Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations for the take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to Furie Operating Alaska, LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska

Furie is proposing to conduct rig tugging and pile driving activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska. These activities are similar to activities that Hilcorp has conducted in the past. NMFS was sued on the initial authorization to Hilcorp for not issuing take associated with tugging, and later issued two IHAs for tugging as a result of the lawsuit.