# Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project in Norfolk, Virginia
> **Rule** · Final rule; notification of issuance of Letters of Authorization. · Published 2021-04-02 · Effective 2021-04-02 · 86 FR 17458
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-06132
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 17458
- **Publication date:** 2021-04-02
- **Effective date:** 2021-04-02
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 210318-0058
## Abstract

NMFS, upon request of the Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project (HRBT) in Norfolk, Virginia, over the course of five years (2021-2026). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/02/2021-06132/taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the-hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel-expansion-project-in-norfolk)
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