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RIN: 1018-BG75

Publication ID: Fall 2023

Title: Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Polar Bears and Pacific Walruses in the Southern Beaufort Sea
Abstract: This proposed rule would authorize the incidental nonlethal take of small numbers of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in the Southern Beaufort Sea and adjacent coast of Alaska during seismic activities related to oil and gas industry for 5 years, as requested by SAE Inc. The Marine Mammal Protection Act directs FWS to issue regulations for up to 5 years to allow the incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of marine mammals for specified activities (other than commercial fishing) in specific geographical areas provided certain findings are made.
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 18
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/00/2023

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Sierra Franks Regulatory Program Branch Manager, Marine Mammal Management, Alaska Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone:907 268-0577 Email: sierra_franks@fws.gov