Environmental assessment for issuance of an incidental harassment authorization for replacement and repair of northern fur seal observation towers and walkways on St. Paul Island, Alaska Issuance of an incidental harassment authorization for replacement and repair of northern fur seal observation towers and walkways on St. Paul Island, Alaska

"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) for takes of northern fur seals on St. Paul Island, Alaska, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). The authorization would be valid for one year from the date of issuance and would authorize the incidental taking of small numbers of northern fur seals during construction activities on St. Paul Island, Alaska"--Abstract (p. [1]).