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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BI87 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
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:
Stephanie Burgess
Regulatory Program Lead
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 East Tudor Road, MS-341,
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone:907 786-3454
Email: stephanie_burgess@fws.gov