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. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development 

between fall 2014 and fall 2015. 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 about 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 at 202-208-3181. 

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 

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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. 

 This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The 

Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register that 

includes the Unified Agenda. The Department’s Statement of Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan. 

NAME: John Strylowski, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

 

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The 324 Regulatory Agendas

Bureau of Land Management - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Royalty Rate for New Federal Onshore Competitive Oil and Gas Leases 1004-AE41

Bureau of Land Management - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Venting and Flaring: Waste Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and Gas for Beneficial Purposes 1004-AE14

Onshore Oil and Gas Order 3: Site Security on Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases 1004-AE15

Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil Measurement 1004-AE16

Onshore Oil and Gas Order 5: Gas Measurement 1004-AE17

Competitive Process for Offering Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development 1004-AE24

Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1--Approval of Operations 1004-AE37

Planning 1004-AE39

Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska 1004-AE40

Bureau of Land Management - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Coal Management: Lease Modifications; Lease and Logical Mining Unit Diligence; Advance Royalties; Royalty Rates;

Bonds 1004-AD93

Hydraulic Fracturing 1004-AE26

Bureau of Land Management - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Waste Mine Methane Capture, Sale, or Destruction 1004-AE23

Oil Shale Management 1004-AE28

Bureau of Land Management - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Communication Site Rental 1004-AE34

Required Fees for Mining Claims or Sites 1004-AE35

Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees 1004-AE36

Bureau of Reclamation - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Use of Reclamation Land, Facilities, and Waterbodies 1006-AA56

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

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Structural Design Requirements for Offshore Renewable Energy Facilities 1010-AD81

Clean Air Reporting and Compliance 1010-AD82

Arctic Regulations 1010-AD85

Certified Verification Agent (CVA) Requirements for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Renewable Energy Projects 1010-AD89

Outer Continental Shelf Marine Minerals 1010-AD90

Competitive Award of OCS Renewable Energy Leases and Grants 1010-AD91

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf 1010-AD06

Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses (GOMESA Phase II) 1010-AD65

Adjusting the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability for Offshore Facilities 1010-AD87

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Restructuring of Bonding and Financial Assurance Regulations 1010-AD83

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Timing Requirements for Submission of Plans Site Assessment Plans or General Activities Plan for a Renewable

Energy Project on the OCS 1010-AD77

Office of Natural Resources Revenue - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Civil Penalties 1012-AA05

Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses--Oil and Gas, Offshore 1012-AA11

Federal Oil and Gas Valuation and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation 1012-AA13

Office of Natural Resources Revenue - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Reporting and Paying Royalties on Federal Leases on Takes or Entitlement Basis 1012-AA02

Valuation of Federal Coal for Advance Royalty Purposes 1012-AA04

Clarification of Appeal Procedures 1012-AA08

Indian Oil Valuation 1012-AA15

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Aviation Regulations 1014-AA22

Safety and Environmental Management 1014-AA25

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control 1014-AA11

Incorporation of Updates of Crane Standards 1014-AA13

Suspensions of Operations and Production 1014-AA14

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Incorporation of Standard Well Design Criteria (API Standards), Operations, Cementing, and Casing Requirements 1014-AA17

Natural Gas Sampling 1014-AA18

Production Measurement Documents Incorporated by Reference 1014-AA19

Arctic Regulations 1014-AA21

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis 1014-AA10

Technical Corrections 1014-AA15

Decommission Costs (Leasing Rule) 1014-AA24

Reorganization of Title 30 - Renewable Energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf 1014-AA26

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Improvements in Incident Reporting, Risk-Based Inspections, and Leading and Lagging Indicators 1014-AA20

Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line 1014-AA23

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - PreRule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Permit Regulations for Game Birds; Revisions to Special Purpose Permit

Regulations 1018-AX24

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Managing Cultural Resources; Policy 1018-AX67

National Native American Policy 1018-BA65

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures 1018-AC89

Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Banding or Marking Permits 1018-AV82

Migratory Bird Permits; Permit Exceptions for Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks 1018-AW51

Wildlife and Fisheries; Clean Vessel Act Grant Program; Financial Assistance 1018-AW66

Migratory Bird Permits; Abatement Permits 1018-AW75

Revising Regulations Implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 1018-AW83

Use of Firearms on National Wildlife Refuges 1018-AX21

National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations 1018-AX36

Alaska National Wildlife Refuges; Updating Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Regulations 1018-AX56

Injurious Wildlife; Making Injurious Wildlife Determinations Under the Lacey Act 1018-AX63

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Museum Property Management Policy 1018-AX66

Revising the Special Rule for Importation of Ivory From African Elephants (Loxodonta africana spp.) 1018-AX84

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting Hualapai Mexican Vole 1018-AX99

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Eastern Cougar From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife 1018-AY05

Eagle Permits; Modifications to Regulations Governing Take to Protect Interests in Particular Localities 1018-AY30

Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Rehabilitation Permits and Falconry Permits 1018-AY35

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Listing Determination for the Scarlet Macaw 1018-AY39

Administrative Requirements for Financial Assistance; Applying for Grants, Performance Reporting, and Financial

Reporting 1018-AY57

Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing 10 Freshwater Fish and 1 Crayfish 1018-AY69

Migratory Bird Hunting; Wanton Waste of Migratory Game Birds 1018-AY74

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Arroyo Toad from Endangered to Threatened 1018-AY82

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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Delmarva Fox Squirrel From the List of Endangered

and Threatened Wildlife 1018-AY83

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Packard's Milk-Vetch 1018-AY90

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Goose Creek Milk-Vetch 1018-AY96

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Florida Bristle Fern 1018-AY97

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Washington Ground Squirrel 1018-AZ00

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Sprague's Pipit 1018-AZ01

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Sonoyta Mud Turtle 1018-AZ02

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Sicklefin Redhorse 1018-AZ03

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Kentucky Arrow Darter and Cumberland Arrow Darter 1018-AZ09

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Zuni Bluehead Sucker 1018-AZ23

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Peary and Dolphin-Union Caribou Subspecies 1018-AZ27

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arizona Gartersnakes (Northern

Mexican Gartersnake and Narrowheaded Gartersnake) 1018-AZ35

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Western U.S. Distinct Population

Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo 1018-AZ44

National Wildlife Refuge System; Law Enforcement Inspection Authority on Refuge Lands 1018-AZ50

Inclusion of Four Turtle Species in Appendix III of CITES 1018-AZ53

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Northern Long-Eared Bat 1018-AZ62

General Permit Procedures; Fees and Clarifications 1018-AZ65

Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife 1018-AZ71

Servicewide Real Property Acquisition and Disposition Under Financial Assistance 1018-AZ72

Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates

Following the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) 1018-AZ73

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rufa Red Knot 1018-AZ75

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Washington Ground Squirrel 1018-AZ76

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Sequatchie Caddisfly 1018-AZ83

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Sequatchie Caddisfly 1018-AZ84

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Florida Bonneted Bat 1018-AZ85

National Wildlife Refuge System; Management and Regulation of Conservation Lands and Administrative Sites Owned

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1018-AZ88

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Florida Semaphore Cactus and

Aboriginal Prickly-Apple 1018-AZ92

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Four Plants in the Florida Keys (Big Pine

Partridge Pea et al) 1018-AZ95

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Four Plants in the Florida Keys (Big

Pine Partridge Pea et al) 1018-AZ96

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Six Species in American Samoa (Friendly

Ground-Dove et al) 1018-AZ97

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designations for Six Species in American Samoa

(Friendly Ground-Dove et al) 1018-AZ98

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Black Pine Snake 1018-BA03

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Goose Creek Milk Vetch 1018-BA04

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Pacific Fisher (West Coast Distinct

Population Segment) 1018-BA05

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Pacific Fisher (West Coast Distinct

Population Segment) 1018-BA06

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for 23 Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Species 1018-BA13

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 23 Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Species 1018-BA14

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Highlands Tiger Beetle 1018-BA15

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Highlands Tiger Beetle 1018-BA16

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Packard's Milkvetch 1018-BA18

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Sicklefin Redhorse 1018-BA19

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Black Pine Snake 1018-BA24

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the African Lion Subspecies 1018-BA29

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Columbia River Distinct Population Segment of

Columbian White-Tailed Deer from Endangered to Threatened; Special Rule 1018-BA30

Alaska; Sport Hunting and Trapping, Public Use, and Closures and Restrictions on National Wildlife Refuges

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1018-BA31

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Georgetown Salamander 1018-BA32

Administrative Requirements Under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish

Restoration Acts 1018-BA33

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Florida Bristle Fern 1018-BA34

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Columbia Spotted Frog Distinct

Population Segment 1018-BA35

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Columbia Spotted Frog Distinct

Population Segment 1018-BA36

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska?2016?17 and 2017?18 Subsistence Taking of

Wildlife Regulations 1018-BA39

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area From the

List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 1018-BA41

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status and

Reintroduction of Black-Footed Ferrets in Wyoming 1018-BA42

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Borax Lake Chub 1018-BA43

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Louisiana Black Bear from the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife 1018-BA44

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Okaloosa Darter From the Federal List of Endangered

and Threatened Wildlife 1018-BA45

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the White-Haired Goldenrod From the Federal List of

Endangered and Threatened Plants 1018-BA46

Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2015

Season 1018-BA48

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designations for the Georgetown and Salado

Salamanders 1018-BA50

Administrative Requirements, Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts 1018-BA51

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Petition Process Regulations 1018-BA53

Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations, 2015-2016 1018-BA57

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Black Mudalia 1018-BA58

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Black Mudalia 1018-BA59

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Siskiyou Mariposa Lily 1018-BA60

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Siskiyou Mariposa Lily 1018-BA61

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Rural Determinations 1018-BA62

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Johnston's Frankenia From the List of Endangered

and Threatened Plants 1018-AH53

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Column Headings and Other Technical

Amendments 1018-AU62

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 1018-AU96

Injurious Wildlife Evaluation; Constrictor Species From Python, Boa, and Eunectes Genera 1018-AV68

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of Eureka Dunes Evening Primrose and Eureka Valley

Dunegrass 1018-AW04

Wildlife and Fisheries; Boating Infrastructure Grant Program; Financial Assistance 1018-AW64

Captive-Bred Wildlife Prohibitions; Generic Tigers 1018-AW81

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Slickspot Peppergrass Critical Habitat Designation 1018-AX16

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse 1018-AX71

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; ESA Section 7 Consultation Regulations; Incidental Take Statements 1018-AX85

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical

Habitat 1018-AX86

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Policy Regarding Implementation of Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered

Species Act 1018-AX87

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Definition of "Destruction or Adverse Modification" of Critical

Habitat 1018-AX88

Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Depredation Orders 1018-AX92

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Mexican Wolf as an Endangered Subspecies 1018-AY00

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Tidewater Goby From Endangered to Threatened 1018-AY03

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three Sierra Amphibians

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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of

the Greater Sage Grouse 1018-AY10

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Rufa Red Knot 1018-AY17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Two Foreign Macaw Species 1018-AY33

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Listing Determination for the Hyacinth Macaw 1018-AY38

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican

Wolf 1018-AY46

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird 1018-AY64

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Santa Cruz Cypress From Endangered to

Threatened 1018-AY77

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Modoc Sucker From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife 1018-AY78

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Inyo California Towhee 1018-AY80

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Northern Long-Eared Bat 1018-AY98

Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of Light Goose Populations 1018-AZ19

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Endangered or Threatened 1018-AZ20

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Ecosystem-Based Critical Habitat Designation for Maui Nui, Hawaii

(131 Plants, 3 Tree Snails, and 2 Forest Birds) 1018-AZ25

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arkansas Mussels (Neosho

Mucket and Rabbitsfoot) 1018-AZ30

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping

Mouse 1018-AZ32

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Vandenberg Monkeyflower 1018-AZ33

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three Hawaiian Big Island Plant

Species 1018-AZ38

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Spring Pygmy Sunfish 1018-AZ42

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arizona Plants (Acuna Cactus and

Fickeisen Plains Cactus) 1018-AZ43

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Chimpanzees 1018-AZ52

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Oregon Spotted Frog 1018-AZ56

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek

Skipperling (Two Butterflies) 1018-AZ58

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Carter's Small-Flowered Flax and

Florida Brickell-Bush 1018-AZ64

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 2015-16 and 2016-17 Subsistence Taking of Fish

and Shellfish Regulations 1018-AZ67

Migratory Bird Permits; Control Order for Introduced Migratory Bird Species in Hawaii (Cattle Egrets and Barn Owls) 1018-AZ69

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Bi-State Distinct Population

Segment of the Greater Sage Grouse 1018-AZ70

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amending the Listing for the Southern Selkirk Mountains Population of

Woodland Caribou 1018-AZ74

National Wildlife Refuge System; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Policy on Strategic Growth of Refuge System 1018-AZ89

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly 1018-AZ91

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Lepidium papilliferum (Slickspot

Peppergrass) 1018-BA27

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Oregon Chub From the Federal List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife 1018-BA28

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Corrections of Errors for Descriptions of Listing Locations for

Wildlife Species Listed Both in the United States and Foreign Countries 1018-BA54

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding 20 Species of Coral to the List of Endangered and Threatened

Wildlife and Plants 1018-BA63

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in Wyoming in

Compliance With a Court Order 1018-BA64

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Importation of Exotic Wild Birds; Adding Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrots From Argentina's Approved Sustainable Use

Management Plan to the Approved List of Non-Captive-Bred Species 1018-AH89

Migratory Bird Permits; Take of Golden Eagles in Depredation Areas 1018-AX47

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Expanding Incentives For Voluntary Conservation Actions Under the

Endangered Species Act 1018-AY29

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Fee Exemption Program for Low-Risk Business Users at Designated Ports 1018-AZ18

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle From the Federal

List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 1018-AV29

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Updates From the United States and Foreign

Countries 1018-AW68

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions and Corrections From Three Service Regions 1018-AW69

Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Results

of 14th and 15th Meetings of the Conference of the Parties (CoPs) 1018-AW82

Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase "Significant Portion of Its Range" in the Endangered Species Act's

Definitions of "Endangered Species" and "Threatened Species" 1018-AX49

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Three Parrots of Southeast Asia and the

Pacific 1018-AX50

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Wood Stork From Endangered to Threatened 1018-AX60

Migratory Bird Permits; Raptor Propagation; Adding Eagles to the List of Raptors That May Be Propagated in Captivity 1018-AX78

Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Expiration Dates and Other Changes to Double-Crested Cormorant Depredation

Orders 1018-AX82

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek

Skipperling 1018-AY01

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Northern Mexican Garter Snake and

Narrowheaded Garter Snake 1018-AY23

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Zuni Bluehead Sucker 1018-AY25

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Wolverine 1018-AY26

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Vandenberg Monkeyflower 1018-AY27

Service Manual; Donations, Fundraising and Solicitation Policy Chapter 1018-AY36

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Straight-Horned Markhor 1018-AY42

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Corrections and Updates of Marine and Anadromous Taxa 1018-AY47

Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions for Species from Alaska, Southwest, MountainPrairie, Midwest, and Southeast in the United States, and Foreign Species 1018-AY48

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates, and

Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 1018-AY49

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse 1018-AY50

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Western U.S. Distinct Population

Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo 1018-AY53

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Two Brazos River Fish (Smalleye Shiner

and Sharpnose Shiner) 1018-AY55

Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Yellow-Billed Magpie and Other Changes to Depredation Regulations 1018-AY60

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Determination for the Northwest Atlantic Distinct

Population Segment of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle 1018-AY71

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Georgia Rockcress 1018-AY72

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Southern White Rhino (Africa) as Threatened Due to

Similarity of Appearance 1018-AY76

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 2014-2016 Taking of Wildlife 1018-AY85

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Arctic Grayling 1018-AY88

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Graham's and White River Penstemons 1018-AY95

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Oregon Spotted Frog 1018-AZ04

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Two Nevada Buckwheat Species, Las Vegas Buckwheat and

Churchill Narrows Buckwheat 1018-AZ07

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Bartram's Hairstreak Butterfly and Florida

Leafwing Butterfly 1018-AZ08

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Three U.S. Caribbean Plants (Varronia

Rupicola, Gonocalyx Concolor, Agave Eggersiana) 1018-AZ10

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for the Whorled Sunflower, Gladecress, and

Short's Bladderpod 1018-AZ11

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Webber's Ivesia 1018-AZ12

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Red Mountain Buckwheat and Red Mountain

Stonecrop 1018-AZ14

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Carter's Small-Flowered Flax and Florida

Brickell-Bush 1018-AZ15

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population Area for the

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North American Wolverine in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico 1018-AZ22

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Brazos River Fish (Smalleye

Shiner and Sharpnose Shiner) 1018-AZ34

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Georgia Rockcress 1018-AZ55

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Webber Ivesia 1018-AZ57

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Florida Butterflies (Bartram's

Hairstreak and Florida Leafwing) 1018-AZ59

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Short's Bladderpod, Whorled

Sunflower, and Leavenworthia Crassa 1018-AZ60

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Graham's and White River Penstemons 1018-AZ61

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct

Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment 1018-AZ77

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three U.S. Caribbean Plants (Varronia

Rupicola, Gonocalyx Concolor, and Agave Eggersiana) 1018-AZ79

Migratory Bird Hunting; 2014-2015 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations 1018-AZ80

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the DPS of the North American Wolverine

Occurring in the Contiguous United States; Establishment of a NEP in CO, WY, and NM 1018-AZ82

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Nevada Buckwheat Species, the

Las Vegas Buckwheat and Churchill Narrows Buckwheat 1018-AZ93

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Red Mountain Plants, the Red

Mountain Buckwheat and the Red Mountain Stonecrop 1018-AZ94

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Arctic Grayling 1018-AZ99

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout 1018-BA07

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout 1018-BA08

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Tucson Shovelnose Snake 1018-BA09

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Tucson Shovelnose Snake 1018-BA10

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Yellow-Billed Loon 1018-BA11

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Yellow-Billed Loon 1018-BA12

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Warton's Cave Meshweaver 1018-BA20

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Warton's Cave Meshweaver 1018-BA21

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Georgia Aster 1018-BA37

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Georgia Aster 1018-BA38

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Antiques Exceptions and Updating Pre-Endangered Species

Act Exceptions 1018-BA40

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse 1018-BA49

Updating Addresses of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Offices 1018-BA52

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Five Foreign and Five Native Fish Protected by the National

Marine Fisheries Service to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants 1018-BA55

Wildlife Restoration, Sport Fish Restoration, Hunter Education and Safety; Technical Amendment; Correction of Logo for

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs 1018-BA56

National Park Service - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights 1024-AD78

National Natural Landmarks Program 1024-AD81

Collection of Natural Products for Traditional Cultural Purposes 1024-AD84

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area; Area Off-Road Vehicles 1024-AD86

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area--Off-Road Vehicle Use 1024-AD93

Fire Island National Seashore--Off-Road Vehicle Use 1024-AE03

Solid Waste Management for Lake Chelan National Recreation Area 1024-AE09

Golden Gate National Recreation Area--Dog Management 1024-AE16

Disposition of Archeological Materials 1024-AE17

Cuyahoga Valley National Park--Bicycling 1024-AE18

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations Revision 1024-AE19

Biscayne National Park--Fishing 1024-AE20

Bryce Canyon National Park Bicycling Regulation 1024-AE23

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Cape Lookout National Seashore; Off-road Vehicle Management 1024-AE24

National Park Service - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Grand Canyon National Park 1024-AD50

Native American Graves Protection Act--Disposition of Unclaimed Cultural Items on Federal and Indian Lands 1024-AE00

Service Animals in National Parks 1024-AE06

Hunting and Trapping on National Park Service Preserves in Alaska 1024-AE21

Concessions Contracts 1024-AE22

National Park Service - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Reorganization of Park-Specific Regulations 1024-AE02

Lost and Found Property 1024-AE04

Rights-Of-Way 1024-AE05

Prohibition of Falconry Within the National Park System 1024-AE07

National Park Service - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Native American Graves Protection Act Regulations--Technical Amendments 1024-AD98

National Cemeteries--Definition of "Demonstration" 1024-AE01

Wrangell-St. Elias Off-Road Vehicle Regulations 1024-AE14

Geological Survey - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Removal of Regulations Governing the Water-Resources Research Program and the Water-Resources Technology

Development Program 1028-AA06

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Placement of Coal Combustion Residues in Active and Abandoned Mines 1029-AC54

Stream Protection Rule 1029-AC63

Temporary Cessation of Operations 1029-AC64

Dam Safety 1029-AC68

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Cost Recovery 1029-AC65

Limited Liability 1029-AC66

2008 Stream Buffer Zone Vacatur 1029-AC69

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Civil Monetary Penalties 1029-AC67

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Bureau of Indian Affairs - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Secretarial Elections 1076-AE93

Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Din? Community College 1076-AF08

Use of Bureau-Operated Schools by Third Parties Under Lease Agreements and Fundraising Activities by BureauOperated School Personnel 1076-AF14

Tribal Transportation Program (Formerly the Indian Reservation Roads Program) 1076-AF19

Housing Improvement Program 1076-AF22

Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act 1076-AF24

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Adequate Yearly Progress 1076-AF13

Management and Administration of Osage Mineral Estate 1076-AF17

Procedures for Establishing That an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe 1076-AF18

Rights-of-Way on Indian Land 1076-AF20

Land Acquisitions in Alaska 1076-AF23

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Election of Officers of Osage Tribe; Deposit and Expenditure of Individual Funds of Members of the Osage Tribe of

Indians Who Do Not Have Certificates of Competency; Osage Lands 1076-AF12

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Petitioning Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute and Other Organized Tribes 1076-AE94

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Privacy Act Regulations 1090-AB06

Department of the Interior Insider--Threat Program System of Records 1090-AB07

Requirements for Grant Awards by the Department of the Interior 1090-AB08

Oversight of Hawaiian Home Lands 1090-AB09

Indian Arts and Crafts Board Program System of Records 1090-AB10

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Procedures for Hydropower Licensing Hearings and Alternative Conditions and Prescriptions 1090-AA91

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Procedures for Reestablishing a Government-to-Government Relationship With the Native Hawaiian Community 1090-AB05

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget - Completed Action

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Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Privacy Act; Exemptions for Debarment and Suspension System of Records 1090-AA99

Document Production Files Exempt System of Records 1090-AB00

Incident Management, Analysis, and Reporting System; Exempt System of Records 1090-AB02

Office of the Secretary - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Paleontological Resource Protection 1093-AA16

Office of the Secretary - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Office of Insular Affairs Federal Labor Ombudsman Files Exempt System of Records 1093-AA17

Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations 1093-AA18

Office of Hearings and Appeals - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier

Number

Hearings Related to Federal Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes 1094-AA54

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE41

 View Related Documents

Title: Royalty Rate for New Federal Onshore Competitive Oil and Gas Leases

Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking will ask the public to comment on whether and how the royalty

applicable to new Federal onshore competitive oil and gas leases should be revised in order to better ensure a fair return to the

public.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3103.3-1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 226(b)(1)(A); 30 USC 226(c)(1); 30 USC 352

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dylan Fuge 

Advisor to the Director

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5235 

E-Mail: dfuge@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE14

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Title: Venting and Flaring: Waste Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and Gas for Beneficial Purposes

Abstract: This new order would establish standards to limit the waste of vented and flared gas and to define the appropriate

use of oil and gas for beneficial use. This order would, among other things, delineate which activities qualify for beneficial use,

minimize the amount of venting and flaring that takes place on oil and gas production facilities on Federal and Indian lands, and

establish standards for determining avoidable versus unavoidable losses.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396d; 25 USC 2107; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 306; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1751; 43 USC 1732(b); 43

USC 1733; 43 USC 1740

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Final Action 04/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE15

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Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Order 3: Site Security on Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases

Abstract: This rulemaking would update Onshore Order 3 to clarify and strengthen the Agency's standards and procedures for

securing oil and gas production facilities on Federal and Indian lands, and to reflect the latest industry standards and

recordkeeping practices. The changes would help ensure that oil and gas producers are paying the correct Federal royalties.

The BLM is responsible for ensuring accurate measurement and accounting for all oil and gas produced on Federal and Indian

lands. Changes to Order 3 would include, among other things, the creation of uniform standards for locating, tracking, and

reporting facility measurement points; new reporting requirements for oil and gas purchasers and transporters; and clarification

of theft and fraud reporting.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396(d); 25 USC 2107; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 306; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1751; 43 USC 1732(b); 43

USC 1733; 43 USC 1740

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Final Action 05/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

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Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE16

 View Related Documents

Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil Measurement

Abstract: Onshore Order 4 establishes minimum standards to ensure liquid hydrocarbons are accurately measured and

reported. This Order was last updated in 1989, and since then changes in technology have allowed for more accurate fluid

measurement. This order will incorporate current industry standards and allow for the use of new technology.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396(d); 25 USC 2107; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 306; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1751; 43 USC 1732(b); 43

USC 1733; 43 USC 1740

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Final Action 05/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE17

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Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Order 5: Gas Measurement

Abstract: Onshore Order 5 establishes minimum standards to ensure gas is accurately measured and reported. This Order

was last updated in 1989, and since then changes in technology have allowed for more accurate gas measurement. This Order

will incorporate current industry standards, establish minimum standards for areas currently not measured, and establish

requirements for more detailed reporting.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164.1 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1732(b); 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1740; 25 USC 396(d); 25 USC 2107; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 306; 30

USC 359; 30 USC 1751

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 05/00/2015 

Final Action 05/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE24

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Title: Competitive Process for Offering Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development

Abstract: This rule would provide authority and a competitive process to make lands available for solar and wind development.

Current regulations limit the competitive process to responding to right-of-way applications. This rule would provide authority to

offer land for solar and wind development through a nomination and competitive process.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2804.23(c) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 12/29/2011 76 FR 81906 

ANPRM Comment Period End 02/27/2012 

NPRM 09/30/2014 79 FR 59022 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/01/2014 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Ray Brady 

Manager, BLM Energy Team

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7312 

FAX: 202 912-7198

E-Mail: rbrady@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE37

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Title: Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1--Approval of Operations

Abstract: Onshore Order 1 includes the requirements necessary for the approval of all proposed oil and gas exploratory,

development, or service wells on all Federal and Indian onshore oil and gas leases. This rule would revise the Order by

requiring electronic submission of Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and Notices of Staking (NOS). This would help expedite

and streamline the review process of APDs and NOSs.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE39

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Title: Planning

Abstract: The rule would make some administrative changes regarding BLM land use planning to improve the ability of BLM

plan better and respond more readily to conditions locally and on a broader scale.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1600 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1711 to 1712

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Joe Stout 

Division chief, Decision Support, Planning and NEPA

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20006

Washington , DC 20006

Phone: 202 912-7275 

FAX: 202 912-7129

E-Mail: j2stout@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE40

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Title: Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska

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Abstract: This rule will revise the current regulations, which have been invalidated by a court order. The revised rule will

conform to the requirements of the court order and will codify current practice.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 315 to 315r; 43 USC 1751 to 1753

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Ian Senio 

Division Chief, Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 452-5049 

TDD Phone: 202 912-7440

FAX: 202 245-0050

E-Mail: isenio@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AD93

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Title: Coal Management: Lease Modifications; Lease and Logical Mining Unit Diligence; Advance Royalties; Royalty Rates;

Bonds

Abstract: This rule will amend the coal management regulations that pertain to the administration of Federal coal leases and

logical mining units (LMUs) by implementing the provisions of title IV, subtitle D of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-

58) that include: Increasing the maximum acreage for a lease modification from 160 acres to 960 acres; new procedures for

extending the life of an LMU beyond 40 years; changes in the procedures and standards for payment of advance royalty for

leases and LMUs; elimination of the requirement to submit a resource recovery and protection plan within 3 years after the

issuance or establishment of an LMU; and changes in procedures and standards for bonds used to ensure payment of the

remaining balance of deferred bonus bids. The rule will also clarify the royalty rate that is applicable to continuous highwall

mining operations conducted on Federal coal leases.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3430; 43 CFR 3470; 43 CFR 3480 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of

Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1211; 30 USC 1251; 30 USC 1266; 30 USC 1273; 43 USC 1461; 43

USC 1733; 43 USC 1740

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/12/2013 78 FR 49080 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/11/2013 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Bill Radden-LeSage 

Mining Engineer

Department of the Interior

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Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC, DC 20003

Washington, DC , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7199 

E-Mail: brlesage@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE26

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Title: Hydraulic Fracturing

Abstract: The BLM is finalizing a rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land. The final rule would

provide for disclosure to the public of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land, strengthen

regulations related to well-bore integrity, and address issues related to recovered water. This rule is necessary to provide useful

information to the public and to assure that hydraulic fracturing is conducted in a way that adequately protects the environment.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396d; 25 USC 2107; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 306; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1751; 43 USC 1732(b); 43

USC 1733; 43 USC 1740

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/11/2012 77 FR 27691 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/10/2012 

Supplemental NPRM 05/24/2013 78 FR 31636 

Supplemental NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/10/2013 78 FR 34611 

Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End 06/24/2013 

Supplemental NPRM Comment Period Extended End 08/23/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Steven Wells 

Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7143 

FAX: 202 912-7194

E-Mail: s1wells@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE23

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Title: Waste Mine Methane Capture, Sale, or Destruction

Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management is considering proposing regulations concerning the capture, sale, or destruction of

waste mine methane. This responds to Executive Order 13514 and Secretarial Order 3289 regarding impacts of climate change.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 

ANPRM 04/29/2014 79 FR 23923 

ANPRM Comment Period End 06/30/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mitchell Leverette 

Division Chief, Solid Minerals

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7113 

FAX: 202 912-7199

E-Mail: mleveret@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE28

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Title: Oil Shale Management

Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to amend its commercial oil shale regulations to add flexibility

to the royalty system and to provide more detail to the environmental protection requirements.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3900; 43 CFR 3920; 43 CFR 3930 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations

) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/27/2013 78 FR 18547 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/28/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/10/2013 78 FR 35601 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/15/2013 

Final Action 03/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mitchell Leverette 

Division Chief, Solid Minerals

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003

Washington , DC 20003

Phone: 202 912-7113 

FAX: 202 912-7199

E-Mail: mleveret@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE34

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Title: Communication Site Rental

Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service intend to update the existing rental fee schedule for

communications uses. They will issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit public comment and suggestions. A

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subsequent proposed rule would update the existing rental fee schedule to align communication site fees with market values

and update policies and practices as required by current regulations and in response to recent Office of Inspector General

audits. Current regulations will not support a change without rulemaking.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800; 36 CFR 251 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/21/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Heather Snow 

Realty Specialist

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003-3503

Washington , DC 20003-3503 

Phone: 202 912-7503 

FAX: 202 245-0012

E-Mail: hsnow@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE35

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Title: Required Fees for Mining Claims or Sites

Abstract: This rule makes adjustments to mining location and annual maintenance fees for inflation. BLM is required by law to

notify mining claimants of any adjustments no later than July 1 for changes that will go into effect in the next fiscal year.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3830.21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1001; 18 USC 3571; 30 USC 22; 30 USC 28; 30 USC 28k; 30 USC 242; 30 USC 611; 31 USC

9701; 43 USC 2; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1212; 43 USC 1457; 43 USC 1474; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1744; 115 Stat 414; PL

112-74; 125 Stat 786

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 06/30/2014 79 FR 36662 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sonia Santillan 

Program Analyst

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003-3503

Washington , DC 20003-3503 

Phone: 202 912-7194 

E-Mail: ssantill@blm.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) RIN: 1004-AE36

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Title: Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees

Abstract: This final rule is an annual amendment of the Bureau of Land Management's mineral resources regulations that

provide for recovering a portion of the costs for processing certain documents required under various minerals programs.

Examples of fees that will be updated include fees for noncompetitive lease applications for oil and gas and geothermal

developments; coal exploration license applications; and mineral patent adjudications. The Interior Department's Office of

Inspector General recommended the annual fee changes in 1988 in response to a 1980s Presidential initiative, which called for

all Federal agencies to charge appropriate user fees for agency services.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3000; 43 CFR 3910; 43 CFR 3930 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations

) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 301 to 306; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 601 et seq; 31

USC 9701; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 6508; 43 USC 1701 et seq; PL 97-35; 95 Stat 357

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/25/2014 79 FR 57476 

Final Action Effective 10/01/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Anna Atkinson Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 912-7438 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Reclamation ( RB ) RIN: 1006-AA56

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Title: Use of Reclamation Land, Facilities, and Waterbodies

Abstract: This proposed rule will be a minor amendment to 43 CFR part 429. The proposed revisions to 43 CFR part 429 will

bring it into compatibility with the requirements of 43 CFR part 5, Commercial Filming and Similar Projects and Still Photography

on Certain Areas under Department Jurisdiction.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 429 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jill Nagode 

Regulatory Contact/Information Collection Clearance Officer

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Reclamation

Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007, Building 67, Denver, CO 80225

Denver , CO 80225

Phone: 303 445-2055 

E-Mail: jnagode@usbr.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD81

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Title: Structural Design Requirements for Offshore Renewable Energy Facilities

Abstract: BOEM's current design standard regulations for renewable energy facilities are stated in general terms. For example,

under current regulations, a construction and operations plan must "demonstrate that you have planned and are prepared to

conduct the proposed activities in a manner that . . . is safe," (30 CFR section 285.621(b)) and it must contain, among other

things, a description of "safety, prevention, and environmental protection features or measures that you will use" (30 CFR

section 285.626(b)(8)). Moreover, the Facility Design Report must include structural drawings, engineering and design data,

design calculations, a description of loads imposed on the facility, etc. The new regulations will provide goal-based standards

and functional requirements that are performance-based rather than prescriptive in nature. Such regulations will allow for the

development of new technologies that are necessary if offshore wind farms are to develop into a cost-effective energy source.

Moreover, the regulations will be risk-informed. The goal-based standards can be supplemented by prescriptive international

and national standards and industry-developed guidelines where appropriate.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 585 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1337; PL 109-58

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruzska 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation and Analysis

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6352 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: deanna.meyer-pietruszka@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD82

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Title: Clean Air Reporting and Compliance

Abstract: This rule would bring BOEM regulations into compliance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended.

Much of the language in BOEM air quality regulations is out of date and no longer reflects current BOEM practices and

procedures. This rulemaking would correct those deficiencies and develop new air quality guidelines to address the recent

transfer of air quality oversight responsibility for the offshore North Slope of Alaska from the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) to DOI.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 550 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 43 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Peter Meffert 

Chief, Regulations

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1610 

FAX: 703 787-1209

E-Mail: peter.meffert@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD85

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Title: Arctic Regulations

Abstract: BOEM and BSEE are jointly promulgating regulations to govern oil and gas operations on the Alaska Outer

Continental Shelf.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 30 CFR 254; 30 CFR 550 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1014-AA21

Agency Contact: Celina Cunningham 

Advisor

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6300 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: celina.cunningham@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD89

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Title: Certified Verification Agent (CVA) Requirements for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Renewable Energy Projects

Abstract: BOEM is proposing changes that were recommended by participants at a Certified Verification Agent (CVA)

workshop that BOEM hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana in October 2010. The proposed changes would make the renewable

energy CVA regulations more consistent with the existing regulations for BOEM's oil and gas CVA program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 285 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334(a); 43 USC 1337(p)

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Tim McCune 

Analyst

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6632 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: timothy.mccune@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD90

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Title: Outer Continental Shelf Marine Minerals

Abstract: This rule proposes to create a new part 583 to address the use of OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources for shore

protection, beach replenishment, wetlands restoration, or use in construction projects funded in whole or part by, or authorized

by, the Federal Government. The proposed changes to the rule codify the current procedures and describe the negotiated

noncompetitive agreement process for qualifying projects.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 583 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 67 Stat 462, as amended; 43 USC 1331 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1010-AD51

Agency Contact: Loren Thompson 

Regulatory Liaison

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5890 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: loren.thompson@mms.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD91

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Title: Competitive Award of OCS Renewable Energy Leases and Grants

Abstract: This rule will expand and clarify the regulations that structure competitive auctions for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

renewable energy leases and grants.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 585 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Tim McCune 

Analyst

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6632 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: timothy.mccune@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD06

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Title: Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf

Abstract: This rulemaking will rewrite the existing rules at 30 CFR parts 550 and 556 to make them clearer. The rule has been

reorganized and streamlined to better reflect the 5-year OCS oil and gas leasing program and lease sale processes as they

have evolved since the last rewrite in the 1980s.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 550; 30 CFR 556; 30 CFR 559; 30 CFR 560 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 6213; PL 109-432; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/27/2009 74 FR 25177 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/24/2009 

Final Rule 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Peter Meffert 

Chief, Regulations

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1610 

FAX: 703 787-1209

E-Mail: peter.meffert@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD65

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Title: Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses (GOMESA Phase II)

Abstract: BOEM and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) are jointly promulgating this proposed rule to

implement the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) revenue sharing provisions for the years 2017 and

thereafter. Revenues shared under this regulation would emerge from leases issued after December 20, 2006, in most of the

Central and Western GOM planning areas. The GOMESA mandates promulgation of revenue sharing regulations that allocate

royalties, rentals, and bonuses collected from OCS leases. This regulation would provide a familiar formula and methodology for

revenue sharing with oil and gas producing States in the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of these functions are in the process of being

transferred to the (ONRR). This proposed rule would conform BOEM regulations to regulations ONRR will promulgate.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 519 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: sec 104, PL 97-2451; PL 109-432, div C, title I; 120 Stat 3000

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1012-AA11

Agency Contact: Loren Thompson 

Regulatory Liaison

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5890 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: loren.thompson@mms.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD87

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Title: Adjusting the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability for Offshore Facilities

Abstract: BOEM is mandated, under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to update the limits of liability for damages caused by oil

spills originating at offshore facilities and to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility for facility operators. This

regulation raises the limits of liability in accordance with the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and ensures that

future updates take place on a regular basis, as required by the Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 553 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 33 USC 2701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/24/2014 79 FR 10056 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/26/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1010-AD75; Previously

Reported as 1014-AA05

Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruzska 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation and Analysis

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Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6352 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: deanna.meyer-pietruszka@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD83

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Title: Restructuring of Bonding and Financial Assurance Regulations

Abstract: This proposed rule would clarify BOEM requirements for ensuring the financial integrity of lessees and operators on

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It would also define terms consistently throughout the regulations and clarify which parties

are liable for what, to whom, and up to what amount.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 553; 30 CFR 556 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 08/19/2014 79 FR 49027 

ANPRM Comment Period End 10/20/2014 

NPRM 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Peter Meffert 

Chief, Regulations

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1610 

FAX: 703 787-1209

E-Mail: peter.meffert@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM ) RIN: 1010-AD77

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Title: Timing Requirements for Submission of Plans Site Assessment Plans or General Activities Plan for a Renewable Energy

Project on the OCS

Abstract: This rule will provide a preliminary term of 12 months to submit a Site Assessment Plan or General Activities Plan for

renewable energy leases and grants on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This gives additional time for applicants to submit

plans. It strikes a balance between promoting activity on renewable energy leases and the needs of renewable energy

developers.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 585 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334(a); 43 USC 1337(p)(8)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 02/25/2013 78 FR 12676 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/27/2013 

Final Action 04/17/2014 79 FR 21617 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruzska 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation and Analysis

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-6352 

FAX: 202 513-7630

E-Mail: deanna.meyer-pietruszka@boem.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA05

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Title: Civil Penalties

Abstract: The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is adjusting civil penalty amounts for inflation to comply with the

Federal Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The rule also would codify new civil penalty

authority for solid mineral and geothermal leases, and publish ONRR's civil penalty assessment table.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1241; 30 CFR 1290 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA11

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Title: Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses--Oil and Gas, Offshore

Abstract: The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) proposes to amend the regulations on the distribution and

disbursement of qualified revenues from certain leases on the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with the

provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). These proposed regulations set forth ONRR's formulas

and methodologies for calculating and allocating revenues during the second phase of revenue sharing to: the States of

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; their eligible coastal Political Subdivisions; the Land and Water conservation fund;

and the United States Treasury. Additionally, in this rule, the Department of the Interior moves the GOMESA Phase I

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regulations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's title 30 CFR chapter V to ONRR's 30 CFR chapter XII, and

proposes additional clarification and minor definition changes to the current revenue-sharing regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 519; 30 CFR 1219 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1010-AD65

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA13

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Title: Federal Oil and Gas Valuation and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation

Abstract: This rule would simplify and clarify the valuation of Federal and Indian coal and Federal oil and gas. It is part of the

Department of the Interior's regulatory retrospective review effort. This action combines previous advance notices of proposed

rulemaking on Federal and Indian Coal Valuation (RIN 1012-AA00) and on Federal Oil and Gas Valuation (RIN 1012-AA01).

This rule also would consolidate the definitions for oil, gas, and coal product valuation into a single subpart applicable to the

Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian Coal subparts.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1202; 30 CFR 1206 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2015 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563 with small business burden reduction.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1012-AA00; Previously

Reported as 1012-AA01

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

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Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA02

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Title: Reporting and Paying Royalties on Federal Leases on Takes or Entitlement Basis

Abstract: This rule addresses reporting and payment requirements for oil and gas production removed or sold from a Federal

lease, unit participating area, or communitization agreement.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1202; 30 CFR 1205 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 31 USC 9701 et seq; 43

USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 43

USC 1801 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 11/29/2005 70 FR 71421 

ANPRM Comment Period End 01/30/2006 

Second ANPRM 04/07/2006 71 FR 17774 

Second ANPRM Comment Period End 06/06/2006 

NPRM 08/08/2013 78 FR 48343 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/2013 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Public Comment

URL: www.onrr.gov/laws_R_D/FRNotices/AA02.htm

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA04

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Title: Valuation of Federal Coal for Advance Royalty Purposes

Abstract: This rulemaking would comply with a requirement of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which changes the way coal is

valued on Federal leases for purposes of determining advance royalty in lieu of continued operations. This rulemaking would

update the regulations to implement this change in the governing law.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1203; 30 CFR 1210; 30 CFR 1218 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations

) 

Legal Authority: PL 109-58

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/12/2013 78 FR 49062 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/11/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Public Comment

URL: www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/AA04.htm

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA08

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Title: Clarification of Appeal Procedures

Abstract: This rule would amend and clarify certain aspects of appeals of Office of Natural Resource Revenues (ONRR)

correspondence and would clarify the final administrative nature of ONRR orders that are not paid or appealed.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1290 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/22/2013 78 FR 43843 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/20/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Public Comment

URL: www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/AA08.htm

Agency Contact: Matt Williams 

ONRR Regulatory Liaison

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Room 4216, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 254-5536 

E-Mail: matt.williams@onrr.gov

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

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Office of Natural Resources Revenue ( ONRR ) RIN: 1012-AA15

 View Related Documents

Title: Indian Oil Valuation

Abstract: This rule is the result of a negotiated rulemaking with the Tribes and addresses concerns with the major portion

provision of the Indian oil and gas regulations. Generally, Indian leases have a provision that establishes the value of their oil at

the highest price paid for a major portion of production of like-quality oil from the same field or area. This rule will provide clarity

and certainty while assuring that Tribes and allottees receive, in a timely fashion, royalties that satisfy the major portion

provision contained in most Indian leases.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1206, subpart B (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/19/2014 79 FR 35102 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/18/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Latell Armand Southall 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

MS 61030A, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-0165

Denver , CO 80225-0165 

Phone: 303 231-3221 

FAX: 303 445-9508

E-Mail: armand.southall@onrr.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA22

 View Related Documents

Title: Aviation Regulations

Abstract: This rule will incorporate industry standards and Federal Aviation Administration guidance to address aviation

activities on or near Outer Continental Shelf facilities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

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Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA25

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Title: Safety and Environmental Management

Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking will seek comments on improving safety and environmental protection

through a more comprehensive approach toward the management of safety systems that serve as a barrier to the release of

hydrocarbons.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1751; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Bob Middleton 

Deputy Chief, Offshore Regulatory Programs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Mail Stop HE 3314, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1030 

E-Mail: bob.middleton@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA11

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Title: Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control

Abstract: This proposed rule would upgrade regulations related to the design, manufacture, and repair of blowout preventers

(BOPs) in response to numerous recommendations. In addition to BOPs, the proposed rule will address well design, well

control, safe drilling margins, casing, cementing, real-time monitoring, and subsea containment. The proposed rule will address

many of the issues raised following the Deepwater Horizon incident and from experts through a public forum held May 22, 2012.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1751; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

Final Action 07/00/2015 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA13

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Title: Incorporation of Updates of Crane Standards

Abstract: The BSEE is incorporating by reference the Seventh Edition of the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Specification

"Offshore Pedestal-Mounted Cranes" (API Spec 2C) into its regulations. The document has been rewritten to detail many

aspects of crane operations. We plan to add the updated edition through a proposed rule. This approach will allow BSEE to

reference the best and most up-to-date requirements for the design and construction of pedestal-mounted cranes for Outer

Continental Shelf fixed platforms.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1751; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA14

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Title: Suspensions of Operations and Production

Abstract: The proposed rule incorporates clear and unambiguous improvements, including clearly defined criteria and specific

time periods for granting suspensions. The revisions would encourage timely development of leases during the primary lease

terms by requiring that lessees demonstrate a tangible commitment to production prior to scheduled lease expiration in order to

obtain approval of requests for suspension of production from BSEE.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA17

 View Related Documents

Title: Incorporation of Standard Well Design Criteria (API Standards), Operations, Cementing, and Casing Requirements

Abstract: This proposed rule will address cementing and casing operations and requirements on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1751; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA18

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Title: Natural Gas Sampling

Abstract: BSEE proposes to incorporate by reference the American Petroleum Institute's Manual of Petroleum Measurement

Standards, chapter 14, section 1.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

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Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA19

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Title: Production Measurement Documents Incorporated by Reference

Abstract: This proposed rule will update the incorporation by reference of API's Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards,

chapter 4; chapter 4, sections 1, 2, and 5 to 7; chapter 5, sections 2 to 5; chapter 8, section 2; chapter 9, section 2; chapter 10,

sections 4 and 9; chapter 12, section 2, part 1; chapter 14, section 3, parts 1 to 2.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA21

 View Related Documents

Title: Arctic Regulations

Abstract: The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and

Environmental Enforcement, is developing joint proposed rules to promote safe, responsible, and effective drilling activities on

the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, while also ensuring the protection of Alaska's coastal communities and the marine

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environment.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions;

Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1010-AD85

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA10

 View Related Documents

Title: Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis

Abstract: This proposed rule would amend and update the regulations regarding oil and natural gas production. This rewrite of

subpart H regulations would address issues such as production safety systems, subsurface safety devices, and safety device

testing. The rule has been expanded to differentiate the requirements for operating dry tree and wet tree production systems on

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This rule would also propose an expanded use of lifecycle analysis of critical equipment.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/22/2013 78 FR 52240 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/05/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA15

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Title: Technical Corrections

Abstract: This proposed rule makes minor technical changes to BSEE's regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA24

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Title: Decommission Costs (Leasing Rule)

Abstract: This rule making would require an operator to submit information on the actual costs of decommissioning to enable

BSEE to estimate future costs for leases, Right-of-Ways, and Right-of-Uses. This action would assist the Bureau of Ocean

Energy Management in requiring adequate bonds or other forms of security to minimize or eliminate the possibility that the

Government would incur liability as a result of unmet requirements to decommission facilities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250, subpart Q (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/27/2009 74 FR 25177 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1010-AD06

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170 

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Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA26

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Title: Reorganization of Title 30 - Renewable Energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf

Abstract: BOEM/BSEE are proposing direct final regulations for BSEE's new 30 CFR part 285 and BOEM's existing part 585,

tltled "Renewable energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf." This direct final rule will

contain regulations that will be under the authority of each of the two bureaus, BSEE and BOEM. This rule pertains solely to

organizational changes necessitated for the division of existing Part 585 into two Parts 285 (BSEE) and 585 (BOEM) In future

proposed rules, BOEM and BSEE will address more substantive changes to the regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 285; 30 CFR 585 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1337

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Bob Middleton 

Deputy Chief, Offshore Regulatory Programs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Mail Stop HE 3314, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1030 

E-Mail: bob.middleton@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA20

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Title: Improvements in Incident Reporting, Risk-Based Inspections, and Leading and Lagging Indicators

Abstract: This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will seek public input on regulatory changes considered by BSEE to

improve safety, emergency preparedness, environmental responsibility, and assure appropriate development and conservation

of the offshore oil and natural gas resources. This ANPRM will seek to gather information from the public to help develop

regulations that will properly define, assess, and differentiate risk; build clear, consistent, comprehensive, and effective

permitting processes; create, define, and expand regulatory approaches and tools; and refine and enhance continuous offshore

safety performance.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 03/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) RIN: 1014-AA23

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Title: Oil-Spill Response Requirements for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line

Abstract: This rule would update regulations for offshore oil spill response planning and preparedness by incorporating lessons

learned from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Spill of National Significance, improved preparedness capability standards, and

applicable research findings. The current regulations establish the authority for BSEE to review and approve oil spill response

plans submitted by owners and operators as well as verify their preparedness through equipment inspections and exercises,

including Government initiated unannounced exercises. The current specific standards place unrealistic quantitative value and

emphasis on mechanical recovery equipment and give little incentive for the development of new technology. This update will

establish standards that drive owners and operators to use all applicable tools in a system based plan that demonstrates they

are prepared to respond quickly, effectively, and to the maximum extent practicable.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 254 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions;

Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Amy White

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Herndon , VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1665 

FAX: 703 787-1555

E-Mail: amy.white@bsee.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX24

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Permit Regulations for Game Birds; Revisions to Special Purpose Permit Regulations

Abstract: On March 1, 2010 (75 FR 60691), we revised our captive-reared waterfowl sale and disposal regulations to address

issues with muscovy duck. Since that final rule, we have been made aware of issues that were not raised when our regulations

were published for comment in 2008 (73 FR 49626). We are proposing to revise the regulations governing control of captivereared waterfowl at 50 CFR 21.14 (permit exceptions for captive-bred migratory waterfowl other than mallard ducks) and 50

CFR 21.25 (waterfowl sale and disposal permits) to address the issues raised.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755, 16 USC 703 to 712; Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 USC 742a to j;

PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/01/2010 75 FR 60691 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/30/2010 

ANPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX67

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Title: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Managing Cultural Resources; Policy

Abstract: We intend to establish Service policy for managing cultural resources (614 FW 1-7) for lands, facilities, and

programs we administer on national wildlife refuges. We recognize cultural resources (archaelogical resources, historic and

architectural properties, and areas or sites of traditional or religious significance to Native Americans) as fragile, irreplaceable

assets with potential public and scientific uses, representing an important and integral part of our Nation's heritage. It is our

policy to identify, protect, and manage cultural resources located on our lands and affected by our undertakings (any Service,

Service-assisted, or Service-licensed or permitted project, activity, or program), in a spirit of stewardship and in compliance with

cultural resource legislation, for future generations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 79 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 95-341; 16 USC 431 to 433; 16 USC 469 to 469c; 16 USC 470 to 470mm; EO 13007; EO 13287

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Eugene Marino 

Service Archaeologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2173 

FAX: 703 358-2517

E-Mail: eugene_marino@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA65

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Title: National Native American Policy

Abstract: We are updating the Service's National Native American Policy, which the Service promulgated in 1994. The draft

updated policy describes how the Service will interact with tribes throughout the country, in areas including natural resource and

cultural resource management. The policy makes statements about supporting tribal self-determination and self-governance,

working within a government-to-government framework, and respecting tribal cultures, while complying with both Executive

Orders and Secretarial Orders. The policy will become a chapter in the Service Manual and will set forth the Service personnel

positions that are responsible for implementing the policy. The Service has developed this policy after numerous meeting with,

and input from, representatives from 16 tribes across the country. In addition, the Service is entering a consultation period with

all tribes throughout the country and will consider their input during the policy's development.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: PreRule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 USC 471; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, 16 USC 668-668d;

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 USC 703 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 03/00/2015 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dan Shively 

Native Amercan Policy Team Leader

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232

Portland , OR 97232

Phone: 503 231-2270 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AC89

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Title: Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures

Abstract: We are amending our regulations that establish procedures relating to property seized and administrative forfeiture

under various laws we enforce. We intend this revision to provide uniform guidance for the bonded release, appraisement,

administrative proceeding, petition for remission, and disposal of items subject to forfeiture. Also, we intend these revisions to

provide for greater consistency of Service seizure and forfeiture procedures with those of the U.S. Customs Service. We

published our proposed rule in 1995. In August 2000, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA) became law. Because

CAFRA mandated many changes to 50 CFR 12 that affect our 1995 proposal, we will publish a second proposed rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 12 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3371 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/27/1995 60 FR 58468 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/26/1996 

Second NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Kenneth Endress 

Special Agent in Charge, Branch of Investigations

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1949 

FAX: 703 358-1947

E-Mail: kenneth_endress@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AV82

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Banding or Marking Permits

Abstract: We are revising our migratory bird banding and marking regulations to: (1) Reflect the transfer of authority for the

Federal bird banding and marking permit program to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); (2) define the qualification guidelines

for different levels of banding and marking authorization; and (3) address changes in banding and marking technology. Although

these are FWS regulations, the permits are administered by the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, MD; therefore, FWS

and USGS are developing the regulatory revisions cooperatively.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.22 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668 to 668d

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW51

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Permit Exceptions for Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks

Abstract: We are changing our regulations on release and take of captive-reared mallards. We propose to allow shooting

preserves to take captive-reared mallards that are properly marked, in any number, at any time, provided that such birds are

released using a flighted method and are shot immediately after release. If properly marked captive-reared mallards are

released in a free-flying condition to be shot at a later date and allowed to free-range with wild ducks, the take of these birds

will be regulated in accordance with hunting regulations governing the take of mallard ducks from the wild. Additionally, we

propose to prohibit the use of any seamed band, clip, dye, or other method of marking (other than the methods already

specified) to mark captive-reared mallards, unless specifically authorized in a permit issued by the Bird Banding Laboratory,

U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, Maryland. These proposed changes to the regulations will help to protect the health of wild

mallard populations and the development and enforcement of migratory bird hunting regulations.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.13 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755 (16 USC 703); PL 95-616, 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 106-108,

113 Stat 1491, note following 16 USC 703

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1018-AI05

Agency Contact: Paul Padding 

Atlantic Flyway Representative, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

11510 American Holly Drive, Laurel, MD 20708

Laurel , MD 20708

Phone: 301 497-5851 

E-Mail: paul_padding@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW66

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Title: Wildlife and Fisheries; Clean Vessel Act Grant Program; Financial Assistance

Abstract: We propose to revise our regulations that establish requirements for State participation in the national Clean Vessel

Act (CVA) Grant Program. The revisions reflect changes in the U.S. Code, improve program management and understanding,

and incorporate plain language standards. The program provides funds for States to install facilities for boaters to dispose of

septic waste from recreational vessels with holding tanks, and to provide information and education on the use, location, and

benefits of pumpout facilities. The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, a group chartered by the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, published a June 2008 report that identified 30 recommendations for improving the program in the areas of

administration, reporting, funding, project maintenance, and operation. The revised regulations will address program topics that

will improve management, execution, and participation.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 85 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 33 USC 1322 as amended; 16 USC 777c

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

RIN Information

URL: wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/CVA/CVA.htm

Agency Contact: Lisa E. Van Alstyne 

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Branch of Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041

Falls Church , VA 22041

Phone: 703 358-1942 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: lisa_van_alstyne@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW75

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Abatement Permits

Abstract: We intend to issue regulations governing the use of raptors (birds of prey) in abatement activities. Abatement is the

use of trained raptors to flush, haze, or take birds (or other wildlife, when allowed) to mitigate depredation problems, including

threats to human health and safety. We allowed this activity beginning with publication of Migratory Bird Permit Memorandum 5,

dated August 22, 2007. We propose to promulgate regulations that provide a new permit and better guidance for the activity,

rather than continuing to issue Special Purpose permits for it.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.32 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755 (16 USC 703); PL 95-616; 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 106; PL

108; 113 Stat 1491, note following 16 USC 703

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 07/06/2011 76 FR 39368 

ANPRM Comment Period End 10/04/2011 

ANPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/02/2011 76 FR 67650 

ANPRM Comment Period Reopened End 12/02/2011 

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW83

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Title: Revising Regulations Implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

Abstract: We propose to revise our regulations implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, which have not been

substantively updated since 1993. We plan to revise these regulations in light of our experiences in implementing the legislation

and regulations over the past 15 years, and also to streamline and clarify certain aspects of the current regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 61 USC 4901 to 4916

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: Undetermined

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

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Agency Contact: Craig Hoover 

Chief, Branch of Operations, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2162 

FAX: 703 358-2298

E-Mail: craig_hoover@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX21

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Title: Use of Firearms on National Wildlife Refuges

Abstract: We propose to amend regulations pertaining to possession, transportation, and use of firearms in national wildlife

refuges. We will update these regulations to reflect recent congressional action that prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from

promulgating or enforcing regulations that prohibit individuals from possessing an assembled or functioning firearm in any unit of

the National Wildlife Refuge System if possession of the firearm is in compliance with the laws of the State in which the refuge

unit is located.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 27 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 685; 5 USC 690d; 5 USC 752; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 685; 16 USC 690d; 16 USC

715i; 16 USC 715s; 16 USC 725; 43 USC 315a; PL 111-24

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: James Hall 

Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1895 

E-Mail: james_hall@fws.gov

Agency Contact: Rich Johnston 

Deputy Chief

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, Suite 520, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

Arlington , VA 22203

Phone: 703 358-2553 

E-Mail: richard_a_johnston@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX36

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Title: National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations

Abstract: We propose regulations that ensure that all operators conducting oil or gas operations within a National Wildlife

Refuge System unit do so in a manner as to prevent or minimize damage to National Wildlife Refuge System resources, visitor

values, and management objectives. FWS does not intend these regulations to result in a taking of a property interest, but rather

to impose reasonable controls on operations that affect Federally-owned or controlled lands, and/or waters.

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Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51; 40 CFR 51; 50 CFR 29 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to ee; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 16 USC 1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 02/24/2014 79 FR 10080 

ANPRM Comment Period End 04/25/2014 

ANPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/09/2014 79 FR 32903 

ANPRM Comment Period Reopening End 07/09/2014 

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Brian Salem 

Conservation Policy Analyst

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2397 

E-Mail: brian_salem@fws.gov

Agency Contact: Scott Covington 

Refuge Energy Program Coordinator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike., MS:NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2427 

E-Mail: scott_covington@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX56

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Title: Alaska National Wildlife Refuges; Updating Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Regulations

Abstract: The proposed rule updates the existing regulations at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The proposed rule will

add clarity to existing regulations; codify decisions from our June 2010 Kenai NWR Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan;

and establish regulations for managing wildlife attractants including food, refuse, and retained fish, for hunting and trapping

within the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, and for discharge of firearms along the Kenai and Russian Rivers. The proposed

regulations are aimed at enhancing natural resource protection, public use activities, and public safety on the Refuge, and are

deemed by the Service to be necessary to ensure the compatibility of public use activities with Refuge and/or Refuge System

purposes, as well as consistency with management policies and approved refuge management plans.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 460(k) et seq; 16 USC 668dd to 668ee, as amended; 16 USC 742(a) et seq; 16 USC 3101 et seq,

as amended; 44 USC 3501 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

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Agency Contact: Stephanie Brady 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

1011 Tudor Road, MS 211, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 306-7448 

E-Mail: stephanie_brady@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX63

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Title: Injurious Wildlife; Making Injurious Wildlife Determinations Under the Lacey Act

Abstract: The injurious wildlife provisions of the Lacey Act help us prevent and manage introductions of invasive species. We

add species to the list of injurious wildlife to prevent their introduction into or establishment within the United States. Species

listed as injurious (including their gametes and viable eggs) must not be imported into the United States or transported between

the continental United States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession

of the United States by any means without a permit issued by the Service. We propose to revise our regulations for listing

species as injurious in order to enhance the species evaluation process and enable more efficient and effective decisions that

will help prevent the introduction and spread of injurious wildlife. As under current authorization, only nondomesticated species

will continue to be evaluated for listing.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 18 USC 42

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Jason Goldberg 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Division of Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1866 

E-Mail: jason_goldberg@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX66

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Title: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Museum Property Management Policy

Abstract: We intend to revise policies (126 FW 1-3) and standards to ensure proper and consistent management of the FWS's

museum property, in compliance with Federal laws and regulations and Department of the Interior policy. These policies will

apply to all FWS units that store and are responsible for museum property collections that are in the possession of FWS units,

on loan to other institutions, or being held for the FWS by a nonfederal repository.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd and ee; 16 USC 431 to 433; 16 USC 470 et seq; 16 USC 470aa to 470mm; 25 USC 3001 et

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seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Eugene Marino 

Service Archaeologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2173 

FAX: 703 358-2517

E-Mail: eugene_marino@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX84

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Title: Revising the Special Rule for Importation of Ivory From African Elephants (Loxodonta africana spp.)

Abstract: This rule would revise the special rule for the African elephant (50 CFR 17.40(e)). Interstate commerce and export of

ivory would be restricted, except for antique specimens and certain other items. Import of sport-hunted trophies would continue

to be allowed, but the number of trophies that could be imported by a hunter in a given year would be reduced.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions;

Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

RIN Information URL: http://www.fws.gov/international

Agency Contact: Robert Gabel 

Chief, Division of Management Authority

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2498 

FAX: 703 358-2280

E-Mail: roddy_gabel@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX99

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting Hualapai Mexican Vole

Abstract: We will publish a 12-month finding and proposed rule to remove the Hualapai Mexican vole, a species in Arizona,

from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, due to inaccurate information at the time of listing.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

Final Action 02/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY05

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Eastern Cougar From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will propose to remove the eastern cougar from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, due to

extinction. The eastern cougar was formerly found in eastern North America.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY30

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Title: Eagle Permits; Modifications to Regulations Governing Take to Protect Interests in Particular Localities

Abstract: The Service is refining its management objectives for bald eagles and golden eagles and considering revisions to

eagle nonpurposeful take permit regulations and eagle nest take regulations. In April 2012, the Service published an advance

notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit preliminary public input on possible revisions to the permit regulations. In

2014, the Service published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement and

held five public scoping meetings around the United States. Based on comments received on the ANPRM, public input received

during the 2014 public scoping process, and internal agency scoping, the Service anticipates addressing a variety of topics in

this proposed rule, including but not limited to: Eagle population objectives; programmatic permit standards and duration; criteria

for eagle nest removal permits; compensatory mitigation; refinement of the low-risk permit category; and adaptive management

and monitoring.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668 to 668d

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/11/2009 74 FR 46836 

ANPRM 04/13/2012 77 FR 22278 

ANPRM Comment Period End 07/12/2012 

Notice 06/23/2014 79 FR 35564 

Comment Period End 09/22/2014 

NPRM 07/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Eliza Savage 

Regulatory Analyst, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2329 

E-Mail: eliza_savage@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY35

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Rehabilitation Permits and Falconry Permits

Abstract: We propose to revise our migratory bird rehabilitation and falconry regulations. Our changes would prohibit transfer

of releasable golden eagles from rehabilitators to falconers, and would also allow rehabilitators to transfer eagle parts and

feathers unsuitable for distribution to Native Americans (for ceremony purposes) to researchers permitted to use eagle parts and

feathers in scientific studies. We also propose several additional revisions to both the falconry and rehabilitation regulations to

address minor issues that were previously overlooked.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 668 to 668d

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY39

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Listing Determination for the Scarlet Macaw

Abstract: We are assessing the need to make revisions to our July 6, 2012, proposed rule to list the Ara macao macao (a

subspecies of scarlet macaw), which is found in South and Central America. Potential revisions to the proposed rule are a result

of new information received during the public comment period.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial Status review due per settlement agreement. 06/30/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/06/2012 77 FR 40222 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/2012 

NPRM (Revised NPRM) 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY57

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Title: Administrative Requirements for Financial Assistance; Applying for Grants, Performance Reporting, and Financial

Reporting

Abstract: We plan to propose to establish regulations that will expand on existing Department of the Interior (DOI) regulations

at 43 CFR 12 that prescribe processes applicants and grantees must follow when applying for and managing grants from

programs in the FWS. These regulations would apply to States and other grantees and subgrantees for managing billions of

dollars of Federal financial assistance. With these regulations, we would clarify processes and expectations by removing

variations that are currently found in several different places in our regulations and putting them in one place in the regulations;

this would help grant recipients by giving information in one location. This also would lead to enhanced accountability,

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standardization of processes, and the ability to report to DOI, Congress, and others on cumulative information that is required to

determine program success and to carry out decision making processes.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 75 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 669; 16 USC 777

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Peter Barlow 

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Branch of Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Arlington, VA 22041-3803

Arlington , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2119 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: peter_barlow@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY69

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Title: Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing 10 Freshwater Fish and 1 Crayfish

Abstract: We will evaluate 10 freshwater fish species and 1 crayfish species for listing as injurious. All of the 11 species have

a high climate match in parts of the United States, a history of invasiveness outside their native ranges, and (except for one

species in one lake) are not currently found in United States ecosystems. Seven of these species are not now in trade, and the

remaining four species have been imported in only relatively small numbers during the last several years. Therefore, this is a

proactive approach to preventing an Asian-carp-type invasion, potentially saving millions of dollars.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16.13 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 18 USC 42

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Susan Jewell 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2416 

FAX: 703 358-2044

E-Mail: susan_jewell@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY74

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Title: Migratory Bird Hunting; Wanton Waste of Migratory Game Birds

Abstract: This rule would revise the regulations regarding the wanton waste of migratory game birds to provide further

clarification to the public. These regulations require that anyone who kills or cripples a migratory game bird must make

reasonable effort to retrieve the bird and dispose of it properly.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

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);

PL 106-108; 113 Stat 1491, note following 16 USC 703

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Jay Pilgrim 

Senior Special Agent

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2426 

E-Mail: jay_pilgrim@fws.gov

Agency Contact: Ronald Kokel 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1714 

E-Mail: ronald_kokel@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY82

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Arroyo Toad from Endangered to Threatened

Abstract: We will publish a final determination on our proposal to reclassify the Arroyo toad, found in California, from

endangered to threatened.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/27/2014 79 FR 17106 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/27/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/17/2014 79 FR 62408 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 11/17/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY83

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Delmarva Fox Squirrel From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will propose to remove the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel, found in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, from the

List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/23/2014 79 FR 56686 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/2014 

Final Action 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY90

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Packard's Milk-Vetch

Abstract: FWS will make a determination regarding listing Packard's milk-vetch pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended. This plant occurs in Idaho and is currently a candidate for listing under the ESA. FWS will designate critical

habitat for this species, if determined to be prudent and determinable, pursuant to the ESA, in a separate rule (RIN 1018-

BA18).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2016 

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA18

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY96

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Goose Creek Milk-Vetch

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the Goose Creek milk-vetch under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended. FWS will designate critical habitat for the species, if found to be prudent and determinable, in another rule (RIN

1018-BA04). The Goose Creek milk-vetch is a low-growing perennial plant found only in the Goose Creek drainage of Cassia

County, Idaho; Elko County, Nevada; and Box Elder County, Utah.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA04

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY97

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Florida Bristle Fern

Abstract: FWS will make a determination regarding listing the Florida bristle fern, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of

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1973, as amended (ESA). This plant occurs in Florida and is currently a candidate for listing under the ESA. Accordingly, FWS

will, if determined prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the species as a separate rulemaking action (RIN

1018-BA34).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/09/2014 79 FR 61136 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/08/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA34

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ00

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Washington Ground Squirrel

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination regarding the Washington ground squirrel pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Washington ground squirrel occurs in Oregon and Washington, and is currently a

candidate for listing under the ESA. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ76.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ76

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

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Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ01

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Sprague's Pipit

Abstract: We will make a determination regarding listing the Sprague's pipit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended. This bird occurs in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,

New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas, and is currently a candidate for listing under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2015 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2016 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ02

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Sonoyta Mud Turtle

Abstract: We will make a determination regarding listing the Sonoyta mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale)

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This turtle occur in Pima County, Arizona, and also in Mexico,

and is a current candidate for listing under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 07/08/2014 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 07/08/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ03

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Sicklefin Redhorse

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination regarding the sicklefin redhorse (Moxostoma sp.), pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. This fish is found in the Hiwassee and Little Tennessee Rivers in Cherokee, Clay, Swain,

Macon, and Jackson Counties, Tennessee. FWS will address critical habitat under RIN 1018-BA19.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/00/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA19

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ09

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Kentucky Arrow Darter and Cumberland Arrow Darter

Abstract: We will make determinations regarding listing for two fishes, Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma sagittal ssp.

spilotum) and Cumberland arrow darter (Etheostoma susanae), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

These two small fishes occur in the Cumberland River Basin of Kentucky and are current candidates for listing under the ESA.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ23

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Zuni Bluehead Sucker

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Zuni bluehead sucker

(Catostomus discobolus yarrowi), pursuant to the ESA. Zuni bluehead sucker, a fish, is an endangered species. The species

occurs in stream habitat in Apache County, Arizona, and Cibola, McKinley, and San Juan Counties, New Mexico, and on the

Navajo Indian Reservation.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 02/28/2013 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 07/11/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/25/2013 78 FR 5351 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/26/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/00/2014 

Final Action 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY25

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

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E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ27

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Peary and Dolphin-Union Caribou Subspecies

Abstract: We are conducting a status review as a result of a petition to list two caribou subspecies found in Canada. After

review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we will conclude whether listing these subspecies is not

warranted, warranted, or warranted but precluded by other higher priority actions. If we find listing for any of these subspecies is

warranted, we will publish a proposed rule concurrently.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ35

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arizona Gartersnakes (Northern

Mexican Gartersnake and Narrowheaded Gartersnake)

Abstract: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, the FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum

extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for a species. FWS recently listed two Arizona

gartersnakes--northern Mexican gartersnake and narrowheaded gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops and Thamnophis

rufipunctatus, respectively)--as threatened species (see RIN 1018-AY23). These highly aquatic gartersnakes occur in riparian

areas in portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 166 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/10/2013 78 FR 41550 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/00/2014 

Final Action 02/00/2015 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY23

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ44

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Western U.S. Distinct Population

Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Abstract: Pursuant to the ESA, the FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and

determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for a species. FWS is developing a listing determination for the yellowbilled cuckoo as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AY53). The range of the western distinct population segment

(DPS) includes the area of parts of 12 States west of the crest of the Rocky Mountains.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/15/2014 79 FR 48548 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/14/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/12/2014 79 FR 67154 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 01/12/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY53

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ50

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Title: National Wildlife Refuge System; Law Enforcement Inspection Authority on Refuge Lands

Abstract: To protect the wildlife within refuge lands, Federal wildlife officers must be able to conduct inspections of wildlife

taken and hunting or fishing equipment used. Inspections can serve as a tool for conservation by monitoring hunting and fishing

activities to determine whether certain species are being adversely affected. This inspection authority should include licenses,

firearms, and any wildlife that has been taken. Inspection authority will guard Federal wildlife officers against possible claims of

constitutional violations incurred as a result of conducting inspections. Federal inspection regulations under 50 CFR are not

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parallel to those at the State and local levels, and should be brought to par, as many State and local regulations are more

specific with regard to upholding inspection authority. The Division of Refuge Law Enforcement proposes the creation of a

regulatory inspection scheme by creating regulations on enforcement authority. Regulations deeming inspection refusal a

prohibited act are also proposed.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 27; 50 CFR 28 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 460k to 460k-4

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: James Hall 

Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1895 

FAX: 703 358-2518

E-Mail: james_hall@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ53

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Title: Inclusion of Four Turtle Species in Appendix III of CITES

Abstract: We propose to include the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox),

smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica), and spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) in appendix III of the Convention on

International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), including live and dead whole specimens and all

readily recognizable parts, products, and derivatives. Listing these native U.S. freshwater turtle species (including their

subspecies) in appendix III of CITES is necessary to allow us to adequately monitor international trade in these species; to

determine whether exports are occurring legally, with respect to State law; and to determine whether further measures under

CITES or other laws are required to conserve these species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/30/2014 79 FR 64553 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/29/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Craig Hoover 

Chief, Branch of Operations, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2162 

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FAX: 703 358-2298

E-Mail: craig_hoover@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ62

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Northern Long-Eared Bat

Abstract: On October 2, 2013, the FWS published a combined 12-month finding and proposed rule regarding making a listing

determination for the eastern small-footed bat and northern long-eared bat (Myotis leibii and Myotis septentrionalis,

respectively). FWS proposed to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered; however, the 12-month finding determined that

the petition to list the eastern small-footed bat was not warranted under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The

northern long-eared bat is found in much of the eastern and central United States, and in small portions of the western United

States (38 States). In this action, the FWS will make a proposed critical habitat designation regarding the northern long-eared

bat. FWS addresses listing under RIN 1018-AY98.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY98

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ65

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Title: General Permit Procedures; Fees and Clarifications

Abstract: We propose to revise our general permitting regulations, primarily to propose increases in permit application fees for

various programs. In addition, we propose several changes to clarify the permit application reconsideration and appeal process,

to correct contact information, and to make other minor changes. We will increase the permit application fees to be more in line

with OMB circular A-25. Permits to be affected are those that allow people to carry out otherwise prohibited activities under the

Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Wild Bird Conservation Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and

the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742j-l; 16 USC 1374(g); 16 USC 1382; 16 USC 1538(d);

16 USC 1539; 16 USC 1540(f); 16 USC 3374; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 19 USC 1202; 31 USC 9701

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Timothy Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2350 

FAX: 703 358-2281

E-Mail: tim_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ71

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Title: Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife

Abstract: We propose to rewrite a substantial portion of our regulations for importation, exportation, and transportation of

wildlife. We will propose changes to the port structure and inspection fees. We will propose to make the regulations easier to

understand through the use of simpler language, format changes, and tables.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668; 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 1382; 16 USC 1538(d) to (f); 16 USC 1540(f); 16 USC

3371 to 3378; 16 USC 4223 to 4244; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 31 USC 9701

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Kenneth Endress 

Special Agent in Charge, Branch of Investigations

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1949 

FAX: 703 358-1947

E-Mail: kenneth_endress@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ72

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Title: Servicewide Real Property Acquisition and Disposition Under Financial Assistance

Abstract: Department of Transportation regulations address Federal real property acquisition and disposal. However, these

regulations do not address specifics needed to consistently and efficiently manage real property actions under Serviceadministered financial assistance programs. We have consulted with other agencies and organizations, researched best

methods, and sought comments before publishing preliminary guidance in our Service Manual. Following publication of the

guidance in the manual chapters, we will move to publish this guidance as regulations. Regulations are needed to instruct

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grantees as well as Service personnel and to implement clarity, consistency, and credibility to real property actions under grants

and cooperative agreements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 61 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 49 CFR 24

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Tom Barnes

Chief, Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1815 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: thomas_barnes@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ73

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Title: Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates

Following the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP)

Abstract: This proposed rule will revise regulations implementing CITES by incorporating provisions related to the results of

CoP16. The revised regulations will help us more effectively promote species conservation, fulfill our responsibilities under

CITES, and help those affected by CITES to understand how to conduct lawful international trade in wildlife and wildlife

products. These changes bring U.S. regulations in line with revisions adopted at the most recent CoP.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (March 3, 1973); 27 USC

1087; 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AW82

Agency Contact: Craig Hoover 

Chief, Branch of Operations, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2162 

FAX: 703 358-2298

E-Mail: craig_hoover@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ75

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rufa Red Knot

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the rufa red knot pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the rufa red knot as a separate

rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AY17). This migratory shorebird makes one of the longest distance migrations known in the

animal kingdom, as it travels between breeding areas in the central Canadian Arctic and wintering areas in parts of the United

States (primarily Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina, and some in Mississippi), the

Caribbean, and southern South America along the coast of Chile and Argentina. Most migrate along the Atlantic coast of the

United States, where they may be found from Maine to Florida. The major U.S. stopover areas during spring migration include

Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey) and coastal Virginia, and, during fall migration, include southern Cape Cod

(Massachusetts), the south Atlantic coast of New Jersey, and the mouth of the Altamaha River (Georgia). The Texas red knots

follow an inland flyway, with both spring and fall stopovers mainly in Canada; however, small numbers of migrants have been

sighted throughout the U.S. Great Plains States.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY17

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ76

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Washington Ground Squirrel

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Washington ground squirrel

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the Washington

ground squirrel as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AZ00). This species occurs in Oregon and Washington.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ00

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ83

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Sequatchie Caddisfly

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the Sequatchie caddisfly, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended. FWS is developing a critical habitat designation for the Sequatchie caddisfly as a separate rulemaking action (see

RIN 1018-AZ84). This species is endemic to Marion County, Tennessee.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ84

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ84

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Sequatchie Caddisfly

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Sequatchie caddisfly,

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the Sequatchie

caddisfly as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AZ83). This species is endemic to Marion County, Tennessee.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

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Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ83

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ85

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Florida Bonneted Bat

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat,

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This endangered species occurs in only south and central

Florida and has one of the most restricted distributions of any bat species in the New World.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory Settlement agreement. FWS has invoked an extension due to a notdeterminable finding on critical habitat. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ88

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Title: National Wildlife Refuge System; Management and Regulation of Conservation Lands and Administrative Sites Owned by

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Abstract: We propose new regulations for public use of lands owned by the Service that are not a part of either the National

Wildlife Refuge System or the National Fish Hatchery System. These lands are called conservation lands and administrative

sites, and include the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The effect of these regulations

will be to educate the public about allowed uses of these lands and improve our management of and protection efforts for these

lands and the fish and wildlife they contain.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 72; 50 CFR 73 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Refuge Recreation Act of 1962; 16 USC 406k to 406k-4; sec 4, 48 Stat 402 as amended; sec 4, 76 Stat 654;

5 USC 301; 5 USC 664; 5 USC 460k; sec 2, 80 Stat 926; 16 USC 668dd

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: James Hall 

Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1895 

E-Mail: james_hall@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ92

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Florida Semaphore Cactus and

Aboriginal Prickly-Apple

Abstract: Critical habitat for the Florida semaphore cactus and aboriginal prickly-apple was considered to be not prudent in the

October 2012 proposed critical habitat rule for Cape Sable thoroughwort (77 FR 61835). Informed by public comment, FWS will,

if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for these two species in south Florida. All three of the

above species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY08

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

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Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ95

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Four Plants in the Florida Keys (Big Pine

Partridge Pea et al)

Abstract: FWS will make listing determinations for four Florida Keys plants: the sand flax, Big Pine partridge pea, Blodgett's

silverbush, and wedge spurge, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are required to designate

critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for each species. We

will develop critical habitat designations for the four as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ96). The sand flax is a perennial

herb found in pine rockland, marl prairie, and adjacent disturbed habitats. The Big Pine partridge pea is found in pine rockland

habitat in Big Pine Key. Blodgett's silverbush is a forb/herb perennial found in sunny edges and gaps in pine rocklands, rockland

hammocks, and coastal berm habitats. The wedge spurge is also found in pine rockland habitat, in sandy loam over limestone

bedrock. All four of these plants occur in Dade (a narrow band from Miami southwest to the eastern portion of Everglades

National Park) and Monroe (northern portion of Big Pine Key) Counties, Florida.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ96

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ96

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Four Plants in the Florida Keys (Big Pine

Partridge Pea et al)

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for four Florida Keys plants: the

sand flax, Big Pine partridge pea, Blodgett's silverbush, and wedge spurge, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. We are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a

listing determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for these species as a separate rulemaking action

(1018-AZ95). The sand flax is a perennial herb found in pine rockland, marl prairie, and adjacent disturbed habitats. The Big

Pine partridge pea is found in pine rockland habitat in Big Pine Key. Blodgett's silverbush is a forb/herb found in sunny edges

and gaps in pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, and coastal berm habitats. The wedge spurge is also found in pine rockland

habitat, in sandy loam over limestone bedrock. All four of these plants occur in Dade (a narrow band from Miami southwest to

the eastern portion of Everglades National Park) and Monroe (northern portion of Big Pine Key) Counties, Florida.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ95

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ97

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Six Species in American Samoa (Friendly

Ground-Dove et al)

Abstract: FWS will make listing determinations for six species in American Samoa: the Pacific sheath-tailed bat, spotless

crake, friendly ground-dove, sisi-snail, fragile tree snail, and Tutuila tree snail, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended. We are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a

listing determination for the species. We will develop a critical habitat designation for the six species as a separate rulemaking

action (1018-AZ98). All of these species are endemic to one or more countries within the Polynesian and Northern Mariana

Islands, including American Samoa. The Pacific sheath-tailed bat is a cave-dependent species. The spotless crake is a furtive

bird whose primary habitat consists of freshwater wetlands dominated by dense emergent vegetation. The friendly ground-dove

is found in scrubby bush and bamboo thickets on smaller Polynesian islands, and lowland and montane forest on the larger

islands. The sisi-snail and the Tutuila tree snail are both thought to occur in Manu'a County, American Samoa. The fragile tree

snail is thought to occur in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Statutory NPRM--These species are part of the MDL agreement; however, a FY

was not specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ98

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

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Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ98

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designations for Six Species in American Samoa

(Friendly Ground-Dove et al)

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for six American Samoa species:

the Pacific sheath-tailed bat, spotless crake, friendly ground-dove, sisi-snail, fragile tree snail, and Tutuila tree snail, pursuant to

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent

and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. We will develop a listing determination for the six

species as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ97). All of these species are endemic to one or more countries within the

Polynesian and Northern Mariana Islands, including American Samoa. The Pacific sheath-tailed bat is a cave-dependent

species. The spotless crake is a furtive bird whose primary habitat consists of freshwater wetlands dominated by dense

emergent vegetation. The friendly ground-dove is found in scrubby bush and bamboo thickets on smaller Polynesian islands,

and lowland and montane forest on the larger islands. The sisi-snail and the Tutuila tree snail are both thought to occur in

Manu'a County, American Samoa. The fragile tree snail is thought to occur in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ97

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA03

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Black Pine Snake

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the black pine snake, under the Endangered Species Act, as amended. The

FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing

determination for the species. FWS will develop a critical habitat designation for the black pine snake, as a separate rulemaking

action (RIN 1018-BA24). The black pine snake prefers xeric (extremely dry), fire-maintained longleaf pine forest with sandy,

well-drained soils. The species can usually be found on hilltops and ridges, and toward the tops of slopes where there is an

open canopy, a reduced midstory, and a dense herbaceous understory. The black pine snake's range includes extreme

southeastern Louisiana through southern Mississippi, and into southwestern Alabama. This species has been recorded in

Mobile, Clarke, and Washington Counties, Alabama, and is believed to occur in Choctaw County as well.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement; the proposed listing and

proposed critical habitat must publish by Sept. 30, 2014. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/07/2014 79 FR 60406 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/08/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA24

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA04

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Goose Creek Milk Vetch

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Goose Creek milk-vetch

under the Endangered Species Act, as amended. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent

prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for a species. FWS will develop a listing determination for the

Goose Creek milk-vetch as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-AY96). The Goose Creek milk-vetch is a low-growing

perennial plant found only in the Goose Creek drainage of Cassia County, Idaho; Elko County, Nevada; and Box Elder County,

Utah.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY96

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA05

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Pacific Fisher (West Coast Distinct

Population Segment)

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the west coast distinct population segment of the the Pacific fisher. The

Pacific fisher's habitat consists of older forests with high canopy cover, and mature and old-growth forests. They rest, nest, and

take cover in downed wood, high cavities in dead tree snags, and clumps of tree branches. The range of the West Coast DPS of

the Pacific fisher includes 15 counties in California and 5 counties in Oregon. FWS will make a critical habitat designation for the

Pacific fisher (West Coast DPS) under the ESA as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA06).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/07/2014 79 FR 60419 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA06

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA06

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Pacific Fisher (West Coast Distinct

Population Segment)

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Pacific fisher (West Coast

Distinct Population Segment (DPS)), under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA). The FWS is required to designate

critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS

will make a listing determination for the Pacific fisher (West Coast DPS) under the ESA as a separate rulemaking action (RIN

1018-BA05). The Pacific fisher's habitat consists of older forests with high canopy cover and mature and old-growth forests.

They rest, nest, and take cover in downed wood, high cavities in dead tree snags, and clumps of tree branches. The range of

the West Coast DPS of the Pacific fisher includes 15 counties in California and 5 counties in Oregon.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Final Action 06/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA05

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA13

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for 23 Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Species

Abstract: FWS will make listing determinations under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, for 23 Guam and Northern

Mariana Islands species. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable,

concurrent with a listing determination. Accordingly, FWS will develop a critical habitat determination for these species as a

separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA14).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial These species are included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was

not specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/01/2014 79 FR 59364 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/01/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA14

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

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FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA14

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for 23 Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Species

Abstract: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, FWS will make a listing determination for 23 Guam and Northern

Mariana Islands species. FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable,

concurrent with a listing determination. Accordingly, FWS will develop a critical habitat designation for these species. FWS is

developing a listing determination as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-BA13).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 CFR 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial These species are included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was

not specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA13

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA15

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Highlands Tiger Beetle

Abstract: FWS will, if determined prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the highlands tiger beetle under the

Endangered Species Act, as amended. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and

determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for the highlands

tiger beetle as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA16). The highlands tiger beetle is a species endemic to the scrub and

sandhill of ancient sand dunes in Lake Wales Ridge in Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not

specified for publication. 

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA16

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA16

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Highlands Tiger Beetle

Abstract: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, FWS will make a listing determination for the Highlands tiger

beetle, endemic to the sand dune of Lake Wales Ridge in Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida. FWS will also designate critical

habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for this species in a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA15).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 CFR 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not

specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Final Action 08/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA15

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA18

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Packard's Milkvetch

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for Packard's milkvetch under the

ESA. FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing

determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for the Packard's milkvetch, as a separate rulemaking

action (RIN 1018-AY90). Packard's milkvetch is a perennial forb endemic to a small area in northeastern Payette County,

southwestern Idaho. Packard's milkvetch is restricted to localized and visually distinct sediments characterized by a whitish

color, sparse vegetation, and high percentage of bare ground.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial These species are included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was

not specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY90

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA19

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Sicklefin Redhorse

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for the sicklefin redhorse

(Moxostoma sp.), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This fish is found in the Hiwassee and Little

Tennessee Rivers in Cherokee, Clay, Swain, Macon, and Jackson Counties, Tennessee. FWS will address listing under a

separate action (RIN 1018-AZ03).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial These species are included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was

not specified for publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Final Action 09/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

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Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ03

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA24

 View Related Documents

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Black Pine Snake

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the black pine snake, under the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent

prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for

the black pine snake, as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA03). The black pine snake prefers xeric (extremely dry),

fire-maintained longleaf pine forest with sandy, well-drained soils. The species can be found usually on hilltops and ridges, and

toward the tops of slopes where there is an open canopy, a reduced midstory, and a dense herbaceous understory. The black

pine snake's range includes extreme southeastern Louisiana through southern Mississippi, and into southwestern Alabama. This

species has been recorded in Mobile, Clarke, and Washington Counties, Alabama, and is believed to occur in Choctaw County

as well.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA03

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA29

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the African Lion Subspecies

Abstract: We are conducting a status review as a result of a petition to list the African lion subspecies found in approximately

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30 countries across Africa. After review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we will conclude whether

listing this subspecies is not warranted, warranted, or warranted but precluded by other higher priority actions. If we find listing

for this subspecies is warranted, we will publish a proposed rule concurrently.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/29/2014 79 FR 64472 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/27/2015 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA30

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Columbia River Distinct Population Segment of

Columbian White-Tailed Deer from Endangered to Threatened; Special Rule

Abstract: We will propose to reclassify the Columbia River Distinct Population Segment of Columbian white-tailed deer found

in Oregon and Washington from endangered to threatened. We will also propose to establish special regulations for the

conservation of the species under section 4(d) of the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

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E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA31

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Title: Alaska; Sport Hunting and Trapping, Public Use, and Closures and Restrictions on National Wildlife Refuges

Abstract: Recent changes in State of Alaska regulations authorize historically illegal hunting practices for predators in order to

increase game species. FWS laws and policies require maintaining biological integrity on refuges, which includes maintaining

natural ecological processes such as predator/prey dynamics. This precludes reducing native predators solely for the purpose of

providing for increased harvests of a prey species. Federal law gives FWS authority to implement hunting and trapping closures

and restrictions within refuges for reasons of public health and safety, resource protection, protection of cultural or scientific

values, subsistence uses, endangered or threatened species conservation, and other management considerations necessary to

ensure that the activity or area is being managed in a manner compatible with the purposes for which each particular national

wildlife refuge in Alaska was established. This rule would retain traditional restrictions on hunting in national wildlife refuges

consistent with FWS policy. A rulemaking is preferable to temporary closures and restrictions that react to changes in state law

but do not ensure long-term protection of wildlife consistent with FWS policy.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 460(k) et seq; 16 USC 668dd to 668ee, as amended; 16 USC 742(a) et seq; 16 USC 3101 et seq,

as amended; 44 USC 3501 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Stephanie Brady 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

1011 Tudor Road, MS 211, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 306-7448 

E-Mail: stephanie_brady@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA32

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Georgetown Salamander

Abstract: FWS proposes a special rule under the authority of section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended, that provides measures that are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of the Georgetown

salamander (Eurycea naufragia). The Georgetown salamander occurs in Williamson County, Texas.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/24/2014 79 FR 10077 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/25/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopening 11/00/2014 

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Final Action 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA33

 View Related Documents

Title: Administrative Requirements Under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish

Restoration Acts

Abstract: This rule is a significant piece of the regulatory framework that drives conservation and working relationships

between conservation agencies at the State and Federal levels that rely on one another to carry out the provisions of the

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Acts. States rely on the FWS to appropriately distribute finances from the trust fund and

excise tax revenue, and the FWS relies on States to implement eligible conservation projects. This relationship requires

regulations to be regularly updated to reflect joint decisions and clarifications needed to ensure consistent and appropriate

approaches to disbursing funds and accomplishing conservation projects. This revision will help to reflect several new decisions

that State and Federal partners have agreed upon, and to clarify language in clear and precise terms.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 669; 16 USC 777

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Tom Barnes

Chief, Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1815 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: thomas_barnes@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA34

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Florida Bristle Fern

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Florida bristle fern under the

Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA). The Florida bristle fern occurs in Florida and is currently a candidate for listing

under the ESA. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent

with a listing determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for the species as a separate rulemaking

action (RIN 1018-AY97).

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY97

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA35

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Columbia Spotted Frog Distinct Population

Segment

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination regarding the Columbia spotted frog distinct population segment (DPS)

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Columbia spotted frogs are closely associated with clear, slowmoving or ponded surface waters, with little shade and relatively constant water temperatures. Columbia spotted frogs in the

Great Basin DPS are found in southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and north central Nevada. A separate rule at RIN

1018-BA36 pertains to critical habitat for this species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Final Action 03/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA36

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA36

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Columbia Spotted Frog Distinct

Population Segment

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for the Columbia spotted frog

distinct population segment (DPS) pursuant to the ESA. Columbia spotted frogs are closely associated with clear, slow-moving

or ponded surface waters, with little shade and relatively constant water temperatures. Columbia spotted frogs in the Great

Basin DPS are found in southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and north central Nevada. FWS will develop a listing

determination for the species, as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA35).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Final Action 03/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA35

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA39

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Title: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska?2016?17 and 2017?18 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife

Regulations

Abstract: This rulemaking will establish regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife

for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2016?2017 and 2017?2018 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board

completes the biennial process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and

subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place during the

preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 472; 16 USC 551; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 3101 to 26; 18 USC 3551 to 3586; 43 USC

1733

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Final Action 06/00/2016 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FS

Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz 

Regulations Specialist, Office of Subsistence Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

MS 121, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 786-3867 

FAX: 907 786-3898

E-Mail: theo_matuskowitz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA41

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area From the

List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will consider removing the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) population of grizzly bears from the List of

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. To do this, we will evaluate the biological status of the GYA population in light of recent

scientific analyses and legal considerations. This evaluation will include only the GYA population of grizzly bears and will

determine whether this population meets the definition of a distinct population segment. The ultimate legal status of this

population under the ESA will then be assessed in a proposed rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA42

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status and

Reintroduction of Black-Footed Ferrets in Wyoming

Abstract: We will propose to designate most or all of Wyoming as nonessential experimental population area and establish

more flexible regulatory protections governing management and take protections for the black-footed ferret. This action is being

taken in concert with State and Federal partners to facilitate black-footed ferret reintroductions and recovery.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Final Action 01/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA43

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Borax Lake Chub

Abstract: We will propose to reclassify the Borax Lake chub (Gila boraxobius) from endangered to threatened. The primary

threats to the species have been ameliorated; however, due to ongoing threats from geothermal development, we are proposing

to downlist the species to threatened status.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA44

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Louisiana Black Bear from the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will propose to remove the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) from the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife due to recovery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Final Action 01/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA45

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Okaloosa Darter From the Federal List of Endangered

and Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will propose to remove the Okaloosa darter from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to

recovery. The Okaloosa darter is a fish indigenous to freshwater streams and tributary systems in Okaloosa and Walton

Counties in northwest Florida.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Final Action 05/00/2016 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA46

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the White-Haired Goldenrod From the Federal List of

Endangered and Threatened Plants

Abstract: We will propose to remove Solidago albopilosa (white-haired goldenrod), found in Kentucky, from the Federal List of

Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Final Action 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA48

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Title: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2015 Season

Abstract: We will establish subsistence harvest regulations for migratory birds for the 2015 season in Alaska. These

regulations will enable the continuation of customary and traditional subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska and prescribe

regional information on when and where the harvesting of birds may occur. These regulations are developed under a comanagement process involving the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska Native representatives.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 92 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 10 USC 703 to 712

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/05/2014 79 FR 53120 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/04/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Donna Dewhurst 

Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503

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Anchorage , AK 99503 

Phone: 907 786-3499 

FAX: 907 786-3641

E-Mail: donna_dewhurst@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA50

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designations for the Georgetown and Salado

Salamanders

Abstract: FWS will publish a proposed rule to revise critical habitat for the Georgetown salamander, found in Williamson

County, Texas, and the Salado salamander, found in Bell County, Texas, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, as

amended.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Final Action 07/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA51

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Title: Administrative Requirements, Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts

Abstract: The establishing legislation for the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs applies a formula that uses

information on numbers of hunting and fishing license holders to determine funding apportionments from the Wildlife Restoration

Trust Fund and Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund accounts. We have been advised by many of our State partners

that we need to move quickly to clarify an equitable and appropriate way to count multi-year licenses for accurate

apportionments to State fish and wildlife agencies. We would make a targeted change for clarification in the current rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 669; 16 USC 777

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: State

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Federalism: Undetermined

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Peter Barlow 

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Branch of Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Arlington, VA 22041-3803

Arlington , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2119 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: peter_barlow@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA53

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Petition Process Regulations

Abstract: The Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA), and its implementing regulations set forth standards for identifying

what constitutes a petition to list, delist, or reclassify a species under the ESA and the procedures for processing a petition. The

Services (FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service) are proposing to change the regulations at 50 CFR 424.14 pertaining

to the petition process, in order to provide greater clarity to the public on the petition submission process, including coordination

with affected States, and also to provide expanded content requirements and guidelines, which will assist petitioners in

providing complete petitions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA57

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Title: Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations, 2015-2016

Abstract: We are proposing to make additions to refuge-specific regulations for the 2015 to 2016 hunting season. This action

is part of an annual update for the National Wildlife Refuge System that ensures adequate public notice of openings and

changes. We operate hunting and fishing programs on refuges to implement the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997 directives to facilitate compatible priority wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC 715i

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Final Action 07/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Brian Salem 

Conservation Policy Analyst

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2397 

E-Mail: brian_salem@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA58

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Black Mudalia

Abstract: We will make a listing determination for the black mudalia, a small species of aquatic snail, under the ESA. We are

required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination

for the species; we will develop a critical habitat designation for the black mudalia as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-

BA59). The black mudalia occurs in shoals and riffles, clinging to gravel, cobble, boulders, or logs. It is found in Jefferson and

Blount Counties, Alabama.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA59

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA59

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Black Mudalia

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Abstract: Under the ESA, we are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable,

concurrent with a listing determination for a species. We are developing a listing determination for the black mudalia, a small

species of aquatic snail, as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA58). The black mudalia occurs in shoals and riffles,

clinging to gravel, cobble, boulders, or logs. It is found in Jefferson and Blount Counties, Alabama.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA58

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA60

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Siskiyou Mariposa Lily

Abstract: We will make a listing determination for the Siskiyou mariposa lily under the ESA. We are required to designate

critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. We will

develop a critical habitat designation for the Siskiyou mariposa lily as a separate rulemaking action (1018-BA61). The Siskiyou

mariposa lily is found in shallow, dry, rocky, and acidic soils on ridge tops, rocky outcrops, and talus slopes in the area along

the border of Klamath and Siskiyou Counties in the States of Oregon and California.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA61

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA61

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Siskiyou Mariposa Lily

Abstract: Under the ESA, we are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable,

concurrent with a listing determination for a species. We are developing a listing determination for the Siskiyou mariposa lily

species, currently a candidate species, as a separate rulemaking action (1018-BA60). The Siskiyou mariposa lily is found in

shallow, dry, rocky, and acidic soils on ridge tops, rocky outcrops, and talus slopes in the area along the border of Klamath and

Siskiyou Counties in the States of Oregon and California.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA60

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA62

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Title: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Rural Determinations

Abstract: The Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture propose to revise the regulations that determine

which communities or areas of the State of Alaska are rural or nonrural. These regulations determine eligibility for the

subsistence taking of fish, shellfish, and wildlife on Federal public lands in Alaska. These regulations are subject to review and

revision every 10 years.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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Notice 12/31/2012 77 FR 77005 

Comment Period End 11/01/2013 

ANPRM 11/07/2013 78 FR 66885 

ANPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz 

Regulations Specialist, Office of Subsistence Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

MS 121, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 786-3867 

FAX: 907 786-3898

E-Mail: theo_matuskowitz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AH53

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Johnston's Frankenia From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Plants

Abstract: FWS will make a final determination on the proposal to remove Frankenia johnstonii (Johnston's frankenia), found in

Texas, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/22/2003 68 FR 27961 

Public Hearing Request Due Date 07/07/2003 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/20/2003 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/25/2011 76 FR 66018 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/27/2011 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AU62

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Column Headings and Other Technical

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Abstract: We will perform technical amendments of the format of the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants,

in accordance with the ESA. These are not substantive changes to the Lists, nor to any applicable regulations. In the list for

animals at 50 CFR 17.11, we will revise the "Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened" column title to read as

"Where listed," to more clearly describe the purpose of the column and to reflect that there are experimental populations and

invertebrate species on the list as well. We will also update and standardize the list entries to include distinct population

segment names and references to CFR sections affecting species under the purview of the National Marine Fisheries Service

(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). We will also change "Entire" to "Wherever found," to better describe areas

where listed species are protected. In the plants list (at 50 CFR 17.12), we will add a new column, entitled "Where listed," to

reflect that experimental populations of plants can also be listed. This addition will also standardize the plants and animals lists

to the same format. We will also remove the column headed "Family," and instead refer users to the Fish and Wildlife Service's

species profile web pages on our internet site.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/05/2008 73 FR 45383 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/2008 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY49

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AU96

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Title: 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

Abstract: We will make a final determination on our proposed rule to delist the Hawaiian hawk. This action is based on

recovery.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM--Reclassification 08/05/1993 58 FR 41684 

NPRM--Delisting 08/06/2008 73 FR 45680 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/06/2008 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/11/2009 74 FR 6853 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 04/13/2009 

Second NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/05/2009 74 FR 27004 

Second NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 08/04/2009 

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NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/12/2014 79 FR 8413 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/14/2014 

Final Action 07/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1018-AB88

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AV68

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Title: Injurious Wildlife Evaluation; Constrictor Species From Python, Boa, and Eunectes Genera

Abstract: We are making a final determination on the listing of five species of large constrictor snakes as injurious wildlife

under the Lacey Act: Reticulated python, DeSchauensee's anaconda, green anaconda, Beni anaconda, and boa constrictor.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 18 USC 42

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 01/31/2008 73 FR 5784 

ANPRM Comment Period End 04/30/2008 

NPRM 03/12/2010 75 FR 11808 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/11/2010 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/01/2010 75 FR 38069 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 08/02/2010 

Final Action 01/23/2012 77 FR 3330 

Final Action Effective 03/23/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopening 06/24/2014 79 FR 35719 

NPRM Comment Period Reopening End 07/24/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Additional Information: Four of the nine proposed species were listed in 77 FR 3330. This rule will determine the status of the

remaining five species under the same RIN.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Organizations Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

RIN Information URL: http://www.fws.gov/injuriouswildlife/

Agency Contact: Susan Jewell 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2416 

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FAX: 703 358-2044

E-Mail: susan_jewell@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW04

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of Eureka Dunes Evening Primrose and Eureka Valley

Dunegrass

Abstract: We will make a final determination on our proposal to delist Eureka Dunes evening primrose and Eureka Valley

dunegrass, two plants from California, due to recovery. This action is based on the results of the species' 5-year review.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/27/2014 79 FR 11053 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/28/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW64

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Title: Wildlife and Fisheries; Boating Infrastructure Grant Program; Financial Assistance

Abstract: We published a proposed rule for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program on March 28, 2012, with a 60-day

comment period. We accepted comments and determined to make significant changes based on those comments and our

further review. We published a second proposed rule on April 25, 2014, with a 90-day comment period. We are reviewing the

13 comments we received, and will move toward a final rule. The purpose of the proposed rule was to clarify program

requirements, update approaches based on legal and technical changes since 2001, apply lessons learned, and address issues

in program management that were identified in a June 2005 report, "A Review of the BIG Program, 2000-2003," by the Sport

Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, which is chartered by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 86 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 777(c); 16 USC 777(g) and 777g-1; 26 USC 4161(a) and 4162; 26 USC 9503(c) and 9504; 18 USC

701; 48 USC 1469(a); EO 12372

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/28/2012 77 FR 18767 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/29/2012 

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Second NPRM 04/25/2014 79 FR 23210 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 07/24/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

RIN Information

URL: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/BIG/BIG.htm

Agency Contact: Lisa E. Van Alstyne 

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Branch of Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041

Falls Church , VA 22041

Phone: 703 358-1942 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: lisa_van_alstyne@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW81

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Title: Captive-Bred Wildlife Prohibitions; Generic Tigers

Abstract: We will make a final determination on whether to amend our regulations that establish the Captive-Bred Wildlife

Registration Program under the Endangered Species Act for nonnative captive-bred wildlife. This revision will consist of

removing generic tigers (Panthera tigris) from 50 CFR 17.21(g)(6), resulting in the requirement that operations with this species

need to meet all of the requirements under the captive-bred wildlife regulations found at 50 CFR 17.21(g)(1) to (4). Generic

tigers are specimens not identified or identifiable as members of the Bengal, Sumatran, Siberian, or Indochinese subspecies.

This action would give generic tigers the same level of protection that "pure" tigers receive under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1539

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/22/2011 76 FR 52297 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/21/2011 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/21/2011 76 FR 58455 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/21/2011 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Timothy Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2350 

FAX: 703 358-2281

E-Mail: tim_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX16

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Slickspot Peppergrass Critical Habitat Designation

Abstract: FWS will, if determined prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the slickspot peppergrass, under the

Endangered Species Act, as amended. The slickspot peppergrass is a tap-rooted, intricately branched plant of the sagebrushsteppe ecosystem of southwestern Idaho. It occurs primarily in specialized microsites known as "slickspots." The listing

determination for the species can be found under RIN 1018-BA27.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/10/2011 76 FR 27184 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 07/07/2011 76 FR 39807 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2011 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/26/2011 76 FR 66250 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 12/12/2011 

Second NPRM 02/12/2014 79 FR 8402 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 03/14/2014 

Reopening of Comment Period 04/21/2014 79 FR 22077 

Reopening of Comment Period End 06/05/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA27

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX71

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined prudent and determinable, for the Gunnison sage grouse under the

Endangered Species Act. This species occurs in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. FWS proposed listing for the

species under RIN 1018-AZ20.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 12/31/2012 

Other Statutory Settlement agreement. 11/12/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/11/2013 78 FR 2540 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/12/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 03/13/2013 78 FR 15925 

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NPRM Comment Period Extended End 04/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/19/2013 78 FR 43123 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/03/2013 

Public Hearing Announcement; Comment Period Reopened 09/19/2013 78 FR 57604 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 10/19/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ20

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX85

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; ESA Section 7 Consultation Regulations; Incidental Take Statements

Abstract: Court decisions rendered over the last decade regarding the adequacy of incidental take statements have prompted

us, along with the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to consider

clarifying our regulations concerning two aspects of issuance of incidental take statements during section 7 consultation under

the Endangered Species Act. The proposed regulatory changes will specifically address the use of surrogates to express the

limit of exempted take and the circumstances under which inclusion of an incidental take statement with a biological opinion on

a programmatic action is appropriate.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/04/2013 78 FR 54437 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/04/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NOAA

Agency Contact: Gary Frazer 

Assistant Director, Endangered Species

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Room 3242, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4646 

FAX: 202 208-5618

E-Mail: gary_frazer@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical

Habitat

Abstract: FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the

Services) plan to finalize a rule to implement changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat. The amendments would

make minor edits to the scope and purpose, add and remove some definitions, and clarify the criteria for designating critical

habitat. These amendments are based on the Services' review of the regulations and are intended to add clarity for the public,

clarify expectations regarding critical habitat, and provide for a credible, predictable, and simplified critical habitat designation

process.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/12/2014 79 FR 27066 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/26/2014 79 FR 36284 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/09/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NOAA

Agency Contact: Gary Frazer 

Assistant Director, Endangered Species

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Room 3242, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4646 

FAX: 202 208-5618

E-Mail: gary_frazer@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX87

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Policy Regarding Implementation of Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered

Species Act

Abstract: FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the

Services) plan to finalize a policy on exclusions from critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act, as amended. This policy

provides the Services' position on how we consider partnerships and conservation plans, habitat conservation plans, tribal

lands, military lands, and Federal lands in the exclusion process. This policy is meant to complement the amendments to our

regulations regarding designation of critical habitat, and is intended to clarify expectations regarding critical habitat and provide

for a credible, predictable, and simplified critical habitat exclusion process.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 05/12/2014 79 FR 27052 

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ANPRM Comment Period Extended 06/26/2014 79 FR 36330 

ANPRM Comment Period End 07/11/2014 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/09/2014 

Final Policy 04/00/2015 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NOAA

Agency Contact: Gary Frazer 

Assistant Director, Endangered Species

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Room 3242, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4646 

FAX: 202 208-5618

E-Mail: gary_frazer@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX88

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Definition of "Destruction or Adverse Modification" of Critical

Habitat

Abstract: FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) propose to revise the definition for "destruction or adverse

modification" contained within title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 402.02, to replace the invalidated definition

for "destruction or adverse modification" of critical habitat with one that is consistent with the Act, its legislative history, and

circuit court opinions. The revised definition will provide the Services and Federal agencies with greater clarity in how to ensure

that any action they authorize, fund, or carry out is not likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat,

consistent with section 7(a)(2) of the ESA.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/12/2014 79 FR 27060 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/26/2014 79 FR 36284 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/10/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NOAA

Agency Contact: Gary Frazer 

Assistant Director, Endangered Species

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Room 3242, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4646 

FAX: 202 208-5618

E-Mail: gary_frazer@fws.gov

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX92

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Depredation Orders

Abstract: We will remove 50 CFR 21.42, 21.45, and 21.46, all of which govern control of depredating migratory birds. Three

counties in California have reported control of depredating birds under 50 CFR 21.44, while there have been no activities under

the other sections for many years. Because the regulations are unused or little used, we are removing them. Control of

depredating birds could still be undertaken under depredation permits.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755 (16 USC 703); PL 95-616, 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 106-108,

113 Stat 1491, note following 16 USC 703

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/04/2013 78 FR 65953 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/03/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY00

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Mexican Wolf as an Endangered Subspecies

Abstract: FWS published a comprehensive gray wolf rule on June 13, 2013, that proposed to: (1) Remove the gray wolf entity

from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; and (2) list the Mexican gray wolf subspecies as endangered.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/13/2013 78 FR 35664 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/05/2013 78 FR 54614 

Announcement of Public Hearing 10/02/2013 78 FR 60813 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/28/2013 78 FR 64192 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 12/17/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/10/2014 79 FR 7627 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 03/27/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY46

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY03

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Tidewater Goby From Endangered to Threatened

Abstract: FWS is considering a final rule to reclassify the tidewater goby, a fish found in California, from endangered to

threatened under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 03/07/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/13/2014 79 FR 14340 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/12/2014 

Final Action 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY07

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three Sierra Amphibians

Abstract: FWS will, if determined prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog,

the northern DPS of the mountain yellow-legged frog, and the Yosemite toad. In total, critical habitat is being designated for the

Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog across 16 California counties; for the northern DPS of the mountain yellow-legged frog across

2 California counties; and for the Yosemite toad across 7 California counties. There is significant overlap in the covered area for

these three species. Final listing is under RIN 1018-AZ21.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

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Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/25/2013 78 FR 24516 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/24/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/19/2013 78 FR 43122 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 11/18/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/10/2014 79 FR 1805 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 03/11/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ21

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY10

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of the

Greater Sage Grouse

Abstract: On October 28, 2013, FWS proposed to list the bi-state distinct population segment (DPS) of the greater sagegrouse as a threatened species under the ESA, with a special rule. In this action, the FWS will make a final listing

determination for the species. The range of the bi-State sage grouse is in portions of western Nevada. FWS addresses critical

habitat under RIN 1018-AZ70.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Other Statutory 10/28/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/28/2013 78 FR 64357 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/20/2013 78 FR 77087 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/27/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 02/10/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/08/2014 79 FR 19314 

Announcement of Public Hearing 05/09/2014 79 FR 26684 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 06/09/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/05/2014 79 FR 45420 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/04/2014 

Final Action 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ70

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Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY17

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Rufa Red Knot

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the rufa red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act of 1973. This bird travels between breeding areas in the central Canadian Arctic and wintering areas that are

primarily in southern South America along the coasts of Chile and Argentina. The species migrates along the Atlantic coast of

the United States, where it may be found from Maine to Florida. Proposed critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ75.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Other Statutory 09/30/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/30/2013 78 FR 60024 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/29/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/04/2014 79 FR 18869 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 05/14/2014 79 FR 27548 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 05/19/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 06/15/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ75

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY33

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Two Foreign Macaw Species

Abstract: We are making a final determination on whether to list two foreign parrot species (the military macaw, Ara militaris,

and the great green macaw, Ara ambigua) found in Mexico and Central and South America, as endangered or threatened under

the ESA. The military macaw's range extends from northern Mexico southward into Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela,

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Bolivia, and the southern tip of Argentina. The great green macaw is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Ecuador.

These two species have extremely small populations and fragmented habitats.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 06/30/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/06/2012 77 FR 40172 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/21/2013 78 FR 12011 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/22/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY38

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Listing Determination for the Hyacinth Macaw

Abstract: We are making a final determination on whether to list the hyacinth macaw as endangered or threatened under the

ESA. This bird species is found almost exclusively in Brazil, and marginally in Bolivia and Paraguay.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial Status review due per settlement agreement. 06/30/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/06/2012 77 FR 39965 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/21/2013 78 FR 12011 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/22/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

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Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY46

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican

Wolf

Abstract: This action: (1) Transfers the 1998 10(j) Rule that authorized the establishment of the nonessential experimental

population of the Mexican wolf from the gray wolf to the Mexican wolf we are listing in a separate rulemaking and (2) amends

the 1998 10(j) Rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial 01/12/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/13/2013 78 FR 35719 

Supplemental NPRM 08/05/2013 78 FR 47268 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/05/2013 78 FR 54613 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/28/2013 78 FR 64192 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 12/17/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/25/2014 79 FR 43358 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/23/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY00

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY64

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird

Abstract: We are making a final determination on whether to list as endangered the Honduran emerald hummingbird under the

ESA. This species is endemic to Honduras.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/02/2013 78 FR 59 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/04/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY77

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Santa Cruz Cypress From Endangered to Threatened

Abstract: We are considering a final rule to reclassify the Santa Cruz cypress, found in California, from endangered to

threatened under the ESA. We will also finalize the correction of the scientific name of the Santa Cruz cypress on the List of

Endangered and Threatened Plants.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/03/2013 78 FR 54221 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/04/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY78

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Modoc Sucker From the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will publish a final determination on our proposal to remove the Modoc sucker, a fish found in California and

Oregon, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Currently designated critical habitat will also be affected by this

determination.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/13/2014 79 FR 8656 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/14/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY80

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Inyo California Towhee

Abstract: We will publish a final rule to remove the Inyo California towhee, a bird found in California, from the List of

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. We will also remove currently designated critical habitat for the Inyo California towhee

throughout its range.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/04/2013 78 FR 65938 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/03/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

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E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY98

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Northern Long-Eared Bat

Abstract: FWS will make a final listing determination regarding the northern long-eared bat. The northern long-eared bat is

found in much of the eastern and central United States, and small portions of the western United States (38 States). Critical

habitat is addressed as a separate rulemaking action, under RIN 1018-AZ62.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/15/2013 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 03/15/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/02/2013 78 FR 61045 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/02/2013 78 FR 72058 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 01/02/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/30/2014 79 FR 36698 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 08/29/2014 

Final Action 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ62

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ19

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Title: Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of Light Goose Populations

Abstract: Various populations of light geese (greater and lesser snow geese and Ross's geese) have undergone rapid growth

during the past 30 years, and have become seriously injurious to their own habitat, as well as to habitat important to other

migratory birds and to agricultural interests. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes that several of these populations have

exceeded the long-term carrying capacity of their breeding and/or migration habitats and must be reduced. In 1999, we

implemented regulations that authorized new methods of take and created a conservation order to increase harvest of certain

populations of light geese in the Central and Mississippi Flyways (64 FR 7507). Subsequently, we prepared an environmental

impact statement and record of decision in 2008 to revise the regulations to include the Atlantic Flyway (73 FR 65926). This rule

would reduce the information collection requirements of conservation order participants and reduce the burden on State wildlife

agencies that are required to submit annual light goose harvest reports to the Service.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 95-616; 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2))

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/18/2014 79 FR 9152 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/21/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

RIN Information URL: www.fws.gov/migratorybirds

Agency Contact: James R. Kelley 

Mississippi Flyway Representative

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Division of Migratory Bird Management, 5600 American Boulevard West, Suite 950, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458

Bloomington , MN 55437-1458 

Phone: 612 713-5409 

FAX: 612 713-5424

E-Mail: james_r_kelley@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ20

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Endangered or Threatened

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) under the ESA. This

bird species is currently on the candidate list. It is found in shrub-steppe habitat in Utah and Colorado. FWS invokes a 6-month

extension on the listing determination for this species due to scientific disagreement. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AX71.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory 6-month extension 

NPRM Judicial Court ordered. 05/12/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/11/2013 78 FR 2486 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/12/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 03/13/2013 78 FR 15925 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 04/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/19/2013 78 FR 43123 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/03/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/19/2013 78 FR 57604 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 10/19/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/04/2013 78 FR 65936 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 12/02/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AX71

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ25

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Ecosystem-Based Critical Habitat Designation for Maui Nui, Hawaii (131

Plants, 3 Tree Snails, and 2 Forest Birds)

Abstract: FWS will recommend a final critical habitat designation for a multispecies, ecosystem-based critical habitat rule from

the island cluster of Maui Nui (Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe) in the State of Hawaii. In this final rule, FWS is

recommending a revision to the proposed critical habitat for 85 plants, and will recommend finalizing critical habitat for 11 listed

plants and animals that do not have designated critical habitat on these islands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 

Other Statutory MDL settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/11/2012 77 FR 34464 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 08/09/2012 77 FR 47587 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 09/10/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/31/2013 78 FR 6785 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 03/04/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AX14

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ30

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arkansas Mussels (Neosho Mucket

and Rabbitsfoot)

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Neosho mucket (Lampsilis

rafinesqueana) and rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), both freshwater mussels. For both species, all the proposed

critical habitat areas are occupied by the mussels. The Neosho mucket is listed as endangered, and the rabbitsfoot is listed as

threatened.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/16/2012 77 FR 63340 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/17/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/09/2013 78 FR 27171 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 06/10/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/27/2013 78 FR 52894 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 10/28/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/14/2014 79 FR 27547 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/14/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AX73

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ32

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping

Mouse

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the New Mexico meadow

jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus), an endangered species. Pursuant to the ESA, the FWS is required to designate

critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for a species. This

species is endemic to New Mexico, Arizona, and a small area of southern Colorado.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/20/2013 78 FR 37328 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/19/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/08/2014 79 FR 19307 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 05/08/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY50

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ33

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Vandenberg Monkeyflower

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Vandenberg monkeyflower

(Mimulus fremontii var. vandenbergensis), an endangered species. Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended, the FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a

listing determination for a species. The species is believed to be endemic to western Santa Barbara County, California.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/29/2013 78 FR 64446 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/30/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/06/2014 79 FR 25797 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 06/05/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY27

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ38

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three Hawaiian Big Island Plant Species

Abstract: FWS proposed to designate critical habitat for three plant species on Hawaii Island on Oct, 17, 2012. Approximately

18,766 acres (7,597 hectares) were proposed as critical habitat in seven multispecies critical habitat units on lands owned by

the U.S. National Park Service, State of Hawaii, County of Hawaii, and private interests. Fifty-five percent of the area is already

designated as critical habitat for previously listed plant and animal species. We are correcting maps for four other listed plant

species with critical habitat already designated. In the final rule, FWS will, if prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat

for the species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

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NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/17/2012 77 FR 63928 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/17/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/30/2013 78 FR 25243 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 05/30/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/02/2013 78 FR 39698 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/03/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY09

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ42

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Spring Pygmy Sunfish

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the spring pygmy sunfish, a

threatened species, in Limestone County, Alabama.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 

Settlement agreement; proposed listing and critical habitat were required

to publish in FY 2012 under the MDL agreement; these published on

Oct. 2, 2012. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/02/2012 77 FR 60179 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/29/2013 78 FR 25033 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 05/29/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/05/2014 79 FR 6871 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 03/07/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY19

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

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E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ43

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Arizona Plants (Acuna Cactus and

Fickeisen Plains Cactus)

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for acuna cactus and Fickeisen

plains cactus under the ESA. For the acuna cactus, FWS will designate critical habitat in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties,

Arizona. For the Fickeisen plains cactus, FWS will designate critical habitat in Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona. Both

species are listed as endangered.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement; No FY specified in agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/03/2012 77 FR 60510 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/28/2013 78 FR 18938 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/29/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/08/2013 78 FR 40673 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/23/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY51

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ52

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Chimpanzees

Abstract: FWS is making a final listing determination on whether to list all chimpanzees, both captive and wild, as endangered

under the ESA and eliminate the special rule that allows certain activities to occur which would otherwise be prohibited by

section 9 of the ESA. The chimpanzee is endemic to 22 countries in Africa and is held in captivity in other countries, including

the United States.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/12/2013 78 FR 35201 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/12/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ56

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Oregon Spotted Frog

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for the Oregon spotted frog, a

threatened species, in the states of Washington and Oregon. FWS developed a listing determination for the Oregon spotted frog

as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AZ04).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/29/2013 78 FR 53538 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/26/2013 78 FR 59334 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 11/12/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/18/2014 79 FR 34685 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/18/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/09/2014 79 FR 53384 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/23/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ04

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ58

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek

Skipperling (Two Butterflies)

Abstract: FWS must designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing

determination for a species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Dakota skipper and Poweshiek

skipperling are prairie-dependent butterfly species that occur throughout north-central U.S. States, including Minnesota, North

Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. They also inhabit south-central provinces of Canada. FWS is

developing a listing determination for the Dakota skipper and Poweshiek skipperling, currently candidate species, as a separate

rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AY01).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/24/2013 78 FR 63625 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/23/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/23/2014 79 FR 56704 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/2014 

Final Action 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY01

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ64

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Carter's Small-Flowered Flax and Florida

Brickell-Bush

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for the two Pine Rockland

candidate plant species--Carter's small-flowered flax (Linum carteri var. carteri) and Florida brickell-bush (Brickellia mosieri)--

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the two plants as a

separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AZ15). These two plants occur in Florida.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/03/2013 78 FR 61293 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/15/2014 79 FR 41211 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 08/14/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ15

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ67

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Title: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 2015-16 and 2016-17 Subsistence Taking of Fish and

Shellfish Regulations

Abstract: We will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means for the subsistence taking of fish

and shellfish in Alaska during the 2015 through 2017 regulatory seasons.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 472; 16 USC 551; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 3101 to 3126; 18 USC 3551 to 3586; 43 USC

1733

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/10/2014 79 FR 1791 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/28/2014 

Final Action 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FS

Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz 

Regulations Specialist, Office of Subsistence Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

MS 121, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 786-3867 

FAX: 907 786-3898

E-Mail: theo_matuskowitz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ69

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Control Order for Introduced Migratory Bird Species in Hawaii (Cattle Egrets and Barn Owls)

Abstract: This rule would add a control order to apply to cattle egrets and barn owls, two introduced and invasive migratory

bird species in Hawaii. The ranges of both species have expanded to occupy all of the Hawaiian islands. Both species have

been found to prey on endemic threatened or endangered species. Without this order, control of the two species would require

issuing depredation permits, which would add to State and Federal agency costs for control activities that will benefit listed

species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 USC 703 to 712

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/04/2013 78 FR 65955 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/03/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ70

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment

of the Greater Sage Grouse

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the bi-state distinct population

segment (DPS) of the greater sage grouse, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. FWS is developing a

listing determination for the bi-State DPS of the greater sage grouse as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AY10).

This DPS occurs in California and Nevada.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/28/2013 78 FR 64327 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/20/2013 78 FR 77087 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 02/10/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/08/2014 79 FR 19314 

Announcement of Public Hearing 05/09/2014 79 FR 26684 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/03/2014 79 FR 31901 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 07/03/2014 

Final Action 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY10

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ74

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amending the Listing for the Southern Selkirk Mountains Population of

Woodland Caribou

Abstract: We will finalize the proposal to amend the current listing of the endangered southern Selkirk Mountains population of

woodland caribou, to define a distinct population segment (DPS) consistent with our1996 DPS Policy. We will finalize the

proposal to list as threatened the Southern Mountain Caribou DPS, which includes the southern Selkirk Mountains population of

woodland caribou, a transboundary species between British Columbia, Canada, and northern Idaho and northeastern

Washington.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/08/2014 79 FR 26504 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/10/2014 79 FR 33169 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/07/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 08/06/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ89

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Title: National Wildlife Refuge System; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Policy on Strategic Growth of Refuge System

Abstract: The Refuge Administration Act requires that we plan continued growth of the Refuge System in a manner that will

best accomplish our mission. To accomplish this goal, it becomes increasingly important for the Refuge System to add lands in

a strategic and effective fashion as we face: (1) Unparalleled challenges related to climate change and non-climate change

stressors, (2) increasing development and land prices across the Nation, and (3) more and more opportunities to collaborate

with others for land conservation. We focus on priority conservation objectives to ensure that our limited financial and human

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resources concentrate on the land protection efforts that make the greatest contribution to the conservation of species in an

efficient, cost-effective manner. We must ensure that the growth of the Refuge System reflects vision to manage for functioning

landscapes, enhance our scientific rigor, become more outcome-driven, and involve more partners.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/30/2014 79 FR 4952 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/03/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Brian Salem 

Conservation Policy Analyst

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2397 

E-Mail: brian_salem@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ91

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for the endangered Mount

Charleston blue butterfly, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Mount Charleston blue butterfly

habitat occurs in the high elevations of the Spring Mountains, located approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Las Vegas

in Clark County, Nevada. The natural habitat for the Mount Charleston blue butterfly is relatively flat ridgelines above 2,500

meters (m) (8,200 feet (ft)), but isolated individuals have been observed as low as 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Areas occupied by the

subspecies feature exposed soil and rock substrates with limited or no canopy cover or shading.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/15/2014 79 FR 41225 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA27

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Lepidium papilliferum (Slickspot

Peppergrass)

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for the slickspot peppergrass, under the Endangered Species Act, as

amended. The slickspot peppergrass is a tap-rooted, intricately branched plant of the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of

southwestern Idaho. It occurs primarily in specialized microsites known as "slickspots." The critical habitat designation for the

species can be found under RIN 1018-AX16.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Rule 02/12/2014 79 FR 8416 

Comment Period End 03/14/2014 

Reopening of Comment Period 04/21/2014 79 FR 22076 

Reopening of Comment Period End 06/05/2014 

Final Action 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AX16

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA28

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Oregon Chub From the Federal List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will make a final determination on the proposal to delist the Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) of Oregon due

to recovery. Based on our review of the best available scientific and commercial data, we find that the Oregon chub has

recovered and no longer meets the definition of a threatened or endangered species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/06/2014 79 FR 7136 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/07/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA54

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Corrections of Errors for Descriptions of Listing Locations for

Wildlife Species Listed Both in the United States and Foreign Countries

Abstract: We are updating the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in accordance with the ESA to correct errors for

several species of wildlife in the "Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened" column. The CFR incorrectly identifies

some wildlife species as being listed only in the United States, and others as being listed only outside the United States, even

though the species were originally listed in their entirety both inside and outside the United States, and no subsequent

rulemakings have altered the original listings. These revisions are editorial in nature and involve no substantive changes to the

List, or to any applicable regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA63

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding 20 Species of Coral to the List of Endangered and Threatened

Wildlife and Plants

Abstract: FWS will add 20 species of coral to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This rule is based on previously

published listing determinations by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which has jurisdiction over these species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA64

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in Wyoming in

Compliance With a Court Order

Abstract: We 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 , for the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wyoming. Pursuant to the U.S.

District Court for the District of Columbia court order dated September 23, 2014, this rule reinstates the former special rules

designating the gray wolf in the State of Wyoming as a nonessential experimental population. Because our September 10, 2012

(77 FR 55530), final delisting rule did not affect the status of gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains outside of Wyoming,

gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, the eastern third of Washington and Oregon, and north central Utah retain their delisted status

and are not impacted by this final rule.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201 to 4245

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AH89

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Title: Importation of Exotic Wild Birds; Adding Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrots From Argentina's Approved Sustainable Use

Management Plan to the Approved List of Non-Captive-Bred Species

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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 plan of its kind, and will contribute to the goals

of the Wild Bird Conservation Act to promote the conservation of exotic birds through sustainable use.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 

NPRM 08/06/2003 68 FR 46559 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/06/2003 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/29/2005 70 FR 15798 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/28/2005 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/24/2005 70 FR 29711 

NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/2005 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Robert Gabel 

Chief, Division of Management Authority

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2498 

FAX: 703 358-2280

E-Mail: roddy_gabel@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX47

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Take of Golden Eagles in Depredation Areas

Abstract: We propose to revise the regulations for permits to deal with depredating golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). The

revisions would address problems with permitting take of golden eagles in depredation areas. The current regulations require

USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services (WS) to get a permit; however, WS should not be required to get a depredation permit if it is not

carrying out the depredation control. The change would require the landowner or State Governor to hold a depredation permit

on behalf of multiple landowners. The changes will make treatment of eagle depredation consistent with other WS migratory

bird-related activities. We will also correct the regulations to reflect that Animal Damage Control is no longer part of FWS, but is

now under WS in USDA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.29; 50 CFR 22.23; 50 CFR 22.24; 50 CFR 22.31; 50 CFR 22.32 (To search for a specific CFR, visit

the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755, 16 USC 703 to 712; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, 16 USC

668 to 668d; Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, USC 742a to j; PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

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Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY29

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Expanding Incentives For Voluntary Conservation Actions Under the

Endangered Species Act

Abstract: We are considering regulations or policy to facilitate mitigation for actions that may affect currently unlisted species

that could in the near future be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The regulations or policy

would describe how voluntary beneficial actions that property owners could undertake for an unlisted species would be

recognized, how property owners may receive credit for those beneficial actions, and how the owners will be covered for any

incidental take that results from their actions if the species becomes listed.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 03/15/2012 77 FR 15352 

ANPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2012 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended 05/14/2012 77 FR 28347 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended End 07/13/2012 

Draft Policy 07/22/2014 79 FR 42525 

Comment Period End 09/22/2014 

Final Action 12/00/2015 

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563 with small business burden reduction.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Jim Serfis 

Chief, Office of Communications and Candidate Conservation, Endangered Species Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2307 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: jim_serfis@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ18

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Title: Fee Exemption Program for Low-Risk Business Users at Designated Ports

Abstract: We have implemented a fee program that exempts certain businesses from base inspection fees at designated ports.

The program exempts businesses that exclusively import or export shipments that we would consider to be small and of low

value. This program will serve as an interim measure while we reassess our current user fee system.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 668; 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 1382; 16 USC 1538(d) to (f); 16 USC 1540(f); 16 USC

3371 to 3378; 16 USC 4223 to 4244; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 31 USC 9701

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

Interim Final Rule 10/26/2012 77 FR 65321 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/26/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Kenneth Endress 

Special Agent in Charge, Branch of Investigations

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1949 

FAX: 703 358-1947

E-Mail: kenneth_endress@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AV29

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle From the Federal

List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: We will make a final determination on our proposal to remove the valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus

californicus dimorphus), an insect found in California, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This action is based

on a review of the best available scientific and commercial data.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 09/28/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/02/2012 77 FR 60238 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/2012 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/23/2013 78 FR 4812 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 02/22/2013 

Final Action 09/17/2014 79 FR 55874 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW68

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Updates From the United States and Foreign

Countries

Abstract: We plan to update the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants in accordance with the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. These taxonomic amendments are editorial in nature and involve no substantive changes to

the Lists, nor to any applicable regulations. These changes concern regulatory text from all regions of the United States, as well

as some foreign countries.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW69

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions and Corrections From Three Service Regions

Abstract: We will make technical amendments to the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, in accordance

with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These are not substantive changes to the Lists, nor to any applicable

regulations. These revisions will affect regulatory text for species chiefly in States in the Pacific Southwest, and also in States in

the Pacific Northwest and northeastern regions of the United States. We will also change the abbreviation of subspecies from

"ssp." to "subsp.".

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/22/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AW82

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Title: Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Results of

14th and 15th Meetings of the Conference of the Parties (CoPs)

Abstract: FWS revised the regulations implementing CITES by incorporating provisions related to the results of CoPs 14 and

15. These changes bring U.S. regulations in line with revisions adopted at those two CoPs. The revised regulations will help us

more effectively promote species conservation, fulfill our responsibilities under CITES, and help those affected by CITES to

understand how to conduct lawful international trade in wildlife and wildlife products.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (March 3, 1973); 27 USC

1087; 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/08/2012 77 FR 14200 

NPRM; Correction 03/14/2012 77 FR 15019 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/07/2012 

Final Action 05/27/2014 79 FR 30400 

Final Rule; Correction 06/06/2014 79 FR 32677 

Final Action Effective 06/26/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ73

Agency Contact: Craig Hoover 

Chief, Branch of Operations, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2162 

FAX: 703 358-2298

E-Mail: craig_hoover@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX49

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Title: Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase "Significant Portion of Its Range" in the Endangered Species Act's

Definitions of "Endangered Species" and "Threatened Species"

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service developed a policy to provide

their interpretation of the phrase "significant portion of its range" in the Endangered Species Act's (ESA's) definitions of

"endangered species" and "threatened species." The phrase is ambiguous and is not defined in the ESA, and its interpretation

and application have been subject to litigation. The FWS's current interpretation has been rejected by the court. The purpose of

this policy is to provide an interpretation and application of "significant portion of its range" that reflects a permissible reading of

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the law and its legislative history and minimizes undesirable policy outcomes, while fulfilling the conservation purposes of the

ESA. Our intent was to publish a final policy that will provide a consistent standard for interpretation of the phrase and its role in

listing determinations that will be accorded deference by the Federal courts.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice--Draft Policy 12/09/2011 76 FR 76987 

Notice--Draft Policy Comment Period End 02/07/2012 

Notice--Draft Policy Comment Period Extended 02/07/2012 77 FR 6138 

Notice--Draft Policy Comment Period Extended End 03/08/2012 

Final Action 07/01/2014 79 FR 37578 

Final Action Effective 07/31/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NOAA

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX50

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Three Parrots of Southeast Asia and the

Pacific

Abstract: We made a final determination to list the Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) and the yellow-crested

cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) as endangered, and the white cockatoo as threatened, under the ESA. We also finalized a

special rule for the white cockatoo. The Philippine cockatoo is endemic to the Philippines, whereas the yellow-crested and white

cockatoos are endemic to Indonesia. We determined in our earlier status review that the crimson shining parrot (Prosopeia

splendens), endemic to Fiji, did not warrant listing under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial Status review due per settlement agreement. 07/29/2011 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/09/2011 76 FR 49202 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2011 

Final Action 06/24/2014 79 FR 35870 

Final Action Effective 07/24/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

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International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX60

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Wood Stork From Endangered to Threatened

Abstract: We reclassified the wood stork from endangered to threatened. We found that the best available scientific and

commercial data indicated that the endangered designation no longer correctly reflected the current status of the continental

U.S. breeding population of the wood stork due to a substantial improvement in the species' overall status.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/26/2012 77 FR 75947 

NPRM; Correction 01/03/2013 78 FR 278 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/25/2013 

Final Action 06/30/2014 79 FR 37078 

Final Action Effective 07/30/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Don R. Morgan 

Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2444 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: don_morgan@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX78

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Raptor Propagation; Adding Eagles to the List of Raptors That May Be Propagated in Captivity

Abstract: We propose to add the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) to the list of raptors that may be propagated in captivity in

the United States.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 07/06/2011 76 FR 39367 

ANPRM Comment Period End 10/04/2011 

Withdrawn 10/15/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Merge with 1018-AY30

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AX82

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Expiration Dates and Other Changes to Double-Crested Cormorant Depredation

Orders

Abstract: We revised the two depredation orders for double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus, DCCOs). We

extended the expiration dates for the orders for 5 years to allow State and Tribal resource management agencies to continue to

manage DCCO problems and gather data on the effects of DCCO control actions. We prepared a final environmental

assessment to analyze the environmental impacts associated with this extension. We changed the annual reporting date for the

depredation order to protect public resources, remove requirements for DCCO control activities around bald eagles and bald

eagle nests for both orders, and require use of the National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines for both orders. We also added

a requirement for the use of nontoxic rifle bullets for anyone using centerfire rifles to control DCCOs under the orders, beginning

on January 1, 2017.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712, Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 11/08/2011 76 FR 69225 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended 01/27/2012 77 FR 4274 

ANPRM Comment Period End 02/06/2012 

ANPRM Comment Period Extended End 04/06/2012 

NPRM 03/05/2014 79 FR 12458 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/04/2014 

Final Action 05/28/2014 79 FR 30474 

Final Action Effective 06/27/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

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FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY01

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek Skipperling

Abstract: FWS published a final rule to list the Dakota skipper as endangered and the Poweshiek skipperling as threatened

under the Act. The Dakota skipper is a small-to-mid-sized butterfly that inhabits high-quality tallgrass and mixed-grass prairies in

Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota in the United States, and the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada.

The species is presumed to be extirpated from Iowa and Illinois and from many sites within occupied States. The Poweshiek

skipperling is a small butterfly that inhabits high-quality tallgrass prairies in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and

Wisconsin, and prairie fens in Michigan; it also occurs in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The species is presumed to be

extirpated from Illinois and Indiana, as well as from many sites within occupied States. FWS is addressing critical habitat under

RIN 1018-AZ58.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/24/2013 78 FR 63573 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/23/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/23/2014 79 FR 56704 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 10/07/2014 

Final Action 10/24/2014 79 FR 63672 

Final Action Effective 11/24/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ58

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY23

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Northern Mexican Garter Snake and

Narrowheaded Garter Snake

Abstract: FWS listed as threatened two Arizona garter snakes--northern Mexican garter snake and narrowheaded garter

snake--pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These highly aquatic garter snakes occur in riparian

areas in portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. Proposed critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ35.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

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Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Multidistrict litigation (MDL) settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/10/2013 78 FR 41500 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2013 

Final Action 07/08/2014 79 FR 38678 

Final Action Effective 08/07/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ35

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY25

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Zuni Bluehead Sucker

Abstract: FWS listed as endangered the Zuni bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus discobolus), a fish, pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The species is found in New Mexico and Arizona. FWS is making a critical

habitat determination under RIN 1018-AZ23.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 12/01/2012 

Other Statutory Settlement agreement. 07/25/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/25/2013 78 FR 5369 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/26/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/09/2014 79 FR 1615 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 02/10/2014 

Final Action 07/24/2014 79 FR 43132 

Final Action Effective 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ23

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

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Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY26

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Wolverine

Abstract: On February 4, 2013, FWS proposed to list the wolverine in the contiguous United States as threatened, and

proposed a 10(j) experimental population in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. However, FWS finds that while there is

significant evidence that the climate within the larger range of the wolverine is changing, affecting snow patterns and associated

wolverine habitat, the specific response or sensitivity of wolverines to these forecasted changes involves considerable

uncertainty at this time. Therefore, we published a withdrawal of both proposed rules on August 13, 2014. See 79 FR 47522 for

more information. For information on the experimental population, see RIN 1018-AZ22.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 08/04/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/04/2013 78 FR 7864 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/06/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/31/2013 78 FR 65248 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 12/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/05/2014 79 FR 6874 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 05/06/2014 

Proposed Rule; Withdrawal 08/13/2014 79 FR 47522 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ22; Related to 1018-AZ82

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY27

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Vandenberg Monkeyflower

Abstract: FWS listed the Vandenberg monkeyflower (Mimulus fremontii var. vandenbergensis) as an endangered species

under the Endangered Species Act, as amended. The Vandenberg monkeyflower is a plant that occurs only in western Santa

Barbara County, California, at lower elevations and closer to the coast, in sandy openings of coastal scrub, chaparral, and

woodlands on an old dune sheet known as Burton Mesa. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ33.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/29/2013 78 FR 64839 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/30/2013 

Final Action 08/26/2014 79 FR 50844 

Final Action Effective 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ33

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY36

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Title: Service Manual; Donations, Fundraising and Solicitation Policy Chapter

Abstract: This policy would be an extension of the Department's donations policy. It establishes the Service policy for

accepting, using, and recognizing donations; establishes procedures for reviewing and evaluating potential donors and

donations; provides guidance on soliciting donations, where appropriate; and gives general guidance on fundraising by

nonfederal agencies on our behalf.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 661 et seq; 16 USC 668dd(b)(2); 16 USC 715 to 715r; 16 USC 742f; 16 USC 932; 16 USC 3101; 16

USC 3741

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/15/2013 78 FR 3023 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/14/2013 

Final Action Effective 05/01/2014 

Final Action 06/17/2014 79 FR 34548 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Becky Halbe 

Coordinator, Visitor Services and Communications, Refuges

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2365 

E-Mail: rebecca_halbe@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Straight-Horned Markhor

Abstract: We are making a final determination on whether to list the straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros) as

threatened or endangered under the ESA. This subspecies is found in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/07/2012 77 FR 47011 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/09/2012 

Second NPRM 12/05/2013 78 FR 73173 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 02/03/2014 

Final Action 10/07/2014 79 FR 60365 

Final Action Effective 11/06/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY47

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Corrections and Updates of Marine and Anadromous Taxa

Abstract: We will publish a final rule to amend and correct the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in accordance with

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These amendments are based on previously published determinations by

the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for marine species. Therefore, this rule affects only the

list at 50 CFR 17.11 for animals. We will also correct typographical errors.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/22/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY48

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Title: Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions for Species from Alaska, Southwest, Mountain-Prairie,

Midwest, and Southeast in the United States, and Foreign Species

Abstract: We will perform simple technical amendments of the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, in

accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These are not substantive changes to the Lists, nor to any

applicable regulations. These revisions will affect regulatory text for species chiefly in Alaska and the southwest, mountainprairie, Midwest, and southeast regions of the United States, in addition to foreign species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/22/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY49

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates, and

Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Abstract: FWS amended the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife by adding several marine taxa, removing one

species, and revising the entries of many more, in accordance with the ESA. These amendments are based on previously

published determinations by the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction for these species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/23/2014 79 FR 42687 

Final Action Effective 07/23/2014 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michael D. Franz 

ECOS Data Manager, Ecological Services

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2351 

FAX: 703 358-1827

E-Mail: michael_franz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY50

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse

Abstract: FWS listed as endangered the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) under the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This species is endemic to New Mexico, Arizona, and a small area of southern

Colorado. Recent genetic studies confirm that the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse is a distinct subspecies from other

Zapus hudsonius subspecies, confirming the currently accepted subspecies designation. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-

AZ32.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Proposed rule per MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/20/2013 78 FR 37363 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/19/2013 

Final Action 06/10/2014 79 FR 33119 

Final Action Effective 07/10/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ32

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY53

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment

of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

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billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) pursuant to the ESA. This DPS occurs in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,

Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and is a current candidate for listing under the ESA.

Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ44.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/03/2013 78 FR 61622 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/26/2013 78 FR 78321 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 02/24/2014 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/10/2014 79 FR 19860 

Third NPRM Comment Period End 04/25/2014 

Final Action 10/03/2014 79 FR 59992 

Final Action Effective 11/03/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ44

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY55

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Two Brazos River Fish (Smalleye Shiner and

Sharpnose Shiner)

Abstract: FWS listed as endangered two Texas fish species, the sharpnose shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) and smalleye shiner

(Notropis buccula), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These two small fish occur in the Brazos

River Basin of Texas. Critical habitat was designated under RIN 1018-AZ34.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 06/17/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/06/2013 78 FR 47582 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/2013 

Final Action 08/04/2014 79 FR 45274 

Final Action Effective 09/03/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

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Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ34

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY60

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Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Yellow-Billed Magpie and Other Changes to Depredation Regulations

Abstract: We will finalize a proposed rule to change the regulations governing control of depredating blackbirds, cowbirds,

grackles, crows, and magpies. We proposed to remove the yellow-billed magpie (Pica nuttalli) from the order. This species is

endemic to California and has suffered substantial population declines. It is a species of conservation concern, and a

depredation permit would be necessary to control it. Among other changes, we also proposed to narrow the application of the

regulation to cover only protection of threatened or endangered species and not all wildlife.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712, Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/13/2013 78 FR 27930 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/12/2013 

Final Action 11/05/2014 79 FR 65595 

Final Action Effective 12/05/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1825 

FAX: 703 358-2217

E-Mail: george_t_allen@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY71

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Determination for the Northwest Atlantic Distinct

Population Segment of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Abstract: FWS designated critical habitat in the terrestrial environment for the Northwest Atlantic distinct population segment

(DPS) of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) under the ESA of 1973, as amended. States with loggerhead nesting range

from North Carolina south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico States.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline:

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial 07/01/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/25/2013 78 FR 18000 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/24/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/18/2013 78 FR 42921 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/16/2013 

Final Action 07/10/2014 79 FR 39756 

Final Action Effective 08/11/2014 

Technical Correction 08/28/2014 79 FR 51264 

Technical Correction Final Action Effective 08/28/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY72

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Georgia Rockcress

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination regarding the Georgia rockcress (Arabis georgiana), pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This plant is known to occur in Alabama and Georgia and is a current candidate

for listing under the ESA. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ55.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 06/14/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/12/2013 78 FR 56192 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/12/2013 

Final Action 09/12/2014 79 FR 54627 

Final Action Effective 10/14/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ55

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY76

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Southern White Rhino (Africa) as Threatened Due to

Similarity of Appearance

Abstract: We listed the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) as threatened under the "Similarity of

Appearance" provisions of the ESA. This species is found in several countries in southern Africa. Horns and other products are

made from southern white rhino, as well as from five endangered rhino species: Javan (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Sumatran

(Dicerorhinos sumatrensis), Indian (Rhinoceros unicornis), black (Diceros bicornis), and northern white (Ceratotherium simum

cottoni). These five endangered rhino species occur in various countries in southern Africa and southeast Asia. A similarity of

appearance rule will address the difficulty law enforcement personnel face in distinguishing parts and products made from the

five endangered rhino species from those made from the unlisted southern white rhino. Such take continues to be a threat to all

rhinoceros species and hinders efforts to enforce and further the provisions of the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 09/11/2013 78 FR 55649 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 10/11/2013 

Final Action 05/20/2014 79 FR 28847 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Janine M. Van Norman 

Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-2370 

FAX: 703 358-1735

E-Mail: janine_vannorman@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY85

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Title: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 2014-2016 Taking of Wildlife

Abstract: We revised the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods and means, and customary and traditional use for

the subsistence taking of wildlife during the 2014-2016 regulatory seasons on Federal public lands in Alaska. These regulations

are subject to periodic review and revision.

Priority: Routine and Frequent Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124

Legal Deadline: None

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/11/2013 78 FR 2350 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/29/2013 

Final Action 06/19/2014 79 FR 35232 

Final Action Effective 07/01/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : FS

Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz 

Regulations Specialist, Office of Subsistence Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

MS 121, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503

Anchorage , AK 99503

Phone: 907 786-3867 

FAX: 907 786-3898

E-Mail: theo_matuskowitz@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY88

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Arctic Grayling

Abstract: In response to a petition and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, we made a listing

determination regarding the upper Missouri River distinct population segment of Arctic grayling, a species of freshwater fish. We

found that listing is not warranted at this time and published our finding on August 20, 2014 (79 FR 49384). Therefore, we

withdraw this rulemaking action from the Agenda.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ99

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AY95

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Graham's and White River Penstemons

Abstract: On August 6, 2014, FWS withdrew the proposed rule to list two penstemons, Graham's penstemon (Penstemon

grahamii) and White River penstemon (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis), under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. These two plants occur in Colorado and Utah. For more information, see 79 FR 46042.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 07/12/2013 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 07/12/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/06/2013 78 FR 47590 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/06/2014 79 FR 25806 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/07/2014 

Final Action 08/06/2014 79 FR 46042 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ61

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ04

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Oregon Spotted Frog

Abstract: FWS listed the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) as a threatened species, pursuant to the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended. The Oregon spotted frog occurs in Washington, Oregon, California, and British Columbia (Canada),

and has been a candidate for listing under the ESA since 1997. A critical habitat determination is being developed under RIN

1018-AZ56.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/29/2013 78 FR 53582 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/26/2013 78 FR 59334 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Extended End 11/12/2013 

Final Action 08/29/2014 79 FR 51658 

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Final Action Effective 09/29/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ56

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ07

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Two Nevada Buckwheat Species, Las Vegas Buckwheat and

Churchill Narrows Buckwheat

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for two Nevada buckwheat species, the Las Vegas buckwheat and Churchill

narrows buckwheat, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The FWS is required to designate critical

habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS will

develop a critical habitat designation for the two as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ93). The Las Vegas buckwheat is a

woody perennial shrub that is found in sparsely vegetated gypsum outcroppings in Clark County and southern Lincoln County,

Nevada. The Churchill Narrows buckwheat is a low, loosely branched perennial found in dry, relatively barren and undisturbed

soil in the Churchill Narrows area of Lyon County, Nevada.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/15/2014 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 09/15/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ93

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ08

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Bartram's Hairstreak Butterfly and Florida

Leafwing Butterfly

Abstract: FWS listed as endangered two Florida butterflies, Bartram's hairstreak butterfly (Strymon acis bartrami) and Florida

leafwing butterfly (Anaea troglodyta floridalis), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These two

butterflies occur in the pine rocklands of Florida. Critical habitat was designated under RIN 1018-AZ59.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/15/2013 78 FR 49878 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/2013 

Final Action 08/12/2014 79 FR 47222 

Correction 08/19/2014 79 FR 49023 

Final Action Effective 09/11/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ59

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ10

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Three U.S. Caribbean Plants (Varronia

Rupicola, Gonocalyx Concolor, Agave Eggersiana)

Abstract: FWS will make determinations regarding listing three species of Caribbean plants: Varronia rupicola, Gonocalyx

concolor, and Agave eggersiana, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Varronia rupicola occurs in

Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, Gonocalyx concolor occurs in Puerto Rico, and Agave eggersiana occurs in the U.S.

Virgin Islands. All three plant species are current candidates for listing under the ESA. Critical habitat is under RIN 1018-AZ79.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement. 

Other Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/22/2013 78 FR 62560 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/23/2013 

Final Action 09/09/2014 79 FR 53303 

Final Action Effective 10/09/2014 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ79

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ11

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for the Whorled Sunflower, Gladecress, and

Short's Bladderpod

Abstract: FWS listed three plant species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended: Whorled

sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus), gladecress (Leavenworthia crassa), and Short's bladderpod (Physaria globosa). Short's

bladderpod occurs in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Whorled sunflower is known from Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee,

and the unnamed gladecress is found in Alabama. A critical habitat action is under RIN 1018-AZ60.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Other Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/02/2013 78 FR 47109 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2013 

Final Action 08/01/2014 79 FR 44712 

Final Action Effective 09/02/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ60

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ12

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Webber's Ivesia

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Abstract: FWS listed Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) as threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. This plant is known to occur in the Sierra region of California and Nevada. FWS designated critical habitat for the

species under RIN 1018-AZ57.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Other Statutory MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/02/2013 78 FR 46889 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2013 

Final Action 06/03/2014 79 FR 31878 

Final Action Effective 07/03/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ57

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ14

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Red Mountain Buckwheat and Red Mountain

Stonecrop

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination for two Red Mountain plants, the Red Mountain buckwheat and the Red

Mountain stonecrop, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The FWS is required to designate critical

habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS will

develop a critical habitat designation for the two as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ94). The Red Mountain buckwheat is

an herbaceous perennial found in serpentine habitat on Red Mountain and Little Red Mountain, Mendocino County, California.

The Red Mountain stonecrop is a forb/herbaceous perennial found in serpentine habitat in the vicinity of Red Mountain, near

the town of Leggett, Mendocino County, California.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

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Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ94

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ15

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Carter's Small-Flowered Flax and Florida

Brickell-Bush

Abstract: FWS will make listing determinations for two Florida pine rockland plants, Carter's small-flowered flax (Linum carteri

var. carteri) and Florida brickell-bush (Brickellia mosieri), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).

These two plants occur in Florida and are current candidates for listing under the ESA. Proposed critical habitat is being

considered under RIN 1018-AZ64.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Other Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/03/2013 78 FR 61273 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 

Final Action 09/04/2014 79 FR 52567 

Final Action Effective 10/06/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ64

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ22

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population Area for the

North American Wolverine in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico

Abstract: On February 4, 2013, FWS proposed to list the wolverine in the contiguous United States as threatened, and

proposed an ESA section 10(j) experimental population in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. However, FWS finds that while

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there is significant evidence that the climate within the larger range of the wolverine is changing, affecting snow patterns and

associated wolverine habitat, the specific response or sensitivity of wolverines to these forecasted changes involves

considerable uncertainty at this time. Therefore, we published a withdrawal of both proposed rules on August 13, 2014. See 79

FR 47522 for more information. For information on the contiguous U.S. population, see RIN 1018-AY26.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/04/2013 78 FR 7890 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/06/2013 

Proposed Rule; Withdrawal 08/13/2014 79 FR 47522 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY26; Related to 1018-AZ82

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ34

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Brazos River Fish (Smalleye Shiner

and Sharpnose Shiner)

Abstract: FWS designated critical habitat for the sharpnose shiner and smalleye shiner, two species of fish in the upper

Brazos River basin of Texas. FWS developed a listing determination for these two Brazos River fish as a separate rulemaking

action (see RIN 1018-AY55).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified in MDL agreement. 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified in MDL agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/06/2013 78 FR 47612 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/04/2014 79 FR 12138 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/03/2014 

Final Action 08/04/2014 79 FR 45242 

Final Action Effective 09/03/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY55

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

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Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ55

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Georgia Rockcress

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the Georgia rockcress under

the Endangered Species Act, as amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the Georgia rockcress as a separate

rulemaking action (RIN 1018-AY72). This plant is known to occur in Alabama and Georgia.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/12/2013 78 FR 56506 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/12/2013 

Final Action 09/12/2014 79 FR 54635 

Final Action Effective 10/14/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY72

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ57

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Webber Ivesia

Abstract: FWS designated critical habitat for Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended (ESA). This plant is known to occur in the Sierra region of California and Nevada. FWS made a determination that

this plant is a threatened species under the ESA in a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-AZ12).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial NPRM, Judicial, MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified in

agreement. 

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Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/02/2013 78 FR 46862 

Correction 08/21/2013 78 FR 51705 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/13/2014 79 FR 8668 

NPRM Comment Period Reopening End 03/17/2014 

Final Action 06/03/2014 79 FR 32126 

Final Action Effective 07/03/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ12

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ59

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Florida Butterflies (Bartram's

Hairstreak and Florida Leafwing)

Abstract: FWS designated critical habitat for two butterflies, Bartram's hairstreak and Florida leafwing, pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act, as amended. FWS developed a listing determination for the two Florida butterflies as a separate

rulemaking action (RIN 1018-AZ08). These two butterflies occur in the pine rocklands of Florida.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified in agreement. 

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/15/2013 78 FR 49832 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/08/2014 79 FR 26392 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/09/2014 

Final Action 08/12/2014 79 FR 47180 

Final Action Effective 09/11/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ08

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

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E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ60

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Short's Bladderpod, Whorled

Sunflower, and Leavenworthia Crassa

Abstract: FWS designated critical habitat for three endangered plant species--whorled sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus),

fleshy-fruit gladecress (Leavenworthia crassa), and short's bladderpod (Physaria globosa)--pursuant to the Endangered Species

Act, as amended. Short's bladderpod occurs in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Whorled sunflower is known from Alabama,

Georgia, and Tennessee, and the fleshy-fruit gladecress is found in Alabama. FWS listed these three species as a separate

rulemaking action (see RIN 1018-AZ11).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL Settlement agreement; No FY specified in agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/02/2013 78 FR 47060 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/29/2014 79 FR 30792 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 06/30/2014 

Final Action 08/26/2014 79 FR 50990 

Final Action Effective 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ11

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ61

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Graham's and White River Penstemons

Abstract: On August 6, 2014, FWS withdrew the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for two penstemons, Graham's

penstemon (Penstemon grahamii) and White River penstemon (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis), under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. These two plants occur in Colorado and Utah. For more information, see 79 FR 46042.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified in agreement. 

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Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/06/2013 78 FR 47832 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/2013 

Proposed Rule; Withdrawal 08/06/2014 79 FR 46042 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY95

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ77

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct

Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment

Abstract: FWS proposed to designate revised critical habitat for the contiguous U.S. distinct population segment (DPS) of the

Canada lynx under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and to revise the boundary of the Canada lynx

DPS. These proposed revisions fulfill FWS's obligations under two settlement agreements. The revised critical habitat proposed

rule also addresses issues raised by two courts in 2010. If FWS finalizes this rule as proposed, it would extend the ESA's

protections to the Canada lynx wherever it occurs in the contiguous United States, including New Mexico, and it would revise

this species' critical habitat. The effect of this regulation is to conserve the Canada lynx and its habitats in the contiguous United

States under the ESA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL settlement agreement. 09/30/2013 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/26/2013 78 FR 59429 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/26/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/20/2014 79 FR 35303 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/21/2014 

Final Action 09/12/2014 79 FR 54782 

Final Action Effective 10/14/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ79

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Three U.S. Caribbean Plants (Varronia

Rupicola, Gonocalyx Concolor, and Agave Eggersiana)

Abstract: FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for three species of Caribbean

plants (Varronia rubicola, Gonocalyx concolor, and Agave eggersiana) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. FWS is developing a listing determination for the three species of plants as a separate rulemaking action (see RIN

1018-AZ10). Varronia rupicola occurs in Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, Gonocalyx concolor occurs in Puerto Rico,

and Agave eggersiana occurs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. All three plant species are current candidates for listing under the Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Judicial Settlement agreement. 

NPRM Judicial Settlement agreement; No FY specified agreement. 08/30/2014 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/22/2013 78 FR 62529 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/23/2013 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/21/2014 79 FR 29150 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 06/20/2014 

Final Action 09/09/2014 79 FR 53315 

Final Action Effective 10/09/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ10

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ80

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Title: Migratory Bird Hunting; 2014-2015 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations

Abstract: We will issue annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2014-15 hunting season. We

annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks), within which States may select hunting seasons. We also request proposals from

Indian tribes that wish to establish special migratory bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands

and proposals for the 2014-15 spring/summer migratory bird subsistence season in Alaska. Migratory game bird hunting

seasons provide hunting opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and tribal governments in the

management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels compatible with migratory bird population status and habitat

conditions.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Public Meeting 12/26/2013 78 FR 78377 

NPRM 04/30/2014 79 FR 24512 

Second NPRM 06/04/2014 79 FR 32418 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/27/2014 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/27/2014 

NPRM 07/31/2014 79 FR 44580 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/11/2014 

NPRM 08/12/2014 79 FR 46940 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/21/2014 

Supplemental NPRM 08/22/2014 79 FR 50512 

Final Action 08/28/2014 79 FR 51402 

Final Action Effective 08/28/2014 

Final Action 08/29/2014 79 FR 51712 

Final Action Effective 08/29/2014 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/02/2014 

Final Action 09/03/2014 79 FR 52226 

Final Action Effective 09/01/2014 

Final Action 09/23/2014 79 FR 56864 

Final Action Effective 09/23/2014 

Final Rule 09/24/2014 79 FR 57402 

Final Action Effective 09/27/2014 

Final Rule 09/26/2014 79 FR 58198 

Final Action Effective 09/27/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Ronald Kokel 

Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1714 

E-Mail: ronald_kokel@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ82

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the DPS of the North American Wolverine

Occurring in the Contiguous United States; Establishment of a NEP in CO, WY, and NM

Abstract: FWS withdrew its proposed rule to list the distinct population segment (DPS) of the North American wolverine that

occurs within the contiguous United States as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, as endangered (ESA).

An experimental population of wolverine has been established; for more information, see RIN 1018-AZ22. A listing rule is under

RIN 1018-AY26. The North American wolverine is a terrestrial mammal that occurs in a wide variety of alpine, boreal, and arctic

habitats. Within the contiguous United States, which constitutes a DPS, wolverine habitat is restricted to high-elevation areas in

the West. The species' current distribution includes functioning populations in the North Cascades Mountains and the northern

Rocky Mountains, as well as populations that have not yet reestablished in the southern Rocky Mountains and the Sierra

Nevada.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Proposed Rule; Withdrawal 08/13/2014 79 FR 47522 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY26; Related to 1018-AZ22

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ93

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Nevada Buckwheat Species, the

Las Vegas Buckwheat and Churchill Narrows Buckwheat

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for two Nevada buckwheat species,

the Las Vegas buckwheat and Churchill Narrows buckwheat, under the ESA. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat,

to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. FWS will develop a

listing determination for the two species as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ07). The Las Vegas buckwheat is a woody

perennial shrub that is found in sparsely vegetated gypsum outcroppings in Clark County and southern Lincoln County, Nevada.

The Churchill Narrows buckwheat is a low, loosely branched perennial found in dry, relatively barren and undisturbed soil in the

Churchill Narrows area of Lyon County, Nevada.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ07

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ94

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Two Red Mountain Plants, the Red

Mountain Buckwheat and the Red Mountain Stonecrop

Abstract: FWS will designate critical habitat, if determined to be prudent and determinable, for two Red Mountain plants, the

Red Mountain buckwheat and the Red Mountain stonecrop, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The

FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing

determination for the species. FWS will develop a listing determination for the two as a separate rulemaking action (1018-

AZ14). The Red Mountain buckwheat is an herbaceous perennial that is found in serpentine habitat located on Red Mountain

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and Little Red Mountain, Mendocino County, California. The Red Mountain stonecrop is a forb/herbaceous perennial found in

serpentine habitat in the vicinity of Red Mountain, near the town of Leggett, Mendocino County, California.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial MDL, No FY specified in settlement agreement. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ14

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-AZ99

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Arctic Grayling

Abstract: In response to a petition and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, we recently made a

listing determination regarding the upper Missouri River distinct population segment of Arctic grayling, a species of freshwater

fish. We found that listing is not warranted at this time and published our finding on August 20, 2014 (79 FR 49384). Therefore,

we will not designate critical habitat for this species, and we withdraw this rulemaking action from the Agenda.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/00/2014 

Other Judicial 09/00/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AY88

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

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E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA07

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Abstract: FWS will develop a listing determination for the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, a freshwater species endemic to the Rio

Grande and the Pecos and Canadian Rivers of Colorado and New Mexico. FWS will also designate critical habitat, if

determined to be prudent and determinable, for this species as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA08).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1532 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA08

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA08

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Abstract: FWS is making a listing determination for the Rio Grande cutthroat trout under the ESA as a separate rulemaking

action (RIN 1018-BA07). FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable,

concurrent with a listing determination. Accordingly, FWS will develop a critical habitat designation for the Rio Grande cutthroat

trout, a freshwater species endemic to the Rio Grande and the Pecos and Canadian Rivers of Colorado and New Mexico, if

determined to be prudent and determinable.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA07

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA09

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Tucson Shovelnose Snake

Abstract: FWS will develop a listing determination for the Tucson shovelnose snake under the Endangered Species Act, as

amended. The Tucson shovelnose snake inhabits the sandy desert soils in the valley floors of the upper Sonoran Desert in

Arizona. FWS will develop a critical habitat designation, if prudent and determinable, for this species under a separate

rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA10).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/16/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA10

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA10

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Tucson Shovelnose Snake

Abstract: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, the FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum

extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for a species. FWS will make a listing determination for

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the Tucson shovelnose snake as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA09). Accordingly, FWS will develop a critical

habitat designation for the Tucson shovelnose snake, which inhabits the sandy desert soils in the valley floors of the upper

Sonoran Desert in Arizona, if such a designation is determined to be prudent and determinable.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/16/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA09

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA11

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Yellow-Billed Loon

Abstract: FWS will develop a listing determination for the yellow-billed loon, a migratory bird specialized for aquatic foraging.

This species is endemic to Alaska as well as to Canada, Russia, and Norway. FWS will, if determined prudent and

determinable, designate critical habitat for this species as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA12).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA12

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

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Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA12

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Yellow-Billed Loon

Abstract: Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, FWS will make a listing determination for the yellow-billed loon, as

a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA11). The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent

prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination. Accordingly, FWS will develop a critical habitat designation for

the yellow-billed loon, a migratory bird that is specialized for aquatic foraging and is endemic to Alaska as well as to Canada,

Russia, and Norway.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: Part of MDL agreement.

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial This species is part of the MDL agreement. 09/30/2014 

Other Statutory 09/30/2015 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/17/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA11

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA20

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for Warton's Cave Meshweaver

Abstract: In response to a petition and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, we made a listing

determination regarding the Warton's Cave meshweaver, a small, eyeless, colorless spider that lives in a shallow cave in Travis

County, TX. We found that this is not a distinct species and, therefore, not a listable entity under the Act. We published our

finding on August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47413). Therefore, we withdraw this rulemaking action from the Agenda.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

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Other Statutory Included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA21

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA21

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Warton's Cave Meshweaver

Abstract: In response to a petition and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, we made a listing

determination regarding the Warton's Cave meshweaver, a small, eyeless, colorless spider that lives in a shallow cave in Travis

County, TX. We found that this is not a distinct species and, therefore, not a listable entity under the Act. We published our

finding on August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47413). Therefore, we withdraw this rulemaking action from the Agenda.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

NPRM Judicial Included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Other Statutory Included in the MDL agreement; however, a FY was not specified for

publication. 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA20

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Georgia Aster

Abstract: FWS will make a listing determination regarding the Georgia aster pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended. The Georgia aster is a perennial herb that is endemic to oak-pine woodland habitat in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

North Carolina, and South Carolina, and is currently a candidate for listing under the ESA. FWS is required to designate critical

habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination. Accordingly, FWS will, if

determined prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the species as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-

BA38).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA38

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA38

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Georgia Aster

Abstract: The Georgia aster is a perennial herb that is endemic to oak-pine woodland habitat in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

North Carolina, and South Carolina, and is currently a candidate for listing under the under the Endangered Species Act, as

amended. The FWS is required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a

listing determination for the species. FWS will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the

Georgia aster pursuant to the ESA. FWS will develop a listing determination for the species as a separate rulemaking action

(RIN 1018-BA37).

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA37

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

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Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA40

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Antiques Exceptions and Updating Pre-Endangered Species Act

Exceptions

Abstract: We propose to incorporate the Endangered Species Act's exemptions for commercial trade of antiques that are at

least 100 years old into regulations that reaffirm the criteria that must be met for an item to qualify as an antique. In addition, we

propose to update the current pre-Act provisions in 50 CFR 17.4 to make them consistent with the intent of the ESA. We also

propose to address African Elephant Conservation Act prohibitions and moratoria in 50 CFR 14, and add any necessary ESA

antique requirements to 50 CFR 14.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201 to 4245; PL 99-625, 100 Stat 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/08/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

Agency Contact: Kenneth Endress 

Special Agent in Charge, Branch of Investigations

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808

Falls Church , VA 22041-3808 

Phone: 703 358-1949 

FAX: 703 358-1947

E-Mail: kenneth_endress@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA49

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Abstract: FWS proposes a special rule under authority of section 4(d) of the ESA, that provides measures that are necessary

and advisable to provide for the conservation of the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus), should it be listed as a

threatened species under the Act. In addition, we announce the opening of a public comment period, and request comments on

this special rule as it relates to the conservation of the species. (We currently have a proposed rule to make a listing

determination for the species, under RIN 1018-AZ20.)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 08/25/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ20

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA52

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Title: Updating Addresses of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Offices

Abstract: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, updated the addresses of our headquarters offices in our regulations at title

50 of the Code of Federal Regulations. We relocated our headquarters offices on July 28, 2014. We are taking this action to

ensure that regulated entities and the general public have accurate contact information for the Service's offices.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13 to 18; 50 CFR 20 to 23; 50 CFR 36; 50 CFR 80; 50 CFR 86; 50 CFR 91; 50 CFR 100 (To search

for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(k) et seq; 16 USC 472; 16 USC 551; 16 USC 668; 16 USC 668a to

668d; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 718j; 16 USC 742a-j-1; 16 USC 777 to 777n, except 777e-1 and g-1; 16

USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 1374(g); 16 USC 1401 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 1538(d) to (f); 16 USC 1539; 16 USC

1540(f); 16 USC 3101 to 3126; 16 USC 3371 to 3378; 16 USC 4201 to 4245; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 18 USC 3551

to 3586; 19 USC 1202; 27 USC 1087; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1733; Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755; Fish and Wildlife

Act of 1956, PL 106-108; 113 Stat 1491, Note Following

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 07/29/2014 79 FR 43961 

Final Action Effective 07/29/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Andrew Brown 

Management Analyst

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2179 

FAX: 703 358-2269

E-Mail: andrew_brown@fws.gov

Agency Contact: Anissa Craghead 

Senior Management Analyst

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC, Arlington, VA 22041-3803

Arlington , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2506 

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E-Mail: anissa_craghead@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA55

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Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Five Foreign and Five Native Fish Protected by the National

Marine Fisheries Service to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

Abstract: In accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, FWS amended the List of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife by adding five species of foreign sturgeon [(Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii), Chinese sturgeon (A.

sinensis), European sturgeon (A. sturio), Kaluga sturgeon (Huso dauricus), and Sakhalin sturgeon (A. mikadoi)]; four distinct

population segments (DPSs) of scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) (Central and Southwest Atlantic (Central & SW

Atlantic) DPS, Eastern Atlantic DPS, Indo-West Pacific DPS, and Eastern Pacific DPS); and a nonessential experimental

population of Upper Columbia River spring-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). These amendments are based on

previously published determinations by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction for these species.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/04/2014 79 FR 52576 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta 

Chief, Branch of Listing, Ecological Services Program

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803

Falls Church , VA 22041-3803 

Phone: 703 358-2527 

FAX: 703 358-2434

E-Mail: douglas_krofta@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ) RIN: 1018-BA56

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Title: Wildlife Restoration, Sport Fish Restoration, Hunter Education and Safety; Technical Amendment; Correction of Logo for

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

Abstract: We published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 1, 2011 (76 FR 46150), in which we included an image

of a logo that included both the Wildlife Restoration and the Sport Fish Restoration programs of the FWS together. However,

the language presented in the logo was in reverse order, and does not reflect the current name of our program, which is Wildlife

and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR). In this document we intend to correct the error. The States that benefit from WSFR

programs, industry partners, and conservation organization partners have all supported and encouraged us to make this

change.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 669 to 669k; 16 USC 777 to 777n, except 777e?1 and g?1

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 09/12/2014 79 FR 54668 

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Final Action Effective 09/12/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Lisa E. Van Alstyne 

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Department of the Interior

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Branch of Policy, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041

Falls Church , VA 22041

Phone: 703 358-1942 

FAX: 703 358-1705

E-Mail: lisa_van_alstyne@fws.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD78

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Title: Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights

Abstract: This rule would accommodate new technology and industry practices, eliminate regulatory exemptions, update

requirements, remove caps on bond amounts, and allow NPS to recover administrative costs. The changes make the

regulations more effective and efficient and maintain the highest level of protection compatible with park resources and values.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 9 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1 et seq; 16 USC 1901 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 11/25/2009 74 FR 61596 

ANPRM Comment Period End 01/25/2010 

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Ed Kassman 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CA 80225

Lakewood , CA 80225

Phone: 303 969-2146 

E-Mail: edward_kassman@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD81

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Title: National Natural Landmarks Program

Abstract: This rule would revise existing outdated regulations related to management of the National natural Landmark

Program and would clarify procedures and process for the benefit of employees landowners and the public.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 35 CFR 62 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 1a-5; 16 USC 461; 16 USC 463; 16 USC 1908

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD84

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Title: Collection of Natural Products for Traditional Cultural Purposes

Abstract: This rule would clarify park superintendents' authority to permit American Indians and Alaska Natives to collect

limited quantities of plant and mineral resources in parks for traditional cultural uses, practices, and activities. This change

replaces an outdated National Park Service (NPS) regulation, maintains internal consistency in the regulations, and incorporates

NPS management policies regarding NPS-managed ancestral lands of contemporary American Indian tribes and Alaska

Natives.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD86

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Title: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area; Area Off-Road Vehicles

Abstract: This rule would require permits to operate mote vehicles off roads, designate areas and routes where motor vehicles

may be used off roads, create land management zones that would further manage this activity, and establish camping and

operational and vehicle requirements.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9(a); 16 USC 460(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Lindsay Gilham 

Environmental Quality Specialist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287

Denver , CO 80225-0287 

Phone: 303 969-2085 

E-Mail: lindsay_gilham@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD93

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Title: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area--Off-Road Vehicle Use

Abstract: The proposed rule will authorize off-road vehicle use, designate routes and areas, and establish criteria for

operations of off-road vehicles.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: A. J. North 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5268 

E-Mail: aj_north@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE03

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Title: Fire Island National Seashore--Off-Road Vehicle Use

Abstract: This rule would define terms, designate driving routes, and driving conditions and would establish permit conditions

for using off-road vehicles.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE09

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Title: Solid Waste Management for Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Abstract: This rule would authorize a solid waste transfer station within the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National Recreation

Area to handle solid waste generated by the community of Stehekin, Washington. The rule will prevent adverse environmental

impacts that would likely occur if NPS stopped accepting solid waste from the Stehekin community. Stehekin is an isolated

inholding community only accessible by boat, float plane, or trail, with 100 year-round plus 300-400 seasonal residents. NonNPS services and facilities in Stehekin include seasonal lodging options, food operations, and various small businesses that

help support 45,000-50,000 visitors annually.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE16

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Title: Golden Gate National Recreation Area--Dog Management

Abstract: This rule would establish the manner and extent of dog walking to minimize conflicts between user groups and

maximize compliance to protect resources, visitors, and staff. The rule would allow some areas of off-leash dog walking, but

under strict, enforceable guidelines and in areas where impacts to resources or other users would be minimal. Current

management is the result of a 2004 court decision that disallows any change to dog management until a special regulation is

completed.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE17

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Title: Disposition of Archeological Materials

Abstract: This rule would establish definitions, standards, procedures, and guidelines to be followed by Federal agencies to

dispose of particular archeological material remains that are in collections recovered during Federal projects and programs

under certain Federal statutes. This rule is necessary because, at present, there is no procedure to dispose of material remains

that are determined to be of insufficient archaeological interest.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 79 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 470 aa-mm; 16 USC 470 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: A. J. North 

Regulatory Specialist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5268 

E-Mail: aj_north@nps.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE18

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Title: Cuyahoga Valley National Park--Bicycling

Abstract: This rule would designate bicycle routes and allow for bicycle use in accordance with 36 CFR 4.30.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/14/2014 79 FR 61587 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/15/2014 

Final Action 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE19

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Title: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations Revision

Abstract: This rule would revise the full set of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations

to streamline requirements for museums. The rule would describe the NAGPRA process in accessible language with clear time

parameters; eliminate ambiguity and clarify terms; and provide for Native Hawaiians in the process. The revision will not add any

new requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 23 USC 3001 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sherry Hutt 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 354-1479 

E-Mail: sherry_hutt@nps.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE20

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Title: Biscayne National Park--Fishing

Abstract: This rule would phase out commercial fishing by establishing a lifetime, nontransferable system; establish coral-reef

protection areas where lobster and crab traps could not be deployed; restrict methods of spear fishing; prohibit fishing for

ornamental fish and sponges; and eliminate the two-day recreational lobster sport season.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 1-a to 2(h); 16 USC 3

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: Business Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vanessa McDonough 

Fishery and Wildlife Biologist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

9700 SW 328 Street, Homestead, FL 33033

Homestead , FL 33033

Phone: 786 335-3649 

E-Mail: vanessa_mcdonough@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE23

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Title: Bryce Canyon National Park Bicycling Regulation

Abstract: NPS is proposing to construct a paved multi-use visitor path in Bryce Canyon National Park. The path would be

approximately 6.2 miles in length and be open to several uses including running walking and bicycling. NPS regulations require

promulgation of a special regulation to designate new routes for bicycle use off park roads and outside developed areas.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460 l-6a(e); 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

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E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE24

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Title: Cape Lookout National Seashore; Off-road Vehicle Management

Abstract: This rule would allow for adaptive management of off-road vehicle (ORV) use at Cape Lookout National Seashore to

protect and preserve natural and cultural resources and to provide a variety of visitor experiences while minimizing conflicts

among user groups. The rule would also designate routes and establish ORV operational requirements and restrictions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD50

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Title: Grand Canyon National Park

Abstract: This rule will update the provisions governing use of the Colorado River and adjoining federally owned lands within

Grand Canyon National Park. Changes are necessary to make the rule consistent with, and to help implement portions of, the

park's recently revised Colorado River Management Plan. The current rule governs the use of the Colorado River within the

park upstream from Diamond Creek. In accordance with the new Colorado River Management Plan, the updated rule will

regulate the use of the entire Colorado River and adjoining federally owned lands within the park, including the reach of the

river from Diamond Creek to the boundary between the park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area (approximately River

Mile 277). The new rule also will update or clarify some provisions of the current regulation and will delete other provisions as

necessary.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.4 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 07/13/2009 74 FR 33384 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/11/2009 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

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Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE00

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Title: Native American Graves Protection Act--Disposition of Unclaimed Cultural Items on Federal and Indian Lands

Abstract: This rule would establish a process for disposing of Native American human remains and cultural items exhumed

after November 16, 1990, for which there is no claim from federally recognized tribes or lineal descendants. It would address

options for disposition, care, and access for study to guide Federal agencies.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/29/2013 78 FR 64436 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/30/2013 

Final Action 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sherry Hutt 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 354-1479 

E-Mail: sherry_hutt@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE06

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Title: Service Animals in National Parks

Abstract: This rule would revise existing regulations on pets in national parks to be consistent with regulations on service

animals that implement the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k); 28 USC 509

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 04/18/2014 79 FR 21876 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/17/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE21

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Title: Hunting and Trapping on National Park Service Preserves in Alaska

Abstract: Recent changes in State regulations authorize historically illegal hunting practices for predators in order to increase

game species. National Park Service (NPS) policies prohibit reducing native predators for the purpose of increasing numbers of

harvested species. Federal law gives NPS authority to implement hunting closures and restrictions within national preserves for

reasons of public safety, administration, floral and faunal protection, or public use and enjoyment. This rule would retain

traditional restrictions on hunting in national preserves consistent with NPS policy. A rulemaking is preferable to temporary

closures and restrictions that react to changes in state law but do not ensure long-term protection of wildlife consistent with NPS

policy.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/04/2014 79 FR 52595 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Andee Sears 

Regional Law Enforcement Specialist

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

240 W. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Anchorage , AK 99501

Phone: 907 644-3417 

E-Mail: akr_regulations@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE22

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Title: Concessions Contracts

Abstract: The rule would clarify when the National Park Service (NPS) Director may: (1) Amend or extend a prospectus

soliciting proposals for concessions contracts, and; (2) award a temporary concession contract.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

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Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 51 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 5951 to 5966

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/05/2014 79 FR 45390 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Calhoun 

Management Analyst

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2862 

E-Mail: john_calhoun@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE02

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Title: Reorganization of Park-Specific Regulations

Abstract: This rule would reorganize part 7, which contains regulations specific to individual parks, into a new formatting and

numbering system that: (1) is easier to use by the public and NPS staff; and (2) allows for expansion as new regulations are

promulgated. The rule will not make any substantive changes to any existing part 7 regulations.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k); 5 USC 551 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE04

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Title: Lost and Found Property

Abstract: This rule would revise existing regulations on lost and found property to be consistent with Federal Property Disposal

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regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE05

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Title: Rights-Of-Way

Abstract: This rule would revise existing interim regulations related to rights-of-way that have been in place since 1980.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 14 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 5; 16 USC 79

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE07

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Title: Prohibition of Falconry Within the National Park System

Abstract: This rule would clarify that the possession or use of live raptors for falconry purposes is not "hunting" or "trapping"

according to NPS policy and therefore is not permitted in parks where Congress has authorized hunting or trapping.

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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AD98

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Title: Native American Graves Protection Act Regulations--Technical Amendments

Abstract: This rule responds to comments and finalizes the interim rule that removed the definition of "Indian Tribe" from 43

CFR part 10.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 3001 et seq; 16 USC 470dd (2); 25 USC 9

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 07/05/2011 76 FR 39007 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 09/06/2011 

Final Action 06/11/2014 79 FR 33482 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Sherry Hutt 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 354-1479 

E-Mail: sherry_hutt@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE01

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Title: National Cemeteries--Definition of "Demonstration"

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Abstract: This rule would revise the definition of "demonstration" to be consistent with the definition in other parts of 36 CFR.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 12 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/29/2013 78 FR 53383 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/2013 

Final Action 08/29/2014 79 FR 33434 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson 

Chief Regulations and Special Park Uses

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4206 

E-Mail: russ_wilson@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

National Park Service ( NPS ) RIN: 1024-AE14

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Title: Wrangell-St. Elias Off-Road Vehicle Regulations

Abstract: The proposed rule would: (1) designate trails in the Nabesna District of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve where

off-road vehicles (ORVs) may be used; (2) impose ORV size and weight restrictions; and (3) close areas to ORV use for

subsistence purposes in designated wilderness. This rule is necessary to implement the Record of Decision for the August 2011

Nabesna ORV Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462(k)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/15/2014 79 FR 2608 

NPRM Comment Period End 03/17/2014 

Final Action 08/20/2014 79 FR 49232 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Bruce Rogers 

Planner

Department of the Interior

National Park Service

P.O. Box 439, Copper Center, AK 99573

Copper Center , AK 99573

Phone: 907 822-7276 

E-Mail: bruce_rogers@nps.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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Geological Survey ( GS ) RIN: 1028-AA06

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Title: Removal of Regulations Governing the Water-Resources Research Program and the Water-Resources Technology

Development Program

Abstract: The United States Geological Survey is eliminating part 401 of 30 CFR as mandated by Executive Order 12866

because the programs described in the regulations no longer exist and regulations in this part are, therefore, no longer

necessary.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 402 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 10303

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Francisco Lourido 

Acting Chief

Department of the Interior

Geological Survey

Branch of Materials Management, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192

Reston , VA 20192

Phone: 703 648-7282 

E-Mail: flourido@usgs.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC54

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Title: Placement of Coal Combustion Residues in Active and Abandoned Mines

Abstract: This rule would establish requirements and standards that apply when coal combustion residues are used during

reclamation at a coal mining operation permitted under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) or used

during reclamation at an abandoned coal mining site. This rule would be based on existing authorities in SMCRA and existing

permanent program regulations.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 779; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 783; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 800; 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817; 30

CFR 874; 30 CFR 875 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 03/14/2007 72 FR 12026 

ANPRM Comment Period End 06/13/2007 

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Cecil Slaughter 

Hydrologist

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

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Washington , DC 20240 

Phone: 202 208-2866 

E-Mail: cslaughter@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC63

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Title: Stream Protection Rule

Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Government's request that the

court vacate and remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer Zone rule published on December 12, 2008. Therefore, the

Department intends to initiate notice and comment rulemaking to address issues arising from previous rulemakings. The Agency

also intends to prepare a new environmental impact statement.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR ch VII (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

ANPRM 11/30/2009 74 FR 62664 

ANPRM Comment Period End 12/30/2009 

NPRM 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dennis Rice 

Regulatory Analyst

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2829 

E-Mail: drice@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC64

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Title: Temporary Cessation of Operations

Abstract: OSMRE intends to revise its regulations governing the temporary cessation of surface coal mining and reclamation

operations and underground mining activities under an approved permit. The proposed rule would require that before

temporarily ceasing operations for a period of more than 180 days, a permittee submit an application to the regulatory authority

for approval. The rule is needed to ensure that a temporary cessation of operations is not used to delay reclamation, that safety

and environmental controls are in place, and that there is an end point to the cessation of operation.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

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Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Postle 

PSD Field Operations Branch Chief

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Office of Surface Mining, P.O. Box 46667, Denver, CO 80201

Denver , CO 80201

Phone: 303 844-1400 Extension: 1469

E-Mail: bpostle@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC68

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Title: Dam Safety

Abstract: This rule would revise OSMRE's impoundment regulations to incorporate appropriate elements of the Federal

Guidelines for Dam Safety (FGDS), including requirements for emergency action plans and after-action reports. The rule would

implement two December 2012 recommendations from the Office of the Inspector General. Rulemaking is required to revise the

CFR.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816.49; 30 CFR 817.49 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Joshua Rockwell 

Mining Engineer

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2633 

E-Mail: jrockwell@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC65

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Title: Cost Recovery

Abstract: This rule would revise OSMRE's existing permit fees and impose new fees to recover OSMRE's costs for permit

administration and enforcement services provided to the coal industry. The proposed fees would be applicable to permits for

mining on lands where regulatory jurisdiction has not been delegated to the States and would include OSMRE's Federal

program States and Indian lands. The current fees are codified in the CFR; therefore, rulemaking is required to change them.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 736 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 03/26/2013 78 FR 18430 

NPRM Comment Period End 05/28/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mick Kuhns 

Physical Scientist

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2860 

E-Mail: mkuhns@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC66

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Title: Limited Liability

Abstract: OSM intends to propose revisions to its abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation program under the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The changes would allow States and Indian tribes that have certified completion of all

known coal problems within their jurisdiction to receive limited liability protection for certain non-coal reclamation activities.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 875; 30 CFR 879; 30 CFR 885 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/06/2013 78 FR 8822 

NPRM Comment Period End 04/08/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Mick Kuhns 

Physical Scientist

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2860 

E-Mail: mkuhns@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC69

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Title: 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Vacatur

Abstract: The Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement intends to publish a final rule to vacate the 2008

Stream Buffer Zone rule in accordance with a U.S. District Court ruling on February 20, 2014. The rule will reinstate provisions

of the 1983 stream buffer zones.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: No. 09-00115 (D.D.C Feb. 20, 2014)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John A. Trelease 

Program Specialist

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2783 

E-Mail: jtrelease@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE ) RIN: 1029-AC67

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Title: Civil Monetary Penalties

Abstract: This rule will adjust the penalty amount of the civil monetary penalties authorized by the Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977. The rule implements the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the

Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The law requires that civil monetary penalties be adjusted for inflation at least once

every 4 years.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 723; 30 CFR 724; 30 CFR 843; 30 CFR 845 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal

Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Final Action 04/02/2014 79 FR 18444 

Final Action Effective 05/02/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Adrienne L. Alsop 

Program Analyst

Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

1851 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-2818 

E-Mail: aalsop@osmre.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AE93

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Title: Secretarial Elections

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Abstract: This rule prescribes the manner in which Secretarial elections are called and conducted under the Secretary's

general authority in Indian Affairs. Secretarial elections are held by and for Indian tribes to reorganize the tribe, adopt and amend

constitutions, ratify and amend charters of incorporation, and revoke constitutions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 81 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 473a; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 503

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/09/2014 79 FR 61021 

NPRM Comment Period End 12/17/2014 

Final Action 08/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF08

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Title: Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Din? Community College

Abstract: This rule updates the policies and procedures for administration and oversight of title I and title II Tribally Controlled

Community Colleges and Navajo Community College (subparts A and B) of the Tribally Controlled Community Assistance Act of

1978, as amended. The rule would update current language to include amendments to the statute since the original rule was

drafted. The rule governs establishment, direction, and administration of postsecondary institutions.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 41 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

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Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF14

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Title: Use of Bureau-Operated Schools by Third Parties Under Lease Agreements and Fundraising Activities by BureauOperated School Personnel

Abstract: Public Law 112-74 authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to enter into agreements allowing

entities to lease land or facilities of a Bureau-operated school in exchange for funds that benefit the school. The law also allows

school employees to participate in fundraising activities for the school's benefit as part of their official duties. This rule would

establish: (1) Standards for use of Bureau-operated school lands and facilities by third parties under a rental or lease

agreement; (2) provisions for acceptance of funds to benefit a school (including, in appropriate cases, trust funds); (3)

accountability standards to ensure ethical conduct; and (4) provisions for monitoring funds received, their use, and any results

achieved.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 48 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 112-74

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF19

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Title: Tribal Transportation Program (Formerly the Indian Reservation Roads Program)

Abstract: This rule incorporates statutory changes made by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

MAP-21 created a new formula for distribution of transportation funds among tribes, which had the effect of overriding the

formula that was published in 2004 at 25 CFR part 170. This rule will update the formula and make other changes required by

MAP-21, including changing the name of the program from the "Indian Reservation Roads Program" to the "Tribal

Transportation Program."

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 170 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 112-141

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF22

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Title: Housing Improvement Program

Abstract: This rule would revise existing regulations governing the Bureau of Indian Affairs' implementation of the housing

improvement program to ensure that those most in need of housing improvement services are eligible for the service provided

by the program.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 256 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 13

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF24

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Title: Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act

Abstract: This rule would correct section 273.12 of the regulations regarding when students are eligible for benefits by deleting

the requirement for Indian students to have 1/4 or more degree of Indian blood. Deletion of this requirement is consistent with

past practice and court order.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 273 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 455 to 457

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF13

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Title: Adequate Yearly Progress

Abstract: This rule will allow the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to follow a uniform accountability system of academic

standards, assessments, and adequate yearly progress calculation for BIE-funded schools rather than the current system of

using 23 States' accountability systems.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 30 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 107-110; 115 Stat 1425

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 04/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF17

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Title: Management and Administration of Osage Mineral Estate

Abstract: This rule revises regulations governing leasing Osage reservation lands for oil and gas mining. In 2011, the United

States and the Osage Nation signed a settlement agreement covering management of the Osage Nation's oil and gas mineral

estate. As a result of settlement negotiations, the parties agreed to a negotiated rulemaking to revise the relevant regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 226 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: sec 3, 34 Stat 543; secs 1, 2, 45 Stat 1478; sec 3, 52 Stat 1034; sec 2(a), 92 Stat 1660

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/28/2013 78 FR 53083 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/2013 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

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Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Robert Impson 

Eastern Oklahoma Area Director

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Suite 700, 545 Marriott Drive, Nashville, TN 37214

Nashville , TN 37214

Phone: 918 781-4600 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF18

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Title: Procedures for Establishing That an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe

Abstract: This rule will revise procedures for Indian Affairs' review of applications for Federal recognition as an Indian tribe to

incorporate procedures currently in practice, but documented only by guidance, and will make other changes necessary to

reduce regulatory burden and increase transparency.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 83 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 43 USC 1457

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/29/2014 79 FR 30766 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF20

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Title: Rights-of-Way on Indian Land

Abstract: This rule is necessary to update, clarify, and streamline practices and procedures for obtaining rights-of-way across

Indian trust or restricted land. Specifically, the rule will update provisions that were promulgated in 1968 to address new

technology such as fiber optic lines, detail the procedures for obtaining Departmental approval of rights-of-way, and eliminate

unnecessary approvals.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 169 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 06/17/2014 79 FR 34455 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/18/2014 

Final Action 03/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF23

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Title: Land Acquisitions in Alaska

Abstract: This rule deletes a provision of the regulations governing acquisition of land into trust for Indian tribes and individuals.

The provision being deleted prohibited the Secretary from taking land into trust in the State of Alaska. A recent court decision

ruled that the Secretary is authorized to take land into trust in Alaska, and this rule will make trust acquisitions possible.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 151 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 46 Stat 1471; 48 Stat 985; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/01/2014 79 FR 24648 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/30/2014 

Final Action 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AF12

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Title: Election of Officers of Osage Tribe; Deposit and Expenditure of Individual Funds of Members of the Osage Tribe of

Indians Who Do Not Have Certificates of Competency; Osage Lands

Abstract: This rule updates three parts in the Code of Federal Regulations related to election of officers of Osage Tribe,

deposit and expenditure of individual funds of members of the Osage Tribe of Indians who do not have certificates of

competency, and Osage lands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

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CFR Citation: 25 CFR 90 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) RIN: 1076-AE94

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Title: Petitioning Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute and Other Organized Tribes

Abstract: This rule would prescribe the manner in which Indian tribes formulate and submit petitions requesting the Secretary

to call elections to amend tribal constitutions, to issue charters of incorporation pursuant to a Federal statute, and for other

purposes where constitutions and charters provide for petitioning to effect action by the Secretary. The rule will be revised to

reflect the current practice and organization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and to make the rule more reader-friendly in

compliance with the plain language initiative.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 82 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 25 USC 473a; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 503

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/12/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Merge with 1076-AE93

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB06

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Title: Privacy Act Regulations

Abstract: This rule would update and clarify the language describing the procedures and policies of the Department of the

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Interior concerning maintenance of Privacy Act records. The revisions will inform individuals of procedures under which they

may determine whether systems of records contain records relating to them, how they may seek access to the records, and

how they may petition for amendment of the records. The rule will also specify which records systems are exempted from

certain requirements of the Privacy Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 31 USC 9701

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB07

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Title: Department of the Interior Insider--Threat Program System of Records

Abstract: This rule would amend the Department's Privacy Act regulations to exempt certain records from particular provisions

of the Privacy Act. The Office of Law Enforcement and Security will use the system to manage insider-threat investigations and

activities associated with counterintelligence complaints, inquiries and investigations; identify potential threats to Department

resources and information; track referrals of potential insider threats to internal and external partners; and provide statistical

reports and meet other insider-threat reporting requirements.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 5 USC 553; 31 USC 3717; 43 USC 1460; 43 USC 1461

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/02/2014 79 FR 51926 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/03/2014 

Final Action 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB08

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Title: Requirements for Grant Awards by the Department of the Interior

Abstract: This rule would contain provisions specific to the Department that will implement the government-wide rule on grants

published by the Office of Management and Budget on December 26, 2013.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 2 CFR 1400 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 31 USC 503

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions;

Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Anita Hairston 

Financial Assistance Program Manager

Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washintgon, DC 20240

Washintgon , DC 20240

Phone: 202 513-0871 

E-Mail: anita_hairston@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB09

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Title: Oversight of Hawaiian Home Lands

Abstract: The proposed rule implements provisions of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, the State of Hawaii

Admissions Act and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA). Part 47 describes the process for approving or disapproving

land exchanges of Hawaiian home lands and the Department's responsibilities overseeing the Hawaiian home lands trust. Part

48 establishes the review and approval process for amendments to the HHCA by the State of Hawaii. The rules incorporate the

results of discussions with the Native Hawaiian community and the State.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 47; 43 CFR 48 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: State of Hawaii Admission Act, 73 Stat 4, ch 339, approved March 18, 1959; Hawaiian Homes Commission

Act, 1920, as amended, Act of July 9, 1921, 42 Stat 108, ch 42; Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, 1995, 109 Stat 537, PL

104-42; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 43 USC 1457

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Previously Reported as 1090-AA98

Agency Contact: Kaiini Kaloi 

Director

Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-7462 

E-Mail: kaiini_kaloi@ios.doi.gov

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Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB10

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Title: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Program System of Records

Abstract: This rule would exempt certain records of the newly created Indian Arts and Crafts Board Program system of records

from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 31 USC 3717; 43 USC 1460

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AA91

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Title: Procedures for Hydropower Licensing Hearings and Alternative Conditions and Prescriptions

Abstract: This rule establishes procedures for trial-type hearings on disputed issues of material fact with respect to conditions

and prescriptions developed for inclusion in hydropower licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It also

establishes procedures for the submission and consideration of alternative conditions and prescriptions. We will publish a

revised interim rule with request for comments that responds to comments received on the 2005 interim rule. The timing of the

final action will depend upon the nature and extent of the comments we receive.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 45 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 16 USC 797(e); 16 USC 811; 16 USC 823d

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 09/09/2004 69 FR 54602 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/08/2004 

Interim Final Rule 11/17/2005 70 FR 69804 

Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/17/2006 

Second Interim Final Rule 01/00/2015 

Additional Information: Replaces 1094-AA51.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: John Rudolph 

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Office of the Solicitor

Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3553 

E-Mail: john.rudolph@sol.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB05

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Title: Procedures for Reestablishing a Government-to-Government Relationship With the Native Hawaiian Community

Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior is considering whether to propose a rule that would facilitate the reestablishment of a

government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community, to more effectively implement the special political

and trust relationship that Congress has established between that community and the United States.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 50 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: PL 108-199, 188 Stat 445-46; PL 104-42, 109 Stat 357

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

ANPRM 06/20/2014 79 FR 35296 

ANPRM Comment Period End 08/19/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jennifer Romero 

Counselor to the Secretary

Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Room 7226, Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3100 

E-Mail: jennifer_romero@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AA99

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Title: Privacy Act; Exemptions for Debarment and Suspension System of Records

Abstract: This rule exempts certain records of the Debarment and Suspension Program system of records from particular

provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically the Department exempts certain records of the Debarment and Suspension Program

system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because these records contain investigatory material.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 14 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: EO 12549; EO 12689; PL 103-355; 5 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/22/2011 76 FR 52295 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/03/2011 

Final Action 08/19/2014 79 FR 49014 

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Final Action Effective 09/18/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB00

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Title: Document Production Files Exempt System of Records

Abstract: This rule would exempt certain records of the newly created Document Production Files system of records from one

or more provisions of the Privacy Act. In order to accomplish this, we must amend our regulations and publish a system of

records notice.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/12/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget ( ASPMB ) RIN: 1090-AB02

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Title: Incident Management, Analysis, and Reporting System; Exempt System of Records

Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes to amend its regulations to exempt certain records from particular provisions

of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department proposes to exempt certain records of the newly created Incident Management,

Analysis, and Reporting System records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act. In order to accomplish this, the Office

of the Secretary must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking along with a system of records notice in the Federal Register.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 08/01/2013 78 FR 46555 

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NPRM Comment Period End 09/30/2013 

Final Action 09/02/2014 79 FR 51916 

Final Action Effective 10/02/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of the Secretary ( OS ) RIN: 1093-AA16

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Title: Paleontological Resource Protection

Abstract: The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act requires the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service

to manage and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise. These implementing

regulations would specify the qualifications required for obtaining a permit to collect and study paleontological resources on

Federal lands.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 47 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 123 Stat 991; 123 Stat 1172 to 1177; 16 USC 470AAA

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 05/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 1004-AE13

Agency Contact: Edwin Roberson 

Assistant Director for Resources and Planning

Department of the Interior

Office of the Secretary

Mail Stop 2134 LM, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-4896 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of the Secretary ( OS ) RIN: 1093-AA17

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Title: Office of Insular Affairs Federal Labor Ombudsman Files Exempt System of Records

Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes to exempt certain records of the newly created Office of Insular Affairs

Federal Labor Ombudsman Files system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act. In order to accomplish this,

the Office of the Secretary must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking along with a system of records notice in the Federal

Register.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 31 USC 9701

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Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/12/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Vany Kaiser Department of the Interior

Office of the Secretary

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-3387 

E-Mail: vany_kaiser@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of the Secretary ( OS ) RIN: 1093-AA18

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Title: Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations

Abstract: This rule would revise the regulations that the Department follows in processing records under the Freedom of

Information Act. The revisions clarify and update procedures for requesting information from the Department and procedures

that the Department follows in responding to requests from the public.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 5 USC 553; 31 USC 3717; 43 USC 1460; 43 USC 1461

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 09/16/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Cindy Cafaro 

FOIA Analyst

Department of the Interior

Office of the Secretary

Room 7442, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 208-5342 

E-Mail: cindy_cafaro@ios.doi.gov

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

Office of Hearings and Appeals ( OHA ) RIN: 1094-AA54

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Title: Hearings Related to Federal Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes

Abstract: This rule establishes procedures for hearings related to Federal acknowledgment of Indian tribes. A companion

proposed rule (at 25 CFR part 83) would provide a Federal acknowledgment petitioner the opportunity to request a hearing upon

a negative proposed finding. This rule would establish the procedures for the hearing, based on procedures used in other types

of hearings.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 31 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

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Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/19/2014 79 FR 35129 

NPRM Comment Period End 09/30/2014 

Final Action 01/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Department of the Interior

Office of Hearings and Appeals

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

Washington , DC 20240

Phone: 202 273-4680 

E-Mail: elizabeth.appel@bia.gov

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