50 CFR § 229.12 - Consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s229.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 229.12 - Consultation with the Secretary of the Interior."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "229.12"
section_name: "Consultation with the Secretary of the Interior."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MARINE MAMMALS"
part_number: "229"
part_name: "AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERIES UNDER THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1361  § 229.32(f) also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1531"
regulatory_source: "60 FR 45100, Aug. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "229"
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# 229.12 Consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.

The Assistant Administrator will consult with the Secretary of the Interior prior to taking actions or making determinations under this part that affect or relate to species or population stocks of marine mammals for which the Secretary of the Interior is responsible under the Act.