Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Northern Sea Otters During Specified Activities; Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 27, 2026. Document 2026-05976. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, finalize incidental take regulations that facilitate the authorization of nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of northern sea otters during marine construction and pile driving 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. This rule is effective for 5 years from the date of issuance.
The Fish and Wildlife Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Fish and Wildlife Service has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 13 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1018-BI08 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: This rule is effective March 27, 2026 and remains effective through March 27, 2031.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-05976 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Published | March 27, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 27, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1018-BI08 |
| Docket | FWS-R7-ES-2024-0195 |
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