Part 18 — Marine Mammals
Subpart A — Introduction
Subpart B — Prohibitions
Subpart C — General Exceptions
- § 18.21— Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement.
- § 18.22— Taking by Federal, State or local government officials.
- § 18.23— Native exemptions.
- § 18.24— Taking incidental to commercial fishing operations.
- § 18.25— Exempted marine mammals or marine mammal products.
- § 18.26— Collection of certain dead marine mammal parts.
- § 18.27— Regulations governing small takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities.
Subpart D — Special Exceptions
- § 18.30— Polar bear sport-hunted trophy import permits.
- § 18.31— Scientific research permits and public display permits.
- § 18.32— Waiver of the moratorium.
- § 18.33— Procedures for issuance of permits and modification, suspension, or revocation thereof.
- § 18.34— Guidelines for use in safely deterring polar bears.
Subpart G — Notice and Hearing on Section 103 Regulations
- § 18.70— Basis and purpose.
- § 18.71— Definitions.
- § 18.72— Scope of regulations.
- § 18.73— Burden of proof.
- § 18.74— Notice of hearing.
- § 18.75— Notification by interested persons.
- § 18.76— Presiding officer.
- § 18.77— Direct testimony submitted as written documents.
- § 18.78— Mailing address.
- § 18.79— Inspection and copying of documents.
- § 18.80— Ex parte communications.
- § 18.81— Prehearing conference.
- § 18.82— Prehearing order.
- § 18.83— Determination to cancel the hearing.
- § 18.84— Rebuttal testimony and new issues of fact in prehearing order.
- § 18.85— Waiver of right to participate.
- § 18.86— Conduct of the hearing.
- § 18.87— Direct testimony.
- § 18.88— Cross-examination.
- § 18.89— Oral and written arguments.
- § 18.90— Recommended decision, certification of the transcript and submission of comments on the recommended decision.
- § 18.91— Director's decision.
Subpart H — Waiver of Moratorium on Taking and Importation of Individual Marine Mammal Species
Subpart I — Nonlethal Taking of Northern Sea Otters Incidental to Pile Driving and Marine Construction in Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska
- § 18.100— Specified activities covered by this subpart.
- § 18.101— Specified geographic region where this subpart applies.
- § 18.102— Dates this subpart is in effect.
- § 18.103— Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.104— How the FWS will evaluate a request for an LOA.
- § 18.105— Authorized take allowed under an LOA.
- § 18.106— Prohibited take under an LOA.
- § 18.107— Mitigation.
- § 18.108— Monitoring.
- § 18.109— Reporting requirements.
- § 18.110— Information collection requirements.
Subpart J — Nonlethal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production Activities in the Beaufort Sea and Adjacent Northern Coast of Alaska
- § 18.119— Specified activities covered by this subpart.
- § 18.120— Specified geographic region where this subpart applies.
- § 18.121— Dates this subpart is in effect.
- § 18.122— Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.123— How the Service will evaluate a request for a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.124— Authorized take allowed under a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.125— Prohibited take under a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.126— Mitigation.
- § 18.127— Monitoring.
- § 18.128— Reporting requirements.
- § 18.129— Information collection requirements.
Subpart L — Nonlethal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving and Marine Construction Activities in the Gulf of Alaska
- § 18.142— activities covered by this subpart.
- § 18.143— Specified geographic region where this subpart applies.
- § 18.144— Dates this subpart is in effect.
- § 18.145— Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA).
- § 18.146— How the Service will evaluate a request for an LOA.
- § 18.147— Authorized take allowed under an LOA.
- § 18.148— Prohibited take under an LOA.
- § 18.149— Mitigation.
- § 18.150— Monitoring.
- § 18.151— Reporting requirements.
- § 18.152— Information collection requirements.