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PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Kenk's amphipod, etc.,
Published: 2007-09-11
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90day finding on a petition to list the Kenk's amphipod (Stygobromus
kenki), the Virginia well amphipod (Stygobromus phreaticus), and the
copepod Acanthocyclops columbiensis as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. We find the petition does not provide
Part II: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-12-19
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating revised final critical habitat for the coastal California
gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 197,303
acres (ac) (79,846 hectares (ha)) of habitat in San Diego, Orange,
Riverside, San
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Polar bear,
Published: 2007-02-15
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
locations and times of combined public meetings that have been
scheduled to: (1) Provide information on the 12month petition finding
and proposed rule to list the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) as
threatened throughout its range, and (2) Receive verbal public comments
on that proposal.
Part III: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-06-12
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to
revise the critical habitat designation for the northern spotted owl
(Strix occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (Act). In 1992, we designated critical habitat for the
northern spotted owl on 6,887,000 acres (ac) (2,787,070 hectares (ha))
of Federal
Part III: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-10-10
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to
revise currently designated critical habitat for the Peninsular bighorn
sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 384,410 acres (ac)
(155,564 hectares (ha)) of land in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial
counties,
Part II: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-03-21
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating critical habitat for the spikedace (Meda fulgida) and loach
minnow (Tiaroga cobitis) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 522.2 river miles (mi)
(840.4 kilometers (km)) are designated as critical habitat. Critical
habitat is
Part III: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-07-09
The best available scientific and commercial data indicate
that the bald eagle has recovered. Therefore, under the authority of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, remove (delist) the bald eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus) in the lower 48 States of the United States from the
Federal List of
Part II: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-11-15
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating critical habitat for the endangered fat threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), Gulf
moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), Ochlockonee moccasinshell
(Medionidus simpsonianus), and oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), and
the threatened
PROPOSED RULES: Critical habitat designations—; Deseret milk-vetch,
Published: 2007-01-25
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our
intention to conduct rulemaking under the Endangered Species Act (Act)
of 1973 as amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for the purpose of removing
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Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milkvetch) from the List of Endangered
and Threatened Plants in the near future.
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Sand Mountain blue butterfly,
Published: 2007-05-02
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our
12month finding on a petition to list the Sand Mountain blue butterfly
(Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana) as threatened or endangered under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a thorough
review of all available scientific and commercial information, we find
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Goose Creek milkvetch,
Published: 2007-08-16
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90day finding on a petition to list Astragalus anserinus (Goose Creek
milkvetch) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the petition presents
substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that
listing A.
PROPOSED RULES: Gray wolves in northern Rocky Mountains; Central Idaho and Yellowstone area nonessential experimental populations,
Published: 2007-09-11
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have prepared
a draft environmental assessment (EA) of our proposal to revise the
2005 special rule for the central Idaho and Yellowstone area
nonessential experimental populations of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the northern Rocky Mountains.
The Service is reopening the comment period for the
Part III: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-12-26
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating critical habitat for Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley
sandwort), Castilleja cinerea (Ashgray Indian paintbrush), and
Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (southern mountain wild
buckwheat) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
In total, approximately 1,769 acres
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Utah Prairie Dog; reclassification and 5-year review,
Published: 2007-02-21
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90day finding on a petition to reclassify the Utah prairie dog
(Cynomys parvidens) from threatened to endangered under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the petition does
not provide substantial scientific or commercial information indicating
that
PROPOSED RULES: Findings on petitions, etc.—; Colorado River cutthroat trout,
Published: 2007-06-13
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our
12month finding for a petition to list the Colorado River cutthroat
trout (CRCT) (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) as a threatened species
throughout its range in the United States, pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. After a thorough review of all
available
PROPOSED RULES: Survival enhancement permits—; New York; Karner blue butterfly; safe harbor agreement,
Published: 2007-10-10
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an
Enhancement of Survival Permit (ESP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The requested
permit, which is for a period of 50 years, includes a draft Safe Harbor
Agreement
Part II: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-03-27
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to
designate critical habitat for the Pecos sunflower (Helianthus
paradoxus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
In total, approximately 1579.3 acres (ac) (639.1 hectares (ha)) fall
within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation.
Proposed critical
Part III: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-07-17
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating critical habitat for the Peck's cave amphipod (Stygobromus
pecki), Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis), and
Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis) in areas of
occupied, springrelated aquatic habitat in Texas under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as
PROPOSED RULES: Critical habitat designations—; San Diego thornmint,
Published: 2007-11-27
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on the
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proposed designation of critical habitat for Acanthomintha ilicifolia
(San Diego thornmint) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). We also announce corrections to proposed critical
habitat subunits 3C, 3D, 3F,
Part II: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Published: 2007-01-30
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising
critical habitat for the Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus
ammobates) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The revised designation encompasses approximately 1,211 acres (ac) (490
hectares (ha)) of coastal dune and scrub habitat in Baldwin County,
PROPOSED RULES: Critical habitat designations—; Hine's emerald dragonfly,
Published: 2007-05-18
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the public comment period for the proposed designation of
critical habitat for the endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) and the draft economic analysis, under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are reopening the
public comment
PROPOSED RULES: Rio Grande cutthroat trout,
Published: 2007-08-16
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the public comment period on our review of the Rio Grande
cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki virginalis) to determine if
candidate status is warranted. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), requires that we identify species of wildlife and plants
that are
PROPOSED RULES: Pariette cactus; listing,
Published: 2007-09-18
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
12month finding on a petition to list Sclerocactus brevispinus
(Pariette cactus) as an endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We also propose to
change the taxonomy of the currently threatened Sclerocactus glaucus
``complex'' to three
PROPOSED RULES: Virginia northern flying squirrel; delisting,
Published: 2007-02-21
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
extending the public comment period on the proposed rule to remove the
Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus), more
commonly known as the West Virginia northern flying squirrel, from the
Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, due to recovery.
Comments
PROPOSED RULES: Critical habitat designations—; Guajon,
Published: 2007-06-19
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
revised proposed critical habitat designation for the guaj[oacute]n
(Eleutherodactylus cooki). We are reopening the public comment period
to accept comments on proposed additional critical habitat units and
revised required determinations, and also to announce the availability
of and