Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of a Letter of Authorization for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Independent Research Programs

This Environmental Assessment analyzes the environmental impacts of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources’ proposal to issue an Letter of Authorization, pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and an Incidental Take Permit, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act, to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, for the take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to fisheries independent research programs in the coastal waters of Texas.