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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AW15 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Refuge Specific Regulations; Public Use; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge 
Abstract: To implement the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, we propose to modify the seasonal public use closure of the O’Malley River area to allow a bear viewing program. We also propose to close approximately 2,820 acres at Den Mountain to snowmobile access to protect denning brown bears. The O’Malley River area is currently closed seasonally to all public access; the modified regulation would allow public access for viewing of this unique resource. The Den Mountain closure would protect denning brown bears and their cubs, which are especially susceptible to human disturbance from snowmobiles. The remainder of the more than 1.5 million acres of refuge lands would remain open to snowmobile access during periods of adequate snow cover under existing regulations. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36.39(j)(1)    50 CFR 36.39(j)(4) [will be new]   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    16 USC 460 (k) et seq    668dd and 668ee, as amended    742(a) et seq    44 USC 3501 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Diana M. Whittington
Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-2010
Fax:703 358-2272
Email: diana_whittington@fws.gov