Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears and Pacific Walruses in the Beaufort Sea and North Slope of Alaska

request from AOGA on behalf of its members and 8 Star Alaska, LLC to promulgate regulations for incidental take of small numbers of polar bears and walruses during oil and gas exploration, development, production, and transportation activities in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska for a period of 5 years (2026-2031) (hereafter referred to as the ``Request''). The FWS deemed AOGA's Request as adequate and complete on January 12, 2026. The AOGA requested regulations that will be applicable to the oil and gas exploration, development, production, and transportation activities of multiple companies specified in the Request. This includes AOGA member companies and 8 Star Alaska, LLC that have applied for these regulations. The companies represented in the Request (as modified via subsequent communication from AOGA concerning membership changes) include: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; APA Corporation; BlueCrest Energy, Inc.; Chevron Corporation; ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI); ExxonMobil Alaska Production, Inc. (ExxonMobil); Hex Operating, LLC; Glacier Oil and Gas Corporation (Glacier); Hilcorp Alaska, LLC and Hilcorp North Slope, LLC (Hilcorp); Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Petro Star, Inc.; Repsol; Santos; Shell Exploration and Production Company (Shell); and 8 Star Alaska, LLC (a non-member company). The activities within the scope of the Request are c