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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AV79 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Polar Bear 
Abstract: We are proposing a special rule under the authority of section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, to provide measures that are necessary and advisable for the conservation of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
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:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  05/15/2008  73 FR 28305   
Interim Final Rule Effective  05/15/2008    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  07/14/2008    
Final Action  12/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1018-AV19 
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