These summaries of actions published in the Federal Register describe what the government has been doing in the last couple of months with respect to threatened and endangered species. Permit applications and responses and environmental impact statements are not listed unless they have policy implications. See the EPA site for the full text of the notices. Notices can be found in pdf format at a University of California Library site.
Older summaries are available by request .
A draft recovery plan for the Howell's spectacular thelypody, a threatened species, is available for review. This plant, a member of the mustard family, occurs Baker and Union counties in eastern Oregon. Comments must be received by June 25. A draft economic analysis for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Kootenai River white sturgeon is available for review. The comment period for the proposal has been reopened on the proposal and draft economic analysis until May 29.