Wildlife and fisheries. Part217:Regulations governing the take of marine mammals incidental to specified activities. Section217.149:Renewal of letters of authorization and adaptive management.
(a) A Letter of Authorization issued under §216.106 and §217.148 of this chapter for the activity identified in §217.140(a) shall be renewed upon request by the applicant or determination by NMFS and the applicant that modifications are appropriate pursuant to the adaptive management component of these regulations, provided that: