# Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2013-12-04 · 78 FR 73009
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-27846
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 73009
- **Publication date:** 2013-12-04
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130109022-3936-02
## Abstract

Upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), we (the National Marine Fisheries Service) are issuing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area from November 2013 through November 2018. These regulations allow us to issue Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the Navy's specified activities and timeframes, set forth the permissible methods of taking, set forth other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, and set forth requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of the incidental take.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/04/2013-27846/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-us-navy-training-and-testing-activities)
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