NMFS Seeking Comments on Northeast Gateway Request for Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Mammals

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced in today’s Federal Register that  Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, LLC and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC have filed a request for authorization to incidentally harass certain marine mammals during operation of its Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port. NMFS also announced that it is accepting comments on this request, as well as the structure and content of future regulation of the effects of operations associated with the Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port, until April 6, 2009.

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