Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the University of Hawaii to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean,

This Environmental Assessment analyzes the environmental impacts of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources proposal to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization, pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, to the University of Hawaii, for the take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting a marine geophysical survey in the Central Pacific Ocean.

The University of Hawaii has requested issuance of the Authorization by 8/1/2017