Notice2026-01774
Issuance of Biological Opinion
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Published
January 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the statute of limitations provision in title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41) NMFS is providing this notification, upon request by the project sponsor (8 Star Alaska, LLC), of our issuance of a biological opinion for the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project. We issued this biological opinion under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3865-3866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01774]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF491]
Issuance of Biological Opinion
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the statute of limitations provision in
title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41)
NMFS is providing this notification, upon request by the project
sponsor (8 Star Alaska, LLC), of our issuance of a biological opinion
for the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project. We issued this biological
opinion under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: The biological opinion listed in this notice is available
online
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at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/biological-opinion-federal-energy-regulatory-commission-alaska-liquefied-natural">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/biological-opinion-federal-energy-regulatory-commission-alaska-liquefied-natural</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Marie Eich, NMFS Alaska Region,
901-206-4342, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#20614e4e456d415249450e65494348604e4f41410e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fdef1f1fad2feedf6fab1daf6fcf7dff1f0fefeb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under FAST-41 (42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq., as
amended), the statute of limitations provision (42 U.S.C. 4370m-
6(a)(1)) requires that claims challenging any authorization issued by a
Federal agency for a FAST-41 covered project must be filed within 2
years of the date on which notice of the authorization is published in
the Federal Register. The provision is intended to provide certainty
about the status of legal claims concerning a covered project by
establishing a maximum time after which legal proceedings cannot be
initiated. Building on the goal of FAST-41 to increase transparency in
Federal decision-making, publication in the Federal Register puts
potential litigants on notice that an authorization is subject to
judicial review and the statute of limitations has begun.
We are, therefore, providing notice of our issuance of a biological
opinion in accordance with section 7 of the ESA of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). This will be done when a project sponsor or the
lead action agency requests public notice. The biological opinion is a
final agency action under the ESA and an authorization under FAST-41
(42 U.S.C. 4370m(3)). Publication of this notice serves as the
initiation of the 2-year statute of limitations for this action.
Availability of Documents
You may view the biological opinion via the NMFS website (see
ADDRESSES).
Authority
We issue this notice under the authority of title 41 of the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41) (42 U.S.C. 4370m et
seq., as amended).
Dated: January 27, 2026.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-01774 Filed 1-28-26; 8:45 am]
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