Government Renews Forms for Dead Marine Mammal Parts
Published Date: 5/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing its paperwork for tagging and reporting marine mammals and registering certain dead marine mammal parts—no changes, just keeping things rolling. This affects researchers, wildlife workers, and anyone handling marine mammals or their parts. You’ve got until July 28, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Alaska Native Tagging and Reporting Requirement
If you are an Alaska Native harvesting polar bears, northern sea otters, or Pacific walruses, you must use the Service's tagging and reporting forms (Form 3-2414, 3-2415, or 3-2416) to record dates, locations, tag numbers, age/sex, specimens collected, and other details. The rule renewal keeps these information-collection requirements in place under 50 CFR 18.23(f).
Non‑Native Registration of Beach‑Found Hard Parts
Non-Native collectors who register beach-found marine mammal hard parts must use Form 3-2406 and register within 30 days; the form asks for date/location found, tag numbers or skull tag numbers, measurements (tusk circumference and length), and the collector's name, address, phone number, and date of birth. This collection helps the Service verify whether retaining the parts is legal.
Renewal Keeps Same Burden Estimates
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing the information collection without change. The collection lists 370 annual respondents, 2,030 annual responses, an estimated 15 minutes per response, 508 total annual burden hours, and states there are no annual nonhour monetary costs.
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