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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AW56 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Polar Bear 
Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the polar bear, which we listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on May 15, 2008. Polar bears are distributed throughout most ice-covered seas of the Northern Hemisphere. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial  Final CH rule due per settlement agreement.  11/23/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/29/2009  74 FR 56068   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/28/2009    
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  05/05/2010  75 FR 24545   
Second NPRM Comment Period End  07/06/2010    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Quamme
Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-1796
Fax:703 358-1800
Email: sarah_quamme@fws.gov