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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BI01 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025–2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations  
Abstract:

This rulemaking action will make updates for the national wildlife refuge system and the national fish hatchery system to ensure adequate public notice of hunting and fishing opportunities. These changes and openings will enhance conservation stewardship and outdoor recreation and improve the management of game species and their habitat. 

 
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 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32    50 CFR 71   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 460k to 460k-4    16 U.S.C. 668dd to 668ee   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/15/2025  90 FR 20600   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/30/2025 
Final Rule  08/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christian Myers
Sportsmen's Access Coordinator
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Conservation Policy and Planning, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:571 422-3595
Email: christian_myers@fws.gov