing the formal binding IDCP that ment the Marine Mammal Protection was signed in Washington, DC on May Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 1027, 16 U.S.C. 1361– 21, 1998. 1407, Pub. L. 92–522, which, among other Alaskan Native means a person de- things, restricts the taking, possession, fined in the Alaska Native Claims Set- transportation, selling, offering for tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)) (85 Stat. sale, and importing of marine mam- 588) as a citizen of the United States mals. who is of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including Tsimishian § 216.2 Scope of regulations. Indians enrolled or not enrolled in the Metlaktla Indian Community), Es- This part 216 applies solely to marine kimo, or Aleut blood or combination mammals and marine mammal prod- thereof. The term includes any Native, ucts as defined in § 216.3. For regula- as so defined, either or both of whose tions under the MMPA, with respect to adoptive parents are not Natives.