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Navy gets reprieve from mammal protection law
Topic Started: Jan 26 2007, 02:50 AM (32 Views)
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Navy gets reprieve from mammal protection law
By: JOE BECK - Staff Writer

The Pentagon announced Tuesday the Navy has been given a two-year exemption from a federal law restricting the use of military sonar around whales and other marine mammals, a decision involving the same issues as those raised by the California Coastal Commission's recent approval of tougher sonar rules.

Navy officials and environmentalists agreed that the Department of Defense decision does not nullify the commission's newly written restrictions on sonar training off the coast of Camp Pendleton.

Navy officials are awaiting a decision by the secretary of the Navy on whether they should comply with the coastal commission's vote, which involves a law separate from the one overridden by the Pentagon's announcement Tuesday.

In a written statement, the Defense Department said the two-year exemption is intended as a "bridge'' between now and the time the Navy needs to compile documentation and analysis required to complete a project intended to bring the agency into compliance with a variety of federal environmental laws.

"The Navy's position is that continued training with active sonar is absolutely essential in protecting the lives of our sailors and defending the nation," the Defense Department said in a written statement announcing the Navy's exemption from the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/01/24...4_901_23_07.txt
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