CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS (Parts 216–229) > PART 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS > SUBPART A—Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Training in the Virginia Capes Range Complex (VACAPES Range Complex) (§218.1 to §218.9) > 218.6—Applications for Letters of Authorization.

218.6—Applications for Letters of Authorization.

To incidentally take marine mammals pursuant to these regulations in this subpart, the U.S. citizen (as defined by § 216.103) conducting the activity identified in § 218.1(c) (the U.S. Navy) must apply for and obtain either an initial Letter of Authorization in accordance with § 218.7 or a renewal under § 218.8.