50 Wildlife and Fisheries 3 2002-10-01 2002-10-01 false Specified activity and specified geographical region. 216.120 Section 216.120 Wildlife and Fisheries NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIESSERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC ANDATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION,DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MARINE MAMMALS REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Space Vehicle and Test Flight Activities
ยง 216.120 Specified activity and specified geographical region.

(a) Regulations in this subpart apply only to the incidental taking of those marine mammals specified in paragraph (b) of this section by U.S. citizens engaged in:

(1) Launching up to 10 Minuteman and Peacekeeper missiles each year from Vandenberg Air Force Base, for a total of up to 50 missiles over the 5-year authorization period,

(2) Launching up to 20 rockets each year from Vandenberg Air Force Base, for a total of up to 100 rocket launches over the 5-year authorization period,

(3) Aircraft flight test operations, and

(4) Helicopter operations from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

(b) The incidental take of marine mammals on Vandenberg Air Force Base and in waters off southern California, under the activity identified in paragraph (a) of this section, is limited to the following species: Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus).