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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-BE53

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic Surveys in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service, upon application from Apache Alaska Corporation (Apache), plans to issue regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to oil and gas exploration seismic operations in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The proposed regulations will set forth the permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the affected species or stocks and their habitats (i.e., mitigation), and the requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. The proposed regulations, together with subsequent Letters of Authorization, would authorize Apache to conduct seismic operations in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of five years commencing in March 2015. The purpose of the proposed project is to explore for and develop oil and gas resources in Cook Inlet.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Routine and Frequent
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 217
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/23/2015	80 FR 9509
Final Action	07/00/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8400