# 2026-15776: Army Gets Permit to Harass Seals During Oregon Bridge Replacement

2026-15776, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Lock 1 Bridge Replacement Project on the Columbia River in Oregon, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-08-04, effective 2027-12-01 (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15776
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15776
- Title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Lock 1 Bridge Replacement Project on the Columbia River in Oregon
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 49424
- Published: 2026-08-04
- Effective: 2027-12-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-11

## In one line

Army Gets Permit to Harass Seals During Oregon Bridge Replacement

## Summary

In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued two consecutive incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Year 1 and Year 2 of the Bonneville Lock 1 Bridge Replacement Project (BLBR Project) on the Columbia River in Oregon.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-15776 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/04/2026-15776/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-us)
- [2026-15776 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-04/pdf/2026-15776.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15776 (as of 2026-08-11).