1018-BI87 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as amended, from the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy), propose to authorize nonlethal, incidental take by harassment of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus marilimus) that may occur during the Navy's ice exercise activities within the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska for a period of up to seven years.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 50 CFR 18 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A) No NPRM 07/00/2026 No No None No No No Stephanie Burgess Regulatory Program Lead 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 907 786-3454 stephanie_burgess@fws.gov 1011 East Tudor Road, MS-341, Anchorage AK 99503