Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS received a request from Furie Operating Alaska, LLC (Furie) for the renewal of their currently active incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals incidental to activities supporting natural gas production in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Furie's activities under the renewal IHA would be identical to a subset of those covered in the current IHA. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), prior to issuing the current IHA, NMFS requested comments on two consecutive proposed IHAs ("initial IHAs") and the potential for a renewal IHA if certain requirements were satisfied. The renewal requirements have been satisfied, and NMFS is now providing an additional 15-day comment period to allow for any additional comments on the proposed renewal of the current IHA not previously submitted during the initial IHA 30-day comment period.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF495] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments on proposed renewal incidental harassment authorization. SUMMARY: NMFS received a request from Furie Operating Alaska, LLC (Furie) for the renewal of their currently active incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals incidental to activities supporting natural gas production in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Furie's activities under the renewal IHA would be identical to a subset of those covered in the current IHA. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), prior to issuing the current IHA, NMFS requested comments on two consecutive proposed IHAs (“initial IHAs”) and the potential for a renewal IHA if certain requirements were satisfied. The renewal requirements have been satisfied, and NMFS is now providing an additional 15-day comment period to allow for any additional comments on the proposed renewal of the current IHA not previously submitted during the initial IHA 30-day comment period. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than April 14, 2026. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, and should be submitted via email to ITP.Davis@noaa.gov . Electronic copies of the original ap…
Citation: 91 FR 15599
