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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BE53 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
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 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 regulations, together with subsequent Letters of Authorization, would authorize Apache to conduct seismic operations in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of five years. 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: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
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:
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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 |