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Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Northern Sea Otters During Specified Activities; Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 23, 2025. Comments closed on July 23, 2025.

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What the agency says

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from the U.S. Coast Guard, propose to issue regulations for the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of Southcentral Alaska, Southeast Alaska, and Southwest Alaska stocks of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) during pile driving and marine construction activities in Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska. Incidental take of northern sea otters may result from in-water noise generated during pile driving and marine construction activities occurring for a period up to 5 years. This proposed rule would authorize take by harassment only, and no lethal take would be authorized. If this rule is finalized, we will issue letters of authorization for the incidental take of northern sea otters, upon request, for specific activities in accordance with the final rule for a period up to 5 years. We request comments on these proposed regulations.

Key facts

Document number: 2025-11499
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Notification of receipt of application; proposed rule; availability of draft environmental assessment; request for comments
Agency: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
Published: June 23, 2025
Comments due: July 23, 2025
Dates: Comments on these proposed incidental take regulations and the accompanying draft environmental assessment will be accepted on or before July 23, 2025. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date.
Docket: Docket No. FWS-R7-ES-2024-0195; FXES111607MRG01-245-FF07CAMM00
Regulation ID (RIN): 1018-BI08
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 18
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Alaska; Imports; Indians; Marine mammals; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation
Pages: 35

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