Environmental Assessment on the Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization and Subsequent Rulemaking for Take of Small Numbers of Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port of Anchorage Terminal Redevelopment Project, Anchorage, Alaska

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the potential impacts to the human environment that may result from the proposed action of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)’ issuance of incidental take authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA 16 USC 1361 et seq.) to the Port of Anchorage (POA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) for harassment of marine mammals incidental to the Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project.