FYI: the U.S. Navy yesterday issued itself a 2-year exemption from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for its training with mid-frequency sonar. The exemption covers all of the Navy's sonar training on its ranges and operations areas and all of its major exercises, which take place in various sites around the globe. It follows a decision from the California Coastal Commission a few weeks ago, under a different law, to require additional mitigation when the Navy uses sonar off the California coast. Please contact me if you'd like a copy of the Navy's exemption or the Coastal Commission's decision. Best, Michael Michael Jasny Senior Policy Analyst Natural Resources Defense Council 4479 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6R1S4 tel. 604-736-9386 fax 310-434-2399 mjasny@nrdc.org PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law as attorney-client and work-product confidential or otherwise confidential communications. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or other use of a transmission received in error is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, immediately notify me at the above telephone number.