# 2026-15987: Coast Guard Permit to Bug Whales for Alaska Fast Boat Parking?

2026-15987, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Homeporting in Sitka, Alaska, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-08-03 (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15987
- Title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Homeporting in Sitka, Alaska
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50808
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-08-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Coast Guard Permit to Bug Whales for Alaska Fast Boat Parking?

## Summary

In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued a modified incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with fast response cutter (FRC) homeporting in Sitka, Alaska.

## Effects PRIA read

- IHA Issued; Subsistence Availability Protected: benefit, low. If you rely on marine mammals for subsistence, NMFS issued a modified incidental harassment authorization to the U.S. Coast Guard for construction in Sitka and determined the authorized take will have a negligible impact on species and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on availability for…
- Piler Material Change Lowers Noise and Work Time: benefit, low. The USCG changed fender piles from 16-inch steel to 14–16-inch plastic. The plastic piles have a sound source level of 162 dB re 1 microPascal at 10 m (1 dB lower than the steel piles), will take 15 minutes per pile instead of 30 minutes, and the installation rate increases from 5 to 6 piles per da…

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## Sources
- [2026-15987 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15987/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-us)
- [2026-15987 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15987.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15987 (as of 2026-08-13).