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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE53 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic Surveys in Cook Inlet, Alaska 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service, after application from Apache Alaska Corporation (Apache), issued 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 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, authorized Apache to conduct seismic operations in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of five years. The purpose of the proposed project was 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: Completed Actions 
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   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  03/19/2015  80 FR 14345   
Final Action  07/20/2016  81 FR 47239   
Final Action Effective  08/19/2016 
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