# 2026-16089: EPA Reissuing Oil Spill Permit for Alaska Inlet Waters

2026-16089, Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration Facilities in Federal Waters of Cook Inlet (AKG51000), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-08-07, effective Comments must be received by September 21, 2026. (as of 2026-08-14).

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- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16089
- Title: Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration Facilities in Federal Waters of Cook Inlet (AKG51000)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 51172
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: Comments must be received by September 21, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-21
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

EPA Reissuing Oil Spill Permit for Alaska Inlet Waters

## Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, proposes to reissue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration Facilities in Federal Waters of Cook Inlet (draft GP). The draft GP proposes to authorize certain discharges of pollutants into the federal waters of Cook Inlet from oil and gas exploration facilities subject to limits and requirements designed to minimize pollution and protect water quality.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-16089 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16089/proposed-reissuance-of-npdes-general-permit-for-oil-and-gas-exploration-facilities-in-federal-waters)
- [2026-16089 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16089.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16089 (as of 2026-08-14).