Final Revised Environmental Assessment “Columbia River at the Mouth, Oregon and Washington Rehabilitation of the Jetty System at the Mouth of the Columbia River”

NMFS is proposing to issue a final rule and annual Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The regulations will be valid for five years beginning around May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2022. The regulations together with associated LOAs authorizes takes, by Level B harassment, of marine mammals incidental to the rehabilitation of the jetty system at the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) which includes Jetty A, North Jetty, and South Jetty, in Washington and Oregon.

Rule/LOA needed by January 15, 2017