{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-217.180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 217.180","heading":"Specified activity and specified geographical region.","body":"(a) Regulations in this subpart apply only to oil and gas industry operators (Letter of Authorization (LOA)-holders), and those persons authorized to conduct activities on their behalf, for the taking of marine mammals that occurs in the area outlined in paragraph (b) of this section and that occurs incidental to geophysical survey activities.\n(b) The taking of marine mammals by oil and gas industry operators may be authorized in an LOA only if it occurs within U.S. waters in the Gulf of America, outside the area previously subject to a Congressional leasing moratorium under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) (Pub. L. 109-432, section 104).","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 217—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES","Subpart S—Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Survey Activities in the Gulf of America"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"c606204f6c5d8b15c9c66720567eb8ac6791cb6ededf0113f5b7847f1452c0f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-217.178-217.179","next":"us/50-cfr-217.181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}