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declaration, which meets the 

requirements outlined in § 201.5 of this 

subchapter shall be eligible for 

assistance under the HMGP not to 

exceed 20 percent of such amounts, for 

amounts not more than $35.333 billion. 

* * * * * 

■ 20. In § 206.434 revise paragraphs 

(b)(1), (c)(1), and (e) introductory text to 

read as follows: 

§ 206.434 Eligibility. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Local and Indian Tribal 

government applicants for project 

subgrants must have an approved local 

or Tribal Mitigation Plan in accordance 

with 44 CFR part 201 before receipt of 

HMGP subgrant funding for projects. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Be in conformance with the State 

Mitigation Plan and Local or Tribal 

Mitigation Plan approved under 44 CFR 

part 201; or for Indian Tribal 

governments acting as grantees, be in 

conformance with the Tribal Mitigation 

Plan approved under 44 CFR 201.7; 

* * * * * 

(e) Property acquisitions and 

relocation requirements. Property 

acquisitions and relocation projects for 

open space proposed for funding 

pursuant to a major disaster declared on 

or after December 3, 2007 must be 

implemented in accordance with part 80 

of this chapter. For major disasters 

declared before December 3, 2007, a 

project involving property acquisition or 

the relocation of structures and 

individuals is eligible for assistance 

only if the applicant enters into an 

agreement with the FEMA Regional 

Administrator that provides assurances 

that: 

* * * * * 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

David Garratt, 

Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 09–2016; MB Docket No. 09–125; RM– 

11548] 

Television Broadcasting Services; 

Biloxi, MS 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission grants a 

petition for rulemaking filed by WLOX 

License Subsidiary, LLC, the permittee 

of station WLOX(TV), channel 13, 

Biloxi, Mississippi, requesting the 

substitution of its pre-transition digital 

channel 39 for its allotted posttransition channel 13 at Biloxi. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

16, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce L. Bernstein, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–1600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 09–125, 

adopted September 3, 2009, and 

released September 4, 2009. The full 

text of this document is available for 

public inspection and copying during 

normal business hours in the FCC’s 

Reference Information Center at Portals 

II, CY–A257, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20554. This document 

will also be available via ECFS (http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/). (Documents 

will be available electronically in ASCII, 

Word 97, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) This 

document may be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1– 

800–478–3160 or via e-mail http:// 

www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this 

document in accessible formats 

(computer diskettes, large print, audio 

recording, and Braille), send an e-mail 

to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 

Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

information collection burden ‘‘for 

small business concerns with fewer than 

25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to 

this proceeding. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television, Television broadcasting. 

■ For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR Part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. 

§ 73.622 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments 

under Mississippi, is amended by 

adding DTV channel 39 and removing 

DTV channel 13 at Biloxi. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

James J. Brown, 

Deputy Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R3–ES–2009–0063; 

92220–1113–0000; C6] 

RIN 1018–AW80 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Reinstatement of 

Protections for the Gray Wolf in the 

Western Great Lakes in Compliance 

With Settlement Agreement and Court 

Order 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing 

this final rule to comply with a court 

order that has the effect of reinstating 

the regulatory protections under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA), for the gray wolf (Canis 

lupus) in the western Great Lakes. This 

rule corrects the gray wolf listing in our 

regulations which will reinstate the 

listing of gray wolves in all of 

Wisconsin and Michigan, the eastern 

half of North Dakota and South Dakota, 

the northern half of Iowa, the northern 

portions of Illinois and Indiana, and the 

northwestern portion of Ohio as 

endangered, and reinstate the listing of 

wolves in Minnesota as threatened. This 

rule also reinstates the former 

designated critical habitat for gray 

wolves in Minnesota and Michigan and 

special regulations for gray wolves in 

Minnesota. 

DATES: This action is effective 

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ADDRESSES: This final rule is available 

on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. It will also be 

available for inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 

Minnesota 55111. Call 612–713–5350 to 

make arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on wolves in the western 

Great Lakes, contact Laura Ragan, 

Regional Listing Coordinator, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, at our Fort 

Snelling, Minnesota, Regional Office 

(see ADDRESSES) or telephone 612–713– 

5350. Individuals who are hearingimpaired or speech-impaired may call 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8337 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Information about the life history of 

the gray wolf and previous Federal 

actions can be found in our February 8, 

2007 (72 FR 6052), final rule for the 

Western Great Lakes Distinct Population 

Segment (WGL DPS) of the gray wolf. 

On June 15, 2009, five parties filed a 

lawsuit against the U.S. Department of 

the Interior (Department) and the 

Service, challenging the Service’s April 

2, 2009 (74 FR 15070), final rule for the 

WGL DPS. On July 1, 2009, the U.S. 

District Court for the District of 

Columbia signed a stipulated settlement 

agreement and order (Humane Society 

of the United States v. Salazar, 1:09– 

CV–1092–PLF (D.D.C.)). In the 

settlement, the Service agrees to 

withdraw the 2009 final rule and, if we 

republish another rule, to open a 

minimum 60-day public comment 

period. 

Administrative Procedure 

This rulemaking is necessary to 

comply with the July 1, 2009, settlement 

agreement and order. Therefore, under 

these circumstances, the Director has 

determined, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b), 

that prior notice and opportunity for 

public comment are impractical and 

unnecessary. The Director has further 

determined, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

that the agency has good cause to make 

this rule effective upon publication. 

Effects of the Rule 

As of the filing of the respective court 

orders, any and all gray wolves in the 

western Great Lakes, except in 

Minnesota, are listed as an endangered 

species under the ESA. Any and all 

wolves in Minnesota are listed as a 

threatened species under the ESA. The 

reinstated regulations found at 50 CFR 

17.95 designate critical habitat for gray 

wolves in Minnesota and Michigan, and 

the reinstated special regulations in 50 

CFR 17.40(d) govern the regulation of 

gray wolves in Minnesota. The 

provisions of these regulations are the 

same as those in the regulations that 

were removed per our February 8, 2007, 

final delisting rule (72 FR 6052). 

This means that wolves in Wisconsin, 

Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, are 

hereby listed as endangered (50 CFR 

17.11(h)). Wolves in Minnesota are 

listed as threatened (50 CFR 17.11(h)). 

This rule will not affect the status of 

the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes 

under State laws or suspend any other 

legal protections provided by State law. 

This rule will not affect the gray wolf’s 

Appendix II status under the 

Convention on International Trade in 

Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 

Flora (CITES). 

Additionally, pursuant to section 6 of 

the Act, we are able to grant available 

funds to the States for management 

actions promoting the protection of gray 

wolves in the western Great Lakes. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Regulation Promulgation 

■ Accordingly, we amend part 17, 

subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the 

CFR, as set forth below: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99– 

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 17.11 by revising the entry 

in the table at paragraph (h) for ‘‘Wolf, 

gray’’ as follows: 

§ 17.11 [Amended] 

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Species 

Historic range Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When listed Critical habi- tat Special rules Common name Scientific Name 

MAMMALS 

* * * * * * * 

Wolf, gray ................. Canis lupus .............. Holarctic ................... U.S.A., conterminous (lower 48) States, except (1) Where listed as an experimental population below; (2) Minnesota; and 

(3) MT, ID, WY (however, see experimental population designation below), eastern WA (that portion of WA east of the centerline of Highway 97 and Highway 17 north of Mesa and that portion of WA east of the centerline of Highway 395 south of Mesa), eastern OR (that portion of OR east of the centerline of Highway 395 and Highway 78 north of Burns Junction and that portion of OR east of the centerline of Highway 95 south of Burns Junction), and north central UT (that portion of UT east of the centerline of Highway 84 and north of Highway 80). Mexico. 

E 1, 6, 13, 15, 

35 

17.95(a) N/A 

Do ......................... ......do ....................... ......do ....................... U.S.A. (MN) ................................................................................. T 35 17.95(a) 17.40(d) Do ......................... ......do ....................... ......do ....................... U.S.A. (portions of AZ, NM, and TX—see § 17.84(k)) ................ XN 631 N/A 17.84(k) 

Wolf, gray [Northern 

Rocky Mountain DPS].

Canis lupus .............. U.S.A. (MT, ID, WY, 

eastern WA, eastern OR, and north central UT). 

U.S.A. (WY—see § 17.84(i) and § 17.84(n)) ............................... XN 561, 562 N/A 17.84(i) 

17.84(n) 

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■ 3. Amend § 17.40 by adding paragraph 

(d) as set forth below: 

§ 17.40 Special rules—mammals. 

* * * * * 

(d) Gray wolf (Canis lupus) in 

Minnesota. 

(1) Zones. For purposes of these 

regulations, the State of Minnesota is 

divided into the following five zones: 

(i) Zone 1—4,488 square miles. 

Beginning at the point of intersection of 

United States and Canadian boundaries 

in Section 22, Township 71 North, 

Range 22 West, in Rainy Lake, then 

proceeding along the west side of 

Sections 22, 27, and 34 in said 

Township and Sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 

and 34 in Township 70 North, Range 22 

West and Sections 3 and 10 in 

Township 69 North, Range 22 West; 

then east along the south boundaries of 

Sections 10, 11, and 12 in said 

Township; then south along the 

Koochiching and St. Louis counties line 

to Highway 53; thence southeasterly 

along State Highway 53 to the junction 

with County Route 765; thence easterly 

along County Route 765 to the junction 

with Kabetogama Lake in Ash River 

Bay; thence along the south boundary of 

Section 33 in Township 69 North, Range 

19 West, to the junction with the Moose 

River; thence southeasterly along the 

Moose River to Moose Lake; thence 

along the western shore of Moose Lake 

to the river between Moose Lake and 

Long Lake; thence along the said river 

to Long Lake; thence along the east 

shore of Long Lake to the drainage on 

the southeast side of Long Lake in 

NE\1/4\, Section 18, Township 67 

North, Range 18 West; thence along the 

said drainage southeasterly and 

subsequently northeasterly to Marion 

Lake, the drainage being in Sections 17 

and 18, Township 67 North, Range 18 

West; thence along the west shoreline of 

Marion Lake proceeding southeasterly 

to the Moose Creek; thence along Moose 

Creek to Flap Creek; thence 

southeasterly along Flap Creek to the 

Vermilion River; thence southerly along 

the Vermilion River to Vermilion Lake; 

thence along the Superior National 

Forest boundary in a southeasterly 

direction through Vermilion Lake 

passing these points: Oak Narrows, 

Muskrat Channel, South of Pine Island, 

to Hoodo Point and the junction with 

County Route 697; thence southeasterly 

on County Route 697 to the junction 

with State Highway 169; thence easterly 

along State Highway 169 to the junction 

with State Highway 1; thence easterly 

along State Highway 1 to the junction 

with the Erie Railroad tracks at Murphy 

City; thence easterly along the Erie 

Railroad tracks to the junction with 

Lake Superior at Taconite Harbor; 

thence northeasterly along the North 

Shore of Lake Superior to the Canadian 

Border; thence westerly along the 

Canadian Border to the point of 

beginning in Rainy Lake. 

(ii) Zone 2—1,856 square miles. 

Beginning at the intersection of the Erie 

Mining Co. Railroad and State Highway 

1 (Murphy City); thence southeasterly 

on State Highway 1 to the junction with 

County Road 4; thence southwesterly on 

County Road 4 to the State Snowmobile 

Trail (formerly the Alger-Smith 

Railroad); thence southwesterly to the 

intersection of the Old Railroad Grade 

and Reserve Mining Co. Railroad in 

Section 33 of Township 56 North, Range 

9 West; thence northwesterly along the 

Railroad to Forest Road 107; thence 

westerly along Forest Road 107 to Forest 

Road 203; thence westerly along Forest 

Road 203 to the junction with County 

Route 2; thence in a northerly direction 

on County Route 2 to the junction with 

Forest Road 122; thence in a westerly 

direction along Forest Road 122 to the 

junction with the Duluth, Missable and 

Iron Range Railroad; thence in a 

southwesterly direction along the said 

railroad tracks to the junction with 

County Route 14; thence in a 

northwesterly direction along County 

Route 14 to the junction with County 

Route 55; thence in a westerly direction 

along County Route 55 to the junction 

with County Route 44; thence in a 

southerly direction along County Route 

44 to the junction with County Route 

266; thence in a southeasterly direction 

along County Route 266 and 

subsequently in a westerly direction to 

the junction with County Road 44; 

thence in a northerly direction on 

County Road 44 to the junction with 

Township Road 2815; thence westerly 

along Township Road 2815 to Alden 

Lake; thence northwesterly across Alden 

Lake to the inlet of the Cloquet River; 

thence northerly along the Cloquet River 

to the junction with Carrol Trail-State 

Forestry Road; thence west along the 

Carrol Trail to the junction with County 

Route 4 and County Route 49; thence 

west along County Route 49 to the 

junction with the Duluth, Winnipeg and 

Pacific Railroad; thence in a northerly 

direction along said Railroad to the 

junction with the Whiteface River; 

thence in a northeasterly direction along 

the Whiteface River to the Whiteface 

Reservoir; thence along the western 

shore of the Whiteface Reservoir to the 

junction with County Route 340; thence 

north along County Route 340 to the 

junction with County Route 16; thence 

east along County Route 16 to the 

junction with County Route 346; thence 

in a northerly direction along County 

Route 346 to the junction with County 

Route 569; thence along County Route 

569 to the junction with County Route 

565; thence in a westerly direction along 

County Route 565 to the junction with 

County Route 110; thence in a westerly 

direction along County Route 110 to the 

junction with County Route 100; thence 

in a north and subsequent west 

direction along County Route 100 to the 

junction with State Highway 135; 

thence in a northerly direction along 

State Highway 135 to the junction with 

State Highway 169 at Tower; thence in 

an easterly direction along the southern 

boundary of Zone 1 to the point of 

beginning of Zone 2 at the junction of 

the Erie Railroad Tracks and State 

Highway 1. 

(iii) Zone 3—3,501 square miles. 

Beginning at the junction of State 

Highway 11 and State Highway 65; 

thence southeasterly along State 

Highway 65 to the junction with State 

Highway 1; thence westerly along State 

Highway 1 to the junction with State 

Highway 72; thence north along State 

Highway 72 to the junction with an unnumbered township road beginning in 

the northeast corner of Section 25, 

Township 155 North, Range 31 West; 

thence westerly along the said road for 

approximately seven (7) miles to the 

junction with SFR 95: thence westerly 

along SFR 95 and continuing west 

through the southern boundary of 

Sections 36 through 31, Township 155 

North, Range 33 West, through Sections 

36 through 31, Township 155 North, 

Range 34 West, through Sections 36 

through 31, Township 155 North, Range 

35 West, through Sections 36 and 35, 

Township 155 North, Range 36 West to 

the junction with State Highway 89, 

thence northwesterly along State 

Highway 89 to the junction with County 

Route 44; thence northerly along County 

Route 44 to the junction with County 

Route 704; thence northerly along 

County 704 to the junction with SFR 49; 

thence northerly along SFR 49 to the 

junction with SFR 57; thence easterly 

along SFR 57 to the junction with SFR 

63: thence south along SFR 63 to the 

junction with SFR 70; thence easterly 

along SFR 70 to the junction with 

County Route 87; thence easterly along 

County Route 87 to the junction with 

County Route 1; thence south along 

County Route 1 to the junction with 

County Route 16; thence easterly along 

County Route 16 to the junction with 

State Highway 72; thence south on State 

Highway 72 to the junction with a 

gravel road (un-numbered County 

District Road) on the north side of 

Section 31, Township 158 North, Range 


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30 West; thence east on said District 

Road to the junction with SFR 62; 

thence easterly on SFR 62 to the 

junction with SFR 175; thence south on 

SFR 175 to the junction with County 

Route 101; thence easterly on County 

Route 101 to the junction with County 

Route 11; thence easterly on County 

Route 11 to the junction with State 

Highway 11; thence easterly on State 

Highway 11 to the junction with State 

Highway 65, the point of beginning. 

(iv) Zone 4—20,883 square miles. 

Excluding Zones 1, 2 and 3, all that part 

of Minnesota north and east of a line 

beginning on State Trunk Highway 48 at 

the eastern boundary of the State; 

thence westerly along Highway 48 to 

Interstate Highway 35; thence northerly 

on I–35 to State Highway 23, thence 

west one-half mile on Highway 23 to 

State Trunk Highway 18; thence 

westerly along Highway 18 to State 

Trunk Highway 65, thence northerly on 

Highway 65 to State Trunk Highway 

210; thence westerly along Highway 210 

to State Trunk Highway 6; thence 

northerly on State Trunk Highway 6 to 

Emily; thence westerly along County 

State Aid Highway (CSAH) 1, Crow 

Wing County, to CSAH 2, Cass County; 

thence westerly along CSAH 2 to Pine 

River; thence northwesterly along State 

Trunk Highway 371 to Backus; thence 

westerly along State Trunk Highway 87 

to U.S. Highway 71; thence northerly 

along U.S. 71 to State Trunk Highway 

200; thence northwesterly along 

Highway 200, to County State Aid 

Highway (CSAH) 2, Clearwater County; 

thence northerly along CSAH 2 to 

Shevlin; thence along U.S. Highway 2 to 

Bagley; thence northerly along State 

Trunk Highway 92 to Gully; thence 

northerly along CSAH 2, Polk County, to 

CSAH 27, Pennington County; thence 

along CSAH 27 to State Trunk Highway 

1; thence easterly on Highway 1 to 

CSAH 28, Pennington County; thence 

northerly along CSAH 28 to CSAH 54, 

Marshall County, thence northerly along 

CSAH 54 to Grygla; thence west and 

northerly along Highway 89 to Roseau; 

thence northerly along State Truck 

Highway 310 to the Canadian border. 

(v) Zone 5—54,603 square miles. All 

that part of Minnesota south and west 

of the line described as the south and 

west border of Zone 4. 

(vi) Map of regulatory zones follows: 

(2) Prohibitions. The following 

prohibitions apply to the gray wolf in 

Minnesota. 

(i) Taking. Except as provided in this 

paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section, no 

person may take a gray wolf in 

Minnesota. 

(A) Any person may take a gray wolf 

in Minnesota in defense of his own life 

or the lives of others. 

(B) Any employee or agent of the 

Service, any other Federal land 

management agency, or the Minnesota 

Department of Natural Resources, who 

is designated by his/her agency for such 

purposes, may, when acting in the 

course of his or her official duties, take 

a gray wolf in Minnesota without a 

permit if such action is necessary to: 

(1) Aid a sick, injured or orphaned 

specimen; or 

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(3) Salvage a dead specimen that may 

be useful for scientific study. 

(4) Designated employees or agents of 

the Service or the Minnesota 

Department of Natural Resources may 

take a gray wolf without a permit in 

Minnesota, in zones 2, 3, 4, and 5, as 

delineated in paragraph (d)(l) of this 

section, in response to depredations by 

a gray wolf on lawfully present 

domestic animals: Provided, that such 

taking must occur within one-half mile 

of the place where such depredation 

occurred and must be performed in a 

humane manner: And provided further, 

that any young of the year taken on or 

before August 1 of that year must be 

released. 

(C) Any employee or agent of the 

Service or the Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources, when operating 

under a Cooperative Agreement with the 

Service signed in accordance with 

section 6(c) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, who is designated by the 

Service or the Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources for such purposes, 

may, when acting in the course of his or 

her official duties, take a gray wolf in 

Minnesota to carry out scientific 

research or conservation programs. 

(ii) Export and commercial 

transactions. Except as may be 

authorized by a permit issued under 

§ 17.32, no person may sell or offer for 

sale in interstate commerce, import or 

export, or in the course of a commercial 

activity transport, ship, carry, deliver, or 

receive any Minnesota gray wolf. 

(iii) Unlawfully taken wolves. No 

person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, 

transport, or ship, by any means 

whatsoever, a gray wolf taken 

unlawfully in Minnesota, except that an 

employee or agent of the Service, or any 

other Federal land management agency, 

or the Minnesota Department of Natural 

Resources, who is designated by his/her 

agency for such purposes, may, when 

acting in the course of his official 

duties, possess, deliver, carry, transport, 

or ship a gray wolf taken unlawfully in 

Minnesota. 

(3) Permits. All permits available 

under § 17.32 (General Permits— 

Threatened Wildlife) are available with 

regard to the gray wolf in Minnesota. All 

the terms and provisions of § 17.32 

apply to such permits issued under the 

authority of this paragraph (d)(3). 

■ 4. Amend paragraph (a) of § 17.95 by 

adding an entry for ‘‘Gray Wolf (Canis 

lupus)’’ in the same alphabetical order 

as this species appears in the table in 

§ 17.11(h) to read as set forth below: 

§ 17.95 Critical habitat—fish and wildlife. 

(a) Mammals. 

* * * * * 

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) 

Michigan. Isle Royale National Park. 

Minnesota. Areas of land, water, and 

airspace in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, 

Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, 

Roseau, and St. Louis Counties, with 

boundaries (4th and 5th Principal 

meridians) identical to those of zones 1, 

2, and 3, as delineated in 50 CFR 

17.40(d)(l). 

* * * * * 

Dated: August 31, 2009. 

Sam D. Hamilton, 

Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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