[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of the Interior Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
25 CFR Ch. I
30 CFR Chs. II and VII
36 CFR Ch. I
43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II
48 CFR Ch. 14
50 CFR Chs. I and IV
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled
for review or development between fall 2006 and spring 2007. The
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require
publication of the agenda.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all Agency Contacts are located
at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and
inquiries with regard to these rules to the appropriate Agency contact.
You should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office
of Executive Secretariat, Department of the Interior, at the address
above or on 202-208-5257 or 202-208-3071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department
publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and
of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.
Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an agenda in April
and October of each year identifying rules that will have significant
economic effects on a substantial number of small entities. We have
specifically identified in the agenda rules that will have such
effects.
For this edition of the Department's regulatory agenda, we have
included the most important significant regulatory actions in the
Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of today's Federal Register.
The Table of Contents below lists the Regulatory Plan entries and
denotes them by a bracketed bold reference that directs the reader to
the appropriate Sequence Number in part II.
Dated: September 8, 2006.
Richard A. Stephan,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1614 Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969....................... 1090-AA95
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Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1615 Revision of Privacy Act Regulations................................................... 1090-AA94
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Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1616 Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures................................ 1090-AA29
1617 Hydropower Licensing: Conditions and Prescriptions.................................... 1090-AA91
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Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1618 Procedures Applicable in Adjudications Before the Hearings Division................... 1094-AA52
1619 Special Procedures for Public Lands and Surface Mining Cases.......................... 1094-AA53
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1620 Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures..................................................... 1018-AC89
1621 U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; American Eel................................... 1018-AF09
1622 Humane and Healthful Transport of Reptiles and Amphibians to the United States........ 1018-AF27
1623 Importation of Captive-Bred Exotic Birds Into the United States From Breeding 1018-AF44
Facilities in Other Countries.........................................................
1624 Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife.............................. 1018-AF46
1625 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the 1018-AG00
Straight-Horned Markhor Population of the Torghar Region of Baluchistan, Pakistan,
From Endangered to Threatened.........................................................
1626 Wild Bird Conservation Act: Review of Approved List of Captive-Bred Species........... 1018-AG64
1627 Corrections to Rights-of-Way Regulations.............................................. 1018-AI12
1628 Import of Polar Bear Trophies From Canada; Findings for the Western Hudson Population. 1018-AI65
1629 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Downlisting the Wood Bison From 1018-AI83
Endangered to Threatened..............................................................
1630 Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Possession of Migratory Birds for 1018-AI97
Educational Purposes..................................................................
1631 Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals and Birds to the United States......... 1018-AJ24
1632 Marine Mammals; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Termination of 1018-AT34
the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program..........................................
1633 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the West Virginia Northern 1018-AT37
Flying Squirrel From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...................
1634 Revised Definition of ``Destruction or Adverse Modification'' for Endangered Species 1018-AT50
Act Section 7 Consultations...........................................................
1635 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule Reclassifying Argentinian 1018-AT56
Broad-Snouted Caiman Population From Endangered to Threatened.........................
1636 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Six Foreign Birds Under the 1018-AT62
Endangered Species Act................................................................
1637 Migratory Bird Hunting: Revision of Language Used in Regulations for Approving 1018-AT67
Nontoxic Shot for Use in Waterfowl Hunting............................................
1638 Mosquito and Mosquito-Borne Disease Management........................................ 1018-AT72
1639 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Critical 1018-AT79
Habitat Designation...................................................................
1640 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Cui-ui From the List of 1018-AT85
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife....................................................
1641 Negotiation of Annual Funding Agreements With Tribes (Manual Chapter)................. 1018-AU16
1642 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 1018-AU34
Yadon's Piperia.......................................................................
1643 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Critical Habitat for 1018-AU37
the Northern Spotted Owl..............................................................
1644 Civil Procedures...................................................................... 1018-AU38
1645 CITES Appendix III Listing of Galax................................................... 1018-AU40
1646 Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Chukchi Sea.............. 1018-AU41
1647 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Re-Evaluation of Final Listing 1018-AU43
Determination for Queen Charlotte Goshawk.............................................
1648 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Critical Habitat 1018-AU48
Designation for the Wintering Piping Plover...........................................
1649 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Graham's Beardtongue (Penstemon 1018-AU49
grahamii) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants, With Designation of
Critical Habitat......................................................................
1650 Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Spring/Summer Regulations for the 2007 1018-AU59
Season................................................................................
1651 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amending the Formats of the Lists of 1018-AU62
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................
1652 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Extinct Species From the 1018-AU64
Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife....................................
1653 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AU65
Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in Eastern Wyoming....................
1654 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Maguire Daisy From the 1018-AU67
List of Endangered and Threatened Plants..............................................
1655 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of a Nonessential 1018-AU68
Experimental Population of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in Texas.....................
1656 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the 1018-AU69
Running Buffalo Clover From Endangered to Threatened..................................
1657 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2008-2009 Subsistence 1018-AU71
Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..............................................
1658 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU72
Astragalus Desereticus (Deseret Milk Vetch)...........................................
1659 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Fluvial Arctic Grayling................ 1018-AU73
1660 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the 1018-AU74
Hine's Emerald Dragonfly..............................................................
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1661 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Hidden 1018-AU77
Lake Bluecurls, Vail Lake Ceanothus, and Mexican Flannelbush..........................
1662 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Guajon 1018-AU78
1663 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Cape 1018-AU79
Sable Seaside Sparrow.................................................................
1664 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Bear 1018-AU80
Valley Sandwort, Southern Mountain Wild-Buckwheat, and Ash-Grey Indian Paintbrush.....
1665 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU81
Tidewater Goby........................................................................
1666 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU83
Monterey Spineflower..................................................................
1667 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU84
Nevin's Barberry......................................................................
1668 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU85
Flatwoods Salamander..................................................................
1669 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for San 1018-AU86
Diego Thornmint.......................................................................
1670 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination and Critical 1018-AU88
Habitat Designation for Georgia Pigtoe and Interrupted Rocksnail......................
1671 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AU95
D: 2008-2009 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations...............................
1672 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the Reclassification Rule 1018-AU96
and Removal of the Hawaiian Hawk From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife..
1673 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of Concho Watersnake......... 1018-AU97
1674 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of Three Hawaiian 1018-AV00
Plants................................................................................
1675 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Pecos Sunflower... 1018-AV02
1676 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for La Graciosa 1018-AV03
Thistle...............................................................................
1677 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for California 1018-AV04
Taraxacum and San Bernardino Bluegrass................................................
1678 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Sierra Nevada 1018-AV05
Distinct Population Segment of California Bighorn Sheep...............................
1679 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Five Carbonate 1018-AV06
Plants from the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California.......................
1680 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the San Bernardino 1018-AV07
Kangaroo Rat..........................................................................
1681 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Sierra Nevada Distinct 1018-AV08
Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog with Critical Habitat...........
1682 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Peninsular 1018-AV09
Bighorn Sheep.........................................................................
1683 Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Migratory Birds from Buildings..................... 1018-AV10
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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1684 List of Migratory Birds............................................................... 1018-AB72
1685 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)....................... 1018-AD87
1686 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing of the Bald Eagle in the Lower 1018-AF21
48 States From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.........................
1687 Federal Falconry Standards and Falconry Permitting.................................... 1018-AG11
1688 Addition of Black Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife.............................. 1018-AG70
1689 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Johnston's Frankenia 1018-AH53
From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species....................................
1690 Importation of Exotic Wild Birds Into the United States; Adding Blue-Fronted Amazon 1018-AH89
Parrots From Argentina's Approved Sustainable Use Management Plan to the Approved List
of Non-Captive Bred Species...........................................................
1691 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Two Australian Parakeets 1018-AI04
From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...................................
1692 Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of Light Goose 1018-AI07
Populations...........................................................................
1693 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Florida 1018-AI41
Distinct Population Segment of the American Crocodile From Endangered to Threatened...
1694 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Policy for Enhancement-of-Survival 1018-AI67
Permits for Foreign Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act...................
1695 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI71
San Diego Fairy Shrimp................................................................
1696 Migratory Bird Permits; Military Readiness Exemption.................................. 1018-AI92
1697 Adding Silver Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife.................................. 1018-AT29
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1698 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Mexican Bobcat From the 1018-AT31
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife............................................
1699 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear 1018-AT38
Population From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife........................
1700 Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in Regulations Governing Raptor Propagation........... 1018-AT60
1701 Regulations To Implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act.............................. 1018-AT69
1702 Protection of Bald Eagles; Definition................................................. 1018-AT94
1703 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C--Nonrural 1018-AT99
Determinations........................................................................
1704 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AU01
Experimental Population for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in
Tennessee.............................................................................
1705 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 4(d) Rule for the Pacific Coast 1018-AU11
Distinct Population Segment of the Western Snowy Plover...............................
1706 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Preble's Meadow Jumping 1018-AU12
Mouse.................................................................................
1707 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AU15
D: 2007-2008 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations...............................
1708 National Wildlife Refuge System; Wilderness Stewardship............................... 1018-AU27
1709 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Spikedace and 1018-AU33
Loachminnow...........................................................................
1710 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Suisun 1018-AU44
Thistle and Soft Bird's-Beak..........................................................
1711 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU45
Holmgren and Shivwits Milk Vetches....................................................
1712 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU46
Alabama Beach Mouse...................................................................
1713 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Critical Habitat 1018-AU47
Designation for the Kootenai River White Sturgeon.....................................
1714 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the 1018-AU50
Laguna Mountains Skipper..............................................................
1715 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Western Great Lakes 1018-AU54
Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife...................................................................
1716 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2007-2008 Subsistence 1018-AU57
Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..............................................
1717 2006-07 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations......................... 1018-AU61
1718 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Idaho Springsnail From 1018-AU66
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife........................................
1719 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Comal Springs 1018-AU75
Dryopid Beetle, Comal Springs Riffle Beetle, and Peck's Cave Amphipod.................
1720 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU76
Catesbaea Melanocarpa.................................................................
1721 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Five 1018-AU87
Endangered Freshwater Mussels and Two Threatened Freshwater Mussels in Georgia,
Florida, and Alabama..................................................................
1722 Change of Addresses for Regional Offices and Addition of One New Address.............. 1018-AU89
1723 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU91
Marbled Murrelet......................................................................
1724 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Kenai Peninsula 1018-AU92
Subsistence Resource Region...........................................................
1725 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 12 1018-AU93
Species of Hawaiian Picture-Wing Flies................................................
1726 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations; Revision...................................... 1018-AU94
1727 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Pierson's Milk 1018-AU98
Vetch.................................................................................
1728 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Slickspot 1018-AU99
Peppergrass...........................................................................
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
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Number Number
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1729 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Eastern Distinct 1018-AJ03
Population Segment of the Gray Wolf...................................................
1730 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Western Distinct 1018-AJ04
Population Segment of the Gray Wolf...................................................
1731 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to Manatee Protection Areas 1018-AT39
in Florida (Barge Canal Exception)....................................................
1732 Adding Bighead Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife................................. 1018-AT49
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1733 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Northern Rocky Mountains 1018-AU53
Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife...................................................................
1734 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Vacated Gray Wolf 1018-AU63
Regulations...........................................................................
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1735 Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act............. 1018-AE72
1736 Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization for 1018-AF26
Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial Purposes.
1737 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Statuses of 12 Species of 1018-AG23
Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands..........................................
1738 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Gulf Coast Distinct 1018-AG40
Population Segment of the Brown Pelican Population in the Southeastern United States..
1739 National Wildlife Refuge System; Appropriate Refuge Uses.............................. 1018-AG46
1740 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gila Trout From 1018-AH57
Endangered to Threatened With a Special Rule..........................................
1741 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Dolly Varden as a 1018-AH68
Threatened Species in Washington Due to Similarity of Appearance to Bull Trout........
1742 Release of Captive-Reared Mallards.................................................... 1018-AI05
1743 North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 1018-AI13
Act Grant Administration Policies.....................................................
1744 Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Geese Populations.... 1018-AI32
1745 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting and Withdrawal of Proposed 1018-AI48
Critical Habitat for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.................................
1746 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Conservation Education................. 1018-AI66
1747 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI72
California Gnatcatcher................................................................
1748 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Arizona Agave......... 1018-AI79
1749 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nonessential Experimental Population of 1018-AI80
the Northern Aplomado Falcon..........................................................
1750 Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to General Exceptions............................... 1018-AI96
1751 Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations........................................ 1018-AI98
1752 Revision of the Regulations Governing the Transport of Eagle Feathers................. 1018-AJ00
1753 Injurious Wildlife Species; Boiga Snakes.............................................. 1018-AT28
1754 Wild Bird Conservation Act; Review of Regulations To Allow Imports of Exotic Wild 1018-AT30
Birds.................................................................................
1755 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to the Nonessential 1018-AT36
Experimental Population Rule for the Mexican Gray Wolf................................
1756 Strategic Growth of the National Wildlife Refuge System............................... 1018-AT73
1757 Marine Mammals: Proposed Incidental Take Authorization During Specified Activities; 1018-AT82
Beaufort Sea..........................................................................
1758 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for St. 1018-AT90
Andrew Beach Mouse, Perdido Key Beach Mouse, and Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse...........
1759 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for Three 1018-AT91
Willamette Species: Willamette Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly, and Kincaid's Lupine...
1760 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT92
Willowy Monardella....................................................................
1761 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT93
Alameda Whipsnake.....................................................................
1762 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AT98
D; 2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations...............................
1763 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AU00
Experimental Population for the Topeka Shiner.........................................
1764 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Permit Requirement for Conservation Easement Lands.... 1018-AU08
1765 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Correction to the Grizzly Bear 1018-AU17
Entry in the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...............................
1766 General Permit Procedures; Revision to Appeal Process for Migratory Bird Permits...... 1018-AU19
1767 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gray Bat From 1018-AU20
Endangered to Threatened..............................................................
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1768 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Southwest Alaska 1018-AU21
Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)........
1769 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Arizona Distinct 1018-AU22
Population Segment of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl From the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife....................................................
1770 National Wildlife Refuge System; Mission, Goals, and Purposes......................... 1018-AU24
1771 National Wildlife Refuge System; Wildlife-Dependent Recreation (Hunting and Fishing, 1018-AU25
Wildlife Observation and Photography, Environmental Education, and Interpretation)....
1772 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations Applicable 1018-AU29
to Permits Issued Under the Endangered Species Act....................................
1773 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AU30
Southern California Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-
Legged Frog...........................................................................
1774 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 1018-AU32
Rota Bridled White-Eye................................................................
1775 Migratory Bird Hunting; 2006-2007 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations; State 1018-AU42
Frameworks, Tribal, Alaska Subsistence................................................
1776 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU51
Braunton's Milk Vetch and Lyon's Penchaeta............................................
1777 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the 1018-AU52
Canada Lynx...........................................................................
1778 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations; Changing Fees, Dates, Locations, etc.......... 1018-AU56
1779 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard 1018-AU58
as Threatened.........................................................................
1780 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Marbled Murrelet From 1018-AU60
the List of Endangered and Threatened Species.........................................
1781 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Makhnati Island Area... 1018-AU70
1782 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 1018-AU82
Alabama Sturgeon......................................................................
1783 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Cowhead Lake Tui Chub...... 1018-AV01
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National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1784 Making Pictures, Television Productions or Sound Tracks............................... 1024-AD30
1785 Disposition of Culturally Identifiable Human Remains.................................. 1024-AD31
1786 National Park System Units in Alaska.................................................. 1024-AD38
1787 National Capitol Region--Parking...................................................... 1024-AD40
1788 Dry Tortugas National Park--Special Regulations....................................... 1024-AD45
1789 Fire Island National Seashore--Off-Road Driving Regulations........................... 1024-AD46
1790 Leasehold Surrender Interest Provisions............................................... 1024-AD48
1791 Grand Canyon National Park............................................................ 1024-AD50
1792 Big South Fork National River and Rec Area-Off Road Vehicle Use....................... 1024-AD51
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National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1793 Curecanti Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft........................................ 1024-AC99
1794 Boating and Water Use Activities...................................................... 1024-AD07
1795 Vessel Management in Glacier Bay National Park........................................ 1024-AD25
1796 Gateway National Recreation Area, Jamaica Bay Unit, Personal Watercraft Use........... 1024-AD41
1797 Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit, Personal Watercraft Use............ 1024-AD42
1798 Shenandoah National Park-Backcountry Camping.......................................... 1024-AD49
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National Park Service--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1799 Disposition of Abandoned or Unclaimed Property........................................ 1024-AD52
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National Park Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1800 Gateway National Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft................................. 1024-AC95
1801 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; Future Applicability.......... 1024-AD05
1802 Revisions to Right-of-Way Regulations................................................. 1024-AD16
1803 Cost Recovery for Special Park Uses................................................... 1024-AD18
1804 Native American Handicrafts........................................................... 1024-AD20
1805 Gulf Islands National Seashore: Personal Watercraft Use............................... 1024-AD21
1806 Historic Preservation Certifications.................................................. 1024-AD24
1807 Backcountry Use Restrictions at Wupatki National Monument............................. 1024-AD33
1808 Olympic National Park Special Regulations............................................. 1024-AD35
1809 St. Croix National Scenic River Vessel Speed Limits................................... 1024-AD36
1810 Voyageurs National Park--Special Regulations.......................................... 1024-AD37
1811 Making Motion Pictures, Television Productions, or Soundtracks on Department of the 1024-AD43
Interior Lands........................................................................
1812 Olympic National Park Special Regulations--Personal Watercraft Use.................... 1024-AD44
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1813 Indian Country Law Enforcement........................................................ 1076-AE35
1814 Standards for Approving Tribal Per Capita Distributions............................... 1076-AE45
1815 Unclaimed Moneys/Whereabouts Unknown.................................................. 1076-AE55
1816 Grazing Permits....................................................................... 1076-AE57
1817 Land Acquisition...................................................................... 1076-AE62
1818 Trust Fund Accounting and Appeals..................................................... 1076-AE65
1819 Law and Order on Indian Reservations.................................................. 1076-AE67
1820 Leases and Permits.................................................................... 1076-AE73
1821 Preference in Employment.............................................................. 1076-AE76
1822 Revision of the Membership Roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina..... 1076-AE77
1823 Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988................................. 1076-AE81
1824 General Forestry Regulations.......................................................... 1076-AE82
1825 Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy........................................ 1076-AE83
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1826 Irrigation Projects and Systems....................................................... 1076-AD44
1827 Preparation of Rolls of Indians....................................................... 1076-AE44
1828 Home-Living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation............................. 1076-AE51
1829 Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Five Civilized Tribes............ 1076-AE59
1830 Tribal Probate Codes.................................................................. 1076-AE61
1831 Tribal Energy Resource Agreements..................................................... 1076-AE80
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1832 Fee for Service....................................................................... 1076-AE66
1833 Oil and Gas, Geothermal, and Solid Minerals Agreements................................ 1076-AE79
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1834 Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood................................................ 1076-AD97
1835 Alaska Resupply Operation............................................................. 1076-AE04
1836 Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans....................................................... 1076-AE24
1837 Leases and Permits on Indian Trust and Restricted Lands............................... 1076-AE36
1838 Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds.......................................... 1076-AE43
1839 Appeals From Administrative Actions................................................... 1076-AE48
1840 Conveyances of Trust or Restricted Indian Land; Removal of Trust or Restricted Status. 1076-AE63
1841 Life Estates and Future Interests..................................................... 1076-AE64
1842 Probate of Indian Estates--Appeals to the Office of Hearings and Appeals.............. 1076-AE71
1843 Indian Country Detention Facilities and Programs...................................... 1076-AE75
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Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1844 Requirements for Material, Personnel, and Pipe Handling Operations.................... 1010-AD14
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Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1845 Late and Overpayment Interest......................................................... 1010-AC27
1846 End-of-Life Royalty Relief............................................................ 1010-AC58
1847 Reduction to Royalty Relief in Special Circumstances.................................. 1010-AD02
1848 Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf...................... 1010-AD06
1849 Pipeline Safety Rule Phase I.......................................................... 1010-AD11
1850 Oil and Gas Production Rates.......................................................... 1010-AD12
1851 Rights of Use and Easement............................................................ 1010-AD13
1852 Safety Management Systems............................................................. 1010-AD15
1853 Open and Nondiscriminatory Movement of Oil and Gas as Required by the Outer 1010-AD17
Continental Shelf Lands Act...........................................................
1854 Reduction in Oil and Gas Royalty Rates in the Outer Continental Shelf Under the Deep 1010-AD29
Water Royalty Relief Act..............................................................
1855 Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf.......................... 1010-AD30
1856 Deep Gas and Offshore Alaska Provisions............................................... 1010-AD33
1857 Revenue Sharing for Alternative Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf................... 1010-AD34
1858 Valuation of Coal for Advance Royalty Purposes........................................ 1010-AD37
1859 Royalty Credits....................................................................... 1010-AD38
1860 Increase in Maximum Daily Civil Penalty Amount........................................ 1010-AD40
1861 Changing Proprietary Term of Certain Geophysical Information.......................... 1010-AD41
1862 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) -- Corrections 1010-AD42
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Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1863 Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting...................................................... 1010-AC29
1864 Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases (Reg Plan Seq No. 61)............................. 1010-AD00
1865 Protection of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species................................... 1010-AD10
1866 Revisions to Rules Governing Platforms and Structures and Pipelines................... 1010-AD18
1867 Oil and Gas Well Cementing Requirements............................................... 1010-AD19
1868 Reporting Amendments.................................................................. 1010-AD20
1869 Documents Incorporated by Reference for Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations............ 1010-AD24
1870 Geothermal Valuation.................................................................. 1010-AD32
1871 Debt Collection....................................................................... 1010-AD36
1872 Increase in Maximum Daily Civil Penalty Amount........................................ 1010-AD39
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1873 Prepayment of Royalties............................................................... 1010-AC31
1874 Federal Sodium and Potassium Valuation................................................ 1010-AD21
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Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1875 Incident Reporting.................................................................... 1010-AC57
1876 Proprietary Terms and Data Disclosure................................................. 1010-AC81
1877 Data Release and Definitions.......................................................... 1010-AC99
1878 Providing Contact Information to MMS.................................................. 1010-AD22
1879 Cost Recovery for Plans, Permits, and Inspections for Oil and Gas Operations in the 1010-AD23
Outer Continental Shelf...............................................................
1880 Debt Collection....................................................................... 1010-AD35
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1881 Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites........................................................... 1029-AB70
1882 Placement of Excess Spoil (Reg Plan Seq No. 62)....................................... 1029-AC04
1883 Permit Application Packages........................................................... 1029-AC51
1884 Ownership, Control, and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights................ 1029-AC52
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1885 Revegetation.......................................................................... 1029-AC02
1886 Fee Allocation Rule................................................................... 1029-AC47
1887 Tennesse Federal Program.............................................................. 1029-AC50
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1888 Indian Lands.......................................................................... 1029-AC53
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1889 Financial Assurances.................................................................. 1029-AC05
1890 Ownership and Control................................................................. 1029-AC08
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Bureau of Reclamation--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1891 Regulating Non-Contract Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Basin................ 1006-AA50
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Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1892 Implemenation of the Truckee River Operating Agreement................................ 1006-AA48
1893 Use of Reclamation Land, Facilities, and Water Bodies................................. 1006-AA51
1894 Inclusion of Hoover Dam Under 43 CFR Part 423......................................... 1006-AA52
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Bureau of Reclamation--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1895 Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands, and Waterbodies............ 1006-AA45
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Bureau of Land Management--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1896 Noncompetitive Leasing: Fringe Acreage Leases and Lease Modifications................. 1004-AD91
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Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1897 Mining Claims Under the General Mining Law; Surface Management........................ 1004-AD69
1898 Oil and Gas Leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska......................... 1004-AD78
1899 Mineral Lands Available for Locating Lode and Placer Mining Claims and Mill and Tunnel 1004-AD79
Sites; Special Laws in Addition to FLPMA That Require Recording or Notice.............
1900 Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act; 1004-AD87
Linear Right-of-Way Rental Payment Schedule...........................................
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1901 Oil Shale Leasing and Operations (Reg Plan Seq No. 63)................................ 1004-AD90
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Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1902 Oil and Gas Onshore Order No. 1....................................................... 1004-AD59
1903 Permits for Recreation on Public Lands................................................ 1004-AD68
1904 Segregation of Lands Proposed for Sale................................................ 1004-AD74
1905 Geothermal Resource Leasing; Geothermal Resources Unit Agreements: Unproven Areas..... 1004-AD86
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Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1906 Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska........................................... 1004-AD42
1907 Alaska Native Veteran Allotments...................................................... 1004-AD60
1908 Marginal Oil/Gas Royalty Rate Reduction Program....................................... 1004-AD65
1909 Public Lands and Resources; Law Enforcement--Criminal; Recreation Programs............ 1004-AD66
1910 Heavy Oil Royalty Reduction Program................................................... 1004-AD67
1911 Sales of Forest Products; Preparation for Sale........................................ 1004-AD70
1912 Oil and Gas; Combined Hydrocarbons Leasing; Tar Sands................................. 1004-AD76
1913 Gas Hydrate Production Incentives..................................................... 1004-AD81
1914 Enhanced Oil and Natural Gas Production Through Carbon Dioxide Injection.............. 1004-AD82
1915 Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act. 1004-AD84
1916 Sales: Federal Land Policy and Management Act......................................... 1004-AD88
1917 Color-of-Title and Omitted Lands...................................................... 1004-AD89
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Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1918 Making Motion Pictures, Television Productions, or Soundtracks on DOI Lands........... 1093-AA10
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1614. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF
1969
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes to amend its
regulations by adding a new part to codify its NEPA procedures
currently in the Departmental Manual. The proposed regulations contain
Departmental policies and procedures for compliance with NEPA,
Executive Order 11514, and the Council on Environmental Quality's
regulations. By converting the Departmental NEPA procedures from the DM
to new regulations the Department intends to promote greater
transparency and accountability to the public.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 73427]]
Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget, MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3891
RIN: 1090-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1615. [bull] REVISION OF PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action adds new Department of the Interior Privacy Act
exempt system of records to the listing of exempt Privacy Act Systems
in 43 CFR 2.79. Under 5 U.S.C. 552a (j) & (k), exempt systems must be
identified in rulemaking before their Privacy Act system of records
notices can be published in the Federal Register. The four Privacy Act
systems that will be added are: (1) Incident Management Analysis and
Reporting System; (2) Indian Arts and Crafts Board Inquiries and
Complaints File; (3) Investigative Files System; and (4) Reclamation
Law Enforcement Information Management System.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marilyn Legnini, Department of the Interior, Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW, MS 5310
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-0868
RIN: 1090-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Long-Term Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1616. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS: TYPE B PROCEDURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c)
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource
trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for
resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance.
CERCLA requires that Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations be
promulgated and that the regulations be reviewed, and revised as
appropriate, every 2 years. This rulemaking is the biennial review of
the administrative process for conducting assessments as well as the
so-called type B procedures for determining injury and damages through
scientific and economic studies. This rulemaking will also address the
calculation of lost non-use values of natural resources, in compliance
with State of Ohio v. Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 432 (D.C.
Cir. 1989), which ordered the Department to allow for the assessment of
all reliably calculated values lost as a result of a natural resource
injury.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/16/96 61 FR 37031
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/16/96
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Frank DeLuise, Assessment Program, Department of the
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Room
4449, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4143
RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
1617. HYDROPOWER LICENSING: CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 668dd(d)(1); 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 43
USC 1201; 43 USC 1740; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes a public review
process for hydropower conditions and prescriptions established by the
Department under the Federal Power Act. The Department also proposes to
create an administrative appeals process for review of these measures.
The Federal Power Act authorizes the Department to include in
hydropower licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
conditions and prescriptions necessary to protect Federal and tribal
lands and resources when navigable waterways or Federal reservations
are used for hydropower generation. These proposed processes are
designed to coincide with and complement the commission's overall
licensing process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/09/04 69 FR 54602
NPRM Comment Period End 11/08/04
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Replaced by 1094-AA51.
Agency Contact: David Diamond, Director, Office of Policy Analysis,
Department of the Interior, Room 4426
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MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-1136
Fax: 202 208-4867
RIN: 1090-AA91
BILLING CODE 4310--RK--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1618. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN ADJUDICATIONS BEFORE THE HEARINGS
DIVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would amend regulations governing case
management and case processing by administrative law judges in OHA
field offices. The rules are necessary to increase efficiency in case
processing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert More, Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals,
Department of the Interior, 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 300,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1619. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND SURFACE MINING CASES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 315a
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would (1) state how to request reconsideration of a
decision; (2) limit the number of pleadings that may be filed by
parties in appeals to IBLA; (3) update addresses for serving copies of
notices of appeal; (4) state when IBLA may refer a case for a hearing
before an administrative law judge; and (5) specify a period for filing
an appeal of a judge's order. It will also (1) state when IBLA may
consolidate appeals; (2) establish standards for granting extensions
for filing pleadings; (3) prescribe procedures for motions in appeals;
and (4) state when a person may intervene in an appeal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert More, Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals,
Department of the Interior, 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 300,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA53
BILLING CODE 4310--79--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1620. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3371 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend our regulations that establish
procedures relating to property seized and administrative forfeiture
under various laws enforced by the Service. This revision is intended
to provide uniform guidance for the bonded release, appraisement,
administrative proceeding, petition for remission, and disposal of
items subject to forfeiture. Also, these revisions are intended to
provide for greater consistency of Service seizure and forfeiture
procedures with those of the U.S. Customs Service. In August 2000, the
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act became law. CAFRA mandated many
changes to 50 CFR 12 that we will incorporate in a second proposed
rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/27/95 60 FR 58468
NPRM Comment Period End 01/26/96
Second NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________
1621. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; AMERICAN EEL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would add American eel to Appendix III to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora (CITES). If adopted, exports of the species would require
CITES documentation from the Service to ensure that foreign countries
accept the shipments. This action is necessary to monitor the impact of
trade on the species in an effort to maintain healthy populations.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________
1622. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE
UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42; 16 USC 3371 to 3378
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to add numerous transport standards to part 14 for
reptiles and amphibians. Standards have already been promulgated for
mammals and birds.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________
1623. IMPORTATION OF CAPTIVE-BRED EXOTIC BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES
FROM BREEDING FACILITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On March 17, 1994, we published a proposed rule that included
certain provisions of the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA). This
planned re-proposal would allow import of captive-bred birds from
facilities in other countries for species that are otherwise prohibited
from import under the WBCA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (under 1018-AC15) 03/17/94 59 FR 12784
Second NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________
1624. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668, 704, 712, 1382, 1538(d) to (f), and
1540(f); 16 USC 3371 to 3378, 4223 to 4244, and 4901 to 4916; 18 USC
42; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to revise the importation, exportation, and
transportation regulations pertaining to the movement of all wildlife
and wildlife products into or out of the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/15/98 63 FR 38143
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/14/98
NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________
1625. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE STRAIGHT-HORNED MARKHOR POPULATION OF THE
TORGHAR REGION OF BALUCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We received a petition to reclassify a certain population of
the straight-horned markhor from endangered to threatened. We must
determine whether a status review shows that the petitioned action is
warranted; if so, we will propose to change the classification of the
straight-horned markhor population of the Torghar Hills region of
Baluchistan Province, Pakistan, from endangered to threatened under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973. The markhor is a species of wild goat
that occurs in small, isolated populations in rugged, arid mountain
habitats in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of positive 90-day
petition finding, init. of
status review 09/23/99 64 FR 51499
Notice Comment Period End 01/21/00
NPRM 06/00/07
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AG00
_______________________________________________________________________
1626. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT: REVIEW OF APPROVED LIST OF CAPTIVE-
BRED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Wild Bird Conservation Act, a species may be exempt
from the prohibitions of the Act if it qualifies for inclusion in an
approved list. One way for a species to be included is if the species
occurs in trade only as captive-bred specimens. We intend to seek
information and consider whether to amend this approved list, which was
established in 1994.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 05/29/01 66 FR 29072
Comment Period End 07/30/01 66 FR 29072
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AG64
_______________________________________________________________________
1627. CORRECTIONS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-475
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to make revisions to the Rights-of-Way
(ROW) General Regulations to implement Public Law 101-475 by correcting
the names of Congressional Committees we must notify upon receipt of an
ROW application for an oil and gas pipeline 24 inches or more in
diameter and again before granting ROW. Finally, the proposal would
delete the 60-day waiting period after notification of our intent to
grant ROW, because Congress repealed the waiting period.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Janet Bruner, Deputy Division Chief, Division of
Realty, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, ARL SQ 622 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2287
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI12
_______________________________________________________________________
1628. IMPORT OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES FROM CANADA; FINDINGS FOR THE
WESTERN HUDSON POPULATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18.30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule announces proposed findings on the import of polar
bears (Ursus Maritimus) taken in sport hunts from the Western Hudson
polar bear population under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI65
_______________________________________________________________________
1629. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DOWNLISTING THE
WOOD BISON FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are taking action to downlist the Wood bison from
endangered to threatened. This action is being considered because of
progress in the recovery of this species.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI83
_______________________________________________________________________
1630. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSSESSION OF
MIGRATORY BIRDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 95-616; PL 106-108;
16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712; . . .
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will amend migratory bird permit regulations to create a
new permit category establishing conditions and criteria for obtaining
a permit to possess migratory birds, including eagles, for educational
purposes. Currently, this activity is authorized by a miscellaneous
permit category.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 10/13/05 70 FR 59710
ANPRM Comment Period End 12/12/05
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI97
_______________________________________________________________________
1631. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS AND BIRDS TO THE
UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 ; 16 USC 3371 to 3378
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to ask
the public for comments and input into the best process and spectrum of
updates needed to amend the regulations that establish standards for
the humane and healthful transport of wild birds and mammals. These
regulations have not been amended in more than 10 years and are
currently not in accordance with international requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/16/05 70 FR 54700
ANPRM Comment Period End 12/15/05 70 FR 54700
NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AJ24
_______________________________________________________________________
1632. MARINE MAMMALS; ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER TRANSLOCATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to terminate the southern sea otter
translocation program and to allow sea otters residing in designated
translocation and management zones to remain after the zones are
abolished. The southern sea otter translocation program has failed to
meet its established goals and objectives. This decision is consistent
with recommendations from the southern sea otter recovery team and
resolves conflicts that have arisen between Fish and Wildlife Service
mandates under the Endangered Species Act and PL 99-625.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice--Draft Suppl Envir Impact
Statement, S Sea Otter
Translocation 10/07/05 70 FR 58737
NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management
Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 ARL SQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-5496
Fax: 703 358-1869
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT34
_______________________________________________________________________
1633. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE WEST
VIRGINIA NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Due to recovery, the Service is planning to delist the
endangered West Virginia northern flying squirrel.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT37
_______________________________________________________________________
1634. REVISED DEFINITION OF ``DESTRUCTION OR ADVERSE MODIFICATION'' FOR
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402.02
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries
Service will revise the definition of ``destruction or adverse
modification'' to reflect the two Circuit Court of Appeals' decisions
that the existing regulation is invalid.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Richard E. Sayers Jr., Chief, Branch of Consultation
and
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Habitat Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2106
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT50
_______________________________________________________________________
1635. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE
RECLASSIFYING ARGENTINIAN BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN POPULATION FROM
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will downlist the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman
Latirostris) population in Argentina from endangered to threatened
under the Endangered Species Act, with a special rule (under section
4(d) of ESA) allowing the importation into the United States of skins
and products from the Argentinian population of broad-snouted caiman,
if certain conditions are satisfied.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT56
_______________________________________________________________________
1636. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING OF SIX
FOREIGN BIRDS UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to list the following six foreign bird species
under the Endangered Species Act: the black stilt (Himantopus
novaezelandiae) of New Zealand; Caerulean Paradise-flycatcher
(Eutrichomyias rowleyi) of Sulawesi, Indonesia; giant ibis (Pseudibis
gigantea) of southern Laos and northern and eastern Cambodia; Gurney's
pitta (Pitta gurneyi) of southern Thailand; Long-legged warbler, also
known as the long-legged thicketbird (Trichocichla rufa), of Viti Levu,
Fiji; and Socorro mockingbird (Mimodes graysoni) of Revillagigedo
Islands, Mexico.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT62
_______________________________________________________________________
1637. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: REVISION OF LANGUAGE USED IN REGULATIONS
FOR APPROVING NONTOXIC SHOT FOR USE IN WATERFOWL HUNTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 742a to 742j
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20.134
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose a plain-language revision of 50 CFR 20.134 to make
it easier for the public to read and understand. The language governing
determination of Expected Environmental Concentrations (EEC) in
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems would be altered to make clear the
shot size and number of shot to be used in calculating the EECs. We
also plan to add language specifying the pH levels to be used in
calculating the EEC in water.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
URL For Public Comments:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen, Wildlife Biologist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, MS 4107, Arlington, VA 22203-1610
Phone: 703 358-1825
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT67
_______________________________________________________________________
1638. MOSQUITO AND MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This draft Service Manual chapter (606 FW 2) provides policy
for refuge managers to apply when determining how and when mosquito
populations may be managed on lands administered within the National
Wildlife Refuge System. This draft chapter is based on science and
includes a requirement for data-gathering both prior to and after
management actions. The draft chapter also includes a provision for
actions taken during emergencies. This chapter applies to all units of
the Refuge System where we have jurisdiction over such actions, whether
mosquito management is performed by the Service or by an outside
agency.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Avail of Proposed
Policy 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
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Agency Contact: Michael Higgins, Mosquito Coordinator, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Suite 670, Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 410 573-4520
RIN: 1018-AT72
_______________________________________________________________________
1639. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SALT CREEK TIGER
BEETLE CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the Salt Creek
tiger beetle, an endangered subspecies endemic to eastern Nebraska
saline wetlands and associated streams in the northern third of
Lancaster County and southern margin of Saunders County in Nebraska.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AJ13
RIN: 1018-AT79
_______________________________________________________________________
1640. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE CUI-
UI FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to remove the Cui-ui, a fish in Nevada,
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife based on recovery
of this species. Threats to the species have been reduced, and the
population has rebounded and surpassed recovery levels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT85
_______________________________________________________________________
1641. NEGOTIATION OF ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH TRIBES (MANUAL
CHAPTER)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC 742a to 742j; 16 USC 661
to 666c; PL 93-638; PL 103-413; PL 105-270; The Native American Policy
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of June 28, 1994 (Native American
Policy); 25 CFR 1000
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Service manual chapter (512 FW 5) establishes policy
that refuge and hatchery managers (project leaders) and other Fish and
Wildlife Service employees will apply when reviewing and responding to
a request from a self-governance Indian tribe or consortium of tribes
to negotiate an annual funding agreement (AFA) under the provisions of
title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
This chapter also provides general guidance that a project leader
should consider when reviewing a request for an AFA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Agency Contact: Dave Walker, Refuge Policy Liaison, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 670, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2310
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU16
_______________________________________________________________________
1642. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR YADON'S PIPERIA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 1, 2006.
Final, Judicial, September 1, 2007.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for Yadon's piperia,
an endangered plant, in the Monterey region of central California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/18/06 71 FR 61546
NPRM Comment Period End 12/18/06
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU34
_______________________________________________________________________
1643. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201
to 4245
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2006.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2007.
Abstract: The Service plans to review designated critical habitat for
the Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), a subspecies
federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended. This critical habitat is located on Federal land in CA, OR,
and WA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU37
_______________________________________________________________________
1644. CIVIL PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 to 44; 16 USC 3371 et seq; 16 USC 668(a); 16
USC 1540(f); 16 USC 1382
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to revise our civil procedure regulations to make
them easier to understand, through use of simpler language and more
clearly explained procedures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU38
_______________________________________________________________________
1645. CITES APPENDIX III LISTING OF GALAX
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to list the native plant species galax
(Galax urceolata) in Appendix III of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Pat Ford, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU40
_______________________________________________________________________
1646. MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES;
CHUKCHI SEA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes issuance of
regulations to allow the incidental unintentional take of small numbers
of marine mammals in activities (other than commercial fishing) in
specific geographical areas. These regulations would authorize
incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus in the Chukchi Sea
and adjacent coast of Alaska during oil and gas industry activities for
5 years.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management
Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 ARL SQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-5496
Fax: 703 358-1869
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU41
_______________________________________________________________________
1647. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RE-EVALUATION OF
FINAL LISTING DETERMINATION FOR QUEEN CHARLOTTE GOSHAWK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Pursuant to a court order, we will re-evaluate our final
listing determination for the Queen Charlotte goshawk, a bird, found in
southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Comment Period Opened on Status
Review 12/15/05 70 FR 74284
SR Comment Period End 02/13/06
NPRM 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife
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Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU43
_______________________________________________________________________
1648. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE WINTERING PIPING PLOVER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to revise currently designated critical habitat
for the wintering piping plover in the coastal areas of North Carolina.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Original Final Rule designating
critical habitat 07/10/01 66 FR 36038
2nd NPRM to revise critical
habitat 06/12/06 71 FR 33703
Public Hearing request duedate 07/27/06 71 FR 33703
Second NPRM Comment Period End 08/11/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/00/06
Final Action 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU48
_______________________________________________________________________
1649. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ADDING GRAHAM'S
BEARDTONGUE (PENSTEMON GRAHAMII) TO THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED PLANTS, WITH DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 9, 2005.
Final, Judicial, December 9, 2006.
Abstract: We propose to add Graham's beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii)
to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants, and also to designate
critical habitat for the species in areas of Colorado and Utah.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/19/06 71 FR 3158
Public Hearing request duedate 03/06/06 71 FR 3158
NPRM Comment Period End 03/20/06
NPRM; Reopening of Comment
Period; Notice of Public Hearing04/13/06 71 FR 19158
Public Hearing 04/26/06 71 FR 19158
NPRM Comment Period End 05/19/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/00/06
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU49
_______________________________________________________________________
1650. MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA; SPRING/SUMMER
REGULATIONS FOR THE 2007 SEASON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 92
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes annual spring/summer migratory bird
subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2007 subsistence
season.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Final Action 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
alaska.fws.gov/ambcc/index.htm
Agency Contact: Fred Armstrong, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, 10011 E. Tudor Rd., MS 201,
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3887
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AU39
RIN: 1018-AU59
_______________________________________________________________________
1651. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; AMENDING THE
FORMATS OF THE LISTS OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will amend the formats of the Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants, located at 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12,
respectively. These changes are designed to ensure that the regulations
are easy for the public to understand and that they reflect current
policies and standards. No entry to these lists will be added, deleted,
or altered by these amendments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Martha E. Balis-Larsen, Chief, Office of Program
[[Page 73436]]
Support, Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, #330, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2079
Fax: 703 358-1827
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU62
_______________________________________________________________________
1652. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF EXTINCT
SPECIES FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will delist multiple species because they are
presumed to be extinct.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU64
_______________________________________________________________________
1653. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN EASTERN
WYOMING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act, we propose
to establish a nonessential experimental population of black-footed
ferrets in eastern Wyoming. The population at Thunder Basin National
Grassland may be reintroduced in the fall of 2006.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU65
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1654. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
MAGUIRE DAISY FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to remove the Maguire daisy, a plant in
Utah, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. This action is
due to recovery.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU67
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1655. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF A
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF THE RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW IN
TEXAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes a nonessential experimental population
of the Rio Grande silvery minnow in Texas. This action is being taken
to achieve one of the species' recovery goals, to reestablish the
minnow in at least three other areas of its historic range, as outlined
in the 1999 recovery plan.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU68
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1656. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE RUNNING BUFFALO CLOVER FROM ENDANGERED TO
THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to reclassify the running buffalo clover
from endangered to threatened. This plant is found in Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU69
_______________________________________________________________________
1657. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA:
2008-2009 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3111
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish regulations for fishing seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and
shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2008-09 regulatory year. The
rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual
public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the fish
and shellfish taking regulations included in the ``Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, subpart D, 2007-08
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations,`` which expire on
March 31, 2008. This rule would also amend the Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the
General Regulations related to the taking of fish and shellfish.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU71
_______________________________________________________________________
1658. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR ASTRAGALUS DESERETICUS (DESERET MILK VETCH)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 19, 2007, court settlement.
Final, Judicial, January 18, 2008, court settlement.
court settlement.
Abstract: In accordance with a court settlement, we plan to propose
critical habitat for Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milk-vetch).
Considered extinct until its rediscovery in 1981, this threatened
species exists in one small population in Utah County, Utah.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU72
_______________________________________________________________________
1659. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; FLUVIAL ARCTIC
GRAYLING
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are evaluating whether or not to propose to list the
fluvial Arctic grayling, a fish in Montana, under the Endangered
Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU73
_______________________________________________________________________
1660. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR THE HINE'S EMERALD DRAGONFLY
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the federally
endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly in Missouri, Michigan, Illinois,
and Wisconsin.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/26/06 71 FR 42441
NPRM Comment Period End 09/25/06 71 FR 42441
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU74
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1661. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR HIDDEN LAKE BLUECURLS, VAIL LAKE CEANOTHUS, AND MEXICAN
FLANNELBUSH
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 20, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the federally
threatened Hidden Lake bluecurls, a plant, in California. We propose to
designate critical habitat for the federally threatened Vail Lake
ceanothus, a plant, in California. We propose to designate critical
habitat for the federally endangered Mexican flannelbush, a plant, in
California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/03/06 71 FR 58340
NPRM Comment Period End 12/04/06
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU77
_______________________________________________________________________
1662. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR GUAJON
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the Guajon, a threatened frog
in Puerto Rico.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/05/06 71 FR 58954
NPRM Comment Period End 12/04/06
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU78
_______________________________________________________________________
1663. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR CAPE SABLE SEASIDE SPARROW
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 24, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, October 24, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose a revision to existing critical
habitat for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, an endangered bird, from
South Florida.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/31/06 71 FR 63980
Hearing Request Due Date 12/15/06
NPRM Comment Period End 01/02/07
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU79
_______________________________________________________________________
1664. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR BEAR VALLEY SANDWORT, SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN WILD-BUCKWHEAT,
AND ASH-GREY INDIAN PAINTBRUSH
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 9, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the Bear Valley
sandwort, southern mountain wild-buckwheat, and ash-grey Indian
paintbrush, all federally threatened plants in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU80
_______________________________________________________________________
1665. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR TIDEWATER GOBY
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 15, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the federally
endangered tidewater goby, a fish, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU81
_______________________________________________________________________
1666. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR MONTEREY SPINEFLOWER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for Monterey spineflower, a
threatened plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU83
_______________________________________________________________________
1667. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR NEVIN'S BARBERRY
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 30, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the federally
endangered Nevin's barberry, a plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU84
_______________________________________________________________________
1668. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR FLATWOODS SALAMANDER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 31, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We plan to re-evaluate our prudency determination for the
designation of critical habitat for the flatwoods salamander, a
threatened amphibian that historically occurred in Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, and South Carolina. If prudent, we will propose to designate
critical habitat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU85
_______________________________________________________________________
1669. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR SAN DIEGO THORNMINT
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, February 28, 2007, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for San Diego thornmint, a
threatened plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU86
_______________________________________________________________________
1670. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING
DETERMINATION AND CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR GEORGIA PIGTOE AND
INTERRUPTED ROCKSNAIL
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose to make a listing determination and to designate
critical habitat for the Georgia pigtoe (a mussel) and the interrupted
rocksnail (an aquatic snail), both of which occur in the Mobile River
Basin of Alabama and Georgia.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU88
_______________________________________________________________________
1671. [bull] SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D: 2008-2009 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF
WILDLIFE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits,
methods, and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses during the 2008-09 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary
because subpart D is subject to an annual review.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU95
_______________________________________________________________________
1672. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; WITHDRAWAL
OF THE RECLASSIFICATION RULE AND REMOVAL OF THE HAWAIIAN HAWK FROM THE
LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to withdraw the previous proposed rule to reclassify
the Hawaiian hawk, and instead we propose to delist the Hawaiian hawk.
This action is based on recovery.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM--Reclassification 08/05/93 58 FR 41684
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AB88
RIN: 1018-AU96
_______________________________________________________________________
1673. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF
CONCHO WATERSNAKE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to remove the Concho watersnake from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU97
_______________________________________________________________________
1674. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; EMERGENCY
LISTING OF THREE HAWAIIAN PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will plan to list three Hawaiian plants-- Astelia
waialealae (painiu), Phyllostegia hispida (no common name), and
Cyrtandra kaulanatha (haiwale)-- as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 73441]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV00
_______________________________________________________________________
1675. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR PECOS SUNFLOWER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 16, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, March 16, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the Pecos Sunflower, a
threatened plant in New Mexico and Texas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV02
_______________________________________________________________________
1676. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR LA GRACIOSA THISTLE
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, July 27, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, July 27, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for La Graciosa Thistle, an
endangered plant in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties,
California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV03
_______________________________________________________________________
1677. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR CALIFORNIA TARAXACUM AND SAN BERNARDINO BLUEGRASS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, July 26, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, July 26, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for California Taraxacum and San
Bernardino Bluegrass, two endangered plants in the mountains of
southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV04
_______________________________________________________________________
1678. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR SIERRA NEVADA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF CALIFORNIA
BIGHORN SHEEP
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, July 17, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, July 17, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada Distinct
Population Segment of California Bighorn Sheep in Mono and Inyo
Counties, California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV05
_______________________________________________________________________
1679. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR FIVE CARBONATE PLANTS FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, February 13, 2007, Settlement
agreement.
Final, Judicial, February 13, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for five carbonate plants in San
Bernardino County, California: Cushenberry milk vetch, Cushenberry
buckwheat, San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod, Cushenberry oxytheca,
and Parish's daisy.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV06
_______________________________________________________________________
1680. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO KANGAROO RAT
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, June 1, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, June 1, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the endangered San Bernardino
kangaroo rat in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV07
_______________________________________________________________________
1681. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE
SIERRA NEVADA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED
FROG WITH CRITICAL HABITAT
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 14, 2007, Settlement
agreement.
Final, Judicial, September 15, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose listing the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population
Segment (DPS) of the mountain yellow-legged frog under the Endangered
Species Act. At the same time we propose critical habitat for this DPS.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV08
_______________________________________________________________________
1682. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR THE PENINSULAR BIGHORN SHEEP
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2007, Settlement
agreement.
Final, Judicial, September 30, 2008, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial Counties, California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV09
_______________________________________________________________________
1683. [bull] MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REMOVAL OF MIGRATORY BIRDS FROM
BUILDINGS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755, 16 USC 703 to
712; Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 USC 742(a-j); Arctic Tundra
Habitat Emergency Conservation Act, PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491, Note
following 16 U.S.C. 703; Endangered Species Act, 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13.51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed to allow property owners to remove migratory
birds from buildings without requiring a Federal permit.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen, Wildlife Biologist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, MS 4107, Arlington, VA 22203-1610
Phone: 703 358-1825
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AV10
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1684. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise the List of Migratory Birds to conform with
generally accepted taxonomy and nomenclature [i.e., English (common)
and scientific names--as reflected in six published supplements to the
7th (1998) edition of the American Ornithologists' Union's Check-list
of North American Birds]; and to add species of known occurrence in the
United States that are subject to protection under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act that do not appear on the current list.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/09/95 60 FR 24686
NPRM Comment Period End 07/10/95 60 FR 24686
Second NPRM 10/12/01 66 FR 52281
Second NPRM Comment Period End 11/13/01 66 FR 52281
Third NPRM 08/24/06 71 FR 50194
Third NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/06 71 FR 50194
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________
1685. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10; 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This will be a revision to an existing rule that will
incorporate decisions/resolutions made at the second through thirteenth
meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/08/00 65 FR 26663
NPRM Comment Period End 08/07/00 65 FR 26663
Correction 06/29/00 65 FR 40167
Second NPRM 04/19/06 71 FR 20168
Correction 05/02/06 71 FR 25894
Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/19/06 71 FR 20168
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/28/06 71 FR 36742
Second NPRM Comment Period End 07/28/06 71 FR 36742
Final Action 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________
1686. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVING OF THE
BALD EAGLE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to remove the bald eagle from the List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife. This action is based on continued recovery
gains and increasing population trends.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/06/99 64 FR 36454
NPRM Comment Period End 10/05/99
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/16/06 71 FR 8238
NPRM Comment Period End 05/17/06 71 FR 8238
NPRM Comment Period Extended 05/16/06 71 FR 28293
Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/19/06 71 FR 28293
Final Action 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
[[Page 73444]]
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AT94
RIN: 1018-AF21
_______________________________________________________________________
1687. FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS AND FALCONRY PERMITTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.28; 50 CFR 21.29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose changes in the regulations governing the practice
of falconry in the United States. We propose substantial reorganization
of the current regulations, combining 50 CFR 21.28 and 21.29 and
reorganizing the topics in those sections. We will add or change some
provisions in the current regulations. The changes will make it easier
to understand the requirements for falconry and the procedures for
obtaining a falconry permit.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/09/05 70 FR 6978
NPRM Comment Period End 05/10/05 70 FR 6978
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/21/06 71 FR 35599
Second NPRM Comment Period End 09/19/06 71 FR 35599
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AG11
_______________________________________________________________________
1688. ADDITION OF BLACK CARP TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: FWS plans to publish a final determination for the black carp
injurious wildlife evaluation under the Lacey Act. An injurious
wildlife listing would prohibit importation into, or transportation
between, States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States by any means
whatsoever, except by permit for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/02/00 65 FR 35314
ANPRM Comment Period End 08/01/00 65 FR 35314
NPRM 07/30/02 67 FR 49280
NPRM Comment Period End 09/20/02 67 FR 49280
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/04/03 68 FR 33431
NPRM 2nd Comment Period End 08/04/03 68 FR 33431
NPRM Comment Period 3rd
Reopening 08/30/05 70 FR 51326
NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/27/05 70 FR 61933
NPRM Comment Period End 12/16/05
Final Determination 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
URL For More Information:
www.fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AG70
_______________________________________________________________________
1689. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
JOHNSTON'S FRANKENIA FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to remove the Johnston's frankenia, a plant listed as
endangered, and endemic to south Texas and northeastern Mexico, from
the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. This action is based on
new information.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/22/03 68 FR 27961
Public Hearing Request Due Date 07/07/03 68 FR 27961
NPRM Comment Period End 08/20/03
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AH53
_______________________________________________________________________
1690. IMPORTATION OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES; ADDING
BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON PARROTS FROM ARGENTINA'S APPROVED SUSTAINABLE USE
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE APPROVED LIST OF NON-CAPTIVE BRED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow the importation into the United States
of Blue-fronted Amazon parrots removed from the wild in Argentina under
an approved sustainable use management plan. This is the first such
plan that, if approved, would contribute to the goals of the Wild Bird
Conservation Act to promote the conservation of exotic birds through
sustainable use.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/06/03 68 FR 46559
NPRM Comment Period End 10/06/03 68 FR 46559
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/29/05 70 FR 15798
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NPRM Comment Period End 04/28/05 70 FR 15798
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/24/05 70 FR 29711
NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/05
Final Action 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AH89
_______________________________________________________________________
1691. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF TWO
AUSTRALIAN PARAKEETS FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will make a determination on our proposal to reclassify
the turquoise parakeet (Neophema pulchella) and the scarlet-chested
parakeet (Neophema splendida) from endangered to threatened under the
Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/02/03 68 FR 52169
Public Hearing Request Due Date 10/17/03 68 FR 52169
NPRM Comment Period End 12/01/03
Final Rule 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI04
_______________________________________________________________________
1692. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND PERMITS; REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING
HARVEST OF LIGHT GOOSE POPULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21 subpart E
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule authorizes new methods of take-for-light goose
hunting under 50 CFR part 20 and revises subpart E of 50 CFR part 21
for the management of overabundant light goose populations. It also
modifies the conservation order that will increase take of such
populations under the authority of this subpart.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/12/01 66 FR 52077
NPRM Correction 11/07/01 66 FR 56266
NPRM Comment Period End 12/11/01 66 FR 52077
NPRM Correction Comment Period
End 12/14/01 66 FR 56266
NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/10/01 66 FR 63665
NPRM Extended Comment Period End01/25/02
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI07
_______________________________________________________________________
1693. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF
THE FLORIDA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE AMERICAN CROCODILE FROM
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to reclassify the Florida distinct population segment
of the American crocodile from endangered to threatened. This action is
based on the substantial improvement in the species' status and
improved understanding of the species' biology and management needs.
Since its listing in 1975, the population of the American crocodile in
Florida has more than doubled and its distribution has expanded. Land
acquisition has also provided protection for many important nesting
areas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/24/05 70 FR 15052
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/09/05 70 FR 15052
NPRM Comment Period End 05/23/05
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI41
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1694. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; POLICY FOR
ENHANCEMENT-OF-SURVIVAL PERMITS FOR FOREIGN SPECIES LISTED UNDER THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will issue a policy clarifying the process for issuing
Enhancement-of-Survival permits for foreign species listed under the
Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Proposed Policy 08/18/03 68 FR 49512
Comment Period End 10/17/03 68 FR 49512
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Timothy J. Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits,
International, Division of Management Authority, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2350
Fax: 703 358-2281
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI67
_______________________________________________________________________
1695. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN DIEGO FAIRY SHRIMP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed designation of critical habitat for the
endangered San Diego Fairy shrimp, a freshwater crustacean found in
southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/22/03 68 FR 19888
Public Hearing Request Due Date 06/06/03 68 FR 19888
NPRM Comment Period End 06/23/03
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/08/04 69 FR 18516
Public Hearing 04/29/04 69 FR 18516
NPRM Comment Period End 05/10/04
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI71
_______________________________________________________________________
1696. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; MILITARY READINESS EXEMPTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-314
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The 2003 Defense Authorization Bill, signed by the President
on December 2, 2002, requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
develop and issue regulations that exempt the Armed Forces from
incidental take of migratory birds during authorized military readiness
activities. The Department of Defense must concur with these
regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/02/04 69 FR 31074
NPRM Comment Period End 08/02/04 69 FR 31074
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AI92
_______________________________________________________________________
1697. ADDING SILVER CARP TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review biological and economic information on the
silver carp and large-scale silver carp for possible addition to the
list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. An injurious wildlife
listing would prohibit importation into, or transportation between,
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
any territory or possession of the United States by any means
whatsoever, except by permit for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/23/03 68 FR 43482
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/22/03 68 FR 43482
NPRM 09/05/06 71 FR 52305
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm
Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental
Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2464
Fax: 703 358-1800
Email: [email protected]
Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT29
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1698. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVING THE
MEXICAN BOBCAT FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We received a petition to delist the Mexican bobcat (Lynx
rufus escuinapae), listed as endangered. We determined as a result of
our status review and our review of the best available scientific
information that the species does not meet the definitions of
endangered or threatened in the Endangered Species Act (i.e., that
delisting is warranted), so we proposed to delist it.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM; positive 12-month finding 05/19/05 70 FR 28895
NPRM Public Hearing Request Due
Date 07/05/05 70 FR 28895
NPRM Comment Period End 08/17/05
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/23/05 70 FR 70779
Second Comment Period End 12/23/05 70 FR 70779
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT31
_______________________________________________________________________
1699. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY BEAR POPULATION FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service removes the Yellowstone population of grizzly
bears from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This
population has reached its recovery goals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM and notice of public
hearing 11/17/05 70 FR 69854
Public Hearing 01/09/06
Public Hearing 01/10/06
Public Hearing 01/11/06
Public Hearing 01/12/06
NPRM; additional public hearing 01/25/06 71 FR 4097
Public Hearing 02/09/06 71 FR 4097
NPRM Comment Period End 02/15/06
NPRM Comment Period Extended 02/16/06 71 FR 8251
NPRM Comment Period End 03/20/06 71 FR 8251
NPRM; notice seeking to recover
public comments 06/30/06 71 FR 37525
NPRM Recovered Comment Submittal
End 07/14/06 71 FR 37525
Final Action 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT38
_______________________________________________________________________
1700. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; CHANGES IN REGULATIONS GOVERNING RAPTOR
PROPAGATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose reorganization of current regulations, and adding
or changing of some provisions therein. The changes will make it easier
to understand the requirements for raptor propagation and the
procedures for obtaining a propagation permit.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/14/05 70 FR 60052
NPRM Comment Period End 01/12/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/21/06 71 FR 35599
Second NPRM Comment Period End 09/19/06
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AG11
RIN: 1018-AT60
_______________________________________________________________________
1701. REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE SAFETY ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 19, 2004.
Abstract: We implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) by adding
subpart K to 50 CFR 14. The CWSA amends the Lacey Act by making it
illegal to import, export, buy, sell, transport, receive or acquire in
interstate or foreign commerce live lions, tigers, leopards, snow
leopards, clouded leopards, cheetahs, jaguars and cougars or any hybrid
of these species, unless certain listed exceptions are met.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/31/06 71 FR 5041
NPRM; Reminder 02/22/06 71 FR 9080
NPRM Comment Period End 03/02/06 71 FR 5041
NPRM Information Collection
Comment Period End 03/02/06
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT69
_______________________________________________________________________
1702. PROTECTION OF BALD EAGLES; DEFINITION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22.3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish a regulatory definition of
``disturb.'' The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits take of
eagle. Take is defined by the Act to include ``disturb.'' This rule is
necessary in the event the bald eagle is removed from the list of
threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. The BGEPA would
then become the primary law protecting bald eagles.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/16/06 71 FR 8265
NPRM Comment Period End 05/17/06
NPRM Comment Period Extended 05/16/06 71 FR 28294
Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/19/06 71 FR 28294
Final Action 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
URL For More Information:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Eliza Savage, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 4000, 4501 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2329
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH74, Related to 1018-AF21
RIN: 1018-AT94
_______________________________________________________________________
1703. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C--NONRURAL DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise the rural/nonrural determinations
based on 2000 Federal census data. This review/revision is called for
in 50 CFR 100.15 and 36 CFR 242.15.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/06 71 FR 46416
NPRM Comment Period End 10/27/06
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AT99
_______________________________________________________________________
1704. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR 15 FRESHWATER MUSSELS, 1
FRESHWATER SNAIL, AND 5 FISHES IN TENNESSEE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposed to establish a nonessential experimental
population for 15 freshwater mussels, 1 freshwater snail, and 5 fishes
in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River,
Tennessee.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/13/06 71 FR 34195
NPRM Public Hearing Requests Due
Date 07/28/06 71 FR 34195
NPRM Comment Period End 08/14/06
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU01
_______________________________________________________________________
1705. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 4(D) RULE FOR THE
PACIFIC COAST DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service plans a special rule for the Pacific Coast
population of the threatened western snowy plover under section 4(d) of
the Endangered Species Act. The special rule will eliminate the take
prohibitions when entities involved in management activities have a
habitat management plan that has been approved by the Service in the
States of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/21/06 71 FR 20625
NPRM; Public Hearing Request
Duedate 05/22/06 71 FR 20625
NPRM Comment Period End 06/20/06
NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/20/06 71 FR 35406
NPRM Comment Period End 08/21/06 71 FR 35406
Final Action 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of
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Recovery and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU11
_______________________________________________________________________
1706. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE
PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on our proposal to
remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from the List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife. The species is listed in Wyoming and Colorado.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/02/05 70 FR 5404
Public Hearing Request Due Date 03/21/05 70 FR 5404
NPRM Comment Period End 05/03/05
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/17/06 71 FR 8556
NPRM Comment Period Extended 03/30/06 71 FR 16090
NPRM Comment Period End 04/18/06 71 FR 8556
NPRM Comment Period End 05/18/06 71 FR 16090
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU12
_______________________________________________________________________
1707. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C AND SUBPART D: 2007-2008 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF WILDLIFE
REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits,
methods, and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary
because subpart D is subject to an annual review.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/06 71 FR 46423
NPRM Comment Period End 10/20/06
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU15
_______________________________________________________________________
1708. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668 (dd); 16 USC 668 (ee)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This policy (FWS Manual) modifies existing policy for
implementing the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Administration Act, as
amended. This policy updates guidance on administrative and public
activities on wilderness within the Refuge System.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy 01/16/01 66 FR 3708
Comment Period Extended 03/15/01 66 FR 15136
Comment Period Reopened 05/15/01 66 FR 26879
Comment Period Reopened 06/21/01 66 FR 33268
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Nancy Roeper, National Wildlife Refuge System,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
Wildlife Resources Branch, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2389
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Split from 1018-AG46
RIN: 1018-AU27
_______________________________________________________________________
1709. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
FOR THE SPIKEDACE AND LOACHMINNOW
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will make a final determination on critical habitat for
the spikedace and loachminnow, threatened fish that are endemic to the
upper Gila River basin of Arizona and New Mexico.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/20/05 70 FR 75545
Public Hearing Request Due Date 02/03/06
NPRM Comment Period End 02/21/06
2nd NPRM; Reopen Comment 06/06/06 71 FR 32496
Second NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/06 71 FR 32496
Public Hearing 06/13/06 71 FR 32496
Public Hearing 06/20/06 71 FR 32496
NPRM Reopened 10/04/06 71 FR 58574
NPRM Reopened Comment Period End10/16/06
Final Action 12/00/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU33
_______________________________________________________________________
1710. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR SUISUN THISTLE AND SOFT BIRD'S-BEAK
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 2006.
Other, Judicial, August 2006, NOA for econ analysis.
Final, Judicial, April 1, 2007.
Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for Suisun thistle and
soft bird's-beak, two endangered plants in southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/11/06 71 FR 18455
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/26/06 71 FR 18455
NPRM Comment Period End 06/12/06
Final Action 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU44
_______________________________________________________________________
1711. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR HOLMGREN AND SHIVWITS MILK VETCHES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 17, 2006.
Final, Judicial, March 17, 2007.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat in southern Utah for
the Holmgren and Shivwits milk vetches, two endangered plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/29/06 71 FR 15965
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/15/06 71 FR 15965
NPRM Comment Period End 05/30/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/26/06 71 FR 56085
NPRM Reopened Comment Period End10/26/06
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU45
_______________________________________________________________________
1712. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 18, 2006.
Final, Judicial, January 18, 2007.
Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the endangered Alabama
beach mouse along the coast of Alabama.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Original final rule--Endangered
status and CH for 3 beach mice 06/06/85 50 FR 23872
12-mo finding for petition to
revise CH for 3 beach mice 09/26/00 65 FR 57800
NPRM 02/01/06 71 FR 5515
Public Hearing request duedate 03/20/06 71 FR 5515
NPRM Comment Period End 04/03/06
Second NPRM 08/08/06 71 FR 44976
Second NPRM Comment Period End 09/07/06
Final Action 01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU46
_______________________________________________________________________
1713. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE KOOTENAI RIVER WHITE STURGEON
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, February 1, 2006.
Abstract: We published an interim rule to revise the currently
designated critical habitat for the Kootenai River white sturgeon, an
endangered fish, in Idaho.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/08/06 71 FR 6383
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/10/06 71 FR 6383
Public Hearing 03/16/06 71 FR 6383
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/10/06
Final Action 12/00/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU47
_______________________________________________________________________
1714. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR THE LAGUNA MOUNTAINS SKIPPER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 30, 2005.
Final, Judicial, November 30, 2006.
Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Laguna Mountains
skipper, an endangered butterfly that lives in the mountains of
southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/13/05 70 FR 73699
Public Hearing Request Due Date 01/27/06
NPRM Comment Period End 02/13/06
NPRM; Reopening of Comment
Period; Notice of Public Hearing04/13/06 71 FR 19157
Public Hearing 04/27/06 71 FR 19157
NPRM Comment Period End 05/15/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/07/06 71 FR 38593
NPRM Comment Period End 08/07/06 71 FR 38593
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU50
_______________________________________________________________________
1715. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF FROM
THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to establish a Western Great Lakes
distinct population segment (DPS) of the gray wolf and remove the DPS
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/27/06 71 FR 15266
Public Hearing 05/08/06 71 FR 15266
Public Hearing 05/10/06 71 FR 15266
Public Hearing 05/16/06 71 FR 15266
Public Hearing 05/17/06 71 FR 15266
NPRM Comment Period End 06/26/06
Final Action 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AU53
RIN: 1018-AU54
_______________________________________________________________________
1716. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA:
2007-2008 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3111
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish regulations for fishing seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and
shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year. The
rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual
public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the fish
and shellfish taking regulations included in subpart D, Subsistence
Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations, which expire on March 31,
2007. This rule would also amend the Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the General
Regulations related to the taking of fish and shellfish.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/22/05 70 FR 76010
Public Meeting re. NPRM 02/16/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 02/20/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 02/23/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 02/27/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 02/28/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 03/07/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 03/14/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM 03/21/06
NPRM Comment Period End 03/24/06
Final Action 03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU57
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1717. 2006-07 REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC
715(i)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed to open additional national wildlife refuges to
hunting and/or sport fishing and to provide refuge-specific regulations
for those activities. This is an annual update for the National
Wildlife Refuge System that ensures adequate public notice of openings/
changes each fall. We operate hunting/fishing programs on refuges in
furtherance of the implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997 directives to facilitate compatible
priority wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/24/06 71 FR 41864
NPRM Comment Period End 08/16/06
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Leslie A Marler, Management Analyst, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife
Refuge System 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2397
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU61
_______________________________________________________________________
1718. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
IDAHO SPRINGSNAIL FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to delist the Idaho springsnail. This
action is based on a 12-month status review that indicates the
currently listed entity is no longer a valid species under the
Endangered Species Act. A taxonomic review of the Idaho springsnail and
three other unlisted springsnail species indicates that the four
species together are all part of the same larger species, which, based
on a five-factor threats analysis, may not warrant listing at this
time.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/28/06 71 FR 56938
Hearing Request Due Date 11/13/06
NPRM Comment Period End 11/27/06
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU66
_______________________________________________________________________
1719. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
FOR COMAL SPRINGS DRYOPID BEETLE, COMAL SPRINGS RIFFLE BEETLE, AND
PECK'S CAVE AMPHIPOD
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, June 29, 2006, settlement agreement.
Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We proposed to designate critical habitat for the Comal
Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis), Comal Springs riffle
beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), and Peck's cave amphipod (Stygobromus
pecki). The three endangered species are known only from four spring
systems (Comal Springs, Hueco Springs, Fern Bank Springs, and San
Marcos Springs) located in Hays and Comal Counties, Texas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/17/06 71 FR 40588
NPRM Public Hearing Request Due
Date 08/31/06 71 FR 40588
NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/06 71 FR 40588
Final Action 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU75
_______________________________________________________________________
1720. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR CATESBAEA MELANOCARPA
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, August 15, 2006.
Abstract: We are re-evaluating our prudency determination for the
designation of critical habitat for Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common
name), an endangered plant, in Puerto Rico and St. Croix (U.S. Virgin
Islands). If prudent, we will propose to designate critical habitat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/22/06 71 FR 48883
NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/06
Final Action 11/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species
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Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU76
_______________________________________________________________________
1721. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR FIVE ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSELS AND TWO THREATENED
FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 30, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are re-evaluating the prudency of critical habitat for
five endangered freshwater mussels: the fat threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata, recently
renamed Hamiota subangulata), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus
penicillatus), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), and
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), and two threatened freshwater
mussels: the Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) and purple
bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus). If prudent, we will designate
critical habitat. These mussels occur in drainages that include the
States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/06/06 71 FR 32745
Public Hearing Request Due Date 07/21/06 71 FR 32745
NPRM Comment Period End 08/07/06
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU87
_______________________________________________________________________
1722. [bull] CHANGE OF ADDRESSES FOR REGIONAL OFFICES AND ADDITION OF
ONE NEW ADDRESS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: sec 2, 33 Stat 614, as amended; sec 5, 43 Stat 651;
secs 5, 10, 45 Stat 449, 1224; secs 4, 2, 48 Stat 402, as amended;
1270, sec 4, 76 Stat 645; 5 USC 301; 16 USC 668(dd), 685, 725, 690(d),
715(i), 664; 43 USC 315(a); 16 USC 460(k); 80 Stat 926
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are revising our rights-of-way (ROW) general regulations
for the National Wildlife Refuge System to correct or add addresses of
some Service Regional offices.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Janet Bruner, Deputy Division Chief, Division of
Realty, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, ARL SQ 622 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2287
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU89
_______________________________________________________________________
1723. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR MARBLED MURRELET
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, August 30, 2006, Court-approved
settlement agreement.
Abstract: Under a court-approved settlement agreement, we propose
critical habitat for the marbled murrelet, a threatened bird inhabiting
old growth forests in the northwestern United States and Canada. We may
propose critical habitat for portions of California, Oregon, and
Washington State.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/12/06 71 FR 53837
NPRM Comment Period End 11/13/06
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU91
_______________________________________________________________________
1724. [bull] SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA; KENAI PENINSULA SUBSISTENCE RESOURCE REGION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3, 472, 551, 668(dd), 3101 to 3126; 18 USC 3551
to 3586; 43 USC 1733
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to change regulations governing subsistence use of
wildlife in Alaska by creating an additional subsistence resource
region for the Kenai Peninsula. This addition of a separate subsistence
resource region will allow for the creation of a separate Federal
subsistence regional advisory council for that region, which will
better ensure that residents with personal knowledge of the Kenai
Peninsula area will have a meaningful role in the complex issues and
management challenges of the area's subsistence management.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/14/06 71 FR 46427
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NPRM Comment Period End 09/18/06 71 FR 46427
Direct Final Rule 08/14/06 71 FR 46400
Comment Period End 09/29/06
Direct Final Rule--Withdrawal 09/27/06 71 FR 56356
NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/27/06 71 FR 56421
NPRM Comment Period End 11/09/06
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU92
_______________________________________________________________________
1725. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR 12 SPECIES OF HAWAIIAN PICTURE-WING FLIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for 12 species of Hawaiian
picture-wing flies: Drosophila aglaia, D. differens, D. hemipeza, D.
heteroneura, D. montgomeryi, D. mulli, D. musaphilia, D. neoclavisetae,
D. obatai, D. ochrobasis, D. substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia. These
species are found on one or more of the following Hawaiian Islands:
Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/15/06 71 FR 46994
NPRM Comment Period End 10/16/06 71 FR 46994
Final Action 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU93
_______________________________________________________________________
1726. [bull] FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST REGULATIONS; REVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 31; 16 USC 718; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise the Federal Duck Stamp Contest regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/27/06 71 FR 56443
NPRM Comment Period End 10/27/06
Final Action 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.fws.gov/duckstamps
Agency Contact: Patricia Fisher, Chief, Federal Duck Stamp Program,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MBSP-4070, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2007
Fax: 703 358-2009
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1018-AU94
_______________________________________________________________________
1727. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL
HABITAT FOR PIERSON'S MILK VETCH
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, June 1, 2007, New final rule.
Abstract: Pursuant to a court order, we must re-evaluate the potential
economic costs of designating critical habitat for Pierson's milk-
vetch, a threatened plant in southern California (and our final rule
published in 2004), and complete a new final rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Previous Final Action 08/04/04 69 FR 47329
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: [email protected]
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AI77
RIN: 1018-AU98
_______________________________________________________________________
1728. [bull] ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING
DETERMINATION FOR SLICKSPOT PEPPERGRASS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, November 1, 2006, Final determination.
Abstract: Pursuant to court order, we must re-evaluate our prior final
listing determination for the slickpot peppergrass, a plant in southern
Idaho.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/23/06 71 FR 62078
NPRM Comment Period End 11/13/06
Final Action 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered
Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2527
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Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: