🐋Permit Amendment for Marine Mammal Research - Business Impact Analysis
Notice is hereby given that a major amendment to Permit No. 24378-01 has been issued to the University of Alaska Southeast, 1332 Seward Ave, Sitka, AK 99835 (Responsible Party: Jan Straley).
Learn More🌄Land Conveyance Decision
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA).
Learn More✈️FAA Revokes Jet Route J-606 and Establishes RNAV Route Q-182
This action revokes Jet Route J-606 and establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-182 in Alaska. The FAA is taking this action due to the pending decommissioning of the Chinook, AK, Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB).
Learn More📜Regulatory Notice on Land Survey Filing
The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, Anchorage, Alaska. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Learn More🚫Denali Commission Withdraws FY 2026 Draft Work Plan Announcement
On May 7, 2025, the Denali Commission published a Federal Register notice to allow public comment on the Denali Commission Fiscal Year 2026 Draft Work Plan. The notice is hereby withdrawn.
Learn More🎣New Regulation Opens Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in Alaska
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch (POP) in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2025 total allowable catch of POP specified for the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI.
Learn More✈️Revocation of VOR Airway & Amendment of Navigation Routes in Alaska
This action revokes Alaskan Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-414 and amends United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-248 and T-250 in Alaska. These actions are due to the decommissioning of the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) portion of the Gambell NDB/distance measuring equipment (DME) in Alaska.
Learn More🐋Incidental Take Authorization for Marine Mammals in Alaska Railroad Project
In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Seward Freight Dock construction project in Seward, Alaska.
Learn More🌊Regulatory Notice on Lutak Dock Replacement Project Impact
NMFS has received a request from the Haines Borough for the reissuance of a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates. The initial IHA authorized take of six species of marine mammals, by Level A and Level B harassment, incidental to construction activities associated with the Lutak Dock Replacement project in Haines, Alaska. The project has been delayed by 1 year and none of the work covered in the initial IHA has been conducted. The initial IHA was effective from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The Haines Borough has requested reissuance with new effective dates of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The scope of the activities and anticipated effects remain the same, authorized take numbers are not changed, and the required mitigation, monitoring, and reporting remains the same as included in the initial IHA. NMFS is, therefore, issuing a second identical IHA to cover the incidental take analyzed and authorized in the initial IHA.
Learn More🐬NMFS Issues Harassment Authorization for Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska
In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued two consecutive incidental harassment authorizations (IHA) to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Base Kodiak Homeporting Facility in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
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