United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2025_register executive 2025-12-11 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1db470c0d D09002ee1db470cf0 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 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 regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities in the specified geographical region during the effective dates of the regulations, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. 90 FR 57546 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-12-11/2025-22513 2025-22513 fr11de25-21 RIN 0648-BN50 3510-22-P Docket No. 251205-0179 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-12-11/2025-22513 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/html/2025-22513.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/pdf/2025-22513.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Acoustics Endangered and Threatened Species Fish Fisheries Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements Wildlife 50 p. 57546 57595 90 FR 57546 Title 50 Part 217 50 CFR Part 217 RIN 0648-BN50 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet; Federal Register Vol. 90, Issue RULE 2025-22513 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2026-01-01 Docket No. 251205-0179 3510-22-P 2025-22513 Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter of Authorization.

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 regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities in the specified geographical region during the effective dates of the regulations, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.

Effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030. Kristy Jacobus, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Administrative Practice and Procedure Acoustics Endangered and Threatened Species Fish Fisheries Marine Mammals Penalties Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements Wildlife Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet, https://marinemammalscience.org/science-and-publications/list-marine-mammal-species-subspecies/ https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/final-environmental-impact-statement-feis https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/find-species https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-oil-and-gas https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-acoustic-technical-guidance-other-acoustic-tools https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports-region https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/beluga-whale-acoustic-monitoring-survey-post-3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small https://www.permits.performance.gov/permitting-project/fast-41-covered-projects/alaska-lng-project https://www.smruconsulting.com/publications/ Vol. 90, no. 236 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2025-12-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 332 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-12-11 P0b002ee1db470ace 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11de25 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-12-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/pdf/FR-2025-12-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/xml/FR-2025-12-11.xml fdlp 57351 57674 DGPO 2025-12-11 2025-12-11 FR-2025-12-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2025-12-11 90 236