NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO ALASKA LNG PROJECT IN COOK INLET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS, upon request from 8 Star Alaska, LLC (8 Star Alaska), which is jointly owned by Glenfarne and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), is promulgating regulations to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of 5 years. These regulat...