# 2026-00396: Marine Mammal Rules Fixed: Tiny Legal Tweak

2026-00396, Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-01-12, effective 2026-01-12 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00396
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00396
- Title: Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 1094
- Published: 2026-01-12
- Effective: 2026-01-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Marine Mammal Rules Fixed: Tiny Legal Tweak

## Summary

This update fixes a small but important technical mistake in the rules about taking and importing marine mammals. It mainly affects people and businesses involved in marine mammal activities by clarifying legal authority in the regulations. The change is effective immediately and doesn’t add new costs or deadlines, just makes the rules clearer and official.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-00396 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00396/regulations-governing-the-taking-and-importing-of-marine-mammals)
- [2026-00396 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00396.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00396 (as of 2026-06-11).