NMFS Seeks Comments on WETA's Proposal to Take Marine Mammals Incidental to San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Project in Alameda, California

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking public comments on a proposal by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the construction of a Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Project in Alameda, California. The project is subject to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and NMFS is requesting comments on its plan to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to WETA.